{"id":18134,"date":"2016-04-07T07:49:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T11:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=18134"},"modified":"2016-04-07T07:49:32","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T11:49:32","slug":"a-38-99-rtl-sdr-with-100-khz-1-7-ghz-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/a-38-99-rtl-sdr-with-100-khz-1-7-ghz-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"A $38.99 RTL-SDR with 100 Khz &#8211; 1.7 GHz coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/RTL-SDR.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18136\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18136 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/RTL-SDR-e1460028209998.jpg\" alt=\"RTL-SDR\" width=\"650\" height=\"406\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Bill, who recently shared a link to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioddity.com\/us\/full-band-uv-hf-rtl-sdr-usb-tuner-receiver-r820t-8232-ham-radio.html\" target=\"_blank\">this very affordable RTL-SDR with wideband coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I am not at all familiar with this model, but I do like the enclosure and the fact it has both an HF and UV antenna jack. This must be one of the least expensive SDRs on the market with HF coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few details per <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radioddity.com\/us\/full-band-uv-hf-rtl-sdr-usb-tuner-receiver-r820t-8232-ham-radio.html\" target=\"_blank\">Radioddity.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>100% Brand New And High Quality<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Using the RTL2832 idle channel, broadband connection impedance isolation transformer provides the signal to the signal receiver HF HF bands.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Increased input low-pass filter to improve noise performance of the machine. At the same time, it retains the original V \/ UHF band reception, creative use of studded way to achieve RTL2832 + R820t circuit board assembly and connecting circuits increases<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Further improve the overall performance of the circuit.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>In the homemade circuit board also surrounded, surrounded reserved some help to further develop the pads. The entire circuit is loaded inside a small aluminum to further improve the performance of the overall circuit interference by aluminum shielding.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>Package Contents:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>1 x 100KHz-1.7GHz full band UV HF RTL-SDR USB Tuner Receiver\/ R820T+8232 Ham Radio<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 x USB cable<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 x antenna<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Post<\/em> Readers:<\/strong> If you have experience with this little SDR, please comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill, who recently shared a link to this very affordable RTL-SDR with wideband coverage. I am not at all familiar with this model, but I do like the enclosure and the fact it has both an HF and UV antenna jack. This must be one of the least expensive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836,3,26,43,158],"tags":[4931,2858,157,4087],"class_list":["post-18134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-products","category-news","category-radios","category-shortwave-radio","category-software-defined-radio","tag-r820t","tag-rtl-sdr","tag-sdr","tag-software-defined-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4Iu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20657,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/new-rtl-sdr-dongles-feature-hf-reception\/","url_meta":{"origin":18134,"position":0},"title":"New RTL-SDR dongles feature HF reception","author":"Thomas","date":"August 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Aaron Kuhn, who writes: [T]he newest v3 http:\/\/RTL-SDR.com\u00a0 RTL2832U USB receivers now have HF reception via Direct sampling over the SMA antenna connector directly out of the box with no hardware modding required. I think this might make it the cheapest, out-of-the-box HF SDR\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-e1471375714199","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-e1471375714199-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-e1471375714199-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-e1471375714199-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20919,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/the-rtl-sdr-v-3-dongle-on-shortwave-gary-details-setup-and-reviews\/","url_meta":{"origin":18134,"position":1},"title":"The RTL-SDR V.3 dongle on shortwave: Gary details setup and reviews","author":"Thomas","date":"August 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor,\u00a0Gary Wise (W4EEY), for the following review of the RTL-SDR dongle: Based on your blog post on the Version 3 release of the RTL-SDR dongle I had to buy one. I ordered mine from Amazon for $25, and it came in two days. 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He primarily uses Apple computers, however, and the software selections for Apple's IOS recommended at the RTL-SDR\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-e1471375714199","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-e1471375714199-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-e1471375714199-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-e1471375714199-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-e1471375714199-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11972,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/excellent-website-dedicated-to-the-rtl-sdr\/","url_meta":{"origin":18134,"position":3},"title":"Excellent website dedicated to the RTL-SDR","author":"Thomas","date":"January 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"SWLing Post reader, Mike, writes: Check this website - not only does it cover RTL dongles, but others as well as Airspy... http:\/\/www.rtl-sdr.com\/ Many thanks, Mike. The depth of RTL-SDR.com is most impressive. They seem to post near daily updates on their blog. Perhaps it's time I jump into the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"RTL-SDR","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RTL-SDR-e1421423853297-1024x759.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RTL-SDR-e1421423853297-1024x759.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/RTL-SDR-e1421423853297-1024x759.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57725,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/ivan-compares-the-new-rtl-sdr-v4-and-the-airspy-discovery-hf\/","url_meta":{"origin":18134,"position":4},"title":"Ivan compares the new RTL-SDR V4 and the Airspy Discovery HF+","author":"Thomas","date":"September 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan (NO2CW), who writes: I ran a test of weak signals RTL-SDR v4 against Airspy HF+ Discovery. Using sdr # and a few gain adjustments particular to each of the receivers. I ran the test at approximately 9 pm local time using the same\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Products&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Products","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/new-products\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RTL-SDR-V4.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RTL-SDR-V4.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RTL-SDR-V4.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RTL-SDR-V4.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RTL-SDR-V4.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RTL-SDR-V4.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":20767,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/ivans-preliminary-review-of-the-new-rtl-sdr-dongle-on-shortwavemediumwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":18134,"position":5},"title":"Ivan&#8217;s preliminary review of the new RTL-SDR dongle on shortwave\/mediumwave","author":"Thomas","date":"August 22, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan Cholakov (NO2CW), who shares the following video review of the\u00a0new\u00a0RTL-SDR dongle on the\u00a0shortwave\u00a0and mediumwave bands. 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