RTL-SDR

[TheUncannyScrub]

I Just got my first RTL-SDR Thingy and was able to listen to ATC at my local airport and during the airshow, what can i do to get a better signal and what is a better kit, device/Arial kit or separate other then This??

 

Thanks!

[themctipers]

this might interest you:

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/RTLSDR/

[TheUncannyScrub]

24 minutes ago, themctipers said:

this might interest you:

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/RTLSDR/

I was taken there from /all a few weeks ago, really nice people, thought id hedge my bets here.

[themctipers]

6 minutes ago, TheUncannyScrub said:

I was taken there from /all a few weeks ago, really nice people, thought id hedge my bets here.

haha same

i dont really have an interest in them, or what they actually do, but i am subscribed because.... why not? 

[TheUncannyScrub]

3 minutes ago, themctipers said:

haha same

i dont really have an interest in them, or what they actually do, but i am subscribed because.... why not? 

Fun and pretty harmless hobby

[bob345]

The first thing to do is to get the antenna and sdr away from noise sources. Getting a long usb extension with a ferrite bead to get the sdr away from the computer helps quite a bit. What really helps with reception though is having the right antenna for the job. If you want to listen to say, 70cm ham or police radio, then you need a ~433mhz antenna or if you want to listen to hf amateur radio frequencies you need a specific antenna for that band. there are very wide band antennas available, but you seriously sacrifice gain for that flexibility.

[TheUncannyScrub]

14 hours ago, bob345 said:

The first thing to do is to get the antenna and sdr away from noise sources. Getting a long usb extension with a ferrite bead to get the sdr away from the computer helps quite a bit. What really helps with reception though is having the right antenna for the job. If you want to listen to say, 70cm ham or police radio, then you need a ~433mhz antenna or if you want to listen to hf amateur radio frequencies you need a specific antenna for that band. there are very wide band antennas available, but you seriously sacrifice gain for that flexibility.

I'd like to listen to as man frequency's as possible but the main ones I go for are from 108mhz to 123mhz  with 119.7mhz being the main one i spend my time trying to get

[bob345]

2 hours ago, TheUncannyScrub said:

I'd like to listen to as man frequency's as possible but the main ones I go for are from 108mhz to 123mhz  with 119.7mhz being the main one i spend my time trying to get

In that case I'd get the biggest air band antenna you can reasonably set up with a broadcast fm blocking band pass filter. Should give you better results.