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Win a Free SDR Receiver Package!
4 December 2013 | by AmateurRadio.com & NooElec have teamed up to give away
SDR (Software Defined Radio) receiver packages to TEN hams!
If you haven’t had the chance to play with an SDR receiver, here’s your chance! Using freely available software (SDRSharp, HDSDR), a modest antenna, and an inexpensive USB SDR dongle (the NESDR Mini or NESDR Nano), you can tune from 25 MHz – 1750 MHz right from your PC.
If you want to listen to MF/HF, just add the inline Ham It Up upconverter to tune down as low as 500 kHz. There’s even an Android app (SDR Touch) that allows you to plug these USB SDRs into your tablet (Android 4.0+, must support USB OTG)!
These little USB SDR receivers are amazing and extremely affordable (under $20). They are a lot of fun to play with!
Prize Packages
We’re giving away TEN prizes including:
Two (2)
Complete HF sets including:
NESDR Mini receiver
Ham It Up upconverter
SMA to MCX cable
SMA to BNC adapter
SMA to PL259 adapter
SMA to F adapter
Two (2)
Complete Touch SDR sets including:
NESDR Nano receiver
SDR Touch license (for Android tablets)
USB OTG micro & mini cables
Three (3)
NESDR Mini receivers
Three (3)
NESDR Nano receivers
Eligibility
All licensed Amateur Radio Operators worldwide
(Worldwide shipping is included!)
How to Enter
It’s simple!
Leave a comment to this post.
(e-mail address will not be shared)
Entry Duration
Only 1 week!
You may enter only once from
4 December 2013 18:00 UTC
to
11 December 2013 20:00 UTC
(multiple entries from the same entrant will be discarded)
Winner Announcement
11 December 2013
We will announce the winner on AmateurRadio.com.
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Thank you to NooElec for offering these fantastic prizes!
Learn more about their cool USB SDR receivers!
Visit their website at NooElec.com / eBay store / Amazon store
For more information about SDR, check out the SDR sub-Reddit (/r/RTLSDR), Ham Radio Science and RTL-SDR.com.
The winner will be chosen at random (using random.org) from all valid comment entries to this post received by the contest deadline. Entries will be deemed valid at the sole discretion of AmateurRadio.com and may be rejected for any reason, including inappropriate comments. Entries received after the deadline will not be considered. The prize may not be transferred. The prize may not be exchanged for cash. Winner agrees to allow AmateurRadio.com to use their name and callsign to announce them as a winner on our site, and to share their contact information with the sponsor for the purposes of awarding the prize. No purchase necessary to win. Odds of winning dependent on total number of entries received. Winner is responsible for any applicable taxes or fees imposed by their jurisdiction. Void where prohibited by law. E-mail addresses of all other entrants will not be shared with any third party, including the sponsor.973 Responses to “Win a Free SDR Receiver Package!”
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Pretty Awesome Stuff!
Would love to try this out!
This is great! The upconverter is actually on my wishlist 🙂
It’s on my Christmas list too!
Very interesting SDR set up. I wouldn’t mind having one!
The new software is looking great!
This would be a great opportunity to get into the world of SDR!
Thanks, Santa!!
I’ve been itching to try SDR!
Looks like a fun winter project!!!
Would love the chance to set one of these up and make a go at SDR.
These are some cool prizes!
Looks like fun!
Is this cool, or what? Great Stuff!! Tim
Nice prizes.
Looks great.
I’m looking forward to using this new wonderful technology.
I’ve been a ham since January 2012 and I got my son into ham radio in November 2012. Winning this would get both of us using digital modes.
This would be fun.
Looks like neat setup. I’m looking forward to/playing with one.
Sounds like a really fun thing to experiment with.
I would love to try this out!
I am not sure I can deal with no knobs … but I’d like to try!!
Yes! SDR! I want one! Thanks for the chance.
73,
AMAZING HOW SDR TECHNOLOGY IS IMPACTING HAM RADIO !
Great products. Thanks for sharing their photos and costs. I’ll add this to my list for Santa!
73’s,
Paul, WB0BBC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA
I actually use one of their receivers for my FlightRadar24.com feed, would be great to have another to actually use as an sdr!
Great information! Awesome contest! SDR is the future!
I would love to win something like this for Christmas! But good luck to everyone, and thank you for the chance. 🙂
73, Larry KL7IBV
Sounds like a deal to me!
I would love one of these radios to work the HF band. So if you would see fit to pick my name I would be grateful. I also would like to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Thanks for everything you do in putting this site up.
This is the best looking giveaway yet!
Looks like a nice project to keep me busy during the winter.
This would be a great set-up to getting started in SDR. Christmas is getting near!
SDR is the wave of the future, get on board now!
Looks like fun. Another sector in our diverse hobby.
Looks like lots of fun!
Count me in it;s the way to go!!
SDR Console is lots of fun and opens up many possible modes of operation!
These SDR dongle radios are pretty neat. Haven’t tried the MF down converter
but have used several of the Softrock 40 SDR’s. Try one you will like it.
SDR = wave of radio’s future.
Get it, try it, everything to gain, nothing to lose.
I am a huge fan of SDR’s – small but powerful!
What a great giveaway! Thank you!!!
That is some really cool stuff they are giving away!
Thoroughly enjoy reading about everyone’s QRP/SDR adventures on this website, hope to acquire the appropriate
equipment to try it.
Gary – N1PZB
I could really use this. My rig has problems.
I would like to try this combination out. I have read that it works very well
These are really a must for any ham radio operator!!
Thanks for the opportunity.
This is some really cool stuff, I’d like to play with this on my second computer. Hope I win!
A very worthwhile gift and much appreciated also, someone will have a lot of fun with these prizes.
Great! Santa, have you read my wishlist?
Interesting, looks like a good winter project/pass-time!
Here’s my entry. Thanks.
It looks like a great deal.
Maybe the contest gods will smile upon me.
73 Urb W1UL
I know the chances is a bit slim, but well, I’m in. Good luck all!
Wow neat opportunity- thanks – would love to try out any of these selections
Looks like a fun time!
Sounds like a good idea for Christmas
Ham radio is always advancing.
Sdr sounds very interesting. I hope I win one to experiment with
73,
Clint
W5AMU
Very nice of you to hold a drawing! Thank you for the opportunity.
Rob
W8MRL
Interesting..very neat devices..Thanks
Scott W0SGM
Sounds like an inovative way to avoid the “limited spectrum” assumptions of designers of previous kinds of radios, I’ll take it!!!!!!!
Thanks for the drawing! 73,
awesome sauce !!! been wanting to get into sdr cool deal
Chad
KJ4VYI
Realy want to try one of the SDR converters
I WON ! I WON !! I WON !!! WHAT DID YOU WIN ??
WHY, ANYONE CAN SEE I WON A MAJOR PRIZE !! DOESN’T IT LOOK BEAUTIFUL ?
HONEY, MOVE IT JUST A BIT MORE TO THE LEFT, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW !
What a great reason to start playing with smaller antennas.
Hi have been interested in sdr tranceivers for some time. Have an android app for one now but unable use all its finctions. Very interested in sdr. Thanks David Scott
kd8lqo
Ii would really like to learn more about SDR. This is a great way to do it.
73,
Mike, N4PF
Waaaaaaaaant.
Sign me up!
I’ve been wanting to play around with SDR for a while….winning this would be good!
Looks like something where I wouldn’t hear from the neighbors about their TV’s messing up when I use my FT-450.
SDR Radios are amazing gadgets.
Count me in.
a look at ku band tv should be interesting.
I’ll be waiting at the door for my prize!
I have seen the SDR in action it would be good to own 1
thanks for the give away, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Looks like fun!
Sounds like fun and a nice Christmas gift for WA0JDL 🙂
Wonderful way to explore the air, great prize for some lucky people.
Wow! That’s cool!
Very Interesting! I’d love to try it!
I want it. :o) Thanks for the opportunity.
Jim Doggett
N2EXH
Thanks for organizing another awesome contest!
This would be way cool to play with. I have been doing some limited experimenting with a couple of Softrock radios and now my KX3. Hope I can be the one of the winners so I can expand my self education into this radio technology.
73 Harry
Would be a great Christmas gift. Thanks in advance.
Would love to win any one of these especially the Ham It UP board.
Thanks,
B. Stiles
Great prizes! Thanks for putting this together!
This is a great give away.
Would love to play with an sdr, this is a great giveaway.
Sure would love to play with this great prize package
Sounds like it would fun to use and a learning for me new to the SDR and digital side of Ham Radio.
73’s
Bob Allard
Looking for a low cost way to receive HF when traveling taking only a PC and impromptu antenna. Also looking for a way to see how the entire band especially 20M is behaving.
Please enter me in to the prize draw – would love to try this out!
here is my comment! geez I hope I win something
Would love to have this set up for receiving all kinds of radio fun
This would be fun to play with.
sounds really neat
Great!! Looks like a fun winter project…
73
I am so very glad to see the coming of age of the SDR. Wonderful technology and it increases the overall usefulness of Amateur Radio. Kind of fun, learning the new way to use all the capability of the SDR. Just shows that Amateur is embracing the future with more to come. All in all a wonderful time to be a Ham!
