An SDR receiver for $20? Yes!

This looks like a lot of fun, and the price is certainly right! It uses the popular (and cheap!)  DVB-T Digital TV USB Dongle Stick.

From the video description:

Download it here: http://spench.net/r/USRP_Interfaces
http://twitter.com/spenchdotnet

Compatible devices should be: ezcap, Hama nano & Terratec NOXON (get the first two as it has a better tuner – the Elonics 4000, same as FUNcube Dongle, broadest frequency range: 64-1700 MHz).

This all started here (info & code): http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr

My ExtIO plugin also supports all USRPs, the FUNcube Dongle and network streaming using BorIP (see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2PaSeR-4Ck). You can also send the received baseband data over the network to GNU Radio using the UDP Source block.

Matt Thomas, W1MST, is the managing editor of AmateurRadio.com. Contact him at [email protected].

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