From 73e0a4afc5a5a3856f0a1b87ad933bd50a6cf065 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alan Johnston <alan.b.johnston@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:07:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH]  add pkill

---
 groundstation/packet.sh | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/groundstation/packet.sh b/groundstation/packet.sh
index 8e69b3f8..8d8e82b3 100755
--- a/groundstation/packet.sh
+++ b/groundstation/packet.sh
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ echo
 
   echo -e "Auto decoding APRS packets on $frequency Hz"
 
-	timeout 1 rtl_test &> out.txt
+  timeout 1 rtl_test &> out.txt
+  sudo pkill -9 rtl_test
   if [[ $(grep "No supported" out.txt) ]] ; then
 
     echo "No RTL-SDR detected.  Trying FM TXC"