NooElecHam It Up Plus HF/MF/LF/VLF/ULF Up Converter w/TCXO

Nicely put together unit with good build quality. I picked this over the nano as it has the bypass switch. This lets you change back and forth from HF to VHF without disconnecting coax. I like to listen to local FM stations on my computer too. In direct sampling mode an 80m dipole at 40 feet brought in nothing but static. With this on signals are booming in. Yesterday I heard from every continent except Antarctica. Band conditions are getting to be very good this cycle.

I use it with my rtl sdr to listen to low frequency broadcast. It works great so far.

Unit works well as described

Convertisseur très performant et très stable associé à ma Nooelec NESDR SMArTee XTR, fonctionne très bien en réception HF et avec une grande stabilité. Je reste fidèle à NooElec car c'est vraiment du matériel de qualité que je recommande.

It's always a good experience when a product is ordered, and actually does what is claimed in the ad text, so I like to give credit where it's due. Yes, this upconverter costs a bit more than some of the mystery "clones" one might find on eBay, but as the saying goes, you do get what you pay for.My main ambition was to catch radio traffic in some of the HAM bands, but also in AM broadcast, SW, and so on.As for the Ham it Up unit, it took only a few minutes to get it set up and running. It's a very simple procedure (provided you already have your RTL-SDR or similar device installed and running), but no worries, there are numerous YouTube videos which give very good step by step instructions.The main criteria to know about is setting the tuning offset of your software to -125 MHz, to compensate for the upconverter. It's purpose is to compensate for the tuning limits of your RTL-SDR device, which cannot reach below 25 MHz.If not familiar, I would strongly suggest using the HDR# software, as this has a huge user base and lots of blog sites and YT videos one can refer to. You can also use HDSDR with similar results, I have used both.Aside from setting up the tuning parameters and some other details in the software, your biggest variable will likely be antennas.It's good to have several different antennas to select from, depending on what you're tuning in on, but even more importantly is where the antennas are and how they're positioned. This you'll just have to experiment around a bit with.But as for the NooElec Ham it UP itself, no complaints, does exactly what it should do.My only suggestion is to have an extra USB power cord handy (I run my USB power from an AC powered USB extension port), as the device does not ship with one.