{"id":28951,"date":"2017-10-29T08:13:56","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T12:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=28951"},"modified":"2017-10-29T08:13:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T12:13:56","slug":"outernet-dreamcatcher-board-on-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/outernet-dreamcatcher-board-on-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Outernet Dreamcatcher board on sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: RTL-SDR.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

OUTERNET DREAMCATCHER SALE IS A STEAL: $39 USD RTL-SDR + COMPUTING BOARD ALL-IN-ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Outernet Dreamcatcher has recently gone on sale and is now only $39 USD<\/a>. Previously it was priced at $79 and $59 USD. The Dreamcatcher is an RTL-SDR and computing board all built onto the same PCB. It has two SMA inputs – one is an L-band filtered and amplified input and the other is a standard wideband port good for all frequencies covered by a standard R820T2 RTL-SDR. For $39 it appears that you get the board itself, and a WiFi dongle, but no antennas, cables or SD cards are supplied with the unit.[…]<\/p>\n

Read the full post at RTL-SDR.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many thanks to the excellent RTL-SDR.com site for posting this. I just purchased a Dreamcatcher board via this sale and the total with USPS shipping came to $45.05 US.<\/p>\n

Anyone interested in this deal, however, should be aware that it is for the board only<\/em>. Indeed, Outernet offers these warnings:<\/p>\n

Although some assistance can be found on our forums<\/a>, Outernet provides no direct support for this product. If you are not a tinkerer, hobbyist, or hardware hacker, you may be disappointed with your purchase.<\/p>\n

[…]Although we do replace or repair defective units, we are unable to provide refunds for any reason.<\/p>\n

[…]Although this product can be used to receive the Outernet broadcast data channel, the availability of the broadcast is in no way guaranteed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you purchase a Dreamcatcher board, in other words, purchase it because you’re fascinated with the hardware and other possible uses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, Outernet plans to produce an all-in-one, solar-powered receiving station called the Lantern–I was an early backer, but I haven’t seen an update about the project in months<\/em>. I do wonder what Outernet’s future looks like at this point. <\/span><\/p>\n

The folks at Outernet follow the SWLing Post<\/em>–perhaps one of their representatives can comment with an update?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: RTL-SDR.com) OUTERNET DREAMCATCHER SALE IS A STEAL: $39 USD RTL-SDR + COMPUTING BOARD ALL-IN-ONE The\u00a0Outernet Dreamcatcher has recently gone on sale and is now only $39 USD. Previously it was priced at $79 and $59 USD. The Dreamcatcher is an RTL-SDR and computing board all built onto the same PCB. It has two SMA […]<\/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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4138,3,158],"tags":[2597,6596,3403,6238],"class_list":["post-28951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deals","category-news","category-software-defined-radio","tag-outernet","tag-outernet-dreamcatcher","tag-outernet-lantern","tag-rtl-sdr-com"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7wX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8745,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/outernet-shortwave-radio-for-the-smartphone-enabled\/","url_meta":{"origin":28951,"position":0},"title":"Outernet: shortwave radio for the smartphone enabled?","author":"Thomas","date":"February 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"There's a new project in the works, Outernet, that aspires to bring the international accessibility of shortwave radio along with the versatility of the Internet. 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