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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]
| + | The forum for this wiki can be found [https://forums.radioreference.com/forums/software-defined-radio.193/ here] |
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− | ==Manufacturer Links and Other Pages==
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| + | Here are some introductory articles on SDRs from SWLing.com. These originally appeared in the Spectrum Monitor magazine; |
| + | *[https://swling.com/blog/2018/09/software-defined-radio-primer-part-1-introduction-to-sdrs-and-sdr-applications/ Introduction to SDRs and SDR Applications] |
| + | *[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] |
| + | *[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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− | ; Amateur Radio Applications
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− | * [http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_products_page.htm Elecraft (see the KX-3)]
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− | * [http://www.dh1tw.de/fa-sdr-trx-funkamateur-allband-sdr FA SDR TRX]
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− | * [http://fivedash.com/ FiveDash Inc. (sells Softrock products)]
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− | * [http://www.flex-radio.com/ Flex Radio]
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− | * [http://www.dj0abr.de/ LimaSDR (in German)]
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− | * [http://ae9rb.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=8&zenid=d56a6aa6f1730fd693f42c71cd26596e Peabody SDR]
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| + | And here's a course you can take on SDRs |
| + | *[https://scannerschool.teachable.com/p/the-utlimate-beginners-guide-to-sdr The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Software Defined Radio] |
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− | ; HF Coverage (min 2-30 Mhz or higher)
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− | * [http://www.3dbsdr.com/ 3DB SDR]
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− | * [http://www.afedri-sdr.com/ AFEDRI SDR Net]
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− | * [http://www.satrian.com/p/sdr-mk15-andrus.html Andrus]
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− | * [http://www.commradio.com/ CommRadio CR-1a]
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− | * [http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr-4.htm Cross Country SDR-4 plus]
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− | * [http://www.ct1ffu.com/site/ DX Patrol]
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− | * [http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s1/ Elad FDM-S1]
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− | * [http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/ Elad FDM-S2]
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− | * [http://o28.sischa.net/fifisdr/trac FiFi SDR]
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− | * [http://www.funcubedongle.com/ FunCube Dongle Pro plus]
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− | * [http://www.lucabarbi.it/eng/product/titansdr.html Hoka Titan SDR]
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− | * [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id480077371?mt=8 iSDR for iPhone, IPod and IPad]
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− | * [http://www.lanreceiver.de/?L=2 Medav LR2-D2]
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− | * [http://microtelecom.it/perseus/ Perseus SDR]
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− | * [http://www.pervices.com/ Per Vices Noctar]
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− | * [http://www.iw3aut.altervista.org/ PM-SDR]
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− | * [http://www.rfham.com/index.html?c101.html SDR-RFHamFox (in French)]
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− | * [http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/Home.html RFSpace Products]
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− | * [http://www.sdrplay.com/ SDRPlay]
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− | * [http://zao.jp/radio/soft66ad/ Soft66AD]
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− | * [http://thinkrf.com/wsa5000-rtsa/ ThinkRF WSA5000]
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− | * [http://www.srl-llc.com/ Software Radio Laboratory QS1R Receiver]
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− | * [http://www.winradio.com/home/receivers.htm WiNRADIO SDR Receivers]
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| + | Please see the following pages for further information; |
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− | ; Partial HF coverage to GHz
| + | * [[SDRs for Amateur Radio Use]] |
− | * Example: 10 Mhz - 2036 Mhz | + | * [[SDRs with HF Coverage]] |
− | * [http://airspy.com/ AirSpy] | + | * [[SDRs that are Wide Banded]] |
− | * [http://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/ HackRF] | + | * [[Professional SDRs]] |
− | * [http://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr/sdr-receivers.html NooElec products] | + | * [[SDR Software Applications]] |
− | * [[RTL-SDR]] | |
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− | ; VHF/UHF and Above | + | You can find additional reviews and resources here; |
− | * [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1085541682/bladerf-usb-30-software-defined-radio Blade RF]
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− | * [http://www.ettus.com/ Ettus USRP-310]
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− | ==Reviews==
| + | * [http://www.hamradioscience.com/ Ham Radio Science] many SDR and software reviews |
− | | + | * [http://rtlsdr4everyone.blogspot.com/ RTL-SDR For Everyone] |
− | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8qW2Z-SfHc DX Patrol Video Review (YouTube)] | + | * [http://www.rtl-sdr.com RTL-SDR.com] |
