RTL-SDR

RTL-SDR USB Dongle

RTL-SDR is an inexpensive (~ $20 USD) software defined radio that uses a DVB-T TV tuner dongle based on the RTL2832U chipset. See the RTL SDR Blog for more information,

RTL-SDR Supported Frequency Ranges

Supported frequency ranges depend on the tuner.

Tuner	Frequency Range
Elonics E4000	52 – 1100 MHz / 1250 - 2200 MHz
Rafael Micro R820T(2)	24 – 1766 MHz
Fitipower FC0013	22 – 1100 MHz
Fitipower FC0012	22 - 948.6 MHz
FCI FC2580	146 – 308 MHz / 438 – 924 MHz

The Rafael Micro R820T is by far the most popular and widely available tuner in the RTL-SDR dongles..

Streaming to Broadcastify

• Raspberry Pi based appliance for streaming to Broadcastify

Related Links

• A Very Inexpensive Software Defined Radio based on the RTL2832U
• RTL-SDR Wiki

Reviews

• Review: 5 RTL Dongles
• Review of the Soft66rtl3
• A comparison between the RTL-SDR and SDRPlay
• SDRPlay vs. Rtl-Sdr comparison
• RTL-SDR Use and Potential (note: In Italian)

RTL-SDR Based Products

• ColibriNANO USB Receiver

• COMTRONIX SDR-KC9QLE-1 (eHam)

• JaniElectronics RTL-SDR

• Japanese Direct Sampling Receiver

• Radioddity RTL-SDR 100 KHz - 1.7 Ghz Tuner Receiver

• Soft66Q

• RTL-SDR.com Store

• new RTL-SDR with HF, more