[ML-Hams] Software defined radio... thing

[David]

That's your standard RTLSDR software defined radio.  We use them in 
flightworthy ADS-B units called stratux with software that runs on the 
RPi-2 and -3 (and zero but why??)

The antenna cable plugs into a port on the body of the sdr, and the USB 
connector is self-obvious.  You don't need that external pigtail unless 
you want to attach the antenna to something besides the sdr.

There are better units that cost about $5 more but yours will work just 
fine.  Check out gnuradio if you really want to geek out on radio stuff 
with it.  You can use your SDR to get FM or AM radio or really anything 
in the band between about 1 MHz to about 2 GHz and they work quite well, 
especially with Linux software. :)  you can even get HDRadio (just 
digital radio with better SNR than standard FM) with your unit.

You'll have a lot of fun with that.

David Merchant



On 08/22/2016 02:41 PM, Jeff Cotten wrote:
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> Something else I got at hamfest was this thing:
>
> http://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr/sdr-receivers/nesdr-mini-rtl2832-r820t.html
>
> It didn't come with a connector, but I found this one on their website:
>
> http://www.nooelec.com/store/male-mcx-to-male-sma-pigtail-rg316-0-5-length.html
>
> I'm... just not sure what plugs in the other side.
>
>
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