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Pros & Cons
Pros
A nice way to dip a toe in instead of spending 3-5 thousand dollars for a real sdr. After i downloaded the mentioned file above and sdr sharp it works now!
The airspy runs cooler, but it's about four times the size. With a little extra separation, they get warm but not hot. It does the job perfectly, and the temps lowered to around 90 degrees at peak. I use it with my upconverter (ham it up) and find it ... Read More
It turns out you need to configure in zadig, get the sdr program of choice and download the rtl-install. The sma connector is way better than the tiny mcx connectors on some of the other rtl-sdr dongles out there, particularly if you are experimenting... Read More
Noaa image decoder is a feat in and of itself, front end or not.
Cons
I suspect the nooelec dongle i received was defective. It is probably ok for a computer wiz, but over my head. No good instructions.
Highlights
Quality
The aluminum case is very nice for durability and the fact that it acts as a heat sink
Easy to setup and works great on pc and android
I’ve tried multiple usb hubs and of course connected directly to the pi and in every case the dongles don’t feel like they are ... Read More
After a few hours of operation it was unusable
Price
For the money this is an amazing device
What used to cost 1000 and sit on a desk 10 years ago now costs less than a toaster and plugs into a usb port truly amazing
Yeah for about 90 for the three i have a 600 trunking scanner a 300 shortwave radio 100 cb receiver a 200 amfm receiver and a 9... Read More
My local leos went digital and we couldnt see spending 400 for a scanner so we did our research and built our own for less then 200 each
Shipping
Only after a internet search of my error did i find this as the device isnt shipped with any kind of manual
I had signals that were near full quieting on my other sdr that this one was barely able to receive
Unfortunatelyi was sent one unit that was doa but they immediately replaced it so kudos to them for excellent customer service
Packaging/appearance
Package label says v4 but it actually contains a v5
Dark color makes it easy to 34overlook34 when packing up at the end of an event
Competitiveness
I have both the nesdr smart v4 and the nesdr smartee v2 the same but with bias tee builtin and they both offer equal performanc... Read More
5 ppm accuracy of the temperaturecompensated crystal oscillator tcxo is great meaning that it tunes the exact actual frequency ... Read More
I also have a cheap 800mhz sma antenna nothing fancy
While both brands of dongles are awesome the nooelec has a slightly better bandwidth which comes in handy when trunking
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If you or anyone you know enjoys the radio hobby or are just interested this is the least expensive way to do it
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But they work great as sdr scanner using dsdfastlane
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Using a pair of these as a dualband adsbuat airplane receiver on a pi 4 tracking all air traffic within 300 miles with only a lna inline and a fiberglass roof antenna
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I had the version 3 and decided to upgrade to the version 5
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The default sampling rate in the software is a little high and may heat up the device if continuously sampling at that rate for a long time
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I used hdtv antenna with sma to coax adapter and that was enough
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Se reviso su funcionalidad en windows linux android
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Need to buy the complete kit to make it worthwhile
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