# R820t2/rtl2838u

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/r820t2-rtl2838u/242990>\
**Category:** GNU Radio\
**Created:** [August 13, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/r820t2-rtl2838u/242990 "2015-08-13T16:32:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/958977/32.png) [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/r820t2-rtl2838u/242990/1 "2015-08-13T16:32:36Z")

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Hello, guys.

Please, does someone know if these two RTL devices (R820T2 and RTL2838U)  
work fine with Gnuradio? Which is better?

Thanks a lot.

Cheers,  
Antony

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**Author:** ![pgpab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@pgpab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pgpab)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/r820t2-rtl2838u/242990/2 "2015-08-13T17:28:51Z")

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these are two chips of the same device (RF front end and ADC to USB  
converter)  
and yes, they do work well with the osmosdr source of gnuradio.

JM

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**Author:** ![pgpab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@pgpab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pgpab)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/r820t2-rtl2838u/242990/3 "2015-08-17T19:37:32Z")

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Thanks, Jean.

Do you know another SDR/USRP device with a receiver pin and that works  
well with Gnuradio?

Cheers,  
Antony
