Review on 📻 Nooelec NESDR Mini USB RTL-SDR & ADS-B Receiver Set: Low-Cost, Versatile Software Defined Radio Solution with R820T Tuner and MCX Input by Mark Sutovsky

So a colleague told me about SDRs, had no idea they existed, was a radio amateur for most of my life and I'm hitting 50 anyway, a USB dongle that you plug into a computer and almost can use ALL band receivers. Well, as you say, something like that would cost thousands of dollars. Less than $30 for a new "toy" that may or may not work. Ordered, received within a week, the company messaged me how To use it as a radio instead of a TV tuner, I plugged this guy into the USB port on my trusty old Mac, followed the link and downloaded the cuibtsdr . more than 10 minutes. I'm old and slow with software, but even I could transcribe FM tapes in minutes. Seriously, if you need a multi-purpose receiver, this is what you need. It comes with a tiny antenna so you can buy an SMX to PL type patch cord to connect to large antennas. I plan to connect to a long cable that you eat me. ack and see if I can get the KC stuff in from overseas