As long as you look after an overload or an intermodulation condition, I don't see a problem with the RTL-SDR. The phase noise wont matter for low density modulation types like QPSK...
But as Helmut says, looking after the overload or intermod , SFDR condition will be very important 8 bit is fine for low dynamic range narrowband applications. if a nice big multi resonator coupled filter is used, the RTL SDR should be OK / protected.. so , lots of front end filtering... On 19/09/2017 2:28 AM, Helmut Oeller wrote: > Hi Adrian, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freetel-codec2 mailing list Freetel-codec2@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freetel-codec2