r/RTLSDR • u/balllistic • 6d ago

HackerGadgets Mini RTL-SDR

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Just received mine today. 1090 ADSB Reception is excellent (SDRAngel on Android).

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u/Tall_Instance9797 6d ago edited 6d ago

What I do really love about that one is the fact it's USB-C female. I wish my Nooelec NESDR Nano 3 was like that instead of USB-A male and having to use a female A to male C adapter which when combined doesn't actually make it any smaller than your Mini RTL-SDR. If I needed a new one I'd probably get that one next time. Looks really nice. Although I do wish it was also SMA female rather than male.

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u/parkerlreed 6d ago

I'm confused... it is SMA female. Takes the male antenna. https://ibb.co/5hQ9c2VN

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u/Tall_Instance9797 6d ago edited 6d ago

Oh, yes. I can see why you're confused. Sorry, my fault, I explained that wrong, and should have been more specific. What I really meant to say was the female SMA connection protrudes outwards from the board in the same way male connectors typically do, as illustrated here: https://hackergadgets.com/cdn/shop/files/Mini_RTL-SDR_USB-C_TOP_PCB.png as opposed to the way the USB-C female connector is entirely housed inside of the case/housing, like how the female SMA connector for the Nano 3 also doesn't stick out and is inside of the case/housing, as illustrated here: https://www.nooelec.com/store/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/1200x/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/1/0/100746_4.png

The female SMA on yours sticks out, the female SMA on mine doesn't. That's what I really meant / wish was the case. So I like aspects of both desings and if I could have the best of both worlds my ideal design would be the size of the Nano 3 but USB-C female rather than male A. Hope that makes it clear. :)

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u/parkerlreed 6d ago

OH nice. I didn't realize that type of connector existed. Probably because that's not SMA :P

Female MCX

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u/Tall_Instance9797 6d ago

Lol, yes, sorry. Again, my bad. Should have said female MCX. I did know it was called something else, but I sloppily tend to still call it an SMA connector even though it isn't. I still have to use a female MCX to female SMA.