I like it! I use SDR* (this unit in particular with the "HAM IT UP" converter) to spot signals/callers on whatever ham band I'm working at the time - a bit "wimpy" (sensitivity seems to drop off a bit on my module) at the AM radio frequencies and lower - If you want it for VHF and UHF listening it seems perfectly fine (police, fire, weather) I've had some compatibility issues with certain older USB ports - I also have had a bit of trouble getting it to work well with SDR # (again on some older machines and one newer machine) which surprised me a little - BUT since I basically use HDSDR and it worked very well with that, I didn't fight very hard to resolve the SDR # issues on some machines - it is definitely compatible with either SDR program and many others - it works VERY well on both programs on my Lenovo YOGA PRO 2 - it's an eye opening experience for such an inexpensive module to get an insight in to SDR, esp. if you've never been
exposed to SDR before
*SDR means software defined radio
(on edit 2/14/2016)
This unit has totally converted me to SDR - I will be buying some kind of SDR FLEX transceiver system as a result of this unit, but I digress - HF. VHF, UHF, different modes, and then there's aircraft tracking as well - there just doesn't seem to be an end to the things I keep discovering it can do.
If you're at all interested in radio modes, sw listening, and can't or don't want to invest a lot of money, this is definitely the way to "get your proverbial feet wet"
You definitely want an upconverter though if interested in SW listening or HAM RADIO. (I'm using NooElec's V1.3 unit) This has also become a very important "band preview" device as well. It holds up well in strong transmitter fields. I expected I like it! I use SDR* (this unit in particular with the "HAM IT UP" converter) to spot signals/callers on whatever ham band I'm working at the time - a bit "wimpy" (sensitivity seems to drop off a bit on my module) at the AM radio frequencies and lower - If you want it for VHF and UHF listening it seems perfectly fine (police, fire, weather) I've had some compatibility issues with certain older USB ports - I also have had a bit of trouble getting it to work well with SDR # (again on some older machines and one newer machine) which surprised me a little - BUT since I basically use HDSDR and it worked very well with that, I didn't fight very hard to resolve the SDR # issues on some machines - it is definitely compatible with either SDR program and many others - it works VERY well on both programs on my Lenovo YOGA PRO 2 - it's an eye opening experience for such an inexpensive module to get an insight in to SDR, esp. if you've never been
exposed to SDR before
*SDR means software defined radio
(on edit 2/14/2016)
This unit has totally converted me to SDR - I will be buying some kind of SDR FLEX transceiver system as a result of this unit, but I digress - HF. VHF, UHF, different modes, and then there's aircraft tracking as well - there just doesn't seem to be an end to the things I keep discovering it can do.
If you're at all interested in radio modes, sw listening, and can't or don't want to invest a lot of money, this is definitely the way to "get your proverbial feet wet"
You definitely want an upconverter though if interested in SW listening or HAM RADIO. This has also become a very important "band preview" device as well. It holds up well in strong transmitter fields. I expected damage at high transmitter power, but so far nothing. It just keeps on ticking! :)
I had problems with a WIN 7 install originally. Something was wrong in that original OS. Same machine but upgraded to WIN 10 Pro, and both SDR# and HDSDR work perfectly now. I expected possible damage at high transmitter power, but so far nothing. It just keeps on ticking! :)
I had problems with a WIN 7 install originally. Something was wrong in that original OS. Same machine but upgraded to WIN 10 Pro, and both SDR# and HDSDR work perfectly now.
What, $20.00 or $25.00 plus the upconverter @approx: $45.00 and you have quite a bit you can do. I really like it for ham radio but recently using the aircraft tracking sw. has really been "enlightening!"
