1. Using DVB-T sticks as Wideband SDR Receivers
Phil Crump M0DNY

2. Architecture
I smell very cheap poor man's software radio here :) – Antti Palosaari

3. E4000 Tuner 50-2200MHz Tunable CMOS Bandpass filter Zero-IF I/Q output
Gap at MHz
Tunable CMOS Bandpass filter
Zero-IF I/Q output

4. RTL2832 ADC DVB-T Demodulator Also contains 8-bit ADC at up to 3.2Msps
Designed for WFM, DAB.
Est. 48dB Dynamic Range

5. Vs Funcube Dongle
Funcube Dongle Pro
RTL-SDR TV Dongle

6. Vs Funcube Dongle (Specs)
FCD Pro
FCD Pro +
RTL-SDR (E4000)
Bandwidth
~80KHz
192KHz
3.2 MHz
ADC Resolution
16 bits (~14 actual)
24 bits (~20 actual)
8 bits (~7 actual)
Dynamic Range
~90dB
~120dB
~42dB
XTAL Accuracy
~50ppm
0.5ppm TCXO
~200ppm
Cost
£100
£125
~£20

7. Potential Uses Anything the FCD can do Wider Bandwidth stuff
WFM, NFM, SSB, TETRA, ...
Wider Bandwidth stuff
ADS-B, GSM, LTE, GPS, ...
Yes, even GPS!

8. Software Windows Linux Zadig for drivers SDR # (SDR Sharp) GNU Radio
gqrx
QT Radio

9. Time to see how good a Faraday cage this place is..
Demo
Time to see how good a Faraday cage this place is..

10. VHF NFD (2m SSB Band)

11. E4000 Frontend Filter

12. Add-ons HF Upconverters LNAs Push HF up to ~100MHz
With bandpass Filters

13. Useful Tips ESD Diode often not installed. Crystal Temperature
BAV99 is a suitable replacement.
Crystal Temperature
Keep it out of the wind!
USB Extension cable

14. Availability eBay: ~£20 Alternative Tuner Chips: Beware scam sites.
FC0012/FC0013
FC2580
Beware scam sites.

15. More Information http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr
##rtlsdr on irc.freenode.net
Slides and references will be available at:

16. Questions?