73de kd5srw
Great idea!
Oooh! With an upconverter!
Totally worth it.
Thanks for the opportunity – SDR Rocks!
Interesting, never fooled with SDR receivers, but would like to.
I hope I win!
GR8 new phase starting for ham radio….
Great, love to have one!
It’s truly amazing how simple the electronic part of these receivers is, depending more on the power of the PC to do the work! We live in amazing times, technologically. To win one of these packages to play with would be incredible! Best of luck to all.
Always wanted to venture into SDR. Even purchased a Rickmite once but resold it before I had the chance to build it
Would love to try an SDR
Thanks!
It would be great to own a SDR, 73
Good luck to all! Thanks!
Thanks for making a nicer Christmas for 10 hams. . . just hope I’m one of them! Happy Holidays and 73 to all!
Please enter name for a chance to win a SDR. I think this is the next generation of hardware and software design for Ham Radio rigs.
Thanks,
Jack
Licensed since 1952
looks cool
what a great giveaway. Good Luck to all 73s
Very cool idea! I’ve never played around with SDR before. I guess if you pick me I’ll have to buy a PC and experiment!
73’s and Happy Holidays to all.
The RTL2820 based dongles make awesome and inexpensive front ends for SDR work. I already have a dongle with an E4000 tuner, but don’t have all the extra accessories, so I am yet to play on HF or MF. The software currently available performs amazingly well – from monitoring a 1 or 2 MHz wide slab of spectrum to high quality recordings of FM stereo broadcasts for podcasting, these are a versatile device.
SDR is definitely the future of ham radio, and has never been easier. Applications are limited by one’s imagination and the ability of someone to write the code. Imagine using the SDR dongle to monitor a band that’s open, being able to click on a spike and having your main (conventional) rig tune to that frequency and mode ready to transmit, using CAT commands from the SDR software, for instance.
Whoever wins the prizes is going to love them.
WOW … Hope Santa knows what I want…
Great way to get started in SDR. Thanks!
Happy Holidays! (Would be even happier being a winner!)
One can’t have enough SDR’s lying around.
I’m in! Thanks!
Thanks, A great opportunity to try out some new (to me) technology.
Count me in! Glad to see the prices of these devices dropping.
SDR’s have opened up a fun new set of affordable receiving & test gear options. They have also challenged Hams to match them with tiny frequency-versatile transmitters (micro-QRP & QRP).
This would open up a whole other facet of Amateur Radio for me, that’s for sure!
Looks good.
I would love to win that radio at less some will win it that for sure.
I know I have never won any in my life time but I know someone will have a very nice Christman present.
KI4HTC
James
Great idea! These dongles are a great way to have a radio.
Thanks!
Woo thanks for the contest! 73!
Count me in!! Sounds like fun.
I think this is great. I would love an opportunity to try out the SDR.
Sounds good to me; have dongle will QSO!
Once again, a fine offering for hams. Thanks!
Wow! This is awesome!
Another great offer. I love Amateur radio.com
Would love to try the ham it up with an sdr dongle. Should be fun.
Happy holidays to all.
Really is a great way to try out SDR for the first time.
Merry Christmas everyone.
Sounds very cool. Would live to win one of these!
I love to tinker with anything that got to do with HAM RADIO. This is one of the things I like about this hobby.
Tiny toy, great possibilities 🙂
Thank you for providing this opportunity this Holiday Season. Merry Christmas All!
You have a very interesting website. Thanks for allowing me to enter the contest. SDR IS the future.
73,
Larry
Hey, this is neat… the drawings, prizes, and Newsletter. I am so glad one of my buddies provided the URL to see your info. Keep up the good work!
Best of 73,
Chuck K3VPZ
Looks like a fun and new way too monitor EMERGECY trafic ,Also a great addition to one of my Laptops on the station desk !
Fantastic list of prizes. Count me in!
I’m definitely in 🙂
Thanks for a great informative site and thanks to NooElec for a chance to win another way to enjoy our ever expanding hobby.
73,
Deb
nice web site looks like fun on sdr
After 33+ years of low-tech hamming, here is an opportunity to try something new, and share the experience with fellow hams. Let the fun begin!
Great idea! Thanks for the giveaway.
Go Santa, go!
Can’t wait for a new SDR radio. Come on Santa!
Would be great for experiments into sat-tracking!
I am an Extra Class license owner and have never experienced SDR Radio, much less the HF Band as I do not have an HF radio as of yet. Sometimes funds are just too hard to come by in this economy.
Thanks for the oppotunity,
John Greene AJ4NA
as we can see, SDR is Future !
I want to be part of this..
Thank you in advance
my best regards, and 73 !
Many thanks for interests..
Best 73! from Istanbul,
Atila, TA1DX
Great site, like to read newsletters in my email.
Great SDR modules.
73 from Spain!!
Javi, EB1GKP
Great, thank you !
73, Mete, TA3EP
Very nice rig!
I’d like to get!
73! from Russia
I want one. Might get one for Christmas just to see what happens.
I would love to win one of the prizes and get into the SDR tech!
Great! One of those kit would be fantastic contribution to make SDR demo and very attractive hands on sessions during our early 2014 SDR workshop at our local radio club.
Best regards.
Always wanted to try out an SDR unit, maybe this is my chance?
A great SDR project
Would love to try one out. Thanks for the chance!
73,
Robert
Would love the opportunity to try out the HF kit with the up converter, thanks for the chance to enter in to this competition.
Merry Xmas from Downunder
WOW what a great promo for SDR stuff! I can only imagine how much that would help running traffic nets and EmComm stuff from my QTH. Add the more “fun” and “experimental” aspects and it’d be like striking gold!
Good luck to us all
73 and Happy Holidays de
KE7TDY [in DN18]
Wonderful “contest”!
never had a sdr radio, hope I can enjoy it!
vy 73, Andrea iz4bkk
Love to have one as a Christmas present
This is amazing. I know they are getting cheaper and cheaper, and now its free !!!
Things that someone can do with SDR are just mesmerizing,with continuous RX from 1MHZ to 2GHZ and proper antenna you are up for an adventure. The world think that HAM is dead and yet again there is new gadget that will make everybody wrong.
I hope win one with up converter
Wow what a great prize for the winner. Hope Father Christmas May get one set for my shack
Hi! I like to test this nice gadget and perhaps it will be a chrismas gift. 73 de DL1MX
To win here, would be the best Christmas of my life.
I hope I can join as a SWL 🙂
Hallo,
ich finde diese Aktion als eine gute Werbung für SDR.
Ham und SDR
Frohe Weihnachten
Hans-Ulrich DL1AA
just trying my luck
It looks like an ideal system to monitor emergency frequencies from HF upwards. We use 7.095MHz as well as vhf 2m frequencies here for emergency communications in the Philippines. Thanks for the chance to win, and Merry Xmas!
Bazinga!
I’m lucky man I played with valve ,transistor and integrated circuit and now I have SDR , It’s a Wonderful Life.
Very nice! I like the set-up, especially the HF up-converter. SDR is the future of hamradio!
Nice and inexpensive project for Software Defined Radio.
Nice to see this upconverter. I would like to try it!
Easy (and cheap) way to try the new digital radio technology.
Many hours of fun are guaranteed!
Best 73 de
IK0ADR, Federico in Rome, Italy
Excellent, let’s try our luck! Best season’s greetings to everybody!
Francisc, YO4PX
Hi it would be cool to try a SDR.
De’Wayne VE7AEZ
Looks like a nice project for the holiday season 😉
Very nice, I want one of them.
SDR in my Christmas Stocking – nice… Best 73’s
Greetings from Croatia !
73’s Mark, 9A8A
Wow, would love to win, thanks!!!
Wow, Love to win one of those great prizes and explore another mode of amateur radio. Good stuff!
Pick Me…PLEASE…Please…Please…ok, enough begging?….LOL
Nooelec: especialized in RTL2832u SDR dongles!!! Enjoy it!!!
I would love to win this contest.
Nice idea for holiday season 🙂
This is a very nice idea. Thanks for the opportunity.
Greetings from a wet & windy UK! 73
Been wanting a second one….
Greetings from Brazil, and a Merry Christmas to everyone :o)
Great contest, I really hope to learn more about SDR!
hello, is nice tks a lot
regards de laurent on2vhf
Pick me!
Thank you for making this type of equipment available. I will get one of these for my son to listen around the bands.
73 Mike VK6MB
Love the SDR I bought from Nooelec.
An excellent idea and encouragement to try SDR!
very good
Excellent idea for a competition …
I’ve been using a couple of RTL2832 ‘dongles’ for the past 15 months, and it’s very handy having an extra receiver. There’s some excellent ‘add-on’ programs that make HDSDR even more useful.
Considering buying an HF converter, but now I will wait to see if I can win one.
