Difference between revisions of "Software Defined Radios"
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| − | ** [http://webpages.charter.net/n9ewo2/wj8711.html Watkins Johnson WJ-8711 / HF-1000 | + | ** [http://webpages.charter.net/n9ewo2/wj8711.html Watkins Johnson WJ-8711 / HF-1000] |
** [http://webpages.charter.net/n9ewo2/rx340.html TenTec RX340] | ** [http://webpages.charter.net/n9ewo2/rx340.html TenTec RX340] | ||
** [http://webpages.charter.net/n9ewo2/nrd545.html JRC NRD545] | ** [http://webpages.charter.net/n9ewo2/nrd545.html JRC NRD545] | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 21 March 2015
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/Distributor Links
- AFEDRI SDR-Net
- BladeRF
- CommRadio CR-1
- Cross Country Wireless SDR-4 General Coverage Rx
- Elad FDM-77 (discontinued, replaced by FDM-S1)
- Elad FDM-S1
- Flex Radio home page
- Funcube Dongle
- SRK QuickSilver QS1R Receiver
- RFSpace Home page
- SoftRock Radio Kits
- TenTec RX340 DSP Receiver (wiki article)
- TenTec RX350D DSP Receiver (wiki article)
- RTL-SDR Software Dongle (via Amazon)
- TV28T and RTL-SDR Receiver (via Amazon)
- Universal Radio SW Communications Rx page includes several SDR radios
- WinRadio G31DDC Excalibur
- WinRadio G39DDC Excelsior
Reviews
Receivers
- From Dave's Radio Page (High End DSP Sets not SDR)
Computer Driven
- Perseus
- NASWA Review of the Perseus
- Dave 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 review)
- Other Receivers
- eHam Reviews
- AFEDRI SDR-NET
- Elad FDM-S1
- Eladit FDM-77
- Funcube
- Net-SDR
- Quicksilver QS1R
- RFSpace SDR-14
- RFSpace SDR-IQ
- Soft66AD SDR
- Soft66LC4 Software Defined Radio
- WinRadio G31DDC Excalibur
- WinRadio G39DDC Excelsior
Software Support
SDR Specific Applications
Other Applications That Support SDR
- Ham Radio Deluxe
- Comments on EHam about Ham Radio Deluxe can be found here
Online Radios
Tutorials
- The Weaksignals Home Page of Alberto, I2PHD has the Software Defined Radio Handbook (Eighth Edition) by Pentek.
Mailing Lists
- Yahoo Groups