The latest RTL-SDR receiver from Thumbnet, the Thumbnet N3 is now shipping out. Back in October we received a sample of one of their prototypes and found it to have a very low noise floor since they have replaced the 1.2v switching regulator with a linear regulator.
ThumbNet is a company that is hoping to provide low cost satellite deployments, and make use of volunteers around the world with RTL-SDR’s to help track them. The RTL-SDR’s and antenna kits are provided to schools and educational institutions for free by ThumbNet, in exchange for students setting up and monitoring a satellite tracking station.
In their release email they wrote:
ThumbNet would like to send a very large “Thank You!!” to all of you who have supported us by purchasing one of our surplus N3 SDR receivers, and we wanted to take a second and let you know that we’re excited to announce that the N3’s have left the factory and will begin shipping.
The support has been tremendous and we have a backlog of many hundreds of receivers to get out. We will be working extremely hard, over the coming days to get them all delivered as quickly as possible (Orders will be shipped in the order they were received.).
Don’t forget that there are accessories in the ThumbSat Store (http://www.thumbsat.com/thumbnet-sdr-hardware/thumbsat-store-4 ) that may be of value to you, such as adapters, cables or power supplies to let you get the maximum performance from your ThumbNet N3. Please use the discount code N3 NONGLE (all caps) when you checkout and you will receive 10% off the cost of your order. It’s our way of saying thank you for your patience and support!
A handful of independent tests have been done on the Qualification Models of the N3, and the results have been quite positive. If interested, you can read some of the reviews at the following links.
RTL-SDR.com – http://www.rtl-sdr.com/rtl-sdr-com-quick-review-of-the-thumbnet-n3-prototype/
RTLSDR4EVERYONE – http://rtlsdr4everyone.blogspot.com/p/thumbnet-n3.html
Thank you again for supporting ThumbNet and we hope the N3 exceeds all of your expectations!!
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