| + | * [http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Software_Defined_Radio/ SDR Topics on DX-Zone] |
| * [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] |
− | ** [http://swling.com/blog/2014/09/guest-post-anil-reviews-the-fifi-sdr-receiver-kit-2-0/ Anil Reviews the FiFi-SDR Receiver Kit 2.0]
| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software-defined_radios Wikipedia's list of Software Defined Radios] |
− | | + | * [https://signalseverywhere.com Video Tutorials, Podcasts and Blogs about Software Defined Radios] |
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− | ===eHam Reviews===
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/11392 Cross Country SDR-4]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10549 Elad FDM-S1]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5035 Eladit FDM-77]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/7308 Software Radio Laboratory QS1R]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10958 Realtek RTL2832u DVB-T Tuner]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5203 RFSpace SDR-14]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/11745 RFSpace SDR-IP]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8677 RF System PM-SDR]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/11658 SDR Andrus MK 1.5]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/11020 Softrock Ensemble II Built Radio]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10978 Softrock Ensemble II SDR Receiver Kit]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/9044 Soft66AD SDR]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10908 Soft66LC4 Software Defined Radio]
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− | ===Specific Models===
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− | ====AFEDRI====
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10427 AFEDRI SDR-NET (eHam)]
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− | * [https://www.box.com/s/1cd9353fa35b1022925e The AFEDRI SDR-Net Some Impressions (PDF)]
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− | * [http://arcticdx.blogspot.ca/2012/05/afedri-sdr-first-looks.html The Afedri SDR-NET - First Looks]
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− | ====CommRadio CR-1 (all versions)====
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/11091 CommRadio CR-1 (eHam)]
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− | * [http://swling.com/blog/2013/11/review-of-the-commradio-cr-1-software-defined-radio/ Review of the CR1 Software Defined Radio]
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− | ====Elad FDM-S2====
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/11917 ELAD FDM-S2 (eHam)] | |
− | * [http://forums.radioreference.com/software-defined-radio/291673-review-fdm-s2-sdr-receiver.html FDM-S2 review and comments from SDR forum]
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− | * [http://swling.com/blog/2014/06/the-elad-fdm-s2-sdr-unboxing-installing-and-a-first-recording/ ELAD FDM S2 Unboxing, Installing and a First Recording]
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− | ====Funcube (all versions)====
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/10056 Funcube (eHam)]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/11407 Funcube Dongle Pro Plus (eHam)]
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− | * [http://ratzer.at/pdf/Funcube2_DK8OK.pdf The Funcube Dongle Pro V2.0 on Shortwave (PDF)]
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− | ====Net-SDR====
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/9603 Net-SDR (eHam)]
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− | * [http://swling.com/blog/2013/04/ragnars-review-of-the-rfspace-netsdr/ Ragnar's review of the RFspace NetSDR]
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− | * [https://www.box.com/shared/p79zgeqyz0q623zgku7p The RFSpace NET SDR (PDF)]
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− | ====Perseus====
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/7227 Microtelecom Perseus (eHam)]
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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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− | * [http://www.kongsfjord.no/bm/Perseus%20SDR.pdf The Perseus SDR (PDF)]
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− | * [http://www.udxf.nl/Perseus_SDR_1107.pdf Perseus: einie Kurtzwellen-Revolution, die begiestert!] (in German - PDF)
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− | ====RF Space SDR-IQ====
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6466 RFSpace SDR-IQ (eHam)]
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− | * [http://www.kongsfjord.no/bm/sdr-iq%20rev%203.pdf RF Space SDR-IQ (PDF)]
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− | * [http://www.uhf-satcom.com/sdr-iq/ UHF Satcom review of the SDR-IQ]
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− | ====SDRplay RSP====
| + | SDRs that you can tune online can be found on our [[Live Tunable Receivers]] article |
− | * [http://www.wtfda.org/sdrplay.html SDRplay RSP (WTFDA)]
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− | * [http://www.sdrplay.com/docs/Design_Notes_radcom_nov14.pdf SDRplay RSP (RSGB Radcom)]
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− | ====Titan SDR (Hoka)====
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− | * [http://www.udxf.nl/TitanSDR_DK8OK.pdf Monitoring with the Titan SDR: New Approach in 40 Channels]
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− | ====Winradio (all models)====
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6356 WinRadio G303e (eHam)]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8743 WinRadio G303i (eHam)]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/6907 WinRadio G313e / G313i (eHam)]
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− | * [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8317 WinRadio G315i (eHam)]
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− | * [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)]
