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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.
 
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 [http://forums.radioreference.com/software-defined-radio/ here]
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The forum for this wiki can be found [https://forums.radioreference.com/forums/software-defined-radio.193/ here]
  
==Manufacturer Links==
 
  
* [http://www.3dbsdr.com/ 3DB SDR]
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Here are some introductory articles on SDRs from SWLing.com. These originally appeared in the Spectrum Monitor magazine;
* [http://www.afedri-sdr.com/ AFEDRI SDR-Net]
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*[https://swling.com/blog/2018/09/software-defined-radio-primer-part-1-introduction-to-sdrs-and-sdr-applications/ Introduction to SDRs and SDR Applications]
* [http://www.rtl-sdr.com/tag/airspy/ Airspy]
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*[https://swling.com/blog/2018/10/sdr-primer-part-2-exploring-the-world-of-sdrs-for-200-or-less/ Exploring the World of SDRs for USD200 or less]
** [http://www.airspy.us Airspy US/Canada Distributor]
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*[https://swling.com/blog/2018/11/sdr-primer-part-3-from-high-end-sdr-receivers-to-sdr-transceivers/ From High End SDR Receivers to SDR Transceivers]
* [http://www.satrian.com/p/sdr-mk15-andrus.html Andrus SDR Mk1.5] 
 
* [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1085541682/bladerf-usb-30-software-defined-radio BladeRF]
 
* [http://www.commradio.com/ CommRadio CR-1]
 
* [http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr-4.htm Cross Country Wireless SDR-4 General Coverage Rx]
 
* [http://v2.sdr-radio.com/Radios/FDMDUOTransceiver.aspx Elad FDM-DUO]
 
* [http://shop.elad-usa.com/radio-communication/fdm-s1/ Elad FDM-S1]
 
* [http://www.ettus.com/ Ettus USRP]
 
* [http://www.dh1tw.de/fa-sdr-trx-funkamateur-allband-sdr FA-SDR]
 
* [http://o28.sischa.net/fifisdr/trac FiFi SDR]
 
** [http://www.box73.de/product_info.php?products_id=2425 Purchase site for FiFi (in German)]
 
* [http://www.flex-radio.com/ Flex Radio]
 
* [http://www.funcubedongle.com/ Funcube Dongle]
 
* [http://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/ HackRF]
 
* [http://www.hoka.com/products/titansdr.html Hoka TitanSDR]
 
* [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/isdr/id480077371?mt=8 iSDR (for Apple iPhone and iPad)]
 
* [http://www.dj0abr.de/ Lima SDR (page is in German)]
 
* [http://ae9rb.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=8&zenid=d56a6aa6f1730fd693f42c71cd26596e Peaberry SDR kit]
 
* [http://www.pervices.com/ Per Vices Noctar]
 
* [http://www.nooelec.com/store/software-defined-radio/sdr-receivers.html Nooelec TV301U/E4000, TV28T v2/R820T, and EzTV645 DVB-T(FC0013) USB]
 
* [http://www.iw3aut.altervista.org/ PM-SDR]
 
** [http://www.rfsystem.it/shop PM-SDR vendor]
 
* [http://www.rfham.com/c101.html RFHamFox]
 
* [http://www.rfspace.com RFSpace]
 
* [http://www.iw3aut.altervista.org/ RF-System PM-SDR]
 
* [http://zao.jp/radio/soft66ad Soft66 Series]
 
* [http://fivedash.com/ SoftRock Radio (built and kits]
 
* [http://thinkrf.com/wsa5000/ ThinkRF's WSA5000 < $8K -- Freq: 100 kHz to 20 GHz, Scan Rate: 200 GHz/s @ 122 kHz RBW, etc.]
 
