kimocoder/realtek_rtwifi

Operation not allowed due to RF-kill

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sudo ifconfig wlan0 down
sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
sudo ifconfig wlan0 up #This results in an error: SIOCSIFFLAGS:Operation not allowed due to RF-kill

If you see this error, then a soft blocking of the adapter has occurred. Some kind of problem with the interaction with the system kernel. The driver itself is rather unstable in this regard.
It is solved like this: sudo rfkill unblock wifi; sudo rfkill unblock all