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EHam eHam Forums Software Defined Radio. Topic you have posted in Normal Topic Hot Topic (More than 15 replies) Very Hot Topic (More than 25 replies) Locked Topic Sticky Topic. We tried to include a wide variation of prices, applications, frequencies, and ease of use on the following list. This way, it'll be more likely that you'll find the best Software Defined Radio for your needs in the following list. Without further ado, here are 12 great Software Defined Radios for you!.Descriptions taken from product pages.
This article provides a list of commercially available software-defined radio receivers.
Name | Type | Frequency range | Max bandwidth | RX ADC bits | TX DAC bits | TX capable | Sampling rate | Frequency accuracy ppm | Panadapters / Receivers | Host Interface | Windows | Linux | Mac | FPGA | Base price |
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ADAT ADT-200A[1] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 30 MHz (planned modules for 50–54 MHz, 70.0–70.5 MHz, and 144–148 MHz) | 0.5–100 kHz | ? | ? | 1/3 | Embedded system (no computer needed), USB, Internet remote | Yes, with option R-1 & ADAT Commander | ? | ? | CHF 5,220 | ||||
AD-FMCOMMS2-EBZ[2] | Pre-built | 2400 – 2500 MHz | 12 | 12 | Yes | 61.44 MSPS | 2/2 | FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$750 | |||
AD-FMCOMMS3-EBZ[3] | Pre-built | 70 MHz – 6 GHz | 54 MHz due to filter | 12 | 12 | Yes | 61.44 MSPS | 2/2 | FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$750 | ||
AD-FMCOMMS4-EBZ[4] | Pre-built | 70 MHz – 6 GHz | 54 MHz due to filter | 12 | 12 | Yes | 61.44 MSPS | 1/1 | FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$399 | ||
AD-FMCOMMS5-EBZ[5] | Pre-built | 70 MHz – 6 GHz | 54 MHz due to filter | 12 | 12 | Yes | 61.44 MSPS | 4/4 | FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$1,125 | ||
ADALM-PLUTO[6] | Pre-built | 325 MHz – 3.8 GHz (70 MHz – 6 GHz with software modification[7]) | 20 MHz (streaming may be less due to USB 2.0) | 12 | 12 | Yes | 61.44 MSPS | 1/1 | USB 2.0, Ethernet & WLAN with USB-OTG adapter | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Zynq Z-7010 | US$148 | |
AFEDRI SDR[8] | Pre-built | 30 kHz – 35 MHz, 35 MHz – 1700 MHz | 2.3MHz | 12 | No | 80 MSPS | 0/2 | USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$249 | |||
AirSpy R2[9] | Pre-built | 24 – 1700 MHz | 10 MHz | 12 | N/A | No | 10 MSPS MSps ADC sampling, up to 80 MSPS for custom applications | 0.5 | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes using ports | none | US$169 |
AirspyHF+[10] | Pre-built | 9 kHz - 31 MHz 60 MHz - 260 MHz HP iLO 4 licenses and features HP iLO 4 licenses and featuresThis table shows the features of HP iLO 4 that are available with the different licenses. Ilo 2 license key. | 660 kHz | 18 | N/A | No | 36 MSPS | 0.5 | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$199 | |
Apache Labs ANAN-10E[11] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 55 MHz | 14 | ? | Yes 10W | 122.88 Msps | 0/2 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$995 | |||
Apache Labs ANAN-10/100 | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 55 MHz | 16 | ? | Yes 10/100W | 122.88 Msps | 0/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$1,649-US$2,449 | |||
Apache Labs ANAN-100D/200D | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 55 MHz | 16 | ? | Yes 100W | 122.88 Msps | 0/7 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$3,299-US$3,999 | |||
Apache Labs ANAN-7000DLE[12] | Pre-built | 9 kHz – 60 MHz | 16 | 16 | Yes 100W | ? | 0/7 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$2,995 | |||
Apache Labs ANAN-8000DLE | Pre-built | 0 kHz - 61.44 MHz | 16 | 16 | Yes 200W | ? | 0/7 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone IV | US$4,395 | ||
AOR AR-2300[14] | Pre-built | 40 kHz – 3.15 GHz | ? | No | 65 MSPS | 1/1 | Embedded system (no computer needed), USB | Yes | ? | ? | US$3,299 | ||||
ARSP / Wideband MIMO[15] | early kit / pre-built | 400 MHz – 4.4 GHz | ? | ? | 8mhz streaming / 50mhz | ? | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | No | Unknown | ||||
ASR-2300[16] | Pre-Built / Open Source Design | 300 MHz – 3.8 GHz, two general wideband RX and selectable GPS, ISM, PCS, UHF RX bands | ? | ? | <40 MHz (Programmable) | 0/2 | USB 3.0 SuperSpeed | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$1,500 | ||||
