RTL-SDR compatibility list v.2 [work in progress, please help!]

[u/roger_]

This is now on a wiki, see here for the latest version

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I'm starting a new post because the amount of comments in the last one were making things a bit hard to manage. Please start a new text post if you have something to say/ask that's unrelated to this list!

If you're just looking for an online source to buy a compatible tuner, see this list

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/u/itdnhr had the great idea to start a list of compatible tuners, so here we go:

Device	USB ID	Picture(s)	Chipset/tuner	Compatible?	Notes
ezcap EzTV668		1	RTL2832U/E4000	Yes	~$20 on DealExtreme
ezcap EzTV666		1, 2	RTL2832U/E4000	Yes	Certain revisions may not use RTL chipset
ezcap EzTV646	0BDA:2838	1, 2	RTL2832U/FC0012	Yes	Some revisions may have the E4000
Terratec NOXON	0CCD:00B3	1	RTL2832U/FC0013	Yes
Terratec NOXON (r2)		1	RTL2832U/E4000	Yes
Terratec Cinergy T Stick Black (r1)	0CCD:00A9	1	RTL2832U/FC0012	Yes
Hama Nano (53330)		1, 2	RTL2832U/E4000	Yes	Expensive ($30 - $50) but compact
MyGica/G-Tek T803	1F4D:B803	1	RTL2832U/FC0012	Yes	Driver here
Unikoo UK001T (P160)		1, 2	RTL2832U/E4000	Yes	Available on eBay, search for "P160 tuner" (was cheapest at ~$11, prices raised now), note similar looking P320 is incompatible
Newsky TV28T		1, 2, 3	RTL2832U/E4000	Yes	$26 on AliExpress
Peak 102569AGPK	1B80:D395	1, 2	RTL2832U/FC0012	Yes1	Driver may mistakenly say Afatech
Dexatek	1D19:1102		RTL2832U/FC0013	Yes	Also branded as the MSI DigiVox mini II V3.0 (but not all use Realtek's chipset)
MSI DigiVox mini Deluxe	1D19:1101	1, 2	RTL2832U/FC0013	Yes
Ardata MyVision	1B80:D393	1	RTL2832U/FC0012	Yes	Also branded as the Twintech-UT30
Genius TVGo DVB-T03 (Ver:B)		1	RTL2832U/FC0012	Yes
Lifeview LV5TDeluxe	1F4D:C803	1	RTL2832U/FC0012	Yes	Info here, available in Poland for < $30
Logilink VG0002A	1D19:1101	1	RTL2832U/FC0013	Yes
PROlectrix DV107669	1F4D:D803	1	RTL2832U/FC0012	Yes	Available on eBay
GIGABYTE GT-U7300		1	RTL2832U/FC0012	Yes
(Generic)	0BDa:2838	1	RTL2832U/E4000	Yes	Red
(Generic)		1, 2	?/E4000	?	Available on eBay, black, looks like Newsky TV28T, chipset not confirmed
Logilink VG0002A	048D:9135	1	IT9135/?	No
Logilink Nano VG0010	048D:9135		IT9135/?	No
"Mini DVB-T"		1, 2	IT9130/?	No	~$10 on eBay, grid vent
"Mini DVB-T"		1	AF9135/?	No	~$10 on eBay, solid vent
Seetech ST-D88		1	AF9135/?	No	Available on Alibaba
WandTV		1	AF9135/?	No	Available on eBay and DX
(Generic)		1, 2	AF9135/?	No	Available on eBay and Alibaba, grey
(Generic)		1, 2	AF9135/?	No	Available on eBay, blue
(Generic)		1, 2	AF9135/?	No	Available on eBay, black
(Generic)		1, 2	AF9135/?	No	Available on eBay, black, looks like Newsky TV28T
Unikoo ? (P320)		1, 2	IT9135/?	No	Looks the same as the P160, available on eBay
(Generic)		1, 2	AF9135/?	No	Available on eBay, black, looks like Newsky TV28T
My Choco TV D2054K		1, 2	?/?	No	Doesn't use RTL chipset, available on eBay, shaped like chocolate bar

¹ Should be, but untested.

This list is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as similar looking devices may use different hardware. For info on Terratec tuners see here, for other tuners you can try here.

Please note the following:

• Any chipset other than the RTL2832U is unsupported by this project.
• The frequency range depends on the tuner chip (the E4000 has the broadest frequency range, and highest compatibility).

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Please leave a comment with details of any new tuner you've tested, or found somewhere for cheap!

Last updated: April 16th

[u/christ0ph]

Michele Bavaro was able to use a Newsky TV28T to receive a number of GPS satellites and graph their orbital positions on 1575 MHz.

http://michelebavaro.blogspot.it/2012/04/spring-news-in-gnss-and-sdr-domain.html

He has high praise for the utility of this RTL2832U/E4000 combo - considering the price.

