RTL2832u wit the r820t tuner - winner

[blantonl]

I received my RTL2832u with the r820t tuner, and so far working with it with SDRSharp - I have to say I am pleasantly surprised by the performance of this $19 dongle - even with the stock antenna.

I purchased this dongle here on Amazon, and it arrived pretty quickly:

Amazon.com: NooElec TV28T v2 USB DVB-T & RTL-SDR Receiver, RTL2832U & R820T Tuner, MCX Input. Low-Cost Software Defined Radio Compatible with Many SDR Software Packages. R820T Tuner & ESD-Safe Antenna Input, Guaranteed: Everything Else

Here is what it looks like hooked to my WinXP decoding machine.

 

[GTR8000]

Yup, they're pretty nice. I picked two of them up on eBay a few months ago for $9 each.

I also picked up two of these from this seller, worked out really nicely.

BNC Jack to MCX Plug Right Angle Pigtail Cable RG316 | eBay

 

[Jay911]

What's the frequency range of that one? The white ones nooelec was selling on ebay do 64-1700 MHz.. Good for most applications except if you want to play in HF.

 

[GTR8000]

I can tune mine from around 9710 kHz to 2.1 GHz with SDR#. Whether that entire range is actually usable is another story.

 

[jimvm]

Where do I find rtl_test.exe ?

I have the same setup working great. One thing I can not locate is the
Windows file 'rtl_test.exe'

I know this a stupid question but I can not locate it in my SDR# installation.
I have searched the net and find users telling you how to use it but where is it?

Thanks in advance.

jim vm

 

[jimvm]

Found it!

I downloaded a newer version of sdr# nightly and found rtl_test.exe.
jim vm

 

[eorange]

Using SDR#...my white E4000 does fine below 30 MHz with the 100MHz upconverter.

But the 820T wins hands down with RTL1090 over the E4000. On average, I can track 12-20 airplanes with the 820T vs around 7 with the E4000, both using the stock antennas. And I get way more Mode-S data from the planes I do track with the 820T.

 

[Thunderknight]

+1 for the R820T from nooelec. They are amazing for the price.

 

[bgav]

The R820T chip based dongles are much better for ADS-B (RTL1090) and as a control receiver for voice in Unitrunker with SDR#. My E4000 based dongle has been relegated to a signal receiver parked on a control channel in Unitrunker with SDR# where it does a fine job.