

Units not sold by us may come with a smaller fixed length whip antenna that is okay for testing, but overall is not that great. Be sure to get them up high and outside (during good weather only) for best results.

Our packages that come with the dipole antenna set are a great start. To get the most enjoyment out of RTL-SDR you will need a decent antenna.

Some command line software and ADS-B decoders may work on less powerful hardware. Generally at least a dual core processor will be required to run most SDR software smoothly. See the Buy RTL-SDR dongles page for more information on purchasing. The best place to purchase RTL-SDR V3 dongles is directly from our store at ******* ******************************** Equipment GuideĬurrently, the most common RTL-SDR dongle is the R820T/R820T2/R860 which usually sells for around $30 USD. We cannot provide support for counterfeits and these do not help support the running of the blog and the design of new products. Those dongles use poorer quality components, are designed cheaply, and may not have all the V3 features. The dongles with blue or green cases or square rectangular silver cases with four screws per panel (eight total), or those advertised as "Pro" are not ours. Opportunistic sellers are advertising all sorts of dongles under our brand " RTL-SDR Blog". RTL-SDR BLOG V3 BUYERS: PLEASE BE WARY OF COUNTERFEITERS. Dipole Antenna Guide: /DIPOLE - Learn how to use your RTL-SDR Blog multipurpose dipole antenna (if purchased in set).SDR# Users Guide: /SDRSHARP - Learn about the setting in SDR#.V3 Features Guide: /V3 - Learn how to use special V3 features like the direct sampling HF mode and bias tee.Helps you install the software and set up your dongle. Quickstart Guide: /QSG - Current page.You will need to have sufficient skills to perform basic PC operations such as unzipping files, installing software, moving and copying files and have the motivation to learn new software. Please note that the RTL-SDR is not a plug and play device. If you have any trouble during the installation, please see the troubleshooting guide further down the page. We also have brief instructions for getting started on Linux and OSX at the end of this page. This page is a guide aimed at helping anyone set up a cheap radio scanner based on the RTL-SDR software defined radio as fast as possible on a Windows system. ExtIO with Decimation & Tuner Bandwidth Controls.Manual gain controls and decimation driver.Measuring Traffic Volumes with Passive Radar.SignalsEverywhere Direction Finding Tutorial.Measuring Filter Characteristics & VSWR.Performing Replay Attacks with RTL-SDR and RpiTX.QRP (FT8, JT9, WSPR etc) Monitoring Station.Decoding 433 MHz ISM Band Weather Stations.GOES 16/17 and GK-2A Weather Satellite Tutorial.
