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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.
  
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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]
  
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==Manufacturer/Distributor Links==
 
  
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* [http://www.eladit.net/elad_communications_equipments.php?prd=000001&lgn=EN Eladit FDM-77]
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Here are some introductory articles on SDRs from SWLing.com. These originally appeared in the Spectrum Monitor magazine;
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* [http://www.flex-radio.com/ Flex Radio home page]
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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]
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* [http://www.srl-llc.com/ SRK QuickSilver QS1R Receiver]
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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]
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* [http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/Home.html RFSpace Home page]
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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]
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* [http://www.kb9yig.com/ SoftRock Radio Kits]
 
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** [http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=11525 Rocky (software for the SoftRock)]
 
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* [http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=rx-340 TenTec RX340 DSP Receiver (wiki article)]
 
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* [http://www.tentecwiki.org/doku.php?id=rx-350d TenTec RX350D DSP Receiver (wiki article)]
 
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* [http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/commrxvr.html Universal Radio SW Communications Rx page] includes several SDR radios
 
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* [[WinRadio]]
 
  
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==Reviews==
 
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===Receivers===
 
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* From Dave's Radio Page
 
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** [http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/rx340.html TenTec RX340]
 
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** [http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/nrd545.html JRC NRD545]
 
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** [http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/nrd630.html JRC NRD630]
 
  
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===Computer Driven===
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And here's a course you can take on SDRs
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; 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]
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* [http://www.naswa.net/journal/2008/05/equip052008#more-197 NASWA Review of the Perseus]
 
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* [http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/perseus.html N9EWO Perseus Review]
 
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* 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
 
  
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; Other Receivers
 
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* [http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/8 EHam review of many rxs, including SDR Radios]
 
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* [http://www.uhf-satcom.com/sdr-iq/ UHF Satcom review of the SDR-IQ]
 
  
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==Software Support==
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Please see the following pages for further information;
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* [[Receiver Software Applications]]
 
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* [[Amateur Radio Transceiver Control]]
 
  
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==Online Radios==
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* [[SDRs for Amateur Radio Use]]
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* [http://www.sdr-radio.com/OnAirServers.aspx SDR Radio.com]
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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]]
  
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==Mailing Lists==
 
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; Yahoo Groups
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DDUtil/ DDUtil]
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlexRadio/ Flex Radio]
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qs1r/ Quicksilver QS1R]
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perseus_SDR/ Perseus]
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDR14/ RFSpace SDR14]
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/soft_radio/ SoftRadio]
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/softrock40/ SoftRock 40 Yahoo Group]
 
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdr-radio-com/ SDR Radio.com]
 
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* [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/newwinrad/ WinRad]
 
  
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[[Category:HF Topics]]
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You can find additional reviews and resources here;
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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]
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* [https://signalseverywhere.com Video Tutorials, Podcasts and Blogs about Software Defined Radios]
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SDRs that you can tune online can be found on our [[Live Tunable Receivers]] article
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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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