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Connector Type	usb
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Connectivity Technology	USB
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Tuner Technology	fm+dab,satellite

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Included RTL2832U and R820T tuner ICs on the USB device
Nooelec guarantees a protection diode on the input to protect from ESD damage
Compatible with most SDR software, including SDR#. Provides an approximate tuning range of 27MHz-1700MHz for software defined radio (SDR)
Includes Nooelec USB SDR and antenna
Full 1-year warranty against manufacturer's defects!

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Product Dimensions

3.7 x 3.3 x 2.5 inches

Item Weight

0.32 ounces

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B008S7AVTC

Item model number

TV28Tv2

Customer Reviews

4.2 324 ratings

4.2 out of 5 stars

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#40 in External TV Tuners

Date First Available

November 2, 2012

Manufacturer

Nooelec Inc.

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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.

SOFTWARE DETAILS

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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Customers like the quality, reception and value of the tuner. They mention that it works well, is great value for money and that it's a great entry-level radio for playing around with SDN. They are also satisfied with appearance, and sensitivity. That said, some complain about the antenna. Opinions are mixed on ease of use, and noise.

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87 customers mention64 positive23 negative

Customers like the quality of the tuner. They say it works extremely well once you have the drivers and software properly. The included antenna works well enough to get you started, and it works fine for an ADS-B receiver. Customers are also happy with the performance and versatility of the product. They mention that it works better than expensive name brand police scanners, and runs without any trouble at all.

"...Works better than expensive name brand police scanners." Read more

"...This stick set works great and I can see several aircraft with the antenna setting in a window." Read more

"The NooElec Item for sdr radio works good. The software installation is a little stubborn but after installing works great...." Read more

"...For me it was pretty pathetic, but is minimally acceptable for VERY local signals...." Read more

39 customers mention28 positive11 negative

Customers like the reception of the tuner. They mention that the antenna is good over all, it's great for Ham Radio operations, and the receiver performs decently. Some say that it'll let them hear radio signals they never thought they could hear.

"...Overkill really. It even allowed me to do ACARS -- And that's with the antenna indoors.At this price how can you go wrong? Do it!" Read more

"...non-grounded server case (wasn't plugged in), and noticed the signal was a bit better...." Read more

"...better high-end range, but poorer sensitivity, and worse reception of aviation/radar signals such as ADS-B...." Read more

"...to be not only more sensitive than the Nooelec, but have greater frequency coverage too...." Read more

23 customers mention23 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the value of the scanner. They mention it's an affordable scanner, and a great way to get your feet wet in SDR.

"Got this to track planes using ADB-S. This was the best price I could find any compatible dongle and as a bonus it came with the antenna...." Read more

"...-Can be used for different applications-Great price-Good value for the moneyCons:-Weak antenna..." Read more

"...Overall, a great bang for the buck!..." Read more

"...Pros:SmallpracticalpowerfulinexpensiveCons:Weak antenna..." Read more

15 customers mention15 positive0 negative

Customers like the appearance of the radio tuner. They say it's a nice toy, cool, and amazing. Some say it works well and is an enjoyable way to spend a weekend.

"...This things is soooo cool...." Read more

"This was an enjoyable way to spend a weekend. With this inexpensive device and a software download, it's possible to tune in a bunch of stations...." Read more

"...It's just a great little guy. Lots of fun, I highly recommend." Read more

"...Its nice and small...great for travelling/camping! If you want the broadest coverage from a USB SDR...GET THIS STICK!" Read more

11 customers mention8 positive3 negative

Customers like the sensitivity of the tuner. They mention that it has great sensitivity, excellent sensitivity at high frequencies, and that the mouse wheel works great for tuning.

"...This is generally a decent device. Sensitivity is better than decent.This has a very small antenna port, sort of a micro-pal connector...." Read more

"...compare with Fitipower tuner based sticks, this has excellent sensitivity at high frequencies, and no noticeable "self-noise"...." Read more

"...Sensitivity was excellent. For the price, you cant beat it." Read more

"...It's not the most sensitive or accurate receiver in the world, and there are some problems with image rejection, but HEY, what do you want for 20..." Read more

21 customers mention12 positive9 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the ease of use of the tuner. Some mention it's easy to setup by following the instructions on the FA website, while others say it'll take some computer skill and radio knowledge to set it up. The software installation is a little stubborn, but after installing it works great.

"...It was a pretty easy setup by following instructions on the FA website...." Read more

"The NooElec Item for sdr radio works good. The software installation is a little stubborn but after installing works great...." Read more

"Work perfect for aircraft tracking receiving ADS-B. Was easy to set up, running on a Raspberry-Pi 4...." Read more

"...This things is soooo cool. While it is a pain in the rear to get set up..." Read more

7 customers mention3 positive4 negative

Customers are mixed about the noise produced by the tuner. Some mention that it hears good, while others say that the jack is a little weak and you will get some noise.

"...Picking some lower-end areas will either show up silent, with strange device noises, or maybe fail to open the device with libusb0...." Read more

"...to the case with a finger, noticed that oddly enough the signal was now audible radio!..." Read more

"...(don't use the automatic hardware gain, it really brings in a lot of noise, I recommend manual gain around 30-36 db)...." Read more

"Great for experimentation in audio and radio. Once downloaded and installed a folder generated in programsX86 on the C-Drive of the computer.:..." Read more

21 customers mention3 positive18 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the antenna that comes with the tuner. They mention that it is minimal, cheesey, and short. Some say that the antenna jack is weak and they get some noise. Overall, customers recommend using an outdoor antenna with this product.

