Here I show you how you can use a cheap and simple RTL-SDR DVB-T dongle as a quick & dirty satfinder to max out the reception signal of a TV satellite dish p…
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2 and a half weeks ago, I bought this simple DVB-T dongle! It arrived yesterday. SDR means Software Defined Radio, it basically allows you to receive a wide …
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24 replies
  1. Norberto Rozzi
    Norberto Rozzi says:

    Tiene squelch? En la banda aeronáutica se escucha mucho soplido. I´ll try
    it in English: Squelch included? Because Air Baind seems too noisy. Thanks
    I hope you understandme

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  2. gorgeous george
    gorgeous george says:

    i just got this same dongle,,i dont know how to get it going,,i put it into
    my windows pc and it comes up with the receiver but it dont pick up any
    signals,,just static,,i dont know how to download any plug ins,,were do you
    get them and how do you make this work???there is no instructions on this
    anywhere,,just videos like this showing off the dongle,,and that you got it
    working but no instructions on how you did it,,thats great you got yours
    going,,but why dont you let others know how,,???

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  3. SKMatoBB
    SKMatoBB says:

    I wanted to make a video on it, but I found it pointless, because I used
    another video /watch?v=WZijmI3s4Ec, but I used SDR#. Just follow it and try
    to get it work. It did not work for me for the first time, I got some kind
    of an error, you have to google what the error says at try to fix it. It
    was REALLY hard to set up. For example, on my PC it took me like 4 hours,
    yet on my notebook, I got no error, it worked flawlessly for the first
    time. I wish you luck :/ tell me if you get any error.

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  4. Pete4000uk
    Pete4000uk says:

    what’s the software you were using? Also, in the description you mention a
    diode, is that inside the dongle itself? thanks

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  5. Dániel Anderle
    Dániel Anderle says:

    It’s not needed to install Ext_IO. Just download this:
    nooelec.com/files/sdr-install.zip Install, then change the driver to WinUSB
    with the included Zadig. SDR# will be support RTL-SDR, and you don’t need
    to use ext-io and others longer.

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  6. SKMatoBB
    SKMatoBB says:

    I use SDR#! I think it is better than HDSDR. And yes, it is inside the
    dongle! It is there to protect the dongle itself from static that is caused
    by wind that is flowing around the external roof antenna, the static can
    even be caused by your body when you touch the antenna connector. These new
    dongles like mine usually have ESD diodes but some older ones like ezcap
    don’t, altrough I have heard that some ezcap’s had ESD diodes. Open your
    dongle ant look for the diode near the ant. connector.

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  7. cliprepository
    cliprepository says:

    Nice, I want to buy one! The stuff at around 1:30 to 2:00 is air traffic
    control, does not sound like ham traffic to me.

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  8. SKMatoBB
    SKMatoBB says:

    Yup, it sure is! That’s why I added the annotation.. next to it.. oh…
    youtube.. it doesn’t appear.. -.- I’ll fix it! 😀

    Reply

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