Great initiative Nooelec manufactures excellent products and amateur radio.com
73
Luiz Rebelatto PY2XZ
Looks like an interesting product, useful if it can be run from an Android tablet.
Looks terrific. Thank you, Nooelec.
Nice going. Hope to win.
SDR and Ham Radio a perfect mix
Thanks for the opportunity!
73
Hi from India
Certainly, the rtl-sdr project and the RTL2832U based DVB-T dongles are perfect and cheap way to learning about the SDR hardware.
VY 73
Great products!
73
Very mice kit! SDR is very helpfull for experimental, and will be in next years base radio station. I hope You will soon activate SDR transceiver too.
73! Zvone
Don’t know if I’ll make it into the drawing, but I am very interested.
greetings from Brazil!!! I really want to win this appliance.
Regards,
WK.
Fascinating! I read recently that front end noise can be vanishingly small in sampled systems. Many thatnks for this opportunity.
Not try SDR yet would like to try it
Thanks for the opportunity!
The HF upconverter seems to be very well made.The board looks really nice.
It is a nice job to make this type of equipment available
Regards Nick-PP8DA
A chance to Learn SDR more.
Great ! Hi from Russia!!!
That HamItUp converter is pure sdr magic! Love it!
Very interesting stuff. Thank you for this.
Hi
I am looking forward to receiving the winning prize
It really would be an excellent Christmas present.
I can but hope! 🙂
Thanks for your time
73 de Michael 2E0MDQ
Love to have a chance to get into this stuff.
Wow! Great oportunity to play with new stuff! Thanks for the chance to win it!!
SDR Radios are amazing gadgets.
As a newly licenced Amateur this would be a great asset to my shack. I have everything crossed
I love to use new technology, and wining this prize will give me the opportunity to do so. This SDR technology is the way ham radio is going.
Thank you for the opportunity to enter to win.
73 VE6XMB
Looks a great idea for using at the office. Now how do i get an aerial up without anyone noticing. . . . ?
What a perfet gift, SDR equipment offered on christmas from amateurradio.com
It would be nice to get one of these to experiment with!
Let’s pray to Santa! 🙂
I have never used an SDR, but I know it’s a very nice option for doing ham job.
I’d love to get this for Xmas. Long winter nights to play and all. 73.
SDR is the future.
Just put a comment, isn’t it? pick me random.org!!
7 3 all around, from me in Brunei.
Great to see some incentives for learning. Tnx
QSP on to me! Please.
I want to try one!
Looks like pretty cool stuff, would like to try this myself!
equipment looks very interesting, must have a more detailed look.
bit windy and cold in London town
73
leslies G0CIB
Thanks for the chance to win.
Great way to learn about SDR.
Hi!
Nice ideia! Keep up the good work!
Best 73 de CT1CXP
António Gaspar
Great Idea for a contest. Please add me to the newsletter mailing list.
Here’s hoping!
I would like to give it a try. Sounds promising!
Thanks amateurradio.com
Sdr is the way to go, awesome filtering and ability to configure your rx / tx to suit conditions ,,,,,, noise filtering, dnr, nb, notch, variable filters all work the way they should, good luck,,,,, Seamus
Entry to another draw.Maybe this time I will be lucky enough to win something that reallty interests me. Thank you.
Sounds good.
Would love to win one of these!
Wonderful to receive stations when traveling by bus!
CT1MA
A great starter for newcommers to the hobby
73’s
Peter
Nice idea!
Hi!
What a great initiative!
I for one would like to have one of this kits for this year Christmas!
Good luck to all participants
Sal
CT2IRJ
I will love to play with SDR 🙂
BRGD
73
Ooooh! Something new to learn!
wow…looks great…cant wait to play with it!
Would make a nice Christmas present…thanks much!
Would love to get one !
great fun
Excellent opportunity
Ten good reasons for having a go! Merry Christmas everyone.
This SDR looks like great fun
New tecnologies are fantastic !
Merry Christmas to all !!!
I would love to try SDR. Thanks!
Neat package!
HI
VERY INTERESTING PACKAGESA GOOD WAY INTO SDR
REGARDS DAVE
SDR has got to be the way ahead in the times of radio breakthroughs
Wow! This would be a great way to start using SDR!
Wonderful! Nothing is more fun than a new toy…
I’d love to get one. Thanks for the chance.
I’ve never had the opportunity to try SDR. I guess this could be a good way to start. Good luck to all who enter.
What a great set of prices, and what a way to get started in SDR for myself and to help me start to train ATC Cadets in yet a different part of our great hobby.
Thanks!
That is real kind of you folks – it would be nice to find it in Christmas sock rather than a piece of coal
Awesome technology.
Great Equipment, would be great for an old geezer like me, today is my 78th birthday.
Very nice. Dear Santa, can i have an SDR for xmas? 🙂
merry christmas
hope i win one.
73
mark
Great contest idea. I’ve been curious about these packages.Thanks….73
73
Friends like that there is not today ! Thank you
SDR at this price is pretty exciting!
I love these devices. So much fun from such a tiny device!
Just the right idea to introduce many more HAMs to the SDR world using a simple & fine product…
This would be the ideal Christmas gift to keep me occupied over the festive period! 73’s, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
very nice website. lot’s of interesting items
I would love to get some sdr goodness into my shack. ADSB, Satcom, APRS, oh my!
Love the package. OH! OH! OH! – Merry Christmas !!!!!
I have enjoyed your publication and look forward to reading it!
Very good idea sponsoring the Rtl-sdr solution. Congratulation to Nooelec!
Great publication; I look forward to reading it!
Hello
nice idea
73 from italy
Simone
looking nice, would like to play with
Great idea for a competition – and an excellentway to boost the newsletter circulation . I already have 2 SDRs but another would be useful at a remote station!
I would love to try out SDR!
Homepage: http://lea.hamradio.si/~db8co
see in particular: http://lea.hamradio.si/~db8co/SSST/ieice-HP.html (in particular Figs. 17 – 19)
This describes a method of superfast acquisition of time and frequency of a spread
spectrum signal. Obviously usable for GNSS units to make them acquire satelltes in milliseconds. The presentation was held in Nagoya in Fall 2001. This was 12 years ago –
enough time to percolate into the relevant industry so that near instant satellite
acquisition for GNSS units should be commonplace by now. Just that it isn’t – despite
the fact that there is a proof of concept implementation on my site as well. So much
for “innovation in that industry. And yes, there are no patents on this – being a
mathematical method it is not patentable in the EU.
However, thanks to rtl-sdr and fast computerboards ( beaglebone, Olinuxino….. )
we now can implement that ourselves bypassing the industry……
55 es 73 de OE4KMC
ex DB8CO ex /j1ADO
SDR is the future !
It looks like an interesting product.especially the hf up convertor.
I am pleased to participate in this “wave of the future” contest.
Thank you de Bob – K4GRD
SDR is the Future! We all need to be ready.
Very smart set, would love one.
Nice Sdr kit
excellent give away, what with the new 60+ cubesats out there what would be a a better way to work them? nothing!
Hope I win!
Sounds a great idea! can’t wait to have a go.
very good for experimenter with satelite !
73’s
This is great! Something we can do and experiment with.
I appreciate the site and get lots of good info here
73
W6RH
Very good foe satellite experimenters !
Operation down to 500kHz is excellent and I already have a USB OTG adapter for my Samsung Galaxy S4, so I could have SDR OTG, if I can find a suitably portable antenna!
Sometimes in the world of amateur radio came with transistors and a soldering iron and today the merger of consumer electronics to your computer. It would be nice to try this kit. 73!
Happy Holidays!
I did not know that SDR was that inexpensive. Thanks for the info!
Thank you for the opportunity!
Would make a great xmas present
very good for experimenter with satelite and Hf band receiver!
Nice way to go. Thanks for sharing this beautiful pearls.
Great to see so many Ham’s embracing and interested in SDRs.
The SDT dongle and upconverter would be a wonderful addition to my FT-1000MP Mark V!
That is a great collection of equipment, lots of possibilities!
cool Youtube Video!!!
Thank you Matt and NooElec for a chance to win one of these great prizes. Winning will be a nice Christmas present to myself.
What a brilliant easy way to bring Ham Radio, Shortwave Listening and computing together. Simple in design, but giving excellent performance. I give it 10 out of 10.
Very interesting devices. Great video.
I think this is a great idea to help spread the advantages of SDR to more people.
It´s a great SDR kit !
Thanks for the opportunity
This would be a great way to get into the SDR phase of ham radio, and help to spread knowledge and interest on this modern phase of Amateur Radio.
Nice! I didn’t have opportunity to work with SDR’s yet. 🙂
SDR sounds fun!
An international hopeful. Looks real good.
Very very cool. Technology just keeps getting more accessible.
friends like that there is not today
73
CT1RH- Afonso Marques
Thank you. You are the best. I would love to try SDR Radio.
Thanks Again.
73
Ad7GL
Larry
Looks like some very nice prizes
Enter me please!
