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Thanks for that, I haven't asked AI myself because I don't feel I have the right vocabulary to know how to ask the right questions!

I found some information on the antennae that come with the Nooelec NESDR SMArt v5 Bundle:

• Telescopic antenna: frequencies vary depending on the set length.
• Long black antenna: 433 MHz, 3dBi
• Short black antenna: 800-2200 MHz, 3G, 5dBi

In the horizontal Receiver pane, I want to label a frequency with the name of a radio station; Google Gemini tells me to use the Frequency Database, but I can't see the "Add" button it refers to.
What am I missing?

My horizonal Receiver Pane shows (a) a dBm meter, and (b) a green overlay (not sure what it is called) which appears to select the audio bandwidth with the number [1] in the middle.

1. Sometimes I lose both the dBm meter and green overlay. How do I restore each?
2. My waterfall pane shows a black ...

I am trying to get my head around how my RTL-SDR handles frequencies.
I have the Nooelec NESDR SMArt v5 Bundle, described here: https://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr/sdr-receivers/nesdr-smart.html
The page tells me that it can handle a frequency range between 100kHz-1.75GHz.


I assume that this is a ...

Absolute newbie, I have just installed SDR Console and I think I have successfully selected my RTL-SDR USB dongle radio, this one: https://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr/sdr-receivers/nesdr-smart.html

I am following a Youtube quickstart guide, which shows a Radio control section in the RX panel after ...