I brought a realteck 2832u dongle of ebay for around15 bucks it clammed to be a scanner as well as a digital tv tuner plus dab radio got it in the mail and the software barley works wont even tune in digital tv or has any option for a scanner.
is there some special software i need to download to get this working? or can anyone link me to an sdr dongle that really works as a scanner? this is what i brought http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/181722660083 ... EBIDX%3AIT
SDR DONGLE
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Re: SDR DONGLE
Those dongles are fine. I've had one working in the past and it worked well for what I needed.
Google SDR and you will find the program you need. Sharp I think is the name of one?
Google SDR and you will find the program you need. Sharp I think is the name of one?
Re: SDR DONGLE
yes thankyou i got sharp sort of working after a lot of trouble with drivers ect. i wanted this for my laptop but for some reason there is a problem with these dongles using usb 3.0 ports so i got it running on my desktop hooked up via my tv antenna but the audio is crap can barley tune in the local police repeater dont know why i wanted one just something different i guess
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Re: SDR DONGLE
Put the gain up.
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cant find gain on the program anywhere ive been playing round with the audio settings but no inprovment
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I'm going to make a tutorial today on how to set these up and use them, Very simple.
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Got it working on my Desktop but it refuses to run on my laptop even when i turn off usb 3.0 in my bios. frustrating as i dont need another scanner in the house i want it for my laptop instead of having to carry around 3 portable radio's.
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Re: SDR DONGLE
Did you follow my tutorial
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