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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 John Stowers

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Stable and sensitive

I ordered SMArTee to replace an old NooElec SDR dongle to use with an RF upconverter as a second receiver and band for my ham radio transceiver. It worked right away with my existing settings, drivers and software (HDSDR). From a cold start, while monitoring WWV, after drifting a few tens of Hertz in the first minute, it stayed stable for over half an hour, which I observed at least with the resolution I had in my setup, and of course right after 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
  • Best
Cons
  • High price