I have the RTL-SDR and use it mostly for monitoring VHF/UHF, and it works just fine. There's nothing interesting in my area above 900 MHz so the frequency limit

I have the RTL-SDR and use it mostly for monitoring VHF/UHF, and it works just fine. There's nothing interesting in my area above 900 MHz so the frequency limitation above 1 GHz isn't an issue for me. It's a great way to get started with SDR if you're limited with your budget.