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RTL-SDR

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Currently, the most popular SDR device. Supported by the PiSDR with the modified library provided by the RTL-SDR Blog. This library adds patches to improve performance within the L-Band, improves over-heating problems and enables the Bias-T on supported devices.

Specifications

Specification Value
Frequency Range 24 - 1766 MHz
Bandwidth Up to 2.56 Msps (Stable)
ADC Resolution 8-bits
USB Speed 2.0
TX Mode No
Crystal TCXO (0.5-1.0 ppm stable)1
Bias-T Yes1

Device Fingerprint

$ lsusb
Bus 020 Device 006: ID 0bda:2838 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL2838UHIDIR  Serial: 00000001

Firmware Sources

https://github.com/osmocom/rtl-sdr

Supported Software

  • GQRX
  • SDRAngel
  • GNURadio
  • Soapy Remote

Command Line Tools

  • rtl_adsb
  • rtl_biast
  • rtl_eeprom
  • rtl_fm
  • rtl_power
  • rtl_sdr
  • rtl_tcp
  • rtl_test


  1. Official model from the RTL-SDR blog. ↩︎