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Connector Type	Mini USB
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Connectivity Technology	USB
Color	Black
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Included: Nooelec USB dongle & antenna
RTL2832U interface IC & R820T tuner IC on USB dongle
These are custom USB devices tuned for SDR and include much better components than generics
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Product Description

The perfect device for learning software defined radio, on the cheap. Amateur radio, ADS-B, police & fire scanning, trunking, satellite images--you name it, this little guy can probably do it. Outperforms many devices 10x its cost!

These units are based on the R820T tuner IC made by Rafael Micro. As such, they have a frequency capability of approximately 27MHz-1700MHz, though this can vary somewhat from unit to unit. There is also an RTL2832U IC on board of course, which acts as the demodulator and USB interface.

The connector type on the antenna and USB board is MCX--male MCX on the antenna, female MCX on the SDR.

We perform extensive QA on every batch sold. As with all our SDRs, we guarantee antenna protection will be present so that your new investment will not be quickly destroyed by spurious ESD.

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Full compatibility with a large array of software packages, such as MATLAB, HDSDR, SDR Touch, SDR#, Planeplotter--too many to list. MathWorks and Nooelec have coordinated to bring MATLAB support for our SDR receivers. The RTL-SDR radio support package enables you to design wireless receivers using real world signals. Using Communications System Toolbox in conjunction with an RTL-SDR USB radio, you can design and prototype systems that process real-time wireless signals in MATLAB and Simulink.

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Brand

‎NooElec

Item model number

‎NESDR Mini

Item Weight

‎2.33 ounces

Product Dimensions

‎4.72 x 2.76 x 1.18 inches

Item Dimensions LxWxH

‎4.72 x 2.76 x 1.18 inches

Color

‎Black

Voltage

‎5 Volts

Manufacturer

‎Nooelec Inc.

ASIN

‎B009U7WZCA

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

‎No

Date First Available

‎October 21, 2012

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4.3 1,680 ratings

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Customers like the performance and value of the tuner. They mention that it works well to receive signals across a wide span of frequencies and that it's not bad for the price. Customers appreciate compatibility, educational value, and fun. However, some customers have reported issues with the quality and signal strength. Opinions are mixed on ease of installation and signal power.

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262 customers mention "Performance"212 positive50 negative

Customers like the performance of the tuner. They say it works well to receive signals across a wide span of frequencies, and works great for software-defined radio applications. Customers also mention that it works fine on local FM stations and some public service activity.

"Hooked up to a raspberrypi and it works very well.Very easy to set up" Read more

"...So far, these two are working flawlessly! Reception for sdr use? I can't complain. The offset is real close to the mark, and drift is very tight...." Read more

"...But other than those things, this is a great little receiver...." Read more

"This device was my way into the wonderful field of SDR. Works great with SDR# with little effort...." Read more

82 customers mention "Value"78 positive4 negative

Customers find the value of the tuner to be great. They mention that it works well for the price, is an inexpensive way to get involved in amateur radio, and is a very low cost software defined radio package.

"...Anyway, this is the most interesting $20 gadget that I've bought in a long time...." Read more

"...The investment is little and you stand to gain a lot.as a side note, the antenna may not be great for your location...." Read more

"...The word I am looking for is unusually cheap, lots of possibilities and somewhat complicated...." Read more

"...First IF test point on my radio for use as a very effective, extremely cheap panadapter...." Read more

38 customers mention "Compatibility"27 positive11 negative

Customers like the compatibility of the tuner. They say it works great with SDR software, and various SDR programs. Some customers also say it's the best software defined radio for under $25. Overall, customers are happy with the compatibilities of the product.

"...So this tuner seems to be good for ADS-B, but obviously you're going to need an unobstructed outdoor antenna of some sort to receive signals from..." Read more

"...The software I used was relatively good, but I wish it was a bit better...." Read more

"...The unit comes with no software or drivers as mentioned on the sellers web site......NOOELEC however offers options on it's web site....." Read more

"...appears to have the widest frequency range, and definitely has superior ADSB (1090 MHz) reception compared to at least one other that I tried...." Read more

29 customers mention "Educational value"29 positive0 negative

Customers find the tuner an awesome hobbyist tool, a great learning tool, and handy for experimenting. They also say it's a good introduction to 21st century radio and a handy tool for learning about SDR. Customers also say the web is full of interesting applications and that it'll not disappoint.

