Introducing The New SDRPlay RSPdx R2 & SDR Connect Preview 3

[@dogastus]

Excellent way of comparing the two models.

[@rtcurtis5858]

Still waiting for Noise Reduction in SDRConnect.

[@nickpeterson2042]

Any chance you have an Airspy Discovery HF+? To me that seems the competition to the RSPdx r2. It’d be interesting to see which has better SNR in the HF bands

[@q07906]

Definitely would like to see a comparison to Discovery HF+

[@SquillagusNiggle]

I have an HF+ and the old RSPdx. The Discovery is excellent for the frequencies it covers, but the RSPdx beats having a Disco HF+ AND an Airspy R2 as the multiple antenna ports make it a breeze to set up a multiband receiver. For absolute low-band sensitivity the RSPdx and HF+ are similar, but HF+ seems to have lower noise, probably due to fewer bandpass stages. Looking at those SNR values though, I'd think the new RSPdx R2 will be as good or better than the HF+.

[@TheTheoTol]

SDRConnect preview 3 looks great. Unfortunately I have to go back to version 2. My Macbook Pro m1 crashes several times in between and every time when shutting down. In any case, it is a nice program and I look forward to the next version.

[@SoCalFreelance]

What components are inside? Compare the PCB's in both versions.

[@MIAMIC70]

That is a great idea.

[@undrhil]

Can you please make the web address to the SDR Play website in your description into an actual link so that I can follow it on my mobile version of youtube? Thank you

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Typing the url into a browser would have been a lot less characters than your comment lol.

[@undrhil]

@@TechMindsOfficial unfortunately, I am visually impaired and I don't know exactly how to type it out

[@undrhil]

I do appreciate you making the change though ​@@TechMindsOfficial

[@TechMindsOfficial]

@@undrhil ahhh okay, makes sense. I have editing the link so it should be clickable, thanks

[@catsmad48]

Copy and paste....not hard😂😂😂

[@georgestein7484]

The frequency scale needs hash marks or at least an option for them. As always, another great video. I wonder how ir will compare to the Ranger? As time goes on, things just keep getting better in the SDR world.

[@SteveNilsen]

Great review! I'm curious about that signal splitter. What is the frequency range and where did you buy it from?

[@liverpudd306]

Nice to see that you have got this working Matt. I have tried installing SDR Connect on my Win 11 PC and Linux (Ubuntu) and neither can 'see' my RSP device even though it shows up on Device manager etc. Spent hours installing and reinstalling to try and get it top work. No joy. I won't bother trying it on the RPi5. Once again SDR Play software has shown to be crap!!!

[@jim5148]

All 3 of the SDRconnect preview versions have installed and ran okay on my computers, which are PC on Win10, PC on Win11, and Raspberry Pi 4 on OS12. Not sure why the device won't show up in the little window for you. You are running at least an RSP-1A aren't you? The original RSP-1 is not compatible with SDRconnect.

[@tom23rd]

Your video pushed me over the edge.. I went and ordered me one from HRO in the US 😂 how does it compare to the AirSpy HF+ Discovery?

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I have not compared it yet with the HF+, probably something I wouldn't do in a video as I have respect for both AirSpy and SDRPlay and would not want to P*ss on anyones toes, if you get what I mean :-) Thanks for watching..

[@tom23rd]

@@TechMindsOfficial I hear you. Ultimately it didn't matter enough to me to hesitate buying one 🤣

[@jeremyhall1822]

which sdr play would be best for sdr trunk? for p25

[@ethzero]

Wish I'd have know about this just a week ago when I bought a dx v1 :/

[@fotoralf]

Bought my DX v1 just a few months ago. 10 dB better noise floor at 300 kHz. Grrrr....

[@SDWNJ]

Should have called it the R2Dx.

[@juliocesarpereira4325]

Nice. Do you have the video where you connect your Icom R71 to the RSPdx using it as a panadaptor? I happen to have an R71a too.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Hi there! I was referring to my Icom IC-7100, and I do have a video on it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnPVnXt4j5yfoJY Cheers

[@qaiwani]

Cool informative video. Thanks boss !

[@BigGoucho]

Have they added RTL-SDR functionality yet? I know in SDR UNO you can add the EXTIO.dll but havent found how to do it on SDR Play. Cracking video by the way, thanks.

[@youtubeaccount931]

SDRConnect doesn't work with the RSP1?

