Great reception for your typical FM radio stations, even with the tiny antennae

Sure, the SDR Sharp software looks and works well, but the reception is terrible

That improved the reception greatly, but UniTrunker really is not a great system for monitoring trunked radio systems.

Turned RF gain all the way up and adjusted all the settings to get the best reception possible

Reception is poor for FM stationsAnd in such a low frequency it heats up as hell and sucks all USB current, I like the enclosure though

I like the reception and the fact that an upconverter is not needed.

it's handy to allow you to attach a counterpoise wire for better reception in certain

For a better reception you will need to add more and more hardware, like pre-amplifiers, filters, several antennas, decoders for satellite (software too) etc.. bringing the cost up to sky

But for now I'm getting pretty decent FM reception

, very good HF reception, given its price

I also bought the IEIK SDRMCX RTL-SDR here on Amazon and can say that this unit reviewed here has significantly better reception

I left the sticker off the base and retested, OMG I was getting crystal clear reception

I have tried many configs mac/pc/linux and the reception is dismal

The antenna is functional but you will need to buy a better antenna for the best reception

It does kinda work, but unless you are willing to invest the time and trouble of a large outside antenna don't expect great results or receptions.

Attached to a outdoor home brew end fed wire antenna with a 9:1 Balun delivers exceptional reception for the price.

Just buy a HF radio and an scanner, you will get a 1000% better reception and less troubles

Sensitivity seems to be better than the standard 820T as well

The extra antennas (one small ~12" and one big ~6') are easily worth the extra $5.One other note about the amp draw: other sdr's (the dvb-t type) work fine on a Raspberry Pi 2, but this one seems to pull too much current and doesn't work for me.