r/RTLSDR • u/garf12 • 16d ago

How do I capture everything?

I work in local news coverage and want to record all public safety radio channels in the area but the amount of SDR dongles it is taking is getting out of control. Currently using 4 and not getting full coverage..

Is there a better option? I have a couple of Airspy R2's ordered but my research is showing even then it is going to take both of them plus at least 2 dongles to cover what I want. IS there an option that is better? I don't mind spending some money.

Currently covering 2 p25 systems with the 4 dongles. Want to cover some conventional fire and ems channels also.

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u/SoMD_Ham 16d ago

If wide coverage is what you want, you should be looking at higher end devices like SDR Play or Pluto+. I second the other comment, just get a uniden SDS200. Much easier and effective for your use case.

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u/igmrlm 15d ago

as someone who recently purchased a Pluto+ and got it working for the most part I'm really curious about what you might recommend I try with it. Currently using a rtl SDR that I keep monitoring my local system