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Rtl sdr dongle software#
Great free software is available to 'drive' it.Īnd if you are a ham, it may be used as a panadapter for your transceiver.ġ. The dongle alone is a fantastic platform to become familiar with SDR. Others may also need an FM block filter.ĭoes it compare to an Elad or Perseus? Of course not, and neither does it cost as much. In my case, I use a filter for ADS-B, and a MW block filter for HF (also from RTL-Blog).
The SpyVerter being better performance, and cost wise, in my opinion.ĭepending where you live, and the use you give it, a filter may be needed. I have used both the NooElec and the SpyVerter. For an additional $10, you get a metal case, TCXO, Bias-Tee, HF direct sampling mode (Q Branch), and SMA antenna port.įor best performance on HF, an upconverter may be better than using the Q branch mode. My main use for them are HF, and ADS-B monitoring.įor ADS-B, the cheapest $9 variety is good enough.
I have 6 or 7 of these dongles, from the black generic one using the R820T chip, the generic blue with the R820T2 chip, the RTL-Blog v2, and the RTL-blog v3. Overall, the best little radio trinket i've purchased in a long time! The possibilities are limited only by your imagination: network stream the signals, use the unit as a panadapter in the shack, hook up to Alexa ('Alexa, what aircraft is that?'), quickly find the best band conditions, and so on.Īs always, it's best to have a good antenna available for your needs - i *highly* recommend a Comet HS05 (or HS10) - you'll save stress on the dongle's SMA connectorĪlso, don't use this dongle near any transmitter - not a good idea! Remove the string and restart the app to go back to higher frequency use (i tried doing it on the fly with gqrx, but the app didn't like it) The V3 of this dongle also offers HF ranges, obviating the need to purchase an RF upconverter (at least for my needs) all you do is add:ĭirect_samp=2 to the device string entry in the initial I/O Device Settings dialog
Rtl sdr dongle mac os x#
I checked out the dongle under GNU/Linux (Ubuntu) and Mac OS X 10.10.5 - using the cross-platform gqrx client - installation under GNU/Linux required adding some software repositories before installation - under OS X, you simply copy the app to your Applications folder - couldn't be simpler!Īt first i was a little stumped due to the interface, but after the initial dialog (the dongle and other settings should be automatically set up for you), i didn't realize all you had to do - for the most part - was click the 'play' button in the upper left of the client window to start reception but with this dongle (at less than a tenth of the RX-320), the sky is literally the limit Don't know why this item is listed as 'not in production,' because at the time of this writing (062717) it is! and what a bargain! as a former Ten-Tec RX-320 owner, i always bemoaned the limitations of the receiver.