RTL-SDR data types

1. How do I get data from SDR?
2. What is RTL-SDR sample rate?
3. What is rtl2832?

How do I get data from SDR?

Receive Streaming RTL-SDR Data on Two Frequencies

Receive streaming data from an RTL-SDR device at one frequency then change the frequency and stream more data from the device. Create and initialize an RTL-SDR receiver object. Inspect the object properties. Stream data from the device.

What is RTL-SDR sample rate?

The maximum sample rate is 3.2 MS/s (mega samples per second). However, the RTL-SDR is unstable at this rate and may drop samples. The maximum sample rate that does not drop samples is 2.56 MS/s, however some people have had luck with 2.8MS/s and 3.2 MS/s working well on some USB 3.0 ports.

What is rtl2832?

The RTL2832U is a high-performance DVB-T COFDM demodulator that supports a USB 2.0 interface. The RTL2832U is compatible with NorDig Unified 1.0. 3, D-Book 5.0, and EN300 744 (ETSI Specification). It supports 2K or 8K mode with 6, 7, and 8MHz bandwidth.