[@Yosemite_Sam]

Great review. Frankly an SDR receiver only is not much use if it cannot transmit. I wish they would make one that will tx 500mw. Coupling it to an amp is easy.

[@4nradio782]

There are many, many users of SDRs who have no interest in transmitting. There are so many avenues of radio listening and DXing, and SDRs is one type of receiver to use for monitoring. I myself have owned numerous SDRs, since a FlexRadio SR-1000 in 2005-2007. In late 2007 I bought a Perseus SDR (my favorite) and haven't looked back. I have also owned WinRadio, Airspy, SDRplay, Elad, and other SDR brands, as well as SDR based transceivers (IC-7300, IC-705, FTdx10).My personal interest is DXing foreign medium wave broadcasters, but others listen to all sorts of different interesting targets with SDRs. These SDRs aren't limited to just the ham bands 😊

[@Yosemite_Sam]

@@4nradio782 All this is all fine and dandy and goes without saying but for those who are interested, including experimenters, a model that is capable of Tx would be great. I have played with an Hack RF, Open HPSDR, Apache Labs Hermes, Pluto and a G2 Saturn. Transmitting allows for lot more experimenting.

[@sssdeecee]

I think you’re missing the point about SDR receivers. They are designed for receiving and for people only interested in receiving. For instance, I use mine for Radio Astronomy. Why would I need the unnecessary additional and more expensive electronics for transmitting? Also transmitting frequencies are regulated and many bands are either restricted or require licensing; which any rational person should support. If you want to experiment a SDR transceiver, look at HackRF one or LimeSDR.

[@Yosemite_Sam]

@@sssdeecee I have an HPSDR and an Anan SDR. My Hack RF is rubbish compared to them frankly. Lime SDR is old now. I have used SDR since 2008 but I need a transmitter.

[@humaxf1]

Do you have a link for the antenna splitter pls? Thanks

[@TechMindsOfficial]

amzn.to/4agr5X0

[@willtopower2158]

I checked the amazon link but it says the splitter cannot be shipped to the US, am I reading that right?

[@mscir]

Great video. Thank you.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Glad you liked it!

[@TheElectronicDilettante]

Does SDRConnect still only work with SDRPlay hardware?? I keep hoping I’m messing something up when trying to connect other SDR receivers to SDRConnect. Pretty janky when the market was founded on “open source” and interconnectivity of hardware/software. I refuse to buy “genuine” SDRplay Recievers because their software discriminates against every other piece of SDR hardware available.

[@SquillagusNiggle]

To be fair, so does SDR-Sharp. Yes the software will work with many receivers, but it locks you out of modules and plugins which are the lifeblood of any platform and the reason you'd go with SDR-Sharp in the first place. Unfortunately SDRplay and AirSpy teams managed to have a classic transatlantic fallout and can't reconcile.

[@ManuelPinner]

this Software will be a Lot better if Sdrply will put both the DATV Plug and the Digital Voice Decoder for P25, Yeasu Fusion, DMR, and D-star,

[@petewright2283]

Wish it was SMA on all 3

[@jamesdecalais2619]

Sma + bias-tee on all 3 would be even better

[@johnratcliffe6438]

I don't. I wish it was SO239 so I don't have to use an adapter.

[@petewright2283]

@@johnratcliffe6438 too big I think.

[@lazyoldmanathome7699]

I found I could not run SDRUNO after installing SDRConnect. So I had to uninstall SDRConnect it and then completely reinstall SDRUNO before it work again. A shame that SDRConnect is, as yet, lacking many features that I use in SDRUNO. I'll have to wait I suppose.

[@sdrplay7519]

As long as you have the latest version of SDRuno installed, both SDRconnect and SDRuno can coexist on the same system

[@audiodaze]

I had issues with my SDRUNO after installing one of the first versions of SDRConnect. Removed SDRConnect after many frustrations with it, SDRUNO still had problems it never had before. I had to completely uninstall SDRUNO and then reinstall after cleanup and reboot. I like the look of SDRConnect but am quite hesitant to experiment with it again, until I have more confidence the conflict issues are resolved.

[@sdrplay7519]

@@audiodaze There really isn't a conflict. They just both need the same version of the hardware driver. That is all.

[@smde1]

These explanations are bordering on absolutely meaningless to neophyte HAM curious newbies. Hmmm.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Its a video about a new SDR, not a video teaching newbies what an SDR is...

[@user-tl6ev6nh2k]

android 13 driver will be?