2020 SDR Guide Ep 3 : Beginner Budget SDR Shootout (Generic vs Nooelec vs RTL-SDR v3) cheap SDRs!

New subscriber - thanks a mill for easy to understand. Nice to hear a Northern accent!

Hey pal, any thoughts on the Nooelec NESDR Mini? Would you recommend it to a first time user?

I'm very late to this discussion. Thanks for this video and your SDR series. It's very helpful. During this video you mentioned if one's SDR budget is getting near $100 (USD, I assumed) you mentioned you'd recommend something else.

May I ask, what product would you recommend at that budget?

hi, nice video. you said you would recommend another product for those with $100 to spend. Can you tell me which product that would be. Thanks.

hi, nice video. you said you would recommend another product for those with $100 to spend. Can you tell me which product that would be. Thanks.

You keep using TCXO and TXCO interchangably.

New to the amateur radio hobby, really enjoyed your video. What would you recommend as an SDR budget 100-200$ ? Something for me and my teenage boys to play with. You got a sub.

In europe RTL-sdr costs now 47€.

Fantastic video, thank You

Darn, I wish I had listened to this series before making any purchase. Can't wait to see what the next episodes contain. Rob, I think it's amazing you reply to all your comments but please don't take up your time replying to my comments. ( I mean, unless you really want to) I'm replying as an expression of gratitude and to help with the algo. See you in the next video!

I own an NooElec NESDR Mini 2 USB RTL-SDR receiver but how do you calculate the PPM? 🤔

Thank you for this extremely informative and concise video
You are actually helping people

Hi Bob, I am going to Lanzarote from Manchester Airport Can I take my Uniden 125xlt in my suitcase also my Broadsword Antennas D1000, D902 and D881
Kindest Regards

Brian Pemberton

Outstanding information, no bloat, to the point, and 100% useful as I try to find the first vid I watched on this topic ("The Coolest Radio You've Never Hear Of" by Tom the Dilettante). Would have liked to see the SMRTee comparison as well though.

I've just ordered a RTL-SDR v3 via Technofix here in the UK. Thanks for all those videos.

Thank you, very useful.

Brilliant, made my selection alot easier. RTL-SDR it is! 👍🤓

Subbed because of this video. nice job 😃👍

Great video thank you for all this information. As a total noob this was very helpful

I had an RTL-SDR here in Jamaica that I lost in a house fire a couple of years ago. Planning to get another one. The lack of HF on the others is what rules them out.

Thanks mate.

Hello, this is an amazing channel, thank you for sharing! I am new to SDR and was wondering if SNR is the only performance matrix, or there are more? How did you calculate the SNR?

Thankyou Sir, very informative,but It seems None of the SDR in your list has Software support on MacOS

Very good explanation

I’ve been having fun with my new RTL-SDR dongle starter kit. I’m thinking about getting the Nooelec bundle to have a second SDR and a magnet mount 1/4 wave antenna. Thanks for these great videos.

Thank you!!

Just watched all 3 episodes, learned a lot that you can do with these, mine is ordered.

Just received my RTL-SDR in the mail today and your videos have been so helpful in getting set up. I'm also in Belfast, it was so strange hearing the BHD broadcast in your video as I've tuned in to it a few times today! Going to continue watching the rest of your vids but if you have any interesting local frequencies I should check out let me know :)

This is an outstanding comparison video, thank you !!

Any thoughts on using RTL SDR as bluetooth? Now ik that maximum frequency range is only 1.7 GHz. Ian's 2.4 GHz. But still is it possible?

How was the RTL-SDR v3 on HF?

This is an amazing video, you really cleared my doubts. Thank you sir

V3 slams the needle.

Would like to use it for tv you get tv sight and sound? I hope to use it with android. Which one you recommend?

This video deserves way more views.

Got a genuine STL-SDR v3 and for beginners it's EPIC. For the PRICE it's the best launch pad to get started and learn SDR before investing into more expensive units.

I found your channel by accident, as a long time SWL who became frustrated when the international broadcasters went off the air and onto the internet, SDR seems to fill my need to station surf. I love what I have heard and appreciate your insight into SDR dongles for beginners.

Thanks Frugal Radio for your Down to earth approach, looking to get started in SDR, also nice to see the hills of home being used in your examples. Would love to see more videos for other SDR equipment as your experience is helpful to complete newbies like myself

Only just heard about SDR. I KNOW NOTHING, but am interested. Price is very high from Amazon, so can anyone recommend a sales outlet that's not going to break the bank in these hard covid times. Seems the RTL SDR v3 kit would help me get started. I am in the UK near Stansted airport.

"Nooelec NESDR SMArTee v2" got the bias-t with 0.5ppm TCXO. Bias-t is always on and enabled by default. That's the most perfect SDR dongle. Price: US$ 39.5 with antenna bundle, and it's made in usa.

Awesome video! I’m hooked!

thanx for channel !!!! new to SDR ! Quick question ,.., interested in sdr to hear people goofing around all hours of the sneaking around and into our neighborhoods and homes any suggestions for a first time setup ?

Hello from US and thanks for this series. I just got a RTL-SDR v3 (the bundle) and am happy to know I made a good choice for my first SDR device.

Thank you. I have a (US) General class license. Although I know a little about digital radio, but do not use it, I somehow did not know about SDR. Bought the RTL package, and will try it at home on PC and with an android phone. Thanks for the quality videos.

Hello. Yes Thankyou this series has been a big help to me. Ron. Z.. Pgh Pa.

I wished I have watched your video earlier before I purchased my first SDR. Using a MegaLoop MLA30+ active antenna but all I could get are FM broadcasts and just lots of noise in the other part of the spectrum.

new to SDR. actually waiting on delivery of my RTL-SDR blog V3 dongle kit. learning more with each video. thankyou sir.

100 kHz. I thought it was lower. Just as I sent this I found the actual details book on what they isn't for installing software. I was surprised because it seemed to be different than I recalled. Remember I'd tried 20 times. This looked different or I'm in error going off my head. Maybe I should just apologize and let me get my steam up again and try it again with the makers install manual. Then you for considering my problems. And thank you sir.