I've been using this for a little while, getting into what Software Defined Radio is, and what you can do with it, and looking back this is probably one of the best choices I could have made. The Interface and Tuner IC's on this USB, the Realtek RTL2832U interface IC & R820T, are the best out there for SDR at the time of writing and give an incredible range meaning that reliable reception is possible of radio waves from 25MHz to over 1750Mhz. That makes AM, FM, DAB Digital Radio, ADS-B (Aircraft) Transponder Reception and, allegedly, Digital TV reception is possible with one USB device. I say allegedly for TV reception because I haven't tried to make it work. Getting it to work is a breeze and there's plenty of open source software already written for Linux, MacOS and Windows that makes finding drivers that work much easier than I was expecting - that's down to the Realtek RTL2832U chipset - just type rtl-sdr into you Search Engine and you'll be spoilt for choice.
The NooElec is a nice design that slots firmly into place - a plus if you're mobile - and the design allows for ample ventilation of the IC's inside. Other than that there's not much else to say about the USB stick enclosure other than it's on the large size so you might want to use a good quality USB extension cable if the space between the USB2 or USB3 slots on your machine are rather close (and you'll definitely need an adapter if your machine only has USB Type C but you probably knew that).
It also comes with a handy 5dB aerial which itself has a handy magnetic base that'll help you get started. Don't expect miracles from this aerial though - depending on your project you'll most likely want to use or build one that's tuned to the frequency bands that you're interested in. That said I was surprised at how well it performed across all the spectrum which is testament to the quality of the R820T Tuner circuitry. When coupled with a purpose built aerial is when you see how remarkable this piece of kit is - it's range for picking up radio signals is truly remarkable.
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| connector type | usb | SMA | SMA | usb | SMA F connector | usb |
| antenna description | Radio | Satellite, Radio | Radio | Radio | Radio | Radio |
| connectivity tech | USB | USB | Radio Frequency | USB | Radio Frequency | ['Radio', 'USB'] |
| tuner technology | ADS-B, DVB-T | Digital | ADS-B | ADS-B | Digital | Digital, Analog, TV Tuner |
| platform | windows | windows, android, linux | windows, android, linux | windows | windows, android, linux | android |
| video output format | mpeg 4 | — | mpeg 4 | mpeg 4 | — | mpeg 4 |
| remote included | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