* [http://www.srl-llc.com/ Software Radio Laboratory QS1R Receiver]
 
* [http://www.winradio.com/home/receivers.htm WiNRADIO SDR Receivers]
 
  
==Reviews==
 
===Receivers===
 
  
* [http://www.kongsfjord.no/bm/sdr-iq%20rev%203.pdf RF Space SDR-IQ (PDF)]
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Please see the following pages for further information;
* [http://swling.com/blog/category/software-defined-radio/ SWLPost - Software Defined Radio Reviews]
 
* [https://www.box.com/s/1cd9353fa35b1022925e The AFEDRI SDR-Net Some Impressions (PDF)]
 
* [http://arcticdx.blogspot.ca/2012/05/afedri-sdr-first-looks.html The Afedri SDR-NET - First Looks]
 
* [http://www.airspy.us/Reviews Airspy US / Airspy reviews]
 
* [http://ratzer.at/pdf/Funcube2_DK8OK.pdf The Funcube Dongle Pro V2.0 on Shortwave (PDF)]
 
* [https://www.box.com/shared/p79zgeqyz0q623zgku7p The RFSpace NET 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)]
 
* [http://www.uhf-satcom.com/sdr-iq/ UHF Satcom review of the SDR-IQ]
 
  
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* [[SDRs for Amateur Radio Use]]
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* [[SDRs with HF Coverage]]
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* [[SDRs that are Wide Banded]]
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* [[Professional SDRs]]
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* [[SDR Software Applications]]
  
; eHam Reviews
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10427 AFEDRI SDR-NET]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/11091 CommRadio CR-1]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10549 Elad FDM-S1]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5035 Eladit FDM-77]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10056 Funcube]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/9603 Net-SDR]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/7308 Software Radio Laboratory QS1R]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5203 RFSpace SDR-14]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6466 RFSpace SDR-IQ]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8677 RF System PM-SDR]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/9044 Soft66AD SDR]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10908 Soft66LC4 Software Defined Radio]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/9333 WinRadio G31DDC Excalibur]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10398 WinRadio G39DDC Excelsior]
 
  
===Computer Driven===
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You can find additional reviews and resources here;
; Perseus
 
* [http://www.naswa.net/journal/2008/05/equip052008#more-197 NASWA Review of the Perseus]
 
* [http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/perseus.html 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
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/7227 Microtelecom Perseus (eHam review)]
 
* [http://www.kongsfjord.no/bm/Perseus%20SDR.pdf The Perseus SDR (PDF)]
 
  
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* [http://www.hamradioscience.com/ Ham Radio Science] many SDR and software reviews
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* [http://rtlsdr4everyone.blogspot.com/ RTL-SDR For Everyone]
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* [http://www.rtl-sdr.com RTL-SDR.com]
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* [http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Software_Defined_Radio/ SDR Topics on DX-Zone]
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* [http://swling.com/blog/category/software-defined-radio/ SWLPost - Software Defined Radio Reviews]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software-defined_radios Wikipedia's list of Software Defined Radios]
  
==Software Support==
 
===SDR Specific Applications===
 
 
* [http://www.sdr1.info/indexP.html Airspy plugins page]
 
 
* [http://www.bonito.net/manuals/radiojet/sites/en_Downloads.htm Bonito RadioJet Developer Page]
 
 
* [http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr_ad9850.htm Cross County Wireless SDR AD9850]
 
  
* [http://cutesdr.sourceforge.net/ CuteSDR Open Source Application (supports RFSPACE NetSDR and SDR-IP radios or the SDR-IQ/14)]
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SDRs that you can tune online can be found on our [[Live Tunable Receivers]] article
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CuteSDR/ CuteSDR Yahoo Group]
 
 
 
* [http://dl2sdr.homepage.t-online.de DSP Radio (Mac OSX, FA-SDR, FUNcube dongle, FiFi and Lima SDRs)]
 
 
 
* [http://www.gnuradio.org GNU Radio (Linux)]
 
 
 
* [http://gqrx.dk/ Gqrx (Linux, OSX)]
 
 
 
* [http://www.hdsdr.de/ HDSDR]
 
 
 
* [http://www2.plala.or.jp/hikokibiyori/soft/kgsdr/index_e.html KG-SDR (supports ALINCO DX-R8A and DJ-X11)]
 
 
 
* [http://www.sm5bsz.com/linuxdsp/linrad.htm Linrad (Linux and Windows versions available}]
 
 
 
* [http://james.ahlstrom.name/quisk/ Quisk (supports SDR-IQ or Softrock)]
 
 
 
* [http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=11525 Rocky (for the Softrock)]
 
 
 
* [http://sdrsharp.com/ SDR# | A Software Defined Radio in C#]
 
 
 
* [http://fyngyrz.com/?p=915 SdrDX]
 
 
 
* [http://v2.sdr-radio.com/ SDR-Radio]
 
 
 
* [http://www.moetronix.com/spectravue.htm SpectraVue (supports RFSpace products)]
 
