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Review on NESDR SMArTee XTR SDR: Premium RTL-SDR with Extended Tuning Range, Aluminum Enclosure, Bias Tee, 0.5PPM TCXO, SMA Input by Timothy Johnson

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good initial SDR in external components

This NESDR SMArTee XTR SDR seems to work well after 3 weeks of heavy use almost every day. Feels warm, but that's okay. I didn't notice any frequency drift as the SMArTee XTR gets warm after an hour of use. I also have a NESDR SMArTee v2 SDR that I was comparing. The improvements I would like to make to these NESDRs would be releasing new products with a USB 3.0 connector instead of the USB 2.0 connector they now come with, which shouldn't cost much more. Produce full bandwidth SDR from 25MHz to 2000MHz without skipping frequencies. I wish Nooelec NESDR could do something similar to SDR AirSpy or SDRplay with 12-bit or 14-bit ADC with all their features but with the US focus on AM and FM band or notch filters for our frequency bands it could be difficult. This is necessary because most countries in the world use different frequency standards for FM than the US. Just wait for the best antenna to arrive which is a diskone to really test this SDR and SMArTee v2.

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • Legacy