I don’t think I get this from Santa, so I try it here.
Thanks for the opportunity.
73 ON5WJ
Jos
Ham Radio Xtmas has arrived 🙂
73 and happy holidays to all
Mike, CT1IUA
I love the progress that has been made with SDRs. Keep it coming!
73
N7KDM
I want to have it 😀
My chimney is ready for Santa Claus’ SDR
Regards
JM VE2CDK
Radios today are so much different than yesteryear with boatanchors. Keep it up!
Thanks for the opportunity.
Let’s wish everyone happy Xmas.
Count me it Matt
Wow, what a cool radio!
I’ve come a long way from my EF91 oscillator, EF80 buffer, and 6BW6 PA on 160 and 80mtrs. And still learning. SDR Brilliant – Bring it on.
I think it would be fun to run one of these low-cost SDRs alongside my Flex.
How about something for the transmit side? Does that become a bit more of an issue with FCC certification?
Santa-Defined Radio (SDR) is really works?
Hi! 73&GL!
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Thanks and 73!
Doug
I hope I win!
I’m in 🙂
What a great idea. Even tho’ I’m 73 years old — I still like to learn new things and would love having a SDR receiver. 73 es Thanks for the opportunity. Randy K4LJA in Monroe, Louisiana
Hi
This is a great site and its the first time I have found it.
I have book marked it for regular viewing.
I have already had a look around and its a great site
Well done
Cheers Gary ZL3SV
Fantastic, thanks for the gifts we can look forward to Christmas, HI!
Thanks for the chance. Happy Santa.
From the looks of the long range forecast for my area it will be a slow winter for golf and a good winter to stay in the Ham Shack and learn some of the new technology
Great prizes 🙂
Seeing the simplicity of a SDR radio reminds me of my first home built radio, a Knight-Kit Span Master. What a great way to experiment with a radio, 21st Century style.
Happy New Gear! 😉
73 to all!
Might as well sign up for this.
Have been wanting to play with SDR for a while now, and would love to win the hardware to do it.
I would love to get a package like this to use with my Boy Scout troop. Thanks for doing this for the amateur radio community. 73s!
Sdr seems to be the WAY! Merry Christmas 2013
This looks like a great way to kick into the SDR realm of ham radio! 73s and thanks for the opportunity!
I would love to try SDR and hope I win some kit
Nice Idea. Best reagards from Germany. 73 de Hartmut
Didn’t know you existed until now. Got the info via Southgate ARC RSS feed Nice bit of PR.
Great to see affordable hardware and software for SDR dongles, plus an incentive for a little DIY. Saw my Xmas present to me.
Real ham radio again.
Rgds,
Bill.
Sounds like fun stuff.
Thanks for a great giveaway.
Would love to win one of these to try it out!
73’s
KF5SNL
I want to learn SDR
Own a RTLSDR and downconverter since couple of weeks. A great and affordable way to get a ready-to-use complementary receiver…
Have also finally found a way to monitor ADSB, whereas prices for classic solutions were to expensive for me.
For sure, I already Know how I would use a fresh-won RTLSDR : this would become an HF reversebeacon monitoring device !
73 de F5MFO
SDR dongles are definitely the future – remember CRT panoramic adaptors??
73 de andy g0sfj
These sound like fun! Use it for Funcube!
Whole world through SDR.
It’s great that these devices are becoming so popular; this really gives amateur radio the ability to compete via software with commercial offerings. Thanks for the contest!
Many uses exist for these. During last months been testing if RTL-SDR stick is suitable to receive meteor echoes in the region 49.75Mhz analog TV pilots. And saving waterfall display periodically. Waiting for the Geminids here 🙂
Awesome, would love to have one of these! Thanks for the contest/offer, Cheers and 73!
Awesome Christmas present!
Nowadays the world communicates through analogical and digital signals. The SDR is best example for us.
I’d love to try this. Being young it’s also a great way to get some kit. Hf transceivers can be extremely expensive so even just listening is cool!
The giveaway sounds great.
neat
SDR is definitely the way to go. One day all radios will be made this way!
The only thing better then a contest, is an Amateur Radio contest!
I’ve been wanting to try this out with my tablet for the last 6 months
A wonderful technology for those who enjoy listening to all kinds of radio communications. Santa please bring me one…!!!!!
I would love to have the sdr bundle !
Great giveaway !
73, DL7BUR, Burak
This will be very interesting.
this is a great give away i’m still exploring all my digi aspects of ham radio thinking about but a flexradio but i still have a need to build it my self//73 take care and have a Merry Christmas//de pat aimers N9SOC
Wow, wide band receivers the size of a quarter. What might be next?
Very interesting products
Great idea great job
Art
Nice giveaway!
I have tested many interesting contraptions for ham radio, but SDR is still oddly enough stuck in the pipeline for me. Great giveaway folks!
73 / Janne – SM0OFV
I’ve always wanted to get into SDR and this would be a perfect opportunity
Outstanding technology!
Thanks for the contest!
Thanks for the chance!
Nice way to get started in a still new (to me) technology
Amazing device !
Be nice to win something for a change especially at christmas time 🙂
Great stuff!
These things are so cool! I want to try the upconverter… 🙂
Professor Douglas Hartree, who had built the first differential analyzers in England and had more experience in using these very specialized computers than anyone else, said in 1951, that, in his opinion, all the calculations that would ever be needed in this country could be done on the three digital computers which were then being built—one in Cambridge, one in Teddington, and one in Manchester. No one else, he said, would ever need machines of their own, or would be able to afford to buy them.
I wish he could see today’s computers and SDR.
Wow, this would be a great start to a shack! Plus a good intro to general privileges!
This is a great opportunity to experiment with SDR. I am looking forward to trying it!
Wow, It would be a nice Christmas present for my experiments.
http://pu2vlw.wordpress.com
I want to win
Hope I win
Thanks
Brian
awesome giveaway! I’d love to get one of these bundles.
Interesting promotion. I would like to sdr if I had a chance.
I hope I win. I’m disabled and this will open new worlds to me.
My call is ka4nma. Sorry I did not include it in my first post.
Cool stuff!, Some things I’d love to have!
Hey, it would make a great day late birthday present since the 10th is my birthday. Interesting SDR with quite a following.
I’m very interested in getting into SDR this would be a great gift for me because I will be celebrating my 60 th birthday in January 30. Good luck to every one.
Thanks for the opportunity
Sweet… thanks for the contest !! I am from SE Kansas and would love to win that ! Good luck to all !
Good luck everyone!
Just getting into SDR… this is exciting stuff, and so much potential! Thanks for the opportunity!
Nice gear. Good luck to everyone!
This is very interesting and what a blast it would be to experiment with it to see what you can hear!
cool
Oooooooh! Goodies! I LOVE Radio Goodies!
I never tried a SDR radio on the HF bands.
I never win anything but, these do look kewll.
Sounds like a fun new toy to me!
It’d be nice to be able to use one for hf monitoring!
I have a couple of these. They’re awesome! Would love to try the HF upconvertor
I would like to try this out as I have no radio yet.
Looks like fun. Good luck to all.
Very cool prizes. If I don’t win this may end up under the tree anyway. Thanks for the opportunity.
I really need some new equipment to review!
this makes Amateur Radio more afordable to everyone the ever before thank you to the sponsors.
Just watched a panel on SDR from defcom, very cool.
Sounds interesting with a very low cost too.
I’m in! 73
I’ve been working with SDR’s for 5 years now. It is amazing what can be heard and what can be done with just a small piece of hardware and some software. Things have come a long way in a short time!
Absolutely fantastic to follow the advances in communications.
Been waiting for the opportunity to play with SDR…maybe this will be my lucky day!
With the price of new equipment, this is a nice way getting started.
Looks like a interesting project to get hams back to building/experimenting and innovating.
K1YYT
I absolutely love my Ham-it-up as well as the great service that came with it, and I can’t wait to get my radio club interested
SDR is the future of radio techniques, and of course a new toy for all radio amateurs at an affordable price.
73 de E74KM
Nice video. I love the possibilities.
Good luck in the contest everyone. 73s
Very nice and helpful and not too expensive
Oh OOOH OOH Pick me Pick me Pick meeeee…..
Yes its a very cool give away. I love this site.
KA7PLE
Gosh that really would be great to win. ZL3PN for 64yrs and still active and constructive. Listen by my computer to that SDR set up in Europe LF to HF. bUT TIME ZONES ALL WRONG FOR NEW ZEALAND. I await with interest as an old timer. 73 George ZL3PN.
Thank you NooElec for this wonderful initiative. Nice to see SDR technology getting better and cheaper over time. We’ve really come a long way since AC5OG, Gerald Youngblood’s article “A Software-Defined Radio for the Masses” was published in QST back in 2002.
73,
Rich
4x1DA
sdr receivers very good specially for new commers and specially young guys those who have internet facility . we can create more interest in ham radio specially young generation. my wish is to create 1,00,000 hams in India. if it is successful these children can make use of it with low cost .
i hope it will be great fun
sdr receivers are exciting stuff and SDR are the futur but i never tried it !
