diff --git a/install-gr3.9.sh b/install-gr3.9.sh
index c252231..70eadd5 100755
--- a/install-gr3.9.sh
+++ b/install-gr3.9.sh
@@ -63,5 +63,10 @@ echo ====== you must install gnuplot, e.g., manually as follows:
 echo ====== 
 echo ====== sudo apt-get install gnuplot-x11
 echo ====== 
-
-
+echo ====== 
+echo ====== Separately, we suggest you set device and driver permissions:
+echo ====== \$ cd scripts
+echo ====== \$ ./udev_rules.sh
+echo ====== It is only necessary to do this once.  Currently this script 
+echo ====== handles the rtl-sdr and airspy only.
+echo ====== 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 10fbeb5..651b8ce 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -33,3 +33,10 @@ echo ====== you must install gnuplot, e.g., manually as follows:
 echo ====== 
 echo ====== sudo apt-get install gnuplot-x11
 echo ====== 
+echo ====== 
+echo ====== Separately, we suggest you set device and driver permissions:
+echo ====== \$ cd scripts
+echo ====== \$ ./udev_rules.sh
+echo ====== It is only necessary to do this once.  Currently this script 
+echo ====== handles the rtl-sdr and airspy only.
+echo ====== 
diff --git a/scripts/blacklist-rtl.conf b/scripts/blacklist-rtl.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f723da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/blacklist-rtl.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+blacklist dvb_usb_rtl28xxu
+blacklist rtl2832
+blacklist rtl2830
+blacklist rtl2838
diff --git a/scripts/udev_rules.sh b/scripts/udev_rules.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..88eb3fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/udev_rules.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+if [ ! -f $PWD/blacklist-rtl.conf ]; then
+	echo "error, you must change to the op25/scripts directory prior to running this script"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# blacklist rtl dtv drivers
+if [ ! -f /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-rtl.conf ]; then
+        echo ====== installing blacklist-rtl.conf
+        echo ====== please reboot before running op25
+        sudo install -m 0644 ./blacklist-rtl.conf /etc/modprobe.d/
+fi
+
+# fix borked airspy udev rule to allow used of airspy device when running headless
+if [ -f /lib/udev/rules.d/60-libairspy0.rules ]; then
+    echo ====== fixing libairspy0 udev rule
+        echo ====== please reboot before running op25
+    sudo sed -i 's^TAG+="uaccess"^MODE="660", GROUP="plugdev"^g' /lib/udev/rules.d/60-libairspy0.rules
+fi