u/Boring_Disaster3031

My new antenna

My new antenna

I listen using software to find radio. I did have some antenna wire to my window but now I have to take it down so I made this. It’s a PVC pipe with a banana adapter and two wires taped to a PVC pipe and I can move it around and get the best signal. For some reason, it’s happier here on my desk than it is in the window. Antennas are so interesting.

u/Boring_Disaster3031 — 8 hours ago
▲ 8 r/RTLSDR

Is a RTL2832U & R820T DVB-T RTL-SDR+DAB+FM USB Digital TV Tuner Receiver any good?

I bought one from ebay. I've had fun playing with it with the included antenna and some wires strung across the room. I'm running Ubuntu and using SDR++. I have a cheap multiband radio that seems to pick up way better than the sdr dongle. I'm wondering if you all think it is okay. For example a NOAA station at 162.545 Mhz. My little multiband radio plays it loud and clear and my SDR doesn't pick it up at all (sometimes I think I can hear a voice in the static). Am I setting my expectations of SDR too high? If my dongle is trash then please let me know. Let me know of something better within reach of the same cost point of $22.99.

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u/Boring_Disaster3031 — 4 days ago
▲ 7 r/R36S

Is this a real r36s? My sdcard died.

Is this a real one? I stupidly played with mine before backing up the SD card and then it wouldn’t boot anymore. It does show the correct boot screen and does not show a screen when I take out the ram card and try to boot it. I need to install dark S and I need to know which files to use. It was really fun while it lasted.

u/Boring_Disaster3031 — 19 days ago