Thanks for the opportunity.
I enjoy using rtl-sdr. Running LINUX, and quite enjoyable.
It would sure be nice to own the upconverter, to listen to the HF Bands, and brush up on my CW skills.
I am planning on building a SOFTROCK RXTX kit, and running a full fledged SDR station. Look for me in the future, running either cw or digital modes QRP on 40, 30, 20 meters. Probably by May 2014.
73
RMWatson/WA7SON
This would be a good prize to win, you never know i might be in with a chance
Good tool for my lab. Good luck to everyone!
Kewl!! GL everyone. 73
thanks for letting me enter.
Great idea! Many thanks! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
73!
Currently using SDR Sharp….. To listen to the radio for updates on the traffic situation after the UK floods.
Woooo that would be fun!!
Thanks for the opportunity and
Good luck everyone!
This is a fantastic opportunity to enter the SDR world, being recently disabled, this would sure make life more enjoyable.
Kudos to the donors.
Entry for prize
GOOD LUCK 73!
RTL-based SDR is one of the greatest achievements in the radio hobby in the last 50 years, IMO. It affords millions of users a major leap in technology for such a low price. Truly a “killer app”.
Kudos to the promoters of this nice offer.
Good Luck to All 73!
Thanks for the opportunity and
Good luck everyone!
Thanks for this opportunity to try out SDR!
Compliments of the Season to all.
A tiny gadget but tons of fun. GL&73´s for all.
New technology of 21st century to everyone! 73 from Siberia.
Fabulous idea on helping to spread this technology.
How about something similar to help stimulate the young which seem to be more prevalent in the Maker and robotic groups or schools with an active and progressive Amateur or Maker clubs or interest in launching and tracking high altitude balloons.
cheers,
I hope to win the Up Converter!!! I need it for my FTDX3000 PANADAPTER!!
Looking into CDR. This should be good!
73
Hello all!The Srd technology seems to be the present, announcing the, near future in ham radio operations.
I’m an analogic radio amateur, is there better way to become a digital one?
I want this miracle of human thought!
Good luck toyou!
Just got into SDRs….these are some shiny toys!
SDR is in the vanguard, no doubt.
I don’t want to miss the train. hi
Just starting into SDR’s..brings back some tinkering to the hobby!!!
Wow, this looks like an extremely interesting SDR product!
Would like to test this SDR
I wish I got one of those…
Interesting lottery! Though it is a little trusted in a prize, but I want to participate, and suddenly – good luck will visit me!
73
I would love to win any of these prizes. I’m in!
Perfect toys for a nerd like me!
73 and GL to everyone!
Cool, neat way to get into SDR. Count me in. Thanks!
How to enjoy the radio with a few money… the SDR power
gl
best 73
Great idea! Good luck to everybody!
Удачи!!!73.
Hoping to get started in the world of sdr!
Well done guys! Good luck in all your endeavors …
73!
I didn’t work with SDR equipment while, but I hope if to me carries in a lottery, I will try 🙂
great nice
Very interested to jump into SDR
Like it!
I would be overjoyed to win this package, being divorced with children leaves one with little or nothing to spend on ones self. Thank you for the chance to have a shot at this!
73,
DE KG4BVD
I have never seen SDR equipment in working. Best 73 Joze
Would love to set one up for the local high school….
This is a good opportunity to get acquainted with new technologies.
What a good idea
Looking forward to experience the HamItUp
Fantastic kit! Would love to add it to my shack!
Nice little setup.
looking forward to adding a nano to my netbook and seeing what’s in the frequencies above my receiver.
these look like exciting new products.
I appreciate selectivity and sensitivity very much
Nice little setup !
Great set up.
Awesome offer!!
I look forward to testing it on my bench and integrating it in my shack.
Great looking product!!
Thanks for putting together this offer guys!
Craig N6ED
Im totally in!!
What a neat project!!
Great idea for the holidays!!
Pete
K4bkd
Marietta, GA
This is a way cool package! The folks at NOOELEC are bringing it to the ham and swl builder community. We need more of them!
A custom fitted install box with their metal shielding inside would also make a great, great product!
73,
Frank
K4FMH
Nice initiative, excelent in special for childrens or new ones starting with hamradio
SDR is great and the future. It is more than a toy.
SDR Seems like an amazingly fun technology to play with.
Good opportunity for all. Good luck.
It is endly time to try a new technology :))))
This could be interesting to try.
A beautiful array of prizes! The amateur radio community appreciates your generosity.
Awesome products, only have 10 meter rig would love an sdr.
SDR is the future…
All sounds technical ,if i win anything can you send some paracetamol as well….
Great products!
I love rtl-sdr use it all the time
Thanks for doing this, Nooelec and amateurradio.com! Good luck everyone!
The more I experiment with SDRs, the more amazing the technology becomes (at least to me). Even more amazing is the performance/price ratio!
should be fun …
Software defined radio is definitely the next stage in radio technology, and I can’t wait to experiment
SDR sounds like a lot of fun. This should realy catch on. Good luck.
Bill WA2NGU.
It is fine!
I’d love to get a SDR so that I could share the virtues of this technology with my local Ham community!
Great contest
Great Contest!!!
Great contest!
Hello,
Thanks for the contest!
73!
Thanks for the contest
Excellent piece of kit
Great contest! Good luck to all.
RTL-SDR is cool, thanks for making it available.
Good luck to all. 73
A young ham wants to try this receiver.
Now that is cool. That would definately be a nice xmas present.
These is some very cool stuff! Would be fun to play with!
Cool! Free stuff. Time to learn some math!
in for the contest!
Looks like a lot of fun hope to try it soon
thanks for the introduction to sdr
Jim
Thanks for offering this! Will be interesting and fun to work with.
Larry (W5IJ)
Ham It Up upconverter will be mine !!! :)) good way to propagate this site, i will check it 🙂
Bravo! Good luck all! 73!
Good luck all
Wow, lots of comments here!
What an amazing product that I was totally unaware of. Thank you for the chance to win one!
Cool! Great opportunity to get into SDR! Thanks for this contest!
73
I’ve been interested in the Ham-it-up up. Great giveaway!
Lots of comments. What are my odds?
HI to all! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! What a great contest! Love my radio’s but I think SDR is here to stay!
Awesome!
SDR is a lot of fun. The one I ordered came with a crippled tuner, so can’t hit anything above 900mhz. Would love to win a better quality one!
SDR the way of the future! You end up hearing exactly what went into the microphone without all the filter artefacts. Simply perfect…HIHI SDR rules!
Would be nice to have a little SDR box to play with over my Christmas vacation when the kids are playing with their toys.
Gary
Looks to be great fun. Would love to try!
Very cool stuff. Want one!
I snagged one recently, but whooooowee I could do with the big kit!
*fingers crossed*
SDR is sweet.
I’ve been looking at these things for a while and now its time to get one.
Really like the upconverter!
Would be fantastic to win. Here’s hoping!
I like the up-converter. This system would be a great addition to my shack. I’ll have to look into these little SDR devices.
Santa Claus
73s
Good idea. I like SDR.
73
Put me in coach!! 🙂
–73,
-kf7kwp
quite a resource for my plans for world domination and kitties for all.
Looks like a fun project!
Sounds great, please put me in. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for playing with SDR!
These are great! You guys rock, hope to win.
Would love a chance to play with a SDR.
Good idea! I never try SDR. Maby a little chance for me to win!
73 from France.
I would love to own a SDR! I have all kinds of ideas with this.
73
Just in time for x-mas.
73’s
Wow, awesome of amateur radio.com to give away an sdr gift! I am sure whomever wins will enjoy this. Kudus.
You as Santa distributing SDR’d like to get a gift for Christmas
HF consoles are like next Apple TV 🙂
SDR is a great destination in amateur radio. I wish you success and development project SDR!!!
Looks like a good unit similar to a Soft Rock but with some interesting new possibilities…. I’d love to play with one.
Crazy for it…como para volverse loco
SDR rocks!
Good luck everyone.
That is a lot of entries.
will look at the NooElec offerings
Very Interesting…
GOOD addition to the basic EQUIPMENT hams
SDR is a great project with lots of possible and interesting uses. To all involved, keep up the good work!
Good Idea Ham It Up upconverter at 125 MHz instead of 100 MHz….
Would love the chance to experiment with sdr , the way forward , sdr radio with optional buttons and knobs for us oldies would be the ultimate.
Hi,
I have the Ham it Up already in combination with a Funcube dongle which works pretty well.
Interested in something with a bit wider bandwidth.
Will definitely be taking a look at some of the new products.
Cheers,
B
Would love to find one of these little devils in my christmas pudding!
Nice stuff, I always wanted to try SDR!
Nice giveaway idea!
Nooelec stuff looks neat. Would be a great holiday present 🙂
WOW… I heard of this wonderful gadget called but never reach it.
SDR is the future and needs to be improved and spread among the young enthusiasts.
I would love to win one of those prizes!
