Difference between revisions of "Software Defined Radios"
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* [http://swling.com/blog/category/software-defined-radio/ SWLPost - Software Defined Radio Reviews] | * [http://swling.com/blog/category/software-defined-radio/ SWLPost - Software Defined Radio Reviews] | ||
* [https://www.box.com/shared/p79zgeqyz0q623zgku7p The RFSpace NET SDR (PDF)] | * [https://www.box.com/shared/p79zgeqyz0q623zgku7p The RFSpace NET SDR (PDF)] | ||
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* [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7379789/WinradioExcaliburtest.pdf The WinRadio G31 DDC Excalibur SDR (PDF)] | * [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7379789/WinradioExcaliburtest.pdf The WinRadio G31 DDC Excalibur SDR (PDF)] | ||
* [https://www.box.com/shared/mkbm3bztbmz8dhjl11yk The WinRadio G33DDC Excalibur Pro (PDF)] | * [https://www.box.com/shared/mkbm3bztbmz8dhjl11yk The WinRadio G33DDC Excalibur Pro (PDF)] | ||
| + | * [http://swling.com/blog/2012/10/a-review-of-the-winradio-wr-g31ddc-excalibur-software-defined-radio-sdr/ A review of the WinRadio WR-G31DDC Software Defined Radio (SDR)] | ||
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6356 WinRadio G303e (eHam)] | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6356 WinRadio G303e (eHam)] | ||
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8743 WinRadio G303i (eHam)] | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8743 WinRadio G303i (eHam)] | ||
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* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8317 WinRadio G315i (eHam)] | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8317 WinRadio G315i (eHam)] | ||
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/9333 WinRadio G31DDC Excalibur (eHam)] | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/9333 WinRadio G31DDC Excalibur (eHam)] | ||
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* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10398 WinRadio G39DDC Excelsior (eHam)] | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10398 WinRadio G39DDC Excelsior (eHam)] | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 20 October 2014
What is Software Defined Radio (or SDR)? Wikipedia gives a definition...
In short: an SDR is a radio with no IF, Modulator, or Demodulator stages as we generally understand those terms: a receiving RF preamp feeds directly into a (very fast) A-to-D converter, which is connected to a computer DSP/CPU to tune a signal and extract the modulated audio or data; on the transmit side, the CPU and DSP generate the modulation directly, and feed it to an RF power amp.
In the HF and ham world, it has appeared in 2 distinct phases; in use in high end amateur transceivers and receivers, and utilizing a PC as a controller, letting external software define how the SDR is addressed and utilized.
Please add any appropriate links for SDR here. The forum for this wiki can be found here
Contents
Manufacturer Links and Other Pages
- 3DB SDR
- AFEDRI SDR-Net
- Airspy
- Andrus SDR Mk1.5
- BladeRF
- CommRadio CR-1
- Cross Country Wireless SDR-4 General Coverage Rx
- Elad FDM-S1
- Elad FDM-S2
- Ettus USRP
- FA-SDR
- FiFi SDR
- Flex Radio
- Funcube Dongle
- HackRF
- Hoka TitanSDR
- iSDR (for Apple iPhone and iPad)
- Lima SDR (page is in German)
- Peaberry SDR kit
- Per Vices Noctar
- Nooelec TV301U/E4000, TV28T v2/R820T, and EzTV645 DVB-T(FC0013) USB
- PM-SDR
- RFHamFox
- RFSpace
- RF-System PM-SDR
- RTL-SDR
- Soft66 Series
- SoftRock Radio (built and kits
- ThinkRF's WSA5000 < $8K -- Freq: 100 kHz to 20 GHz, Scan Rate: 200 GHz/s @ 122 kHz RBW, etc.
- Software Radio Laboratory QS1R Receiver
- WiNRADIO SDR Receivers
Reviews
eHam Reviews
- Cross Country SDR-4
- Elad FDM-S1
- Eladit FDM-77
- Net-SDR
- Software Radio Laboratory QS1R
- Realtek RTL2832u DVB-T Tuner
- RFSpace SDR-14
- RFSpace SDR-IP
- RF System PM-SDR
- SDR Andrus MK 1.5
- Softrock Ensemble II Built Radio
- Softrock Ensemble II SDR Receiver Kit
- Soft66AD SDR
- Soft66LC4 Software Defined Radio
Specific Models
AFEDRI
CommRadio CR-1 (all versions)
Elad FDM-S2
- ELAD FDM-S2 (eHam)
- FDM-S2 review and comments from SDR forum
- ELAD FDM S2 Unboxing, Installing and a First Recording
Funcube (all versions)
Perseus
- NASWA Review of the Perseus
- N9EWO Perseus Review
- An additional review of the Perseus can be found in the September 2009 MT article by Larry Van Horn, 'Perseus Software Defined Radio - A Whole Universe of Listening Possibilities' pp.66-68
- Microtelecom Perseus (eHam)
- The Perseus SDR (PDF)
RF Space SDR-IQ
Winradio (all models)
- The WinRadio G31 DDC Excalibur SDR (PDF)
- The WinRadio G33DDC Excalibur Pro (PDF)
- A review of the WinRadio WR-G31DDC Software Defined Radio (SDR)
- WinRadio G303e (eHam)
- WinRadio G303i (eHam)
- WinRadio G313e / G313i (eHam)
- WinRadio G315i (eHam)
- WinRadio G31DDC Excalibur (eHam)
Software Support
SDR Specific Applications
- Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) Useful for piping audio from a SDR back to your PC like a real soundcard
Other Applications That Support SDR
- Ham Radio Deluxe
- Comments on EHam about Ham Radio Deluxe can be found here
Digital Decoding and SDR Support
- Hobby Level Software
- MixW Reportedly works with the Funcube Dongles
- WinRadio Advanced Digital Suite
- WinRadio Universal FSK Decoder
- See this page at the WinRadio site for receiver compatibility
- Professional Software
Tutorials and Websites
- Ham Radio Science Many SDR and software reviews
- SDR Topics on DX-Zone
- The Weaksignals Home Page of Alberto, I2PHD has the Software Defined Radio Handbook (Eighth Edition) by Pentek.
- SDR# / SDR Sharp Wiki
- Installing BladeRF under Windows 7
- List of SDRs (Wikipedia)
Mailing Lists
- Yahoo Groups