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<p>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??)</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>You'll have a lot of fun with that.</p>
<p>David Merchant<br>
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Something else I got at hamfest was this thing:<br>
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It didn't come with a connector, but I found this one on their
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href="http://www.nooelec.com/store/male-mcx-to-male-sma-pigtail-rg316-0-5-length.html">http://www.nooelec.com/store/male-mcx-to-male-sma-pigtail-rg316-0-5-length.html</a><br>
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I'm... just not sure what plugs in the other side. <br>
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