"...The word I am looking for is unusually cheap, lots of possibilities and somewhat complicated...." Read more

"...antenna is just a UHF band 1/4 wavelength magnet mount and is good for starting out. Next step up can be a homemade antenna or simple DTV antenna...." Read more

"Lots of great reference sites out there on this TV dongle showing how to enable a truly broadband programmable receiver...." Read more

"...An excellent deal indeed, and a very good introduction to twenty first century radio." Read more

19 customers mention "Fun"19 positive0 negative

Customers find the radio tuner super fun, cool to play around with, and a great geeky toy for radio enthusiasts. They also say it's cheap learning fun and able to listen to many radio stations.

"Fun as heck...." Read more

"...Super fun if you can get past the learning curve. Suggest ARRL.com for more info on the area." Read more

"Such fun, and a rather capable SDR radio receiver. You have to see one in action to believe what all it can do...." Read more

"I love this little device. Fun to play with. Documentation is lacking but found everything I needed on the net." Read more

82 customers mention "Ease of installation"39 positive43 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of installation. Some mention that the radio dongle is easy to setup and use, with no added setup required. The software is pretty straightforward. However, others say that the process is a little involved, the learning curve for the software was steep, and the software and driver was a big pain.

"...a couple of nits: the software that you can get for these is not exactly intuitive...." Read more

"Hooked up to a raspberrypi and it works very well.Very easy to set up" Read more

"...The learning curve for the software was steep, but worth it. Been using it for the last 4 days with little trouble...." Read more

"Easy to set up. Easy to use...." Read more

51 customers mention "Signal strength"30 positive21 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the signal strength of the tuner. Some mention that it has an incredible range of radio signals, and the antenna is enough for local FM, VHF, and police radio reception. However, others say that the audio is flat, the stock antenna is kind of deaf, and that the dongle without external antenna is virtually deaful.

"...So far, these two are working flawlessly! Reception for sdr use? I can't complain. The offset is real close to the mark, and drift is very tight...." Read more

"...AIR BAND, HAM BANDS UHF and VHF, FM STEREO ... audio sounds a little distorted in SDR# software but I could have something set wrong...." Read more

"...But it's good enough to pull in strong signals to prove the thing works...." Read more

"...This RTL-SDR worked about like I expected, tuning range was as advertised, 24MHz - 1700MHz. Sensitivity was fair and usable...." Read more

92 customers mention "Quality"27 positive65 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the quality of the tuner. They say the antenna is useless, the device works poorly, and sends out weak signals. Some customers also mention that the device is buggy and confusing. Overall, some customers feel the antenna may not be great for their location.

"...Let me be clear: the included antenna is seriously cheesy, and it's a very poor substitute for a more substantial, and possibly homemade unit...." Read more

"...but before I enabled the auto gain every signal I was getting was very weak...." Read more

"...Everything seems to be of decent quality, so I would say, you would be happy with the purchase...." Read more

"...as a side note, the antenna may not be great for your location. It really depends on what you want to listen to...." Read more

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Hooked up to a raspberrypi and it works very well.
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Ordered 2, both had about a 15ppm offset to dial in, drift of (+/-) 0.01/0.02ppm

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ordered 2 for 2 separate rigs, both had the same offset of 15ppm to dial in, and drift is running at +0.01/0.02 to -0.01/-0.02ppm. I would suggest getting a usb extension cable to move it away from other electronics, as they do receive signals pretty good. Had one fairly close to a tv, and learned I'm going to need a new tv soon..(I noticed some interference when adjusting the tv volume. Gotta love the waterfall in those sdr programs!) So far, these two are working flawlessly! Reception for sdr use? I can't complain. The offset is real close to the mark, and drift is very tight. Much better than some of the other rtl sticks of the same style I have tried! Running them on 6' usb 2.0 extension cables. They run a little warm, but nothing at all drastic. About as expected, and comparable to any other rtl usb stick, as far as the temperature goes... As with any radio signal receiver, the better the antenna, the better the reception, but the included antenna seems to work just fine for general use. Everything seems to be of decent quality, so I would say, you would be happy with the purchase. Both of mine shipped from 2 different locations, and both are pretty identical in every way. I'd have to give the quality control in production a thumbs up!
For use as a cheap scanner, the supplied antenna works fine(depending on your location and surroundings you mileage may vary), ADSB, ACARS, no problem, FM reception is great, if you want to do other things such as listening to HAM bands and such, I'm sure you "could" with the supplied antenna (given the right conditions) , but I would recommend getting the proper antenna for the frequency range you plan to operate it in. The proper antenna for your use, makes a world of difference. Once you dial in the offset, and use the correct antenna for your application, you shouldn't have any problem. I can't stress that enough, not all antennas are created equal. Aside from the proper antenna for your application, would be placement.....Higher the better, more unobstructed the better.
Now, enough with this gibber jabber... I'm going to go play with my new toys some more!

