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I have been looking alot into these sdr's receivers/dongles and would like to know more about them. I currently have a 106 and pro-2055, would a sdr receive more than a scanner does?

1. Is an sdr rtl dongle an acceptable starter into sdr receivers?
2. What is its advantage over a scanner? Any at all?
3. Does price matter when buying an rtl dongle? I see them anywhere from $8-$23 on amazon.

Thank you for any help and if you have any good information for me about getting into sdr realm, please let me know. I think it would be cool to get one to just mess around with and see what they can do.
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