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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/Distributor Links==
 
  
* [http://www.afedri-sdr.com/ AFEDRI SDR-Net] 
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Here are some introductory articles on SDRs from SWLing.com. These originally appeared in the Spectrum Monitor magazine;
* [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1085541682/bladerf-usb-30-software-defined-radio BladeRF]
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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.commradio.com/ CommRadio CR-1]
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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.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr-4.htm Cross Country Wireless SDR-4 General Coverage Rx]
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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://ecom.eladit.com/epages/990298944.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/990298944/Products/%22ELAD%20FDM-77%22 Elad FDM-77 (discontinued, replaced by FDM-S1)]
 
* [http://ecom.eladit.com/epages/990298944.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/990298944/Products/%22ELAD%20FDM-S1%22 Elad FDM-S1]
 
* [http://www.flex-radio.com/ Flex Radio home page]
 
* [http://www.funcubedongle.com/ Funcube Dongle]
 
* [http://www.srl-llc.com/ SRK QuickSilver QS1R Receiver]
 
* [http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/Home.html RFSpace Home page]
 
* [http://www.kb9yig.com/ SoftRock Radio Kits]
 
* [http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=rx-340 TenTec RX340 DSP Receiver (wiki article)]
 
* [http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=rx-350d TenTec RX350D DSP Receiver (wiki article)]
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/NooElec-RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-Software-Packages/dp/B008S7AVTC/?tag=vglnk-c818-20 RTL-SDR Software Dongle (via Amazon)]
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/Receiver-RTL2832U-Compatible-Packages-Guaranteed/dp/B009U7WZCA/?tag=vglnk-c818-20 TV28T and RTL-SDR Receiver (via Amazon)]
 
* [http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr.html Universal Radio SW Communications Rx page] includes several SDR radios
 
* [[WinRadio]]
 
  
==Reviews==
 
===Receivers===
 
* From Dave's Radio Page
 
** [http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/rx340.html TenTec RX340]
 
** [http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/nrd545.html JRC NRD545]
 
** [http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/nrd630.html JRC NRD630]
 
  
===Computer Driven===
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And here's a course you can take on SDRs
; Perseus
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*[https://scannerschool.teachable.com/p/the-utlimate-beginners-guide-to-sdr The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Software Defined Radio]
* [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)]
 
  
; Other Receivers
 
* [http://www.uhf-satcom.com/sdr-iq/ UHF Satcom review of the SDR-IQ]
 
* [http://www.funcubedongle.com/?page_id=286 FunCube Dongle]
 
  
; eHam Reviews
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Please see the following pages for further information;
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10427 AFEDRI SDR-NET]
 
* [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 Quicksilver 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/9044 Soft66AD SDR]
 
* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10908 Soft66LC4 Software Defined Radio]
 
  
==Software Support==
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* [[SDRs for Amateur Radio Use]]
* [http://www.bonito.net/radiocom/  Bonito Radiocom]  
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* [[SDRs with HF Coverage]]
**Supported radios are listed [http://www.bonito.net/service/make_radio_list.php3?language=en&R1=LB#HAM here]
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* [[SDRs that are Wide Banded]]
**Comments on EHam for this software can be found [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4610 here]  
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* [[Professional SDRs]]
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* [[SDR Software Applications]]
  
* [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://cutesdr.sourceforge.net/ CuteSDR Open Source Application]
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You can find additional reviews and resources here;
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CuteSDR/ CuteSDR Yahoo Group]
 
  
* [http://swldx.com/ Ergo]
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* [http://www.hamradioscience.com/ Ham Radio Science] many SDR and software reviews
** Supported radios can be found [http://swldx.com/details.htm here]
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* [http://rtlsdr4everyone.blogspot.com/ RTL-SDR For Everyone]
** The Yahoo mailing list for this software can be found [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ergoradio here]  
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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]
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* [https://signalseverywhere.com Video Tutorials, Podcasts and Blogs about Software Defined Radios]
  
* [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.hdsdr.de/ HDSDR]
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SDRs that you can tune online can be found on our [[Live Tunable Receivers]] article
  
* [http://www2.plala.or.jp/hikokibiyori/soft/kgsdr/index_e.html KG-SDR]
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*Return to [[Shortwave Radiogram Gateway]]
  
* [http://www.sm5bsz.com/linuxdsp/linrad.htm Linrad]
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[[Category:RR Glossary]]
 
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[[Category:Amateur Radio Glossary]]
* [http://james.ahlstrom.name/quisk/ Quisk]
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[[Category:HF Glossary]]
 
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[[Category:Receivers Glossary]]
* [http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=11525 Rocky (for the Softrock)]
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[[Category:HF Receivers]]
 
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[[Category:PC Receivers]]
* [http://softarchive.net/blogs/warezblog/sdr_console_v_build.937660.html SDR Console]
 
 
 
* [http://www.shoc.ch/ Shoc]
 
 
 
* [http://www.shortwavelog.com/ Shortwave Log]
 
** The Yahoo group for this software can be found [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/swlog_users/ here]; however it has its own extensive forums
 
** EHam comments on this software can be found [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6406 here]
 
 
 
* [http://sdrsharp.com/ SDR# | A Software Defined Radio in C#]
 
 
 
* [http://www.sdr-radio.com/ SDR-Radio]
 
 
 
* [http://www.moetronix.com/spectravue.htm SpectraVue]
 
 
 
* [http://woodboxradio.com/studio1.html Studio1]
 
 
 
* [http://www.radioctl.com/ SysLabs RadioControl]
 
 
 
* [http://www.winradio.com/home/wavebase3.htm Wavebase3]
 
 
 
* [http://www.winrad.org/ Winrad]
 
 
 
==Online Radios==
 
* [http://www.sdr-radio.com/OnAirServersFree/tabid/186/language/en-US/Default.aspx SDR Radio.com]
 
* [http://www.microtelecom.it/map/PerseusServers.html Perseus Servers]
 
* [http://n3ujj.com/Online_Software_Defined_Radio.html N3UJJ On-Line Software Defined Radios for public use]
 
 
 
==Tutorials==
 
* [http://www.sdradio.eu/ 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==
 
; Yahoo Groups
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DDUtil/ DDUtil]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlexRadio/ Flex Radio]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qs1r/ Quicksilver QS1R]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perseus_SDR/ Perseus]
 
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDR14/ RFSpace SDR14]
 
* [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]
 
 
 
[[Category:HF Topics]]
 

Latest revision as of 20:42, 11 August 2021

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;


And here's a course you can take on SDRs


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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