Nooelec RTL-SDR v5 Bundle - NESDR SMArt HF/VHF/UHF (100kHz-1.75GHz) Software Defined Radio. Premium RTLSDR w/ 0.5PPM TCXO, SMA Input, Aluminum Enclosure & 3 Antennas. RTL2832U & R820T2-Based Radio

I use the RTL-SDR with home assistant to monitor the radio signal from my kerosene tank level sensor and also use it with an old British Gas electricity meter clamp to measure the house electricity consumption. It took a bit of figuring out but works flawlessly now using RTL_433 in home assistant. The RTL-SDR I a great little piece of kit and you can use it to receive all sorts of radio signals. If you use RTL_433 discovery in home assistant you will no doubt see all sorts of radio signals around you, including the tyre pressure monitors of cars driving past! It is slightly larger in size than a normal usb dongle and comes with a selection of different aerials to use with it. It is well made and sturdy in what I guess is aluminium. I’d recommend this to anyone if they are interested in projects like mine.

Great little kit, performs well. I've noticed a few software glitches, e.g. if you sit on a specific frequency for too long you'll have to restart the process again to retune further. Gets quite hot but hasn't failed so far. The magnet isn't stuck onto the stand very well so I have to fully extend the antenna to weigh it down. Probably not a great first impression to new users, the drivers have to be manually installed using external software, and there's no help provided directly by NESDR as far as I'm aware (this may be inaccurate). Otherwise brilliant, a great product considering the price.

***EDITED*** I was impressed but short lived !!! From my technical mind this thing needs a heat sink and fan, after a few hours use the usb extension got too warm then started to have random disconnects, assuming it was just the lead that was faulty I taped the lead to my work bench so it couldnt move, I also strapped two old motherboard heat sinks either side of nooelec using thermal pads. This helped cool the device somewhat but fear the dodgy lead/heat has damaged something internally. Now it just keeps crashing and disconnecting even without the extension. A real PITA because i've just ordered a better antenna to go with it :( ***EDIT*** After further reading and testing I can confirm the usb extension lead was faulty. The nooelec will certainly benefit from a usb hub too (It remains connected in windows device manager if you get a crash) the added heatsinks and thermal pads i added certainly help cool the device for my needs and should be an after thought for long term use. It's been running solidly now 24/7 for the past few days but will drop one star for the dodgy cheaply made usb extension. A cool purchase for venturing into the world of SDR

Signal quality is excellent from the SDR reciever, tunes very easily on my tablet or pc. My only issue is the unit itself seems to struggle to conenct to usb ports and requires a bit of downward pressure in order to be picked up by devices. I have taken it apart and see no issues on the device, so it may well just be a bad device in a batch, as my others work fine. I just never got around to returning this one in time. For the price of the unit, it is a high-quality, robust product and offers great value. Easy to use and to set up, just download the driver and software from the NOOelec site.

A good product in overall. I aet it up for my plane tracking system within my homelab, it works as it should be. Bonus point, once you start streaming to the online plane tracking system, you'll get a premium account from them.

The NESDR SMArt v5 Bundle comes with 3 aerials, short one is for UHF ( suitable for 500MHz - 1900MHz), the mid size for 70cm (400MHz - 470MHz) and telescopic aerial can be adjusted to the desired frequency. If you know the frequency range you want to tune in, you can achieve very good results by using telescopic aearial and any online Vertical Antenna Calculator. I have used this SDR mainly for Weather Baloon Radiosonde Tracking with Raspberry Pi4 2GB and software from SQ6KXY. Over the weeks I have tested it with Mac and many different flavours of Linux on a X86_32, X86_64 and ARM 32bit and 64bit (Raspberry Pi) platforms. Each and every time SDR was recognised without any issues. My unit has been in 24/7 operation for for several weeks now, while it gets fairly worm, it works reliably. It can receive clear signal from radiosonde 200km away at 30,000m altitude with 1.5m diapole antenna. The digital signal is clear and received messages do not contain errors. I have tested it on most Amateur Radio bands too, and ADS-B for flight tracking all with great results. I can highly recommend NESDR SMArt v5 Bundle to any radio enthusiast. I will be ordering more of those SDR's for my RX project to be able to cover more frequency ranges at the same time. All the best

Nooelec RTL-SDR v5 Bundle. Great bit of kit, very easy to set up. Works well with cubic-sdr. I would recommend a better antenna if you want to pick up more channels.

This comes with a USB extension lead (with ferrite core) so you don't need to buy this an extra. All you have to do is download and run the software to get it going. To save you what took me a day to sort out go straight to airspy.com/download/ and download SDR#. Next INSTALL RTLSDR, this will put the ZANDIG file in the same directory. Use ZANDIG to load the correct drivers for the dongle. NOW run RTLSDR and you should very quickly be able to load up an FM radio channel and listen to some music. I started off using HDSDR software and got nowhere when it came to listening in to an FM radio channel - probably me - but SDR# was just way quicker and way simpler to use. Enjoy!!!

Tenía la idea que los materiales serían de una calidad más baja, pero se percibe las ganas de hacer un producto de buena calidad con n costo razonable. Buenos acabados y los conectores traen protectores de plástico. Todo funciona muy bien, aunque llevo solo 1 día probándolo

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This RTL-SDR bundle has been a great little setup to play around with. I liked that it came with the radio and antennas together, so I could get started without having to piece everything out separately. The aluminum enclosure feels solid, and the size makes it easy to keep near the computer without taking up much room. Setup was straightforward once the software was installed, and it has been stable for me while scanning around and testing different frequencies. The antennas are useful for experimenting, and the SMA connection feels secure when swapping things around. It is a nice value because it gives you a lot to learn with in one package, especially if you are curious about SDR, local signals, weather radio, aviation, or just seeing what is out there. It has been a fun, reliable kit and exactly the kind of thing I hoped it would be.

Verpackung Das Nooelec RTL-SDR v5 Bundle wird gut geschützt geliefert. Der Empfänger selbst ist in einem stabilen Aluminiumgehäuse untergebracht, was nicht nur für eine hochwertige Optik sorgt, sondern auch die Abschirmung gegenüber Störungen verbessert. Im Lieferumfang sind drei verschiedene Antennen enthalten, die je nach Einsatzbereich flexibel genutzt werden können. Wertigkeit & Verarbeitung Der Empfänger macht einen sehr wertigen Eindruck. Das Aluminiumgehäuse fühlt sich robust an, und die SMA-Anschlüsse sind sauber verarbeitet. Die beigelegten Antennen sind solide, aber für optimale Ergebnisse empfiehlt sich unter Umständen eine externe, höherwertige Antenne. Leistung & Betrieb Der SDR deckt ein breites Frequenzspektrum von 100 kHz bis 1,75 GHz ab und ermöglicht so den Empfang verschiedenster Signale. Der 0,5 PPM TCXO sorgt für eine stabile Frequenzhaltung, was besonders bei schmalbandigen Signalen wichtig ist. Im Dauerbetrieb wird das Gerät allerdings spürbar warm, was Fragen zur Langzeithaltbarkeit aufwirft. Seit Oktober 2024 läuft es bei mir jedoch rund um die Uhr (24/7) ohne Probleme. Fazit Der Nooelec RTL-SDR v5 ist ein leistungsstarker und gut verarbeiteter Software Defined Radio mit einem großen Frequenzbereich und stabiler Frequenzhaltung. Die hochwertige Verarbeitung überzeugt, allerdings bleibt abzuwarten, wie sich die Wärmeentwicklung auf die Lebensdauer auswirkt. Bisher zeigt er sich im Dauerbetrieb jedoch zuverlässig.