[u/roger_ → u/christ0ph]

Sweet, post that article so more people can see it!

[u/PaulOTech]

Is there anywhere for a hardware hacks yet? Just considering a crystal heater to improve the frequency stability ala http://www.minikits.com.au/kits3.html#eme177 this one is too big but I have seen a smaller simpler one using a thermistor, transistor & a couple of resistors(the heaters) which may even fit inside a large dongle case.

[u/Wapiti-eater]

Caution on the 2nd one listed: "EzTV ISDB-T" on eBay. Just received mine sold by "top-gift-shop". It's incompatible. lsusb shows: "187f:0201 Siano Mobile Silicon Nova B". Opened it up to find a single chip branded "SiANO, mobile silicon", SMS1140 - no joy.

Couple pics (obligatory crappy cell phone comment):

• The Dongle

• The Chip

[u/roger_ → u/Wapiti-eater]

Sorry to hear that. I don't think that one's the same as the one on the list though. Seem like the one I was referring to is all sold out now, removed it.

[u/sharkd]

This looks like the Newsky but I have no further information on it.
This one looks like the Unikoo. I sent an email asking for information but have not met a response.

I have not received any information from Dealextreme since I was told that my prospective replacement was also out of stock and they have had my money for about a month now so take that into consideration before you place an order with them.

[u/roger_ → u/sharkd]

Apparently some come with Realtek chipsets, some don't. If you can track down some more info then I'll add it.

[u/PaulOTech]

http://linux.terratec.de/tv_en.html has a list if tv dongles with chipsets and PIDs

[u/PE1NUT]

Could we please add a column 'frequency range' for the ones that are known to work?

[u/roger_ → u/PE1NUT]

The frequency range is determined by the tuner chip (e.g. 1700 MHz for the E4000). I can add a legend if someone gives me data for the FC001x chips.

[u/[deleted]]

Please add a note next to the P160 about the P320. Someone might not see the P320.

[u/roger_ → u/[deleted]]

Good idea, done.

[u/atomicthumbs]

Do any of these function better than the others in any way, or is it all just cost/appearance/reliability of source?

[u/roger_ → u/atomicthumbs]

Some have better tuner chips (like the E4000), and ESD protection diodes. Not sure if any have LNA's or other features.

[u/cykcyk]

I just received a Terratec Cinergy T Stick Black (rev1). http://www.terratec.net/de/produkte/Cinergy_T_Stick_Black_107610.html It contains RTL2832U/FC0012. VID 0CCD PID 00A9. Tested with EXTIO.

According to Terratec, the rev2 contains an E4000, but so far I haven't seen any rev2 stick.

[u/pelrun]

Just got an EZTV646, which definitely has the 666/668 guts in it.

[u/pito_uhf]

I've got P160 (Uniko), VID 0BDA 2832 MI 00, with device hint RTL shows as Hama Nano and I get lot of errors like "While setting frequency: I2WriteByte: the control request was not supported by the device [-9] @ E4000_gain.." when runnung hdsdr.. After few reinstalls of the extio driver (used with hdsdr, xp) the extio shows an old frequency set and does not tune.., PS: the plug/unplug of the dongle helps, then the hdsdr restart sets the last freq entered in hdsdr

[u/roger_ → u/pito_uhf]

BTW I think that's a driver issue, it works better with librtlsdr.

[u/kerneltrap]

what the heck happened here! Thank God for RES so I can take off the subreddit style otherwise all the text is white on white.

[u/voidxar]

Started a yahoo group rtlsdr so that we can begin to archive some of this info if anyone wants to join its rtlsdr

[u/roger_ → u/voidxar]

How about we start a wiki right here on Reddit instead?

[u/oddballhero]

ezcap EzTV668 just received from DealExtreme - lsusb:

Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0bda:2838 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

dnesg:

[ 652.896067] usb 1-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6

[ 653.038278] usb 1-7: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=2838

[ 653.038287] usb 1-7: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0

[ 653.038293] usb 1-7: Product: RTL2838UHIDIR

[ 653.038298] usb 1-7: Manufacturer: Realtek

[ 653.038523] usb 1-7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

rtl_test -t:

Found 1 device(s):

0: ezcap USB 2.0 DVB-T/DAB/FM dongle

Using device 0: ezcap USB 2.0 DVB-T/DAB/FM dongle

Found Fitipower FC0013 tuner

Benchmarking E4000 PLL...

E4K range: 1 to -1 MHz

E4K L-band gap: 0 to 0 MHz

A lot different results than the other one that I ordered earlier. Seems sloppily made with no light and stock antenna bore hole too large to screw on antenna. Might want to consider different source or if you order one, check it right away when you receive it.

Note: Tuner change from E4000 to FC0013. At this point don't really care, just wish it was functional.

[u/roger_ → u/oddballhero]

Thanks, you may want to post this to the main subreddit.

