This is great for HDTV but if you want to have some fun on the cheap then SDR is AWESOME and this dongle is perfect for the beginner hobbyist. If you are just starting out with the hobby I would suggest putting the dongle in an Altoids tin and plugging it directly in to your desktop/laptop, this will GREATLY reduce any unwanted RF from being seen on your waterfall.I modded mine to plug directly into RG6 cable which is very good cable and cheap, so I can monitor ADS-B. RG6 is designed to be used for frequencies up to 1GHZ and has a velocity factor of 86, which is pretty good. The antenna that comes with the dongle is good for picking up HDTV but for SDR I would go ahead and get a Discone antenna:
http://www.amazon.com/Taurus-D1000-Scanner-General-Coverage/dp/B019UMHNQ2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1457976474&sr=8-3&keywords=discone
If you live in a highly populated area I would be careful turning up the gain as high powered FM stations broadcasting closeby could burn out your dongle with the Discone connected.
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