How does the new RTL-2832U / E4000 compare to the newer RTL-2832U / R820T dongle for SDR use? Very similar except that the RTL-2832U / R820T seems to perform…

A small “side by side” comparison of a Funcube dongle and a cheap RTL SDR DVB-T dongle (Hama Nano) connected to the same antenna and using identical test sys…
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27 replies
  1. MegaOscarVideos
    MegaOscarVideos says:

    never tried to decode anything, since legal status is uncertain in my
    country and therefore most probably forbidden 🙁 But I am sure others will
    post it as soon as they tried it…

    Reply
  2. MegaOscarVideos
    MegaOscarVideos says:

    never tried to decode anything, since legal status is uncertain in my
    country and therefore most probably forbidden 🙁 But I am sure others will
    post it as soon as they tried it…

    Reply
  3. MegaOscarVideos
    MegaOscarVideos says:

    Hi, never tried to decode anything, since legal status is uncertain in my
    conty and therefore most probably forbidden 🙁 But I am sure others will
    post it as soon as they tried it…

    Reply
  4. MegaOscarVideos
    MegaOscarVideos says:

    Hi, never tried to decode anything, since legal status is uncertain in my
    country and therefore most probably forbidden 🙁 But I am sure others will
    post it as soon as they tried it…

    Reply
  5. Inchpractice
    Inchpractice says:

    Very interesting- I just stumbled upon the RTL-SDR community a few days ago
    and am eagerly anticipating some interesting projects. You’ve essentially
    validated my decision to go with the RTL E400 vs the Funcube. 73s!

    Reply
  6. Jan Detlefsen
    Jan Detlefsen says:

    i ordered such a RTL device. I’m new to the radio stuff. What type of
    antenna is the most universal and what would you recommend to a beginner? I
    understand that the antenna depends on the frequency and you probably can’t
    buy one for all, or can you? i just want to start playing with the device
    for now, that all. also you said you didn’t attach any pre amplifier. what
    would be a simple pre amplifier to use with the RTL?

    Reply
  7. vorkev1
    vorkev1 says:

    the dvb-t has a wider band with and the diference between the hight of db
    gain is a difference of a different antenna and even just moveing a antenna
    can change that. i have even her a lot on the internet abought the dvb-t
    being a better card for more options then the funcube and on top of that to
    me the diference is a huge price i will stick with the dvb-t as that is
    only $16 on ebay and the fun cube is $150

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  8. w4wxp
    w4wxp says:

    How well does ,12 Meters, & 11 meters (Cb) come in on the r820t? I know
    that it doesn’t pick it up all that well on my Ensemble RX II from about 24
    mhz and up.

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  9. greenrefrigerator
    greenrefrigerator says:

    Hopefully after three months you’ve gotten it to work by now but I can say
    I too had a lot of trouble getting mine to work at first, but it was
    because I wasn’t correctly installing the drivers. Once you learn how to
    correctly do this it should work fine for you. I would suggest looking up
    video’s on just how to properly install the drivers. I had to do this
    because nothing I did seemed to work. Once I watched a few video’s on the
    correct installation I got it to work 🙂

    Reply
  10. hamradioscience
    hamradioscience says:

    Typically these are a public service radio systems operating in the 800Mhz
    band that police, EMS, utility workers, etc share in a city. They use about
    8 or more frequencies and users are automatically switched automatically to
    open frequencies.

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  11. T3CHNOTURK
    T3CHNOTURK says:

    i got this error message under windows 7 64bit “RTL-SDR / RTL2832U is
    either not connected or its driver is not working properly.” what can i do ?

    Reply
  12. G7LWT
    G7LWT says:

    Thanks for making the videos, they are very clear. Just like your other
    videos, this one would really benefit from some audio narration. Please
    consider making great videos into perfect videos by using audio
    descriptions too. Thanks again for taking time to make the videos!

    Reply
  13. ea1faq
    ea1faq says:

    For me the R820T is much better RX, less intermodulation and better
    sensitivity in all frecuencies. The E4000 performs fine in the funcube
    dongle, but not soo fine in the ezcap rtlsdr.

    Reply
  14. Philip Giacalone
    Philip Giacalone says:

    This is extremely well done. Thank you and keep up the great work. One
    question. Can you please explain what you mean by 800MHz trunking system?

    Reply
  15. arniepodo
    arniepodo says:

    Looks like you are using SDRsharp. Can you give a step-by-step for a newbie
    of how to get the RTL2832u/R820T dongle installed under Windows XP?
    Tnx….Arnie W8DU

    Reply
  16. greenrefrigerator
    greenrefrigerator says:

    Having used both types I personally prefer the R820T myself but others may
    disagree. I get better performance from the 820 but that’s me. I don’t know
    what the video poster actually prefers though.

    Reply
  17. greenrefrigerator
    greenrefrigerator says:

    I noticed my RTL2832 seems to receive very well in the 800 and 900 MHz
    range but doesn’t seem to hear much at all in the VHF and lower band UHF
    ranges. I’m actually using a tri-band antenna mounted several meters in the
    air. Although it can hear local amateur radio repeaters in the area, they
    must be reasonably close to even show up at all with the 2832 dongle. Once
    you get into the 800 & 900 MHz ranges the 2832 really seems to excel. These
    dongles can be a challenge for new users to install !

    Reply

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