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− | * [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7379789/WinradioExcaliburtest.pdf The WinRadio G31 DDC Excalibur SDR (PDF)]
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− | * [https://www.box.com/shared/mkbm3bztbmz8dhjl11yk The WinRadio G33DDC Excalibur Pro (PDF)]
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− | * [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)]
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− | ==Software Support==
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− | ===SDR Specific Applications===
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− | * [http://www.woodboxradio.com/freeware.html BobCAT (for the Perseus)]
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− | * [http://www.bonito.net/manuals/radiojet/sites/en_Downloads.htm Bonito RadioJet Developer Page]
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− | ** [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/radiojet1102s/info Bonito RadioJet Yahoo group]
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− | * [http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr_ad9850.htm Cross County Wireless SDR AD9850]
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− | * [http://cutesdr.sourceforge.net/ CuteSDR Open Source Application (supports RFSPACE NetSDR and SDR-IP radios or the SDR-IQ/14)]
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− | ** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CuteSDR/ CuteSDR Yahoo Group]
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− | * [http://dl2sdr.homepage.t-online.de DSP Radio (Mac OSX, FA-SDR, FUNcube dongle, FiFi and Lima SDRs)]
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− | * [http://www.gnuradio.org GNU Radio (Linux)]
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− | * [http://gqrx.dk/ Gqrx (Linux, OSX)]
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− | * [http://www.hdsdr.de/ HDSDR]
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− | * [http://www2.plala.or.jp/hikokibiyori/soft/kgsdr/index_e.html KG-SDR (supports ALINCO DX-R8A and DJ-X11)]
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− | * [http://www.sm5bsz.com/linuxdsp/linrad.htm Linrad (Linux and Windows versions available}]
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− | * [http://james.ahlstrom.name/quisk/ Quisk (supports SDR-IQ or Softrock)]
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− | * [http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=11525 Rocky (for the Softrock)]
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− | * [http://sdrsharp.com/ SDR# | A Software Defined Radio in C#]
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− | **[https://uk.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SDRSharp/info SDRSharp Yahoo Group]
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− | * [http://fyngyrz.com/?p=915 SdrDX]
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− | ** [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SDRDX/info SdrDX Yahoo Group]
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− | * [http://v2.sdr-radio.com/ SDR-Radio]
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− | * [http://www.dsp4swls.de/sodira/sodiraeng.html SoDiRa (DRM)]
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− | * [http://www.moetronix.com/spectravue.htm SpectraVue (supports RFSpace products)]
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− | * [http://woodboxradio.com/studio1.html Studio1]
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− | ** [http://www.hamradioscience.com/studio1-sdr-software-review/ Studio1 Review on Ham Radio Science]
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− | * [http://software.muzychenko.net/eng/vac.htm Virtual Audio Cable (VAC)] Useful for piping audio from a SDR back to your PC like a real soundcard
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− | * [http://www.websdr.org WebSDR (Linux server application for remote control and streaming of SDR receivers via Java client)]
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− | * [http://www.winrad.org/ Winrad (now HDSDR)]
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− | ===Other Applications That Support SDR===
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− | * [http://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/ Commander]
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− | ** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxlab/ DX Lab Yahoo group]
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− | ** [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2211 eHam comments on Commander]
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− | * [http://swldx.com/ Ergo]
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− | ** Supported radios can be found [http://swldx.com/details.htm here]
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− | ** The Yahoo mailing list for this software can be found [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ergoradio here]
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− | * [http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/Home.aspx Ham Radio Deluxe]
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− | ** Comments on EHam about Ham Radio Deluxe can be found [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3498 here]
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− | * [http://www.shoc.ch/ Shoc]
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− | * [http://www.radioctl.com/ SysLabs RadioControl]
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− | ===Digital Decoding and SDR Support===
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− | ; Hobby Level Software
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− | * [http://www.bonito.net/radiocom/ Bonito Radiocom6]
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− | **Supported radios are listed [http://www.bonito.net/service/make_radio_list.php3?language=en&R1=LB#HAM here]