 
 
* [http://woodboxradio.com/studio1.html Studio1]
 
 
 
* [http://www.websdr.org WebSDR (Linux server application for remote control and streaming of SDR receivers via Java client)]
 
 
 
* [http://www.winrad.org/ Winrad (now HDSDR)]
 
 
 
===Other Applications That Support SDR===
 
* [http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/ Commander]
 
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxlab/ DX Lab Yahoo group]
 
** [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2211 eHam comments on Commander]
 
 
 
* [http://swldx.com/ Ergo]
 
** Supported radios can be found [http://swldx.com/details.htm here]
 
** The Yahoo mailing list for this software can be found [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ergoradio here]
 
 
 
* [http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/Home.aspx Ham Radio Deluxe]
 
** Comments on EHam about Ham Radio Deluxe can be found [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3498 here]
 
 
 
* [http://www.shoc.ch/ Shoc]
 
 
 
* [http://www.radioctl.com/ SysLabs RadioControl]
 
 
 
 
 
===Digital Decoding and SDR Support===
 
* [http://www.bonito.net/radiocom/  Bonito Radiocom]
 
**Supported radios are listed [http://www.bonito.net/service/make_radio_list.php3?language=en&R1=LB#HAM here]
 
**Comments on EHam for this software can be found [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4610 here]
 
 
 
* [http://www.hrdsoftwarellc.com/ Ham Radio Deluxe]
 
** [http://forums.hrdsoftwarellc.com/ Ham Radio Deluxe support forum]
 
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham-radio-deluxe/ Ham Radio Deluxe Yahoo group for version 5.x versions only]
 
 
 
* [https://github.com/EliasOenal/multimon-ng/ Multimon-NG]
 
 
 
*MultiPSK
 
** [http://f6cte.free.fr/index_anglais.htm Main English site]
 
** [http://www.eqth.info/multipsk/index.html US Mirror site]
 
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multipsk/ MultiPSK Yahoo group]
 
 
 
* [http://www.saharlow.com/technology/sigmira/ Sigmira]
 
 
 
* [http://www.radioaficion.com/HamNews/archivo/vagabundos-del-dial/5814-sorcerer-decoder.html Sorcerer (digital decoding)]
 
 
 
* [http://www.computer-int.com/WA-WCode.htm W-Code by Wavecom]
 
 
 
 
 
==Tutorials and Websites==
 
* [http://www.hamradioscience.com/ Ham Radio Science] Many SDR and software reviews
 
** [http://www.hamradioscience.com/forum/ Ham Radio Science Forums]
 
* [http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Software_Defined_Radio/ SDR Topics on DX-Zone]
 
* [http://www.weaksignals.com The Weaksignals Home Page] of Alberto, I2PHD has the [http://www.sdradio.eu/doc/DgtlRcvrHbk43.pdf Software Defined Radio Handbook (Eighth Edition)] by [http://www.pentek.com Pentek].
 
  
==Mailing Lists==
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; Yahoo Groups
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*Return to [[Decoding the SW Radiogram Broadcasts]]
* [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/afedrisdr/ AFEDRI-SDR]
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*Return to [[Shortwave Radiogram Gateway]]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Airspy/info Airspy discussion group]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Airspy-us/info Airspy.US discussion group]
 
* [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/cross_country_wireless/ Cross County Wireless]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DDUtil/ DDUtil]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elad_sdr_en/ Elad SDR]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlexRadio/ Flex Radio]
 
* [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/funcube/ Funcube Dongle Pro]
 
* [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Fcdproplus/ Funcube Dongle Pro Plus]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qs1r/ Software Radio Laboratory QS1R]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perseus_SDR/ Perseus]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDR14/ RFSpace SDR14]
 
* [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/pmsdr/ PM-SDR]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/soft_radio/ SoftRadio]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/softrock40/ SoftRock 40 Yahoo Group]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdr-radio-com/ SDR Radio.com]
 
* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/newwinrad/ WinRad]
 
* [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/SDRSharp SDR#]
 
  
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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.

The forum for this wiki can be found here


Here are some introductory articles on SDRs from SWLing.com. These originally appeared in the Spectrum Monitor magazine;


Please see the following pages for further information;


You can find additional reviews and resources here;


SDRs that you can tune online can be found on our Live Tunable Receivers article

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