Ok I'm stumped...I know there's numerous threads here on these items and have reviewed over many of them and have looked over all the amazon and ebay items for these USB SDR type dongles. Just really not sure which ones to buy. I'd like to stick to something under $100 for everything I need.
List includes, this. Dongle itself, obviously most of these are mostly vhf from like 25/50 mhz to 1.2 Ghz so that's fine, I have a discone antenna that I'm gonna be able to use, the coax coming in will have a PL259 type connector from either RG8U or X coax.
I think for the time being I'll keep it to those types of frequencies and I'll worry about an HF antenna later for when I'm ready to get an HF Upconverter.
Point me in the right direction please to what I could possibly want to look for. I've looked over Amazon/Ebay and confused. First time venture into these types of radios and accessories needed to help with the type of coax gonna be used.
Aside from what I already listen to on my scanner, what other types of stuff will I be able to find to listen to with one of these. Which software will be the easiest to use and learn?
I just really don't know which one to buy?
Been a scanner hobbiest for almost 2 decades now so I've done lots of scanning over the years, what can I expect from one of these types of devices? Wanna learn something new about our spectrum and what's out there.
List includes, this. Dongle itself, obviously most of these are mostly vhf from like 25/50 mhz to 1.2 Ghz so that's fine, I have a discone antenna that I'm gonna be able to use, the coax coming in will have a PL259 type connector from either RG8U or X coax.
I think for the time being I'll keep it to those types of frequencies and I'll worry about an HF antenna later for when I'm ready to get an HF Upconverter.
Point me in the right direction please to what I could possibly want to look for. I've looked over Amazon/Ebay and confused. First time venture into these types of radios and accessories needed to help with the type of coax gonna be used.
Aside from what I already listen to on my scanner, what other types of stuff will I be able to find to listen to with one of these. Which software will be the easiest to use and learn?
I just really don't know which one to buy?
Been a scanner hobbiest for almost 2 decades now so I've done lots of scanning over the years, what can I expect from one of these types of devices? Wanna learn something new about our spectrum and what's out there.