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− | **Comments on EHam for this software can be found [http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4610 here]
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− | * [http://www.hrdsoftwarellc.com/ Ham Radio Deluxe]
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− | ** [http://forums.hrdsoftwarellc.com/ Ham Radio Deluxe support forum]
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− | ** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham-radio-deluxe/ Ham Radio Deluxe Yahoo group for version 5.x versions only]
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− | * [http://mixw.net/ MixW] Reportedly works with the Funcube Dongles
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− | * [https://github.com/EliasOenal/multimon-ng/ Multimon-NG]
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− | *MultiPSK
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− | ** [http://f6cte.free.fr/index_anglais.htm Main English site]
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− | ** [http://www.eqth.info/multipsk/index.html US Mirror site]
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− | ** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multipsk/ MultiPSK Yahoo group]
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− | * [http://www.saharlow.com/technology/sigmira/ Sigmira]
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− | * [http://www.radioaficion.com/HamNews/archivo/vagabundos-del-dial/5814-sorcerer-decoder.html Sorcerer (digital decoding)]
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− | * [http://www.winradio.com/home/ads.htm WinRadio Advanced Digital Suite]
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− | * [http://www.winradio.com/home/fskdecoder.htm WinRadio Universal FSK Decoder]
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− | ** See this [http://www.winradio.com/home/downloadpc.htm page] at the WinRadio site for receiver compatibility
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− | ; Professional Software
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− | * [http://www.hoka.com/products/code300-32-p.html Hoka Code 300-32p (Perseus Support)]
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− | * [http://www.hoka.net/products/code3-32p.html Hoka Code 3-32P (Perseus Support)]
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− | * [http://www.comintconsulting.com/krypto500/ Krypto 500]
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− | * [http://www.computer-int.com/WA-WCode.htm W-Code by Wavecom]
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− | ==Tutorials and Websites==
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− | * [http://www.hamradioscience.com/ Ham Radio Science] Many SDR and software reviews
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− | ** [http://www.hamradioscience.com/forum/ Ham Radio Science Forums]
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− | * [http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Software/Software_Defined_Radio/ SDR Topics on DX-Zone]
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− | * [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].
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− | * [http://sdrsharp.pbworks.com/w/page/62589136/FrontPage SDR# / SDR Sharp Wiki]
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− | * [http://www.scan-ne.net/bladerf/bladerfwin7.html Installing BladeRF under Windows 7]
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− | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_software-defined_radios List of SDRs (Wikipedia)]
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− | ==Mailing Lists==
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− | ; Yahoo Groups
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− | * [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/afedrisdr/ AFEDRI-SDR]
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− | * [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/cross_country_wireless/ Cross County Wireless]
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− | * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DDUtil/ DDUtil]
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− | * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elad_sdr_en/ Elad SDR]
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− | * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlexRadio/ Flex Radio]
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− | * [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/funcube/ Funcube Dongle Pro]
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− | * [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Fcdproplus/ Funcube Dongle Pro Plus]
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− | * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/qs1r/ Software Radio Laboratory QS1R]
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− | * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/perseus_SDR/ Perseus]
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− | * [http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/pmsdr/ PM-SDR]
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− | * [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SDR14/ RFSpace SDR14]
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− | * [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/rtlsdr/info RTL SDR Dongles]
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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://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/SDRSharp SDR#]
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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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− | * [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/WinradioEXCALIBUR/info WinRadio Excalibur]
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− | * [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/WiNRADiO_G3_Series/info WinRadio G3 Series]
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