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Review on πŸ“» Nooelec NESDR Mini USB RTL-SDR & ADS-B Receiver Set: Low-Cost, Versatile Software Defined Radio Solution with R820T Tuner and MCX Input by Joe Glass

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The product itself is ok, but no support.

Works mostly but for some reason they are shipped to work out of the box as a TV tuner and not an SDR. It would be nice if the Linux support was a little worthwhile. The email they send you to replace the drivers is out of date for both the version of Ubuntu (listed as 17.04 and the current 20.04) but not even for the correct product. Personally, I had hoped to use it to hear ham radio frequencies, but the complete lack of documentation made that endeavor impossible. At least I can hear low frequency radio stations (think what you might hear in a car radio) so the product isn't totally useless. The support was at least friendly and the thing is inexpensive. While it's not a very practical device aside from its compactness, you can at least learn how SDR works with it and then move on to something better when you can. If you are a Linux user I hope so. you are advanced Newbies like me won't get much out of it.

Pros
  • RTL2832U interface IC and R820T tuner IC on USB dongle
Cons
  • I will add later