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Looking for an emergency radio
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Sure!

The tablet runs Windows 10. You can choose mobile or desktop version. Choose desktop version (you can run more software). The dongles are about the size of a USB drive and use no external power.

The dongle for OTA TV is any ATSC dongle that works with Windows. It has a coaxial connector that you can connect to your rooftop antenna or to an indoor antenna. There are a bunch of free software options that you can use to decode the signals-- some software even acts as a DVR. (VLC can even decode OTA TV).

The dongle for SDR needs to also be one that works for windows, and has a similar appearance. It's a not as user friendly, but you can slide the center frequency to just about anywhere in the radio spectrum.

A quick search shows that you can get ATSC dongles for Android too-- just make sure it can use more than a built-in antenna, otherwise you won't get much in Puna.

I think dongles are going to become more common, with 5G/NextGen delivery of content on the way.
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Looking for an emergency radio - by EightFingers - 08-14-2018, 06:23 PM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by randomq - 08-15-2018, 01:46 AM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by Radiopeg - 08-15-2018, 02:34 AM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by H22 - 08-15-2018, 09:15 AM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by randomq - 08-15-2018, 01:31 PM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by H22 - 08-15-2018, 03:48 PM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by tada - 08-15-2018, 04:50 PM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by tada - 08-16-2018, 02:39 PM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by terracore - 08-17-2018, 12:48 PM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by H22 - 08-17-2018, 01:25 PM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by terracore - 08-17-2018, 01:45 PM
RE: Looking for an emergency radio - by H22 - 08-17-2018, 02:31 PM

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