[u/JustanotherAmateur]

Please add:

Product Hardware VID PID USABLE

TERRATEC T1 AfaTech 9135 0CCD 10AE NO

TERRATEC T3 DibCom 7770 0CCD 10A0 NO

TERRATEC T5 Dibcom 7070 Dibcom 0700 0CCD 10A1 NO

TERRATEC T5 (Rev.2) AfaTech 9035 Fitipower FC0012 0CCD 10B7 NO   TERRATEC H5 Empia em2884 Micronas DRX-K NXP TDA18271 0CCD 10A2 Rev.1 NO 10AD Rev.2 NO 10B6 Rev.3 NO TERRATEC T6 AfaTech 9035 Fitipower FC0012 0CCD 10B3 NO

TERRATEC H6 Empia EM2884 Micronas DRX3926 NXP TDA18271 0CCD 10B2 NO  

TERRATEC H7 Micronas DRX3913 Microtune MT2063 0CCD 10A3 Rev.1 NO 10B4 Rev.2 NO   TERRATEC S7 STMicroelectronics STB0899 0CCD 10A4 Rev.1 NO 10AC Rev.2 NO 10B0 Rev.3* NO *Patch Included in s2-liplianin repository: http://mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/s2-liplianin *Rev.3 needs patch to match the IDs

Cinergy T Stick AfaTech 9035 Infineon TU 9001 0CCD 0093 NO 00AA NO Cinergy T Stick RC AfaTech 9015 NXP TDA18218HN 0CCD 0097 NO

Cinergy T Stick RC HD AfaTech 9015 NXP TDA18218HN 0CCD 0097 NO

Cinergy T Stick RC (Rev.3) Realtek RTL2832U Elonics E4000 0CCD 00D3   YES

Cinergy T Stick Mini AfaTech 9135 048D 9135 NO 

Cinergy T Stick Black Realtek RTL2832U Fitipower FC0012 0CCD 00A9   YES

Cinergy T Stick Black (Rev.2) Realtek RTL2832U Elonics E4000 0CCD 00D4   YES

Cinergy T Stick Dual AfaTech 9015 MaxLinear MxL5007T 0CCD 0099 NO

Cinergy DT USB XS Diversity DibCom 7700 DibCom 7000 Microtune 2266 0CCD 005A NO

Cinergy DT USB XS Diversity MK II Dibcom 7070 Dibcom 0700 0CCD 0081 NO

Cinergy T Stick Video ATI T507 NXP TDA18271 0CCD 00B5 NO  

Cinergy T USB XXS Dibcom 7770 0CCD 0078 NO

Cinergy T USB XE (CE Logo on stick) AfaTech 9005 Microtune 2060 0CCD 0055 NO

Cinergy T USB XE MK II (CE Logo) AfaTech 9015 Freescale 803a 0CCD 0069 NO

Cinergy T USB XS Empia EM2880 Xceive 3028 0CCD 0043 NO 

Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS Empia EM2880 Xceive 3028 0CCD 0042 NO

Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS FM (marked with FM on sticker)
Empia em2882 Xceive 5000 0CCD 0072 NO

Cinergy HTC Stick Empia EM2884 Micronas DRX3926 NXP TDA18271 0CCD 00B2   NO

Cinergy HTC USB XS Empia em2884 Micronas DRX-K NXP TDA18271 0CCD 008E Rev.1 NO 00AC Rev.2 NO

Cinergy S USB Sharp 0194A 0CCD 0064 NO

Cinergy S2 USB HD M88DS3000 M88TS2020 0CCD 00A8 Rev.1 NO 00B0 Rev.2*NO *Patch Included in s2-liplianin repository: http://mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/s2-liplianin *Rev.2 needs patch to match the IDs

Cinergy HT PCI (Rev.1) Philips SAA7134 Thomson TT7579 NXP TDA10046H 153B 7133 NO

Cinergy HT PCI (Rev.2) Conexant CX23883 XCeive XC3028A Intel WJCE6353 153B 8800 NO

Cinergy C PCI HD (CI) NXP CU1216L Mantis KG6178 153B 4E35 NO

Cinergy S2 PCI HD (CI) STMicroelectronics STB0899, STMicroelectronics STB6100 Mantis K62323 153B 4E35 NO

Cinergy T PCIe Dual Conexant CX23885 Micronas DRX3916 Micronas DRX3913 153B 8852 NO

[u/igor0x2d]

Hi, I have the dongle with R820T tuner which is not supported now. I can use it with direct conversion mod only. I wonder do you plan to support it? It looks like many devices with this tuner instead of E4000 are sold on e-bay. It has 42-1007 MHz range and pretty good sensitivity on FM (with native SW). http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30247616/R820T/120903_RTL2832_2836_2840_LINUX%2Brc%2Bdab%2Bfm.rar http://dl.dropbox.com/u/30247616/R820T/R820T_datasheet-Non_R-20111130.pdf Password for PDF 12JAF05