Bitshark Express RX[17] | Kit | 300 MHz – 4 GHz | ? | 105 MSPS (RX only) | 0/1 ? | PCIe | Yes | Yes | ? | US$4,300 | |||||
bladeRF[18] | Pre-built | 300 MHz – 3.8 GHz | 12 | 12 | yes | 80 kSPS – 40 MSPS | 1 | ? | USB 3.0 SuperSpeed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone 4 E | US$420 | |
bladeRF 2.0 micro[19] | Pre-built | 47 MHz – 6 GHz | 56MHz | 12 | 12 | yes | 61.44 MSPS | 2/2 | USB 3.0 SuperSpeed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone V | US$480 | |
ColibriDDC[20] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 62.5 MHz, up to 800 MHz (oversampling) | 38 – 312 kHz | 14 | No | 125 MSPS | 3/4 | 10/100 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | ? | US$650 | |||
COM-3011[21] | Pre-built | 20 MHz – 3 GHz | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | ? | ? | US$345 | |||||
Crimson TNG[22] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | > 1200 MHz (4 independent RX chains and 4 independent TX chains, each capable of up to 322MHz of RF bandwidth) | 16 | 16 | Yes |
| 4/4 | 2x 10Gbit/s SFP+, Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$6,000 | ||
Cross Country Wireless SDR receiver v. 3[23] | Pre-built | 472 – 479 kHz, 7.0–7.3 MHz/10.10–10.15 MHz, | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 1/1 | Crystal controlled two channels | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$80 | |||||
Cyan[22] | Pre-built | 100 kHz – 18 GHz | 1 – 3 Ghz (8 fully independent Rx chains and 8 fully independent Tx chains, each capable of up to 1 GHz of RF bandwidth) | 12 – 16 | 16 | Yes |
| 0 – 16 receive and 0 – 16 transmit (total of 16 radio chains) | 4x 40Gbps QSFP, Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Intel Stratix 10 SoC | US$73,500 | |
DRB 30[24] | Pre-built | 30 kHz – 30 MHz | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | LPT parallel port | Up to XP | ? | ? | US$390 | |||||
DX Patrol[25] | Pre-built | 100 kHz – 2 GHz (RTL2832U, R820T, 40 MHz upconverter) | 8 | No | 2.4 (up to 3.2) Msps | ? | USB | Yes | ? | ? | €100 | ||||
easySDR USB Dongle[26] | Pre-built | 64 – 1700 MHz | ? | No | 48, 96 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | No | No | US$110 | ||||
Elektor SDR[27] | Bare PCB and pre-built | 150 kHz – 30 MHz | ? | No | Soundcard ADC: 48, 96, and 192 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$41-US$46 for PCB | ||||
Elektor AVR SDR[28] | Kit and pre-built | up to 1 MHz in undersampling | ? | up to 15 kS/s | 0/1 | UART via RS2-232 converter or USB bridge | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$145-US$160 | |||||
ELAD FDM-S1[29] | Pre-built | 20 kHz – 30 MHz, up to 200 MHz in undersampling | ? | No | 61.44 MHz | 1/4 | USB | Yes | No | No | Xilinx | €369 | |||
ELAD FDM-S2[30] | Pre-built | HF:9 kHz – 52 MHz / FM:74 MHz - 108 MHz / VHF:135 MHz - 160 MHz | 6 MHz | ? | No | 122.88 MHz | 1/8 | USB 2.0 | Yes | No | No | Xilinx Spartan-6 | €525 | ||
ELAD FDM-DUO[31] | Pre-built | HF:10 kHz – 54 MHz (experimental up to 165 MHz) | 6 MHz | 16 | ? | Yes | 122.88 MHz | 1/8+1 | Embedded system + 3x USB 2.0 | Yes | No | No | Xilinx Spartan-6 | €1,159 | |
Elecraft KX3[32] | Pre-built or kit | 0.5 – 54 MHz (144–148 MHz optional) | 14 | ? | Yes | 30 kHz? | 0/1 | USB or embedded system (no computer needed) | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$900 | |||
FiFi-SDR[33] | Pre-built | 200 kHz – 30 MHz | ? | No | 96 kHz (integrated soundcard) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | ? | €120[34] | ||||
FLEX-6700[35] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 73, 135 – 165 MHz | 24-192kHz RX (x8), 14MHz Display (x8) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100W | 245.76 MSPS | 8/8 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX130T | US$6,999 | |
CDRX-3200[36] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 100 MHz | 48 – 250 kHz RX (x32) | 24 | — | No | 48-250 kSPS | 0/32, coherent or independent | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes through API | Yes through API | Yes through API | Xilinx XC5VLX30T | ||
LBRX-24[37] | Pre-built | 950 – 2150 MHz | 150kHz – 80MHz (x24) | 16 | — | No | 150 kSPS – 80 MSPS | 0/24 | 10 Gigabit Ethernet (x4) | Yes through API | Yes through API | Yes through API | Xilinx XC6VHX380T (x2) | ