# Very weak reception and transmission does not work. Is my limesdr mini defective?

**URL:** <https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/very-weak-reception-and-transmission-does-not-work-is-my-limesdr-mini-defective/3784>\
**Category:** LimeSDR\
**Created:** [2 December 2018 17:42 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/very-weak-reception-and-transmission-does-not-work-is-my-limesdr-mini-defective/3784 "2018-12-02T17:42:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![g0dfuzz3r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/258eb7/32.png) [@g0dfuzz3r](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/g0dfuzz3r)\
**Post date:** [7 January 2019 18:21 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/very-weak-reception-and-transmission-does-not-work-is-my-limesdr-mini-defective/3784/21 "2019-01-07T18:21:50Z")

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Sorry for not answering for a long time. So I installed a new system and drivers from source. Limesdr mini TX and RX now works fine with antennas.

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**Author:** ![LarsM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/discourse.myriadrf.org/larsm/32/2558_2.png) [@LarsM](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/LarsM)\
**Post date:** [27 January 2019 10:33 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/very-weak-reception-and-transmission-does-not-work-is-my-limesdr-mini-defective/3784/22 "2019-01-27T10:33:16Z")

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I also hope for a solution to my problem here. I recently started using a LimeSDR USB (no Mini) and also massive reception problems. Basically I try to receive FM radio only for the first time. With WFM Mono I can listen to music (poor quality), but with WFM Stereo I only have noise. The signal is obviously not very strong either. I tested both LNAL and LNAW with a different antenna cable and an ANT500. But it just doesn’t get any better. I tried this under Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.10 (VMware) - exactly the same.  
The LimeQuickTest is now successful (at the beginning failed at the last test probably because of insufficient power supply).

Do I still have to adjust anything on the LimeSDR (calibration, firmware, etc.)?

The LimeSuite is much too complicated for me at the beginning, I am a beginner in SDR.

 ![Screenshot](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/myriadrf/original/2X/a/a293c77bf7320eda0866d635c848f2e35a4e9a29.jpeg)  
 ![ReceiverOptions](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/myriadrf/original/2X/3/3217a8326a1822bf6af5ecc347e5d2d511921c4c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![farsdr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a698b9/32.png) [@farsdr](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/u/farsdr)\
**Post date:** [14 February 2019 03:33 UTC](https://discourse.myriadrf.org/t/very-weak-reception-and-transmission-does-not-work-is-my-limesdr-mini-defective/3784/23 "2019-02-14T03:33:56Z")

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I have installed a new system and all the installers (twice), unfortunately that didn’t work at all. I still can NOT TX. I’m still looking for a solution.

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