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FIrst when I ordered, I didn't know for sure if I could get it to work. There were mixed reviews. Especially since I'm not putting this on a Windoze machine. This is an older (but still 64bit) Samsung laptop that I blew away the win partition on and installed Linux Mint. There wasn't anything definitive on using this with Mint, but I figured for $24, I wouldn't have wasted a whole lot on it (and I figured I'll get a Windows PC again sometime anyway...maybe). The short story...yes it took some web searching and tinkering. I *think* I had to blacklist the driver it would usually use for this and manually install a different one. There's more than one software package to select from too. This one is Gqux 2.9. After the driver and software, I had to fiddle with settings, but eventually got the correct combination of settings to work. No guarantees for your particular setup, but I was able to (after installing the drive, plugging it in, and Linux recognizing it), pick the Realtek RTL2838UHIDIR device in the drop down and hitting start. Now I'm not a dedicated SWL or anything; this is just a diversion, listening to the police, fire, air, ham bands while I'm doing other stuff. Also, this is not a "scanner". Though that may be more of a comment on the software. And this is great software. It does allow you to bookmark frequencies you're interested in, so you can jump back to them. But as far as I can tell, you can't scan your bookmarked freqs. However, one thing it's good for; you can find new freqs/channels just by taking some time and watching the "waterfall" for a bit then moving up/down the band for another slice. Broadcasts usually leave quite visible lines in the waterfall (as well as peaks in the white line across). That's already pretty good for <$25 and I haven't even gotten to "play" with all the settings yet. The hardware itself seems solid. I've been running it all day and it's barely warm to the touch. The only negative about the package was the antenna mount. The suction part didn't want to stay "sucked" onto any of the surfaces I tried for very long, and even when it does, the metal disk pops out of the rubber form around it. However, the magnet itself is in the antenna bottom, not the attachment, so I was able to use that to mount to the metal frame of that window air conditioner. For more serious listening, I'd want to get a better antenna in any case. Probably a small external and some small coax (it does some with an adapter). It might help to use an USB extension, as another reviewer mentioned, although I haven't had interference problems with it directly attached to the laptop (although there are many bands where some of the constant signals are, no doubt, caused by the laptop electronics).
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FIrst when I ordered, I didn't know for sure if I could get it to work. There were mixed reviews. Especially since I'm not putting this on a Windoze machine. This is an older (but still 64bit) Samsung laptop that I blew away the win partition on and installed Linux Mint. There wasn't anything definitive on using this with Mint, but I figured for $24, I wouldn't have wasted a whole lot on it (and I figured I'll get a Windows PC again sometime anyway...maybe). The short story...yes it took some web searching and tinkering. I *think* I had to blacklist the driver it would usually use for this and manually install a different one. There's more than one software package to select from too. This one is Gqux 2.9. After the driver and software, I had to fiddle with settings, but eventually got the correct combination of settings to work. No guarantees for your particular setup, but I was able to (after installing the drive, plugging it in, and Linux recognizing it), pick the Realtek RTL2838UHIDIR device in the drop down and hitting start. Now I'm not a dedicated SWL or anything; this is just a diversion, listening to the police, fire, air, ham bands while I'm doing other stuff. Also, this is not a "scanner". Though that may be more of a comment on the software. And this is great software. It does allow you to bookmark frequencies you're interested in, so you can jump back to them. But as far as I can tell, you can't scan your bookmarked freqs. However, one thing it's good for; you can find new freqs/channels just by taking some time and watching the "waterfall" for a bit then moving up/down the band for another slice. Broadcasts usually leave quite visible lines in the waterfall (as well as peaks in the white line across). That's already pretty good for <$25 and I haven't even gotten to "play" with all the settings yet. The hardware itself seems solid. I've been running it all day and it's barely warm to the touch. The only negative about the package was the antenna mount. The suction part didn't want to stay "sucked" onto any of the surfaces I tried for very long, and even when it does, the metal disk pops out of the rubber form around it. However, the magnet itself is in the antenna bottom, not the attachment, so I was able to use that to mount to the metal frame of that window air conditioner. For more serious listening, I'd want to get a better antenna in any case. Probably a small external and some small coax (it does some with an adapter). It might help to use an USB extension, as another reviewer mentioned, although I haven't had interference problems with it directly attached to the laptop (although there are many bands where some of the constant signals are, no doubt, caused by the laptop electronics).
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Emmanuel leT
Un outil polyvalent pour les passionnés de radio et de technologie !
Reviewed in France on April 25, 2024
Martin
Producto sólido y hay value for money
Reviewed in Spain on February 13, 2021
Paul Gray
Amazing value and solves problems you never knew you had
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2020
Paul Gray
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2020
Good intro device for SDR and then some.
So good that I may buy another and definitely one of their more advanced models they also make.
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