While I understand that battery life is crucial on a mobile device, this particular bug helps keep the dongle thermally stable, which helps offset the frequency drift from the non-compensated crystal. Lucky side effect, perhaps.
Sorry, I don't actually have a response to your question. Jared On Sep 17, 2014 9:41 AM, "Keith Conger" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm not sure this is a bug in software or a hardware limitation. After > running any rtl_* utility power draw of the dongle stays high. I'm > interested in power consumption since I'm using the dongle with an Android > device. > > Here is what I'm seeing with current draw of the dongle (R820T): > > Dongle plugged in (Have not run any rtl-sdr utilities yet): ~90mA > Actively running a rtl utility: >200mA > Quit rtl utility: >200mA > Unplug/Replug dongle: ~90mA > > Is there any way to drop the consumption back down with having to remove > the dongle? > > Thanks, > > -- > Keith Conger > >
