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. He found that finding a real e4000 on ebay was tough, with most vendors claiming to have upgraded e4000s which were in fact r820ts. For those who are unaware, the maker of the e4000 integrated circuit, elonics, went out of business years ago. If you would like to do this please contact us and well be happy to walk you through it. 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 custom nooelec sdr is a modified dvbt usb dongle tuned for sdr usage, including upgraded crystal, capacitors and inductors compared to generic devices. The e4000 tuner is becoming rare as elonics, the manufacturer has shut down. 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. 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. Associated with sdr software, this usb stick will become a broadband receiverscanner fro 652300 mhz approximately, with a gap around 1100 mhz to 1250.
The e4000 tuner was one of the original tuner chips used in rtl sdr dongles when they were first discovered. Preiswertes, erweitertes software defined radio, kompatibel mit vielen sdr software paketen. 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. Rtlsdr and gnu radio with realtek rtl2832u elonics e4000raphael micro r820t software defined radio receivers. Nooelec sdr receivers software defined radio nooelec. 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. The e4000 tuner is becoming rare as elonics, the manufacturer has shut.
Unfortunately elonics, the company that owned the rights to the chip went under. The first product is a lower cost rtl sdr dongle with the e4000 tuner. Includes 1x rtl sdr blog brand r820t2 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo sma v3 dongle. Interface ic realtek rtl2832u tuner ic elonics e4000 clock accuracy 0. My testing of the rtl2832u elonics 4000 based dvbt was a mixed bag. Rtl sdr and gnu radio with realtek rtl2832u elonics e4000 raphael micro r820t software defined radio receivers. Over on the goughs tech zone blog, gough has posted about his experiences in trying to obtain an e4000 rtlsdr. The manufacturer of integrated e4000 circuit, elonics, went out of business a few years ago. This custom nooelec sdr is an rtl2832ubased usb dongle tuned for sdr usage. Over on the goughs tech zone blog, gough has posted about his experiences in trying to obtain an e4000 rtl sdr. The newer, still in production r820t tuner is in many ways better than. These units are based on the e4000 tuner ic made by elonics. As a result, e4000 based usb sticks are very hard to find.
There are also many counterfeit versions announcing e4000 upgrade rtl2832 but all offer actually an r820t or r820t2 chipset instead. This nooelec usb rtlsdr stick is equipped with the realtek chipset rtl2832u and e4000 tuner offering a wider frequency coverage than r820t2. In fact, the rtl sdr key elonics e4000 have become very rare and hard to find. The first product is a lower cost rtlsdr dongle with the e4000 tuner. How does the new rtl2832u e4000 compare to the newer rtl2832u r820t dongle for sdr use. If you know of a program that is missing please leave. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. An important advantage of the nesdr xtr stick from nooelec is its low power. 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. I plan to use it in openauto pro headunit with welle. Lowcost, extendedrange software defined radio compatible with most sdr. 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.