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Mr. G

Great geeky toy for radio people

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2016

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I bought this little guy thinking that it would be a neat way to check out some parts of the local RF scene without investing a lot of money. It is that and more.

First, a couple of nits: the software that you can get for these is not exactly intuitive. I had some minor trouble getting SDR Sharp up and running with this device. The antenna connector is miniscule; I'm thinking this unit would be helped a great deal with a better antenna than the stock unit, but it's going to take some searching to find an adapter to convert the antenna port on the unit to a more common size like BNC or SO-239. Neither one of these issues is a show stopper, and if you get into this with the idea that it is for experimentation, then you'll be satisfied with what you get.

One disappointment: if you are interested in eavesdropping on your local emergency services with Unitrunker and they are using the newer trunked multiplexing 800MHz systems, one of these units is not enough. You will need two: one to monitor the control channel, one to monitor the individual trunked frequencies. I didn't realize this when I made the purchase, and I'm waiting for the right opportunity to buy my second one so I can pick back up where I left off with that idea. With two of these units and Unitrunker software, you'll have a police/fire scanner on the cheap.

But other than those things, this is a great little receiver. I was able to spy on the ADS-B aircraft location reports, tune local radio stations, listen in to a few Ham radio transmissions (quality was not so good on those, I'm thinking it's the antenna) and more with just the included antenna and some freeware I downloaded off the web. (SDR Sharp, Cubic SDR, HDSDR, etc.) Let me be clear: the included antenna is seriously cheesy, and it's a very poor substitute for a more substantial, and possibly homemade unit. But it's good enough to pull in strong signals to prove the thing works.

If you've done your homework, you will know that these units were originally designed to receive European digital television signals, and that they have been "hacked" via software to make them a more broad-spectrum receiver. (They are useless for U.S.-spec television, by the way.) As such, they include a credit-card sized remote control that you might as well just throw away when you get it; there's no use for it here. So this is not a simple, finished product that you just plug into your computer and use; you have to tinker with it to get the capability out of it. As I mentioned, I had some trouble with getting some of the freeware software to run on my Win10 laptop; the problems were driver issues that I managed to overcome with lots of help from my research assistant, Dr. Google. If you are a radio amateur with some experience, this will be a cool thing to play with. If you're more like me, a radio amateur n00b, you might have to futz around a bit. More's the fun!

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Luis

Que si me llegó y a parte que si funciona?

Reviewed in Mexico on August 25, 2022

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Me gusto mucho este producto, gracias.

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Hendrik Meier

Tolles Gerät

Reviewed in Germany on June 10, 2024

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Funktioniert für mein Vorhaben perfekt, würde ich wieder kaufen.

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Emanuele

Buon rapporto qualità prezzo

Reviewed in Italy on March 13, 2024

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Facile da installare e buone prestazioni

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Carles

Excelente sintonizador RTL-SDR a un precio accesible

Reviewed in Spain on March 13, 2024

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Este sintonizador RTL-SDR de Nooelec es simplemente increíble! La calidad de recepción es excepcional para su precio y su compatibilidad con una amplia gama de paquetes de software SDR lo convierte en una herramienta versátil para cualquier entusiasta de la radio. La inclusión de un sintonizador R820T y una entrada de antena ESD-Safe garantiza un rendimiento confiable y seguro. Además, su tamaño compacto lo hace ideal para usar en cualquier lugar. Recomiendo encarecidamente este producto a cualquiera que busque una solución de radio definida por software de alta calidad a un precio asequible.

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Modul kupiony do odbioru radia DAB+. Działa poprawnie.

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