# Can I use the receiver and transmitter separately in the limesdr mini device?

**URL:** https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/can-i-use-the-receiver-and-transmitter-separately-in-the-limesdr-mini-device/6417
**Category:** LimeSDR
**Created:** [10 August 2020 17:44 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/can-i-use-the-receiver-and-transmitter-separately-in-the-limesdr-mini-device/6417 "2020-08-10T17:44:49Z")
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### Author: ![muratoznn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@muratoznn](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/muratoznn)
#### Post date: [10 August 2020 17:44 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/can-i-use-the-receiver-and-transmitter-separately-in-the-limesdr-mini-device/6417/1 "2020-08-10T17:44:49Z")

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Can I use the receiver and transmitter separately in the limesdr mini device?

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### Author: ![andrewback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@andrewback](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/andrewback)
#### Post date: [11 August 2020 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/can-i-use-the-receiver-and-transmitter-separately-in-the-limesdr-mini-device/6417/2 "2020-08-11T09:05:48Z")

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You’ll need to be more specific. For example:

Could you have an application which receives on one frequency and uses one system, then transmits on a different frequency using a different system? Yes.

Could you have two different applications open a single SDR at the same time? No.