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Review on πŸ“» NESDR SMArTee v2 SDR - Premium RTL-SDR with Integrated Bias Tee, Aluminum Enclosure, 0.5PPM TCXO, SMA Input: Unleash the Power of Software-Defined Radio by Joshua Sharma

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Stable and responsive

I ordered SMArTee to replace an old NooElec SDR dongle for use with an RF upconverter as a second receiver and band for use with my ham radio transceiver. It worked right away with my existing settings, drivers and software (HDSDR). From a cold start, while monitoring WWV, it stayed stable for over half an hour after drifting a few tens of hertz in the first minute, which I at least did with the resolution I had in my setup and of course closely watching everything, what I need for my use. After doing A/B tests with my ham radio and the same antenna, I found that the sensitivity is almost the same, which exceeds my expectations. The included bias tee feeds my HF converter. I definitely recommend it for this use.

Pros
  • Same form factor as other devices in our NESDR SMArt series, meaning no USB overlap issues - run devices side-by-side without messy extension cords or adapters, even on integrated devices like the Raspberry Pi!
Cons
  • So So