Preiswertes, erweitertes software defined radio, kompatibel mit vielen sdr software paketen. Interface ic realtek rtl2832u tuner ic elonics e4000 clock accuracy 0. Rtl sdr and gnu radio with realtek rtl2832u elonics e4000 raphael micro r820t software defined radio receivers. Several improvements over generic brands including use of the r820t2 tuner, a 1 ppm temperature compensated oscillator tcxo, sma f connector, aluminium case with passive cooling, software switchable bias tee circuit, additional esd protection, lower overall noise and built in direct. This feature enables this device to be used as an inexpensive software defined radio. As a result, e4000 based usb sticks are very hard to find.
The first product is a lower cost rtl sdr dongle with the e4000 tuner. Even though the software will run on very modest specs, you would like something with a dual core processor built in the last 5 years or so. The e4000 tuner was one of the original tuner chips used in rtlsdr dongles when they were first discovered. The e4000 tuner was one of the original tuner chips used in rtl sdr dongles when they were first discovered.
This custom nooelec sdr is an rtl2832ubased usb dongle tuned for sdr usage. He found that finding a real e4000 on ebay was tough, with most vendors claiming to have upgraded e4000s which were in fact r820ts. There are plenty of unscrupulous sellers selling e4000 or e4000 upgrade sdrs, but every one that we know of are just selling other tuner chips to unsuspecting customers. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtl sdr. Unfortunately elonics, the company that owned the rights to the chip went under and the production of e4000 chips stopped, making them rare and expensive. The e4000 tuner is becoming rare as elonics, the manufacturer has shut down. Over on the goughs tech zone blog, gough has posted about his experiences in trying to obtain an e4000 rtl sdr. If you know of a program that is missing please leave. How does the new rtl2832u e4000 compare to the newer rtl2832u r820t dongle for sdr use. The frequency range is highly dependent of the used tuner, dongles that use the elonics e4000 offer the widest possible range 64 1700 mhz with a gap from.
This nooelec usb rtlsdr stick is equipped with the realtek chipset rtl2832u and e4000 tuner offering a wider frequency coverage than r820t2. For those who are unaware, the maker of the e4000 integrated circuit, elonics, went out of business years ago. The perfect device for learning software defined radio, on the cheap. Unfortunately elonics, the company that owned the rights to the chip went. Associated with sdr software, this usb stick will become a broadband receiverscanner fro 652300 mhz approximately, with a gap around 1100 mhz to 1250. An important advantage of the nesdr xtr stick from nooelec is its low power. Originally meant for television reception and streaming the discovery and exploitation of the separate raw mode used in fm reception was perhaps first noticed by eric fry in march of 2010 and then expanded upon by antti palosaari in feb 2012 who found that these devices can output. Includes 1x rtl sdr blog brand r820t2 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo sma v3 dongle.
The newer, still in production r820t tuner is in many ways better than. In fact, the rtl sdr key elonics e4000 have become very rare and hard to find. Associated with sdr software, this usb stick will become a broadband receiver scanner fro 652300 mhz approximately, with a gap around 1100 mhz to 1250. These units are based on the e4000 tuner ic made by elonics. Associated with sdr software, this usb stick will become a broadband receiverscanner fro 652300 mhz approximately, with a gap around 1100 mhz to 1250 mhz. Rtlsdr blog v3 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo hf biast sma software defined radio. I plan to use it in openauto pro headunit with welle. Rtlsdr and gnu radio with realtek rtl2832u elonics e4000raphael micro r820t software defined radio receivers. Nooelec sdr receivers software defined radio nooelec. The first product is a lower cost rtlsdr dongle with the e4000 tuner. Unfortunately elonics, the company that owned the rights to the chip went under.
Lowcost, extendedrange software defined radio compatible with most sdr. If you would like to do this please contact us and well be happy to walk you through it. There are also many counterfeit versions announcing e4000 upgrade rtl2832 but all offer actually an r820t or r820t2 chipset instead. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. This custom nooelec sdr is a modified dvbt usb dongle tuned for sdr usage, including upgraded crystal, capacitors and inductors compared to generic devices. For the windows users f4000 anyone wanting more info theres a precompiled version and blog post. The manufacturer of integrated e4000 circuit, elonics, went out of business a few years ago. My testing of the rtl2832u elonics 4000 based dvbt was a mixed bag. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. The e4000 tuner is becoming rare as elonics, the manufacturer has shut.