Tagged: custom rtl-sdr

Another TCXO RTL-SDR for Sale And Aluminium Cases

Recently we posted about a new US based source for modded TCXO RTL-SDR dongles. Now Nooelec, one of the most popular sellers of standard RTL-SDR dongles have started selling their own version of TCXO modded dongles as well. Their dongles come with a 0.5 ppm TCXO oscillator as well as an external aluminium casing for interference shielding.

A TCXO is a temperature controlled oscillator. Its advantage over a standard oscillator like the one used in a normal RTL-SDR is that its frequency will not drift as the temperature of the dongle changes.

Nooelec are also selling the aluminium casing by itself in silver and in blue for use in shielding dongles that you already have.

Nooelec TCXO Dongle
Nooelec TCXO Dongle

Chinese and Russian Custom RTL-SDR Kits

There are now some custom RTL-SDR kits available from Chinese and Russian manufacturers. These kits are essentially the standard RTL-SDR laid out on a custom PCB with extra upconverter (or direct sampling) circuitry on board.

This is a 100 KHz to 1 GHz RTL-SDR kit (~$23 USD), and this is another 100 KHz to 1 GHz pre made custom RTL-SDR in a nice box (~$40 USD) (alternative Chinese seller). The Chinese sellers page shows some examples of the performance on Youku (Chinese YouTube)

Custom RTL-SDR with 100 KHz to 1 GHz range in box
Custom RTL-SDR with 100 KHz to 1 GHz range in box
Custom RTL-SDR Kit with 100 KHz to 1 GHz range
Custom RTL-SDR Kit with 100 KHz to 1 GHz range