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Romania, Bucharest
1 Level
715 Review
40 Karma

Review on πŸ“» Nooelec RF Upconverter v1.3 Barebones: Enhance Software Defined Radio (SDR) with Ham It Up. Compatible with HackRF & RTL-SDR; Includes SMA Jacks for MF/HF Conversion. by James Stevenson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Very useful and inexpensive way to see the HF band

I use a magnetic loop to transmit on HF and it takes time to adjust to different bands. With that and a cheap RTL-SDR I can see if it's worth changing the tape. I hooked it up to a short 37ft OCF dipole on my fence and it's great to be able to see activity across the band at once. I had no problems with reception on 40-10M. I also highly recommend adding Array Solutions' onboard AS-RXFEP to protect the external interface when transmitting from a nearby antenna.

Pros
  • Ideal for a small house
Cons
  • Secret