First, a bit of background: I’ve been considering adding a compact radio to my EDC bag, but I’d never quite found one that I thought I could justify carrying. On a whim one day, I googled for USB Android Radio, and learned about Software Defined Radio, and SDR Touch (an Android App) in specific.
For those not in the know, Software Defined Radio allows you to pull in radio signals using a USB dongle. It was cheap and compact enough, that I figured it would be worth a shot to play with. I ordered this model: USB Mini DVB-T RTL-SDR Realtek RTL2832U + R820T Tuner Receiver Dongle MCX Input
Here’s how the setup looks now: