help needed with setting up sdr radio.

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help needed with setting up sdr radio.

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Can anyone please give me some advice o what i need to buy and how to set up a sdr radio on my computer ???
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Which one? So many on the market...
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HI CHRIS, that is the question which to buy , i need one for swl and genral ham bands , but with there being so many and so many prices which to buy ? are the cheaper ones any good or would i need to spend big to get anything any good ?
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That's a nice and affordable one: https://www.sdrplay.com/rsp1a/
I would avoid RTL based for HF - poor performance.
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What are you looking to do with the SDR?

Frequencies / Modes etc?

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HI SAM , i would like one for swl and to receive the ham radio bands .
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Sorry, didn't notice Chris's reply, good advice.

The SDRplay devices are very good, I have two here the 1a and the duo. There is a huge difference the two, especially on HF. You often see the 1a coming up for sale on eBay.

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