My experience seems to suggest that the HackRF is actually a bit noisier than some RTL dongles. You may also need to tweak the RTLUSB scanner software to make it work.
One potential advantage that the HackRF has is that it has its own processor on board, so theoretically you could have the on-board processor do the tuning, which would let you sweep the spectrum a lot faster than you could by sending tuning commands over USB. There are some old threads on this mailing list about that, but as far as I know, no one has implemented it yet. And of course, the HackRF lets you scan spectrum outside of what your RTL dongle supports. On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 11:36 AM, Richard Klingler < [email protected]> wrote: > Good evening from .ch (o; > > I just subscribed here as I am interested in stepping upwards from a cheap > DVB-T stick to do some hobbyist frequency spectrum plots in the 30MHz to > 1GHz range....mainly for comparing influences in spectrum when changing an > electronic device electrically or mechanically... > > The HackRF one seems to be compatible software-wise to DVB-T sticks.... > > So would I benefit much in going with a HackRF one and the RTLSDR Scanner > software for doing spectrum plots? Like a better SNR ratio and less or no > artifacts coming from internal circuitry? > > > cheers > richard > > > _______________________________________________ > HackRF-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/hackrf-dev > >
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