I bought a little SDR radio at our local swap fast for $20. I haven't played with it yet. It is still in the packaging

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> On Apr 18, 2015, at 7:47 PM, Bob Tinney <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> I got my SDR Mini2 dongle for $18 at
> www.nooelec.com
> 
> The Nooelec support was not helpful at all!, so you'll have to look 
> around the net and do a lot of reading!
> 
> I don't know if any accessible SDR software is available for a Mac, but 
> I'm not running a Mac here.  There is lots of SDR software out there for 
> Linux, but I've got a lot to learn about Linux before I try that.
> 
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
> 
>> On 4/18/2015 7:00 PM, Angelo Sonnesso wrote:
>> Where did you get your SDR dongle, and how much should I expect to pay for
>> it?
>> Thanks
>> 
>> 73 N2DYN Angelo
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Bob Tinney
>> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 2:30 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: SDR success
>> 
>> Hi Alan,
>> 
>> What makes the SDR dongle accessible, is the HDSDR software.  I don't know
>> of anyone having much  luck with a screen reader on Flex software, but it
>> wouldn't hurt to bug them a little.
>> 
>> HDSDR software is free and can be found at www.HDSDR.DE
>> 
>> The SDR dongle that I bought is called a RTL2832 Mini2 dongle.
>> 
>> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>> 
>>> On 4/18/2015 9:35 AM, Alan R. Downing wrote:
>>> Bob, would this success have any application for the Flex 6700?  I'd
>>> love to have one of the 6700's and be able to actually use it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Alan - N7MIT
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Alan R. Downing
>>> Phoenix, AZ
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Bob Tinney
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 5:59 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: SDR success
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I finally got my SDR dongle working with HDSDR software.  I had a lot
>>> of trouble getting the drivers to work with the dongle and then I
>>> didn't find out until last night that I was entering the frequency wrong.
>>> 
>>> The SDR $18 receiver is not very sensitive, but it works and I can
>>> pick up our local repeaters, the weather service and airport ground
>>> info.  I haven't tried the down converter yet, but I wanted to let you
>>> know that HDSDR software can be used as there are keyboard commands
>>> that are referenced in the help file right in the software.
>>>