Love to have one of these!
Wish we had them years ago!
Thanks for the opportunity!
73,
Jim
Great solution, I like that!
i am enthousiast with sdr for the reception of 1090 Mhz planes identification
Regards .
I have been wanting to try SDR for some time now, this looks great!
Would definitely like to try these for satellite telemetry down links.
Yay SDR!
Thanks for the giveaways!
Solid state, cool stuff 😉
These look very interesting, and I can think of several experiments I’d like to try with them.
I`m writting to St Clause email now 😉
Great work. I’ll try to use for radioastronomy and x-band converter.
I have been researching SDR, I would like to get one.
Thank you very much for your ads,
best regards,
Joe
Good luck folks!
Every ham should have more than one of TT these great dongles.
i recently purchased an SDR based handheld, i am surprised at the performance for its size. This setup is pretty interesting, something I would like to try out. Thanks and good luck to everyone.
I would love to try one of these SDR dongles on the new AO-73 ham satellite. Thanks, Ken N0HRL
Good luck!
Great giveaway!
SDRs seem like a neat way to get started with radio, I’m in for this contest.
Great SDR giveaway!
Nice giveaway !!!!
I never used a SDR before. I’m very curious about it.
Good SDR!
Awesome info! Thanks and wish me the best. I would love to win one of these packages…
SDR is an interesting development in Amateur Radio.
SDR is the current radio technology.
SDR is the future of ham gear, I might as well learn about it!
A great way to start working with SDR technology.
good for start exploring SDR….
I am amazed at how the SDR technology is progressing and how inexpensive it is becoming. Thanks for the informative article.
I recently discovered the amateurradio.com web site and have enjoyed reading the articles and posts. I am also looking forward to learning more about SDR Radios.
SDR is one of the most exciting developments I have seen in ham radio in the last 30 years!
Very grateful for opportunity to subscribe. Look forward with INTEREST!!!
I have been playing with a friends RTL dongle to track planes on 1090 Mhz and I would love to win one of these!!!
It appears to be a nice SDR on the cheap. The sound is very clear in the demo. It will be worth trying.
SDR is great for experimenting!
73′
A great project. Hope to see more items like this using this great little sdr.
sounds like fun!
Gotten really into SDR again in the past couple months. This would be really cool.
Well what a coincidence I was just about to start up a project in SDR with the Raspberry PI !
Would love to try SDR in HF ! Even a VHF-only SDR would make my day!
I have been meaning to look into this for some months now – just what I need.
SDR is great and cheap entrance to SWL and Ham.
I would love to try this out.
Sounds like a lot of fun. I will most likely buy the package just to play with it. I bought a Knight kit Scanmaster regenerative receiver while in high school and spent countless hours listening to all the shortwave stations. It will be interesting to compare the little SDR to my Kenwood and Yaesu transceivers.
Hope i win.
hey I’ve never played with such a SDR radio. this had been great fun to have tested one.
Pick Me SDR is cool!
I love SDR!!! Pick Me.
Very interesting stuff, lots of possibilities!
I would like for you to find a young ham (I’m 60) and give them one of these. I have one already and I think that they are fun to use. Don’t think that this is the type of comment you wanted but it’s how i feel.
Looks like Christmas to me 🙂
SDR is way cool – I’ve had a little dabble with it but the dongle I bought wasn’t the best – this combination of the upconverter and NESDR mini receiver looks like a much better way to get in to SDR.
NooElec is a great guy to deal with. And the Hamitup convertor works well.
If you are a Ham you really need to buy these from him. SDR is the wave of the future. Only shame is the lack of Linux support for SDR# so you really need a cheap windows laptop.What are you waiting for? Just do it.
73
Richard
Always wanted to try SDR! Maybe I will get lucky this time?
great initiative!
thanks
Would love to explore SDR!
Hmmm,I think these sweepstakes are getting popular!
I have never operated an SDR system. My HF rig is an older Kenwood TS430S that works great but with none of the modern bells and whistles. Having the chance to play with an SDR system would be interesting and fun.
I’ve been thinking about trying one of these with a Raspberry Pi and touchscreen to see if I could get a handheld SDR.
Getting HF on the rtl_sdr would really put its abilities to good use – imagine panoramic waterfalls of CW and multiple parallel decoding of RTTY/BPSK31.
I don’t have an HF receiver – but I do have a laptop and with this combo I wouldn’t have to bug Dad to borrow his rig!
Remarkable device. It would be desirable to listen.
Oh man!! SDR are the best
Nice giveaway! This looks like fun.
This appears to be an impressive state-of-the art product that I’d really like to add to my shack.
Awesome stuff, I’d love to win!
YES!Would be great to win one of those !!
Every success in the draw, 73!
Good luck to all! Thanks!
73!
Would be a great intro to SDR, for myself and my kids.
i am very keen to continue with SDR as l believe that is the way technology is heading,to this end am changing to a sdr receiving system as finance permits
Cheers all and many thanks to the suppliers.
73s
Col
zl2cmc
Rgds from the Holyland 😉
SDR technology enables standard devices and make these devices unique software. Thus the end user gets a big advantage because of the possibility of using multi-standard mobile stations , where switching from one standard to the other occurs automatically without the participation of the latter. Work on SDR transceiver very nice and comfortable . All control computer mouse . See the whole spectrum and simply specifying the program instantly tunable filter on interesting station. Very quickly and clearly . After working on the SDR, is already working on an ordinary something is missing – the visual information about the situation on the range. However, this is the future . Indeed , it’s interesting to live in the future when each user already has a SDR radio . And while developers only wish success in their difficult task and be patient. 73!
This is my comment 🙂
Very nice to find this post related to SDR because although I´ve been long time been interested I thought these devices were much expensive.
For example: I have not 6 meters receiving capability, except for a hand held scanner. It would be great to experiment with these little devices.
Tank you. 73 de EA4BL.
Merry Xmas all.
i love amateur radio
Get !
73
SDR is good radio!
This is my “go to” ham radio page and now this!
73 de Tom, AB9NZ
SDR on VHF is cool, HF with upconvert would be fun
This is a great portable way to demostrate ham radio using common technology that is recognized publicly. The SDR display makes for a great talking point when showing to none technical people.
Nice kit to enter the SDR world!
SDR is fantastic tool for QSO.
SDR is useful thing for ham radio users
Would be nice to win one of those. Maybe I will be lucky.
I have just been interested in this stuff and would love to have a setup like this…. working on making a discone antenna kit for everyone as soon as I can get my 3d printer going …
Would love to try this out!
Looks like some nice products.
Thanks for the opportunity to win a SDR with HF upconverter!
Unfair. The email’s that sent ius to this page said nothing about having to be a licensed amateur radio operator, but the products to be awarded seem top be reasonable if not pretty good overall.
I hope I win, I need this for my serious SWL listening hobby.
Will be a great to have it in my shack! Thanks for the opportunity!
73 IW2MVI
These are great little units–the winner will have a lot of fun!
Looks like some fun for these cold winter months!
This is what I need to get through the long New England winter.
Looks like a fun way to incorporate a PC with Ham Radio
The dongles are actually very sensitive, and my ver 1 converter works fine on HF.
Great idea!
Ideal to start SDR radio amateur adventure.
73 🙂
SDR is an exciting future for HAM radio!
Thanks in advance. 🙂
73GL
Ideal to the hearing “The Disco Palace” in DRM on 12.115MHz.
Merry Christmas And Happy new year 2014…!!!!
A nice Holiday treat!
I’m in. Fingers crossed. 73
Great website. Merry Christmas
Would like to try SDR, another great addition to our hobby.
been a ham for a year and wanting to learn as much as I can and would like to try this to see what it’s all about 73’s
“He who dares wins!” – Derek Edward “Del Boy” Trotter
Would love to update my home station with 21st century SDR equipment!
Amazing technology! Thanks for the opportunity to learn about it!
Happy Holidays!
Sure why not!
Hello! I wish you success in business, wealth. With the upcoming Christmas holidays. 73!
Looks like a great wintertime project! The possibilities are astounding!
I have one of these and could certainly use more. Just set up a dedicated ADS-B receiver this weekend for testing using the 2382 dongle.
Thanks for offering these via a draw for the community, much appreciated.
Dear Santa,
SDR for me, please!
This would be a very exciting surprise for Christmas. One of these items has been on my gift wish list and its presence simply mystifies my friends and family looking to get me the “one” special gift this year.
Thank you for this exciting opportunity. Merry Christmas to one and all and wishes that Santa brings one of the prize packages to our home this Christmas!
These dongles are the best thing for radio monitoring. I have been scanning since 1988 and this is a huge leap forward in capability on a budget.
Been waiting to try SDR
I wouldn’t mind the converter, maybe the odds will be in my favour.
I would love to win one of these packages!
Very nice! Thanks!
Well, I’m crossing my fingers, and hoping to win. This would be very fun to play with.
This is awesome. Have been thinking about even getting one of those SDR TXs, but never got around to really do it.
Happy Holidays!
