Interface ic realtek rtl2832u tuner ic elonics e4000 clock accuracy 0. These units are based on the e4000 tuner ic made by elonics. 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. The newer, still in production r820t tuner is in many ways better than. This nooelec usb rtlsdr stick is equipped with the realtek chipset rtl2832u and e4000 tuner offering a wider frequency coverage than r820t2. My testing of the rtl2832u elonics 4000 based dvbt was a mixed bag. 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. The e4000 tuner was one of the original tuner chips used in rtl sdr dongles when they were first discovered. For those who are unaware, the maker of the e4000 integrated circuit, elonics, went out of business years ago.
How does the new rtl2832u e4000 compare to the newer rtl2832u r820t dongle for sdr use. Preiswertes, erweitertes software defined radio, kompatibel mit vielen sdr software paketen. I plan to use it in openauto pro headunit with welle. If you would like to do this please contact us and well be happy to walk you through it. An important advantage of the nesdr xtr stick from nooelec is its low power.
The first product is a lower cost rtlsdr dongle with the e4000 tuner. This feature enables this device to be used as an inexpensive software defined radio. Originally meant for television reception and streaming the discovery and exploitation of the separate raw mode used in fm reception was perhaps first noticed by eric fry in march of 2010 and then expanded upon by antti palosaari in feb 2012 who found that these devices can output. Nooelec sdr receivers software defined radio nooelec. Rtlsdr blog v3 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo hf biast sma software defined radio. 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. This custom nooelec sdr is an rtl2832ubased usb dongle tuned for sdr usage. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. In fact, the rtl sdr key elonics e4000 have become very rare and hard to find. This custom nooelec sdr is a modified dvbt usb dongle tuned for sdr usage, including upgraded crystal, capacitors and inductors compared to generic devices. If you know of a program that is missing please leave.
He found that finding a real e4000 on ebay was tough, with most vendors claiming to have upgraded e4000s which were in fact r820ts. The first product is a lower cost rtl sdr dongle with the e4000 tuner. 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. 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 manufacturer of integrated e4000 circuit, elonics, went out of business a few years ago.
Includes 1x rtl sdr blog brand r820t2 rtl2832u 1ppm tcxo sma v3 dongle. Associated with sdr software, this usb stick will become a broadband receiverscanner fro 652300 mhz approximately, with a gap around 1100 mhz to 1250. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtl sdr. Rtlsdr and gnu radio with realtek rtl2832u elonics e4000raphael micro r820t software defined radio receivers. For the windows users f4000 anyone wanting more info theres a precompiled version and blog post. 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 mhz. The e4000 tuner was one of the original tuner chips used in rtlsdr dongles when they were first discovered. 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. Unfortunately elonics, the company that owned the rights to the chip went under.
The perfect device for learning software defined radio, on the cheap. Lowcost, extendedrange software defined radio compatible with most sdr. As a result, e4000 based usb sticks are very hard to find. Over on the goughs tech zone blog, gough has posted about his experiences in trying to obtain an e4000 rtl sdr.
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