Nooelec RTL-SDR v5 SDR - NESDR Smart HF/VHF/UHF (100kHz-1.75GHz) Software Defined Radio. Premium RTLSDR w/ 0.5PPM TCXO, SMA Input & Aluminum Enclosure. RTL2832U & R820T2 (R860)-Based Radio

Other than the getting the appropriate drivers installed (hard as Chinese math), its a very good product. The driver problem was my failure to read instructions properly on NooELCs web site. My bad. The stick works very well. Sensitivity level is outstanding and doesnt drift. I have always had great success with NooElec products and HIGHLY recommend the company and this Premium RTL-SDR stick to you.

For the money this is an amazing device. But it does get considerably warmer than other RTLs I own. It goes deaf on OP25 after about a half hour. But on SDR Sharp it works well. I am concerned about the longevity.

Impressive, I think?! for a first setup. Almost 200 miles, from 5th floor window facing south + clear view of horizon.

I very much like this particular SDR. It is reliable, picks up quite a bit and has plenty of settings to adjust for the perfect signal reception. That being said I also purchased their e4000 based model and actually like it more for what I commonly do

Dark color makes it easy to overlook when packing up at the end of an event. I wish I knew where mine went -sigh- time to order another.

This is the one to get if you want to tinker with RTL SDR. Nice case for shielding , SMA connector, and dead-on frequency. Good price too.

I like it when I can plug in a SDR and it works the first time. Im currently using the Nooelec NESDR Smart v4 SDR as one of my tuners for SDRTrunk to monitor a P25 Phase II system. This SDR runs 24/7 and works perfectly!

I bought multiple. Unfortunately,I was sent one unit that was DOA, but they immediately replaced it, so kudos to them for excellent customer service. I then ran it through some tests and noticed some things. On just about every band, it was more sensitive than the RTL-SDR v3, and I was quite impressed.... until I hit 770 Mhz. There is a point, in the upper 700 Mhz band, where a lot of trunking radio systems are, that this unit is just plain deaf to. The unit outperformed the RTL-SDR V3 in every way, except that one crucial (to me) band segment. I had signals that were near full quieting on my other SDR that this one was barely able to receive. This happened with both units, so I just figured it was a design limitation. They were reassigned to a VHF trunked system to monitor, and have been doing quite well for a little over 2 years.... and now...*sigh*.... one of the units has crapped out, not being recognized by any USB port (which was the original mode of failure on the first one).... So, 1 failed immediately, and the replacement failed in 2 years with mild use (maybe 100 hours total). Theyre still a great deal, and if you have to buy a new one every 2 years its not that bad, but my next one will be from a different manufacturer. They are great for what they are, but they do have some limitations, just keep that in mind.

Using 5 of these to broadcast p25 phase 2 traffic using OP25. Works like a charm.

Very good looking unit. Good luck making the software work. I finally got Airspy to work with it. Took days to figure it out and I am a retired computer tech.