Very interesting a product, it is necessary to get
Could really use the Ham it Up upconverter!
Absolutely terrific – these are a great educational tool as well. Thanks for the opportunity to win one of these !!!
very interesting
Pick me PLEASE!! i finally got a computer that can a SDR.
I love me some sdr. Thanks!
This sort of gear is probably the greatest amount of fun for the least amount of money in the entire history of radio tinkerers. I already have a Ham It Up upconverter, and it performs great. Far superior to the upconverter setup I was using previously, just an SBL-1 and a canned clock osc.
I have been looking to build a SDR setup for some time. It would have many uses.
Nice article, it would be tremendous if one of the prizes came to Scotland !
73 John
It would be nice to build keep an old man busy
This sounds like a lot of fun.
It would be awesome to have a sdr receiver like that.
I am a amateurradiolistner.
No License, not jet.
This SDR receiver should be in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Thanx for the aticle,
73’s,
88’s for the lady’s,
Rob D.
I have all of the SDR setup mentioned in this entry invitation message and I just love it.
It was hard to believe just how well it worked when I set it up and turned it on.
I use a MFJ T/R switch with my old Icom 728 and the HamItUp HF converter. It compares with the SDR-IQ (which I own) in ease of use and operational abilities.
It’s very educational and informative doing side by side comparisons with some of the top of the line transceivers including the Yaesu 9000 and others. Watching the little Hamitup connected to a dongle hearing as good as or better than $8,000 receivers is amazing and has upset more than one fellow I have observed.
And lets see now, I have HOW MUCH invested? That Really blows them away.
The one big complaint I hear from others is the lack of “hands on controls”
I have partially addressed this on my setup by using an after market stand alone VFO that simply plugs into the USB port on the PC. It has plenty of knobs and buttons that are programmable enough to practically duplicate the controls on the bigger transceivers.
Including all the item i have listed above I have about $325.00 and that is really much more than I needed to spend.
I will let you know where to send my new SDR to as soon as you announce the winners. LOL!
73,
Curt Easterbrook K7ETF (EasyToForget)
Great site ! Thanks for coming back ! Amazing gift…
Hi
I will be a winner and i will have some fun.
Thks
Best 73!
I always appreciate attentive and friendly customer service. This program is another indication of your commitment to great customer service.
This is one way to get your site noticed 🙂
Keep up the good work!
I’ve been interested in checking out SET for a while now and would be thrilled to give it a try.
I really do want to win one!
This is on my christmas wishlist!
This looks like a great intro to SDR and an great Christmas gift. Will it arrive in time to track Santa?
Ein schönes HAM Spielzeug für den Winter.
Looks like a great utility for the modern radio shack !!
Happy to know about it…
I would give up my old Heath-kit for this new technology !
I would like to try out one of these SDR dongles!
This would be a great gift! Thank You.
Great job!!
73
Dick
It’s amazing to monitor the 6m, 2m and 70 cm Amateur bands with such a little investment
Great website, great informations. I’m basically a CW guy, but it’s probably time to go digital and this would be a great opportunity to get into SDR.
Many thanks, best season greetings.
72, Marco IZ2LSO
Excellent Christmas present. Hope Santa will be good to me.
I have been wanting to play Radio with an SDR, what fun!
Dave KG7DRO
Nice grouping there… I hope you have something setup to feed all the comment authors into a list for the random draw. This could take a while by hand! 8^)
The prize package is quite a nice starter setup. I’ve been holding off for now but that would certainly be an excellent reason to get started on SDR.. hehe
73!
Wess
Well done in promoting this wonderful way to explore the RF spectrum. It is like a RF Analyser for $60
Shaun
Good deal! SDR is the way to go.
digital is the way of the future
Cool holiday drawing! I just got my Tech ticket a few months ago and am having fun with the new hobby. Although I can’t do much on the HF frequencies (YET) I would love to be able to listen to them. I just can’t afford any kind of HF rig right now. Winning this drawing would be a great way to do that while I’m working on getting my General ticket and later the Extra ticket. Win or not this is on my wishlist.
Nice idea!
May be I’ll switch to SDR?
73, Yuri
what a nice simple reciever after listening on here I will buy if I don’t win.
looks to me a good end of the year if i win. HI..
73
I’ve been wanting to get into SDR for a while now. I cant believe how small these are. Would love to see what they can do!
I would love to play with one of these! thanks for the contest!
73’s
This would be a wonderful addtion to my shack. I’d love to play with this more.
It appears that SDR is the way of the future as all rigs will be based on this principle
thanks for the opportunity to try one
cheers David ve3bbn
Wow, I would like to own one!
I’m a new HAM and need a system to start enjoying the hobby.
I love my Flex-3000! An SDR has greatly improved upon my operating experience. Finding band activity is no longer a random event — I can see easily see where the hams are talking!
GL to ALL!
Thanks for the contest. It’s nice to see so many hams interested in SDR.
Would be great to test this setup. Great Prices — Good Luck 😉
Great contest — Thank you!!!
Very interested in this technology. Have considered commercial products such as the Flexradio offerings but just a bit too expensive. Would be super to try this out. Thanks for the opportunity to apply.
I have seen this SDR hardware demonstrated at a club meeting and have been wanting to play with one in the shack.
Great-Thanks for the contest!!!
Wonderful contest! Thank you.
very interested in exploring rtl sdr tech.
SWEET I HOPE I WIN! IVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GET INTO SDR!
I will Definitely Get one of these setups! One way or another! The price is so affordable, every Ham should get at least one of these!!!
I am excited to learn about this. Thank you for the opportunity!
Sounds like it would be fun to use.
I love your website and read it every day.
I’ve just got back to Ham Radio after a break of about 10 yrs & looking forward to trying out an SDR setup along with my Linux pc for both Ham Radio & WX satellite reception
Cheers
Pat. EI8CZ
Nice Christmas prezzie!!
Love experimenting with SDR and this is cost effective.
Thanks for providing this excellent opportunity to get hams involved in SDR. Please enter me in the drawing.
73
Richard Schreiber
It would me a great christmas gift!
How fun! SDR sounds like a blast!
SDR sound like it would be fun to try.
Hope I get one of these kits seems like a great way to get started in sdr
I want to win this!!!!
I hope to be the chosen one!
Please!!
I’m new in SDR and this gadgets are the best way to start!!!!!
Regards!
I’ve been wanting to try SDR and this would help.
Cool
Just what I need! A new Ham Radio hobby that is exciting AND economical…
I wanna win!
I bought the dongle and the ham it up upverter. It is a great experience to see how much SDR radio can be had for so little cash outlay.
I started building SDR radios on reading articles produced by YU1LM.
Everything I produced worked but cannot hold a candle to the right Terratec dongle and an upverter.
Junius Fox W5HIR (’37)
Please enter me. 73 jim vm
Please add my ham cll K8VDU to my name.
Just what I need! Another ham radio hobby that is exciting and economical.
It was hard getting on your website probably from problems on my end. Enjoy your reports and equipment. You got me hooked on SDR! Paul
Awesome! Would be so honored to get one…
This SDR stuff looks really interesting. Hope to win.
Good luck to all!. 73!!!
Great work!! Merry X’mas and a Happy New Year!! 73 de vu3voc / ak4ec
This is the first time that I am visiting this site. Happy to see nice info on these pages. All the best 73.
Long Live Radio !
Thanks for organizing such a great contest for such wonderful products.
Best 73.
Namaste from India.
Good Luck.
de VU2UUU.
SDR revolution is finally on. Great for ham radio will inspire the new generation to join the exciting hobby
SDR Rx A new generation RX — Very excited.
In Ham radio since 1957. I would like to get more involver in SDR.
Nice to see a SDR at affordable price. It can also be used for spectrum analyzer in HF and VHF band.
Thank you for my gift 😉
My iMac is waiting for tEsT under Mac OS X 😉
73’s
I really love SDR world!
Great products at very afordable price!
Great idea!
I hope that the winner enjoys this little marvel like me!!!
It’s time to enter to the SDR world.
TNX for offering us this chance.
I am very hungry to explore this technology.
Best regards, 73s
Thanks for the opportunity to win an SDR !!
73 & DX from sunny Valencia !!
Great and nice.
I’ve seen one of these in operation. What a cool piece of equipment!
What an interesting gift. Good luck to everybody and best 73s from Madrid Spain
Appreciate you for your impressive initiative.
I’ve been procrastinating about buying one of these for some time. Some of the local hams have them and they are thrilled with the “bang for the buck.” Now, I’ll have to procrastinate a little longer while waiting to see if I win one.
73, KB8FU
relaxing hobby to me
i like that hiss noise from my radio
Cool stuff. Fingers crossed!
Tks for the chance ! Looking forward and Merry Xmas
Very interesting, must try
Looks like fun!
oooh pick me please!
Dear Sponsorer,
I will be pleased to receive it if selected. Will be an additional radio kit during my next JOTA event to encourage scouts and guides.
Happy Thanks giving celebrations to all in the group.
