Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video is for newcomers to SDR who wonder what antennas they need and what sort of signals can they easily receive. The video is deliberately simple and shows what you should be able to receive on day one before moving on to the wonders of digital decoding and much much more.
00:00 Introduction
00:25 The SDR box and connecting to a computer and antenna
01:49 The radio spectrum and types of antennas appropriate for different frequency ranges
02:55 Some crude examples of wire antennas (lower frequencies through HF (shortwave))
05:55 Some examples of crude antennas for VHF and above
08:30 Examples of signals you can pick up with an SDR (from Low to High Frequencies)
This is one of many video guides from SDRplay - makers of the RSP family of SDR radios. See the full list of SDRplay videos and applications documents on: sdrplay.com/apps-catalogue
For more about antennas, see our recent blog on the topic: sdrplay.com/antenna-suggestions
The RSP family of SDRs from SDRplay cover 1kHz to 2 GHz with no gaps and give up to 10MHz spectrum visibility.
SDRplay is a UK company. The RSP SDR receivers are made in the UK and can be purchased for worldwide delivery directly from sdrplay.com (click on purchase and select your country to view shipping costs) or you can buy from any of our worldwide resellers listed here: sdrplay.com/distributors Many of the resellers offer local free shipping and/or local language technical support.
The SDRplay YouTube Channel is: youtube.com/c/SDRplayRSP
This video is for newcomers to SDR who wonder what antennas they need and what sort of signals can they easily receive. The video is deliberately simple and shows what you should be able to receive on day one before moving on to the wonders of digital decoding and much much more.
00:00 Introduction
00:25 The SDR box and connecting to a computer and antenna
01:49 The radio spectrum and types of antennas appropriate for different frequency ranges
02:55 Some crude examples of wire antennas (lower frequencies through HF (shortwave))
05:55 Some examples of crude antennas for VHF and above
08:30 Examples of signals you can pick up with an SDR (from Low to High Frequencies)
This is one of many video guides from SDRplay - makers of the RSP family of SDR radios. See the full list of SDRplay videos and applications documents on: sdrplay.com/apps-catalogue
For more about antennas, see our recent blog on the topic: sdrplay.com/antenna-suggestions
The RSP family of SDRs from SDRplay cover 1kHz to 2 GHz with no gaps and give up to 10MHz spectrum visibility.
SDRplay is a UK company. The RSP SDR receivers are made in the UK and can be purchased for worldwide delivery directly from sdrplay.com (click on purchase and select your country to view shipping costs) or you can buy from any of our worldwide resellers listed here: sdrplay.com/distributors Many of the resellers offer local free shipping and/or local language technical support.
The SDRplay YouTube Channel is: youtube.com/c/SDRplayRSP
