Measurements An comparison between the RTL-SDR and SDRplay
SDRplay 169 MHZ -78Db gain unless stated otherwise
Lna status measuring signal to noise in db LNA lives up to its name and significantly improves SNR
bandwidth measuring signal to noise in db SDRplay seems to be slightly more sensitive on the 200khz bandwith mode -38 Db gain
If mode measuring signal to noise in db Notice how zero if seems to perform slightly better then the low if mode
Why you still should use low if
SNR 169 mhz
Obligatory “RTL-SDR” block diagram Actually r820t block diagram Although impossible with the normal driver the LNA of the R820T can actually be adjusted using a third party driver.
SNR result overview 200khz bandwidth
SNR result overview 1500khz bandwidth
Antenna connection
SNR normalization data Post global test connection test: no gain, no lna, 200/150 khz bandwidth, zero if 27MHZ169MHZ446MHZ SDRplay direct RTL-sdr direct T split SDRplay37 (-8) 32 (-2) 53 (+7) T split RTL43 (-12)26 (+4)47 (+2)
SNR result normalized 200khz bandwidth
Conclusion