Greetings of the season from India.
73’s.
D E VU2TOO(Rohit Purohit)
A great initiative. Thank you very much for everything.
Merry Christmas!
Experimenting with USB SDR has been some of the most fun I have had in Ham Radio since the early days of digital! Thanks for offering this.
Happy holidays!
Would be nice to win and use during the slow winter months here on the farm.
WOULD LOVE TO BE ENTERED IN THIS COMPETITION TO WIN A SDR RECIEVER
73S
Hello i become to your web and seem cool info, very interesting for me. I hope will became here many times, thanks for your work for amateur radio colectivity.
regards
Would be great to have an HF SDR for a new young hamster like myself!
Cool! I have been wanting a S D R unit.
These little things are really neat! I would love the chance to get to play with one! Thanks for the drawing, and good luck to all! – KF7QLH, Spokane WA
SDR is the one Iike to have, but I don’t have enough money to buy. so, it’s my dream to have one in my life.
I look forward to finding out more about SIR.
this would be the greatest gift everto me Im not looking back, 2013 you been living hell to me. i not given up, gimme one plez
This sounds awesome. I have never heard of it so I am excited to learn more.
Sold all my toys. Looks like a good way to re-spark my interest in radio.
Looking forward to seeing who wins and learning more about this system!
tHANKS FOR THE CHANCE
I would really like to use one of these with my computer. I want to use the power of the computer for ham radio.
This is so cool!
Awesome stuff!
Can’t wait to put my hands on it!
Happy Xmas to everyone.
Win!
There should be plenty of room in my Christmas stocking for the whole setup. If I don’t win, I will likely purchase the SDR receiver and converter.
Would be awesome to win as for I am rebuilding a station that was lost.
Very good site.
Im new to SDR and have found this site to be very informative.
73s
Ve6 gh
Merry christmas from Finland!!
Great website…..great prizes!
Just trying to get into SDR radio and this would be great for me. Either way, I love your site and sure and have learned a lot from it. Thanks for the info and hopefully I get a early present 🙂
nice little giveaway you have going here, hope to win and I will be sure to share this link on my North Georgia Amateur Radio Operators facebook page 🙂
Nice variety of gear, even small connectors. I appreciate the e-mails I receive… I would also like to win something!
This would be neat to learn/setup and use. I’ve always wanted to dabble in the SDR aspect of our hobby.
Thanks
These look like great units to expariment with ~ where were they 50 years ago?
Maybe this unit will work better than my hand built sdr receiver!
Please pick me
🙂
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Using SWEAT, is fun, opening a window to the listener, a simple and easy way ecnomica.
We can leave amazed friends who visit us and those who do not understand our hobby.
Looks like an interesting tool to play with. Could prove useful.
Really interesting. Thanks for the opportunity!
This is a great offer. Thanx
Looks like a nice little setup. Wonder if this would run on Kindle HD without rooting it?
Hello world!!!
73
HAMS continue to be the original hackers and making the world a better place.
Would love to have this jump start in my HAM life!! 🙂 73 to all!
Great gear! Thanks
would really like to try sdr
I want one to play with on GNU Radio.
I have been following sdr radios for the last3-4 years. Nice to see more comimg on the market. A sdr radio is going to the top of my wish list.
Happy new year 2014, peace for all and best dx for ham’s.
I would like to try sdr.
Oh! That would be great as I’m setting up the rack at my new QTH. Good luck everybody! 73’s!
Now this would be something very interesting to try.
SDR would be my next project to start if i would win 😉
Interesting products, nice appearance
Lots of interesting articles, will keep me busy for awhile 🙂
I started playing with SDR about a year ago. Amazing what these little things can do!
I ran fastscan TV for many years, and then unfortunately went silent about a decade back due to work and life pressures. I find this technology intriguing and I want to rekindle my interest in Amateur radio with technology like this. Thanks for the opportunity.
Would love to try the sdr gear. 73 de N3LKA
Oh, boy! Something new to learn. Lots of variations available. Geoff, K6TFZ
This would be a nice present to find under the tree.
Love SDR technology! Great stuff!
Going to have to get one of those SDR’s!!!!
Nice contest, cool SDR gagets, love to get one if winning in the contest…
Me gustaria entrar en el mundo de del SDR..
73
Great prizes! Thanks Amateur Radio.com & NooElec!
73
A very new way to receive and transmit the all spectrum allowed ( Tx ) .
Merry Christmas
Looking to get back into shortwave listening. Would be a goo piece of equipment.
sounds like a really neat device 🙂
Would love to try one!
Fantastic little SDR with enormous capabilities!:-)
This will be a new way to listen to the radio-
–vu3sfe
Sign me up!!! SDR sounds quite interesting.
Interested in exploring. Will this work on an Apple?
I have a Window machine if it doesn’t, but prefer to use my iMac.
Seasons Greetings
Merry Christmas everybody! SDR looks like a lot of fun.
Looks like one should comment early to avoid pages and pages of comments! Have a merry Christmas!
Awesome contest! Hope I win!!!! AA9VW – it will work with Apple, free software available online. Google it.
Happy Holidays and 73
Dad said I should enter and give it to him for Christmas if I win. I think he will get coal instead!
I have just recently started following your site on Twitter, very informative for a new Ham like myself
Many thanks
Simon
Been researching into an SDR setup. A win would be quite a starting point!
I never win anything this cool!
Hope I win this one…
It’s so good to be true. I’ve never won anything but this time I’m ready.
Wow that’s cool!
Thanks for the opportunity to enter the 21st century of radio!
I am very interested in SDR and this would be an Awesome start.
using a SDR setup would be just the ticket to entice some of the younger gen Z to get their ticket !
In Ecuador we lack many opportunities to do research in telecommunications and thanks to these devices NooElec we can investigate and fun. Thanks for everything. PS: sorry for my English 🙂
I would love to get into the 21st century. I currently use a Yaesu FT101B for my HF work.
73s to all from Arkansas, US.
Can’t wait to get my hands on one of these!
Hooray! A new way to talk on the aether!
Haven’t tried much with digital modes at all yet; would be awesome to try and explain to students/friends. 🙂
-73
KD8HNZ
This looks really awesome!
This would be fun to play with. Thanks
Count me in
Looks like frat fun. Would love to try SDR. Thanks!
greatest thing since fried rice. it is amazing what a person can do with a small investment of money and time. simple to use yet in can be used in so many different ways in the hobby. one way to use it would be as a second receiver to find that rare dx, weak signal station. i am sure i would be buying several for listening and learning about nooelec and ham it up sdr radio. i am going to pass on what i learned so far about this amazing piece of technology to my son and club members.
I hope I get … have no radio 🙂
These SDR receivers would be ideal as a low-cost and easy-to-use RF spectrum analyser. Just the ticket for evaluating homebrew transmitting equipment!
Looking good!
Wow, SDR new for me.
So this would be nice to win !!!
73, Ben.
An area of Amateur radio I would like to explore. SDR is the future.
Very nice giveaway.
Thanks southgatearc.org for sharing info.
turn on, tune in, send out! VY 73
Thanks for the great ham radio site. Lots of great info and stuff to buy.
Comment is very simple for me .. If this nice unit works as the Ham It UP up_converter (already got it), this is on my opinion the best one on the market.- I like too much my up_converter and found that it’s a pretty work and the ESENTIAL it works nicely. TKS to NooElec crew !
73 de Txema – EA2AFR
This looks too nice to be true… wonderful initiative!
73 — Bert
Thanks for the contest
Great kit
This would make a great Christmas gift…. for me!!! 🙂 73
Would be great to have for Christmas!
Looks like fun!
Neat kit! SDR For the win!
This is a great way to listen on your computer. Been waiting a long time to get all of this.
Great contest and I have my fingers crossed. Merry Christmas all!
73 to all & many Santha’s DX de IZ4YDF
What a great SDR.. and they work.. now to win one for myself…
Keep up the good work guys
73
I would like to get it. I was looking for a good offer. And I think it’s the best !!
73’s to all and Merry Christmas.
OK, let’s check my luck, too 🙂 SDR is very hot topic in HAM radio
73
n1kdo says good deal.
Wow what a great offer.. timely gift for Christmas whoever wins it. wish I could win the first prize
Hi All. I would love one of these. Would be a very good addition to the shack’s capabilities.
This is really a GREAT opportunity to get the youth of today involved in Amateur Radio! They can see the latest technological devices being utilized for HAM radio and “see” the signals they are “hearing”! I’m very excited to become a part of this and start sparking the imaginations of the “younger” generation! If I win, this will be a fabulous teaching aid!
SDR radios are really fun ways to play with amateur radio. Let’s kick off the holidays in style with one of these units!
It would be great to use this nice, cheap and simple SDR.
I bought a few dongles in the past and have tried to get them to work without much luck but at least I know what to look out for. I would be a happy radiohead were I to win a prize. 🙂
This seems to be the direction radios are turning so these SDR dongles would be a good way to get your feet wet.
I’d would like the opportunity to try on