"...Sensitivity is better than decent.This has a very small antenna port, sort of a micro-pal connector...." Read more

"...The antenna is tiny and for tracking planes it works but isn't the best. Overall very pleased and great value for money." Read more

"...-Weak antenna-Antenna not waterproof-Antenna can easily come unplugged from USB receiver..." Read more

"...so I thought, maybe the antenna is defective, but unscrewing the antenna from the base did reduce signal, so..." Read more

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Vamshi

Great for ADS-B

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024

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Got this to track planes using ADB-S. This was the best price I could find any compatible dongle and as a bonus it came with the antenna. The antenna is tiny and for tracking planes it works but isn't the best. Overall very pleased and great value for money.

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George

Actually works

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024

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While not as simple as plug and play, the process to get this device working was much simpler and more direct than other hardware that I bought beforehand. I was able to get this up and running on a Windows 11 pro desktop without any major obstacles, and was listening to FM radio while watching its signal within 30 minutes or so.

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Great for ADS-B

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024

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Using for an ADS-B receiver. Ended up making my own antenna, but behind a window on a ground floor I could see about 70 miles. A better antenna and position will at least double that, if not more, but to get you started this is just fine.

Been running for months in the attic with no issues.

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Shadyp

It doesn't work

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2024

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It don't work and you will need to get a adapter to put on a better antenna

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Josh (Xaminmo) Davis

Much better than I expected

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2013

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I picked this up in addition to an E4000 version. This one is generally better.
The bottom end of this is in the 37MHz range. Don't expect to pick up long-wave or AM broadcasts.

Picking some lower-end areas will either show up silent, with strange device noises, or maybe fail to open the device with libusb0.

I can pick up ADS-B really well with this. Higher elevation and better antenna helps too, but this blows away the E4000 even with a favorable gap.

Sensitivity is pretty good with this, and so FFT contrast is good.

Also, trying kalibrate, this varies by as much as 22khz from reliable sources. That's mostly thermal issues on the low quality oscillator, however, I found this to be more consistent than the E4000. This was -22kHz, plus or minus 1kHz. That's pretty easy to work with. If it's not just because of where I'm sitting temperature wise, this might even sync with GPS on RTL-GNSS for those more daring, but it won't pick up PCS or higher freqs.

This is generally a decent device. Sensitivity is better than decent.

This has a very small antenna port, sort of a micro-pal connector. I haven't been able to find adapters to hook up other antennae to it.

The alternative is an E4000 device, which I find to have better high-end range, but poorer sensitivity, and worse reception of aviation/radar signals such as ADS-B.

I recommend picking up SDRsharp, because it just works. Run the "zadig" tool to associate your RTL device with WinUSB. Start SDRsharp and go into "Configure". Turn off RTL-AGC manually set tuner gain to 36dB. Set to an FM station, and use "WFM". Hit "play" and tinker with things until you're happy. You can find your shift value by setting your step size small, and then hit the center of the channel found, and see how much that differs from the formal channel frequency. I found a shift of 3000 was close for mine, and I did some tweaking of the FFT display to make signals more visible. Click and drag sideways to tune/scroll. Click once to set the center freq within the current display (max about 2.5MHz), or click top/bottom of the numbers in the freq. Alternatively, mouse wheel works great for tuning.

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Buckeye in 701

Affordable scanner

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024

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I like to listen to my local law enforcement and emergency responders and this SDR allows me to listen to their communications in real time. Works better than expensive name brand police scanners.

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Phantom Flier

Simply Amazing!

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2015

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Wow. Just wow. I grew up engrossed in electronics and radio. I grew up with old fashioned radios. The big deal was having memories where we could "scan" multiple frequencies, one at a time, naturally. The holy grail device was a spectrum analyzer, which was hugely expensive.

And now we have this SDR age. Wow!! It's almost too much to take in. The revolutionary step of going from monitoring one frequency and mode at a time to what is basically a spectrum analyzer on steroids is incredible. And at this price!

I was skeptical due to the price, and the fact that computers generate large amounts of RF noise especially when there is a physical connection. My mind thinks "oh it's so small therefore it won't have much or any filtering hardware", because I'm still getting used to the concept of "oh, well, we'll just do much of what was once done in hardware, in software". I've been pleasantly surprised.

How this will all work out for you depends heavily if not entirely on what software you use. The easiest route for me was Kali linux with that software that starts with a Q and is four letters long (why do open source folks use such silly names nobody can remember??). Seeing the spectrum pop up like that was sort of a dream come true, much like the dream of a spectrum analyzer.

At first I used the antenna that came with it. I already knew this was very very minimalist, but also very portable. I had many other antennas around, but wanted to see how this one did. For me it was pretty pathetic, but is minimally acceptable for VERY local signals. For instance the police and fire station is about three blocks away and that was still hammering me so hard that I could actually see the 2nd and even 3rd order harmonics on the display. So cool!

Then I started using better antennas. First a mobile for 144MHz and 440MHz. Nice upgrade there, especially since I already had it. The best update however was by using a discone antenna from Radio Shack (I really think this is the ONLY thing they make that's good these days). That changed everything. The incredible world that was opened up to me really blew my mind. Overkill really. It even allowed me to do ACARS -- And that's with the antenna indoors.

At this price how can you go wrong? Do it!

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Worked a few times

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2021

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It worked on my laptop a few times, then a few times on my Samsung Galaxy Tab, but somehow roasted the port on the tab. I'm assuming it did some kind of sudden short or current overdraw, but the tablet was fried ever since, and the SDR no longer works for me.
For $20, it was neat while it lasted, though.

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