DAB over Satellite

**VMA** · March 22, 2026 at 8:57 PM

Hello,

I build myself a tool called "VMA DAB Launcher".

It allows to configure known transponders carrying DAB services:

These can then be recalled and started automatically, without having to open CMD shells and typing Linux commands.

All of this works (except it is hard-coded right now to always use fedi2eti, which might be wrong - perhaps the command line needs to be a column on it's own in the configuration table). The software is self-contained: it issues the required DiSEqC-Commands, tunes and locks the transponder and streams via TCP to WSL and here to nc, fedi2eti and dablin_GTK.

The problem is: it requires WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and, of course, ETI Tools and dablin_GTK binaries, which you have to compile yourself. I don't know how many users have this installed or are even interested in this.

In the last days I have been looking at DAB, but it is a hugely complex (over complicated?) system and it is not feasibly for me to port DABlin to Windows or build my own DAB software.

Also, it seems that this is a niche (DAB) within a niche (DAB over Satellite).

Currently, I am only receiving the WDR package, so there is little incentive.

Questions:

1) How many people use DAB over Satellite here?
2) Do you have WSL, ETI Tools and dablin?

**satesco** · March 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM

Thanks, @Vitor, for the gift you're giving us. In fact, all the apps you post on the forum are gifts for those who are interested and know how to use them.

I’ve just downloaded the latest VMA DAB Launcher, and I’m excited to use it with DAB WDR at 19.2E.

For all these wonderful gifts, you have my heartfelt thanks.

**VMA** · March 22, 2026 at 11:04 PM

Please tell me how you start different DAB services. Do you always use fedi2eti or do some services require using different tools? If so, what does the Linux command line look like?

omna573 · March 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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Please tell me how you start different DAB services. Do you always use fedi2eti or do some services require using different tools? If so, what does the Linux command line look like?

Hello, for example on 23.5E to listening to a DR Deutchland or Antenne DE DAB+ i had to modify your script

start "" "%~dp0streamreader.exe" Stop() StopDVB() StartDVBEx(1) BLScanEx(12168000,27500,1,9750000,10600000,11700000,1000000,0) Stream(UDP,172.19.xxx.yyy,1234)
timeout /t 10 /nobreak >nul
wsl -d Ubuntu-24.04 bash -lc "tsp -I ip 0.0.0.0:1234 -P ip 239.128.43.43:50043 | fedi2eti 4121 239.128.43.43 50043 | dablin_gtk"
echo Finished. Press any key to close...
pause >nul

start "" "%~dp0streamreader.exe" Stop() StopDVB() StartDVBEx(1) BLScanEx(12168000,27500,1,9750000,10600000,11700000,1000000,0) Stream(UDP,172.19.xxx.yyy,1234)
timeout /t 10 /nobreak >nul
wsl -d Ubuntu-24.04 bash -lc "tsp -I ip 0.0.0.0:1234 -P ip 239.128.72.10:50010 | fedi2eti 4122 239.128.72.10 50010 | dablin_gtk"
echo Finished. Press any key to close...
pause >nul

In wsl you should check your active ip adress with command (ip addr show eth0). In WSL I am using the MPEG transport stream processor from TSDuck (tsp), the NetCat is not working on my setup

**satesco** · March 23, 2026 at 7:11 AM

Quote from VMA

Please tell me how you start different DAB services. Do you always use fedi2eti or do some services require using different tools? If so, what does the Linux command line look like?

I learned about DAB streams from a dedicated website: Eti-tools, Satellite Source of DAB Feeds (five pages), where you can find out more about accessing these streams from various satellite positions.

I also started a thread about these streams in the "DAB+ on satellite" thread, right here on this forum.

DAB comands.zip

**satesco** · March 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM

DAB+ NRK at 1.0W, on 10717 V, 5400, 3/4, 8 PSK, stream 171, DVB-GSE with VMA Launcher and WSL Ubuntu 24.04

So far, I haven't been able to launch Dablin from the app, even though WSL is installed.

So far, I haven't been able to launch Dablin from the app even though WSL is installed.
Why? Try: wsl --status?

Probably because of the DVB-GSE format.

**VMA** · March 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM

This is the new public version: https://vma-broadcast.com/wp-content/upl…%2020260323.zip

It allows RECORDING DAB or playing via DABlin.

The Settings allow a complex and versatile configuration of ETI Tools for (hopefully) any case:

I am satisfied: I can now listen or record ETI files without having to remember the command line syntax for the WSL based Linux shell.

**satesco** · March 23, 2026 at 11:43 AM

I'm having trouble launching WSL even though it's installed. I've tested it countless times, which has allowed me to run DAB streams via PowerShell on Ubuntu.

Why can't your Launcher find WSL and not start Dablin?

PS C:\Users\coste> wsl --status
Default Distribution: Ubuntu-24.04
Default Version: 2

**VMA** · March 23, 2026 at 11:59 AM

Type wsl --status in CMD and tell me the output.

I am using Ubuntu-18.04, perhaps that is the problem.

**VMA** · March 23, 2026 at 12:18 PM

I will upload a new version. The current version only works with Ubuntu-18.04...

**satesco** · March 23, 2026 at 12:22 PM

PS C:\Users\coste> wsl --status
Default Distribution: Ubuntu-24.04
Default Version: 2

**VMA** · March 23, 2026 at 1:09 PM

Please download the same link again.

You can now specify your WSL version:

**satesco** · March 23, 2026 at 3:29 PM

Quote from VMA

Please download the same link again.
You can now specify your WSL version:
...

Where should this be specified in DAB Launcher?

**VMA** · March 23, 2026 at 3:39 PM

Change this to Ubuntu-24.04.

**satesco** · March 23, 2026 at 4:07 PM

I can't tell from the picture where I can enter my version number. There's no place in the Launcher where I can enter it.

For now, I start the DAB streams using a start_dab.bat.file I created, of course, after launching the DAB Launcher.

**VMA** · March 23, 2026 at 4:23 PM

Have you downloaded the package again? You only need to enter it here!

**satesco** · March 23, 2026 at 4:42 PM

My Launcher 20260323 doesn't have that spot on the interface

**satesco** · March 23, 2026 at 5:12 PM

After several attempts, I managed to download the correct version, but I'm still getting the same message:

"Starting DABlin GTK...
[18:07:17] TS source host: 172.19.96.1:6969
[18:07:17] WSL cmd: nc 172.19.96.1 6969 | fedi2eti 301 239.0.1.11 5001 | dablin_gtk
[18:07:17] ERROR launching WSL: The system cannot find the file specified
[18:07:17] Is WSL installed? Try: wsl --status"

**VMA** · March 23, 2026 at 5:13 PM

Download again: https://vma-broadcast.com/wp-content/upl…%2020260323.zip

Use a different browser.

omna573 · March 23, 2026 at 8:25 PM

After minor modifications on my network configuration between Windows 11 and WSL2, finally the VMA DAB Launcher works well also on TCP port. Good job, thank you Vitor.

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