Yes I'd go along with this. You're going to have a plug & play experience more so with the RTL... I guess my interest at the time was transatlantic weak digital

Yes I'd go along with this. You're going to have a plug & play experience more so with the RTL... I guess my interest at the time was transatlantic weak digital signals on HF ham bands. With the RTL-SDR you'll be able to "see" all your favorite radio stations, listen to or track airplanes, and all kinds o things. With an upconverter (~$40) you'll get into HF a bit as well.