RTL-SDR Blog Multipurpose Dipole Antenna Kit

This is actually my second purchase so I can keep one of these at home and one at the office for my SDR's. Works perfectly well for airband and military frequencies. The combination of light weight and suction mount is really useful allowing me to put it outside on the window when I want to use, or on the roof of the car when out and about. Its certainly not weather proof, so I wouldn't leave outside in the rain. Build quality is OK, though at the end of the day, the elements are telescopic, so inherently fragile. Aside from that, all good!

i should of checked the smaller telescopic size for 70cm band, these are too short so for anyone thinking to use for your dual band handheld do not use it on 70cm its 3cm too short on each leg if i recall,for me this is not what i needed it for anyway but as of cost i might of paid more than i needed too for the job. the window cup works find just lick your finger wipe the rubber pad and stick, im using it for an sdr radio that only kicks out about 10w on 2m band, i must say that one of the longer elements wabble in its holder it has not been crimped very well maybe i have a tool to pinch it a bit. i have check the swr i have got it down to 1.4 at the moment so the coax wire is all good, i am not sure if its over priced i can take it anywhere so that's a plus. is it cheap,, a coffee can cost you 3.50p add a cake x by 2 trips im sure it will out last the coffee and the cakes

Seems to work ok with my SDR kit. Can't expect too much at this price. At least you can hang it out of the window for better coverage. I wasn't sure why you would need an inductance loop on the line when you are trying to pick up very high frequency ranges, I took mine off.

I have been using it for receiving NOAA APT and its great, very cost effective. It has a wide range of frequencies you can tune it for, with great performance. And the design is easy to use.

Only 4/5 as the cable stripped a little at the antenna end, but still works. Just poor quality for the price. However, with the included longer antennas I set this up horizontal on the outside of my house on a window with a Ham It Up, to my suprise I picked up stations in France, Germany, Russia (including the famous buzzer), and even China. As far as amateur radio, I managed to pick up a few, but they were barely strong enough to understand the conversation. I noticed it works better when there's no cloud coverage, like the SW stations coming through showed going up and down in signal strength with breaking clouds. It's not going to be for enthusiasts, but for someone testing the waters with the SDR hobby, it's ideal.

Good Dipton Antenna for the ££££

I bought this to try out with an RTL-SDR v4 dongle. Even inside picking signals 20 miles away. Great for someone getting started with SDR.

Its okay for fm stations but one one on my antenna threads had no thread

Este kit de antenas é muito pratico para usar.

nice antenna I use mainly for DAB+ and a little Hamradio listening.

The quality of the antennas and the other items in this set are good, I am getting a good reception with the kit

I bought this together with my RTL-SDR Blog V3 and I think it is a very good antenna kit to start experimenting with SDR. What I like most is the versatility. Instead of having one antenna that is supposed to magically work for everything, you can change the length and orientation of the dipole depending on what you want to receive. It also forces you to learn a little bit about wavelength and antenna placement, which for me is part of the fun. The kit is very complete from suction cup to tripod, and a wide range of antenna position and direction. I have used it for quite different things: AIS around 162 MHz, ACARS/VDL2 around 130 MHz, ADS-B at 1090 MHz, 433 MHz sensors, and general exploration of the spectrum as well as satellite ! Obviously it is not going to be the perfect antenna for every frequency, but I was actually surprised by what I could receive just by adjusting the elements and finding a decent position near a window. The suction cup and different mounting possibilities are also useful. I live in an apartment, so installing a large permanent outdoor antenna is not really an option. With this I can experiment, move it around, change the orientation, put it against a window, and pack everything away afterwards. The included cables are useful as well, although with the longer thin coax you should expect some signal loss, especially when going to higher frequencies. That's physics rather than a problem with the kit. Overall, I think it is an excellent companion to an RTL-SDR for a beginner. It is cheap, simple and flexible enough that you can actually learn why one configuration works better than another instead of just plugging in an antenna and forgetting about it. Be warned though: you may start by casually moving two metal rods around your window and a few weeks later find yourself calculating quarter wavelengths for aircraft transmissions (sorry babe <3)

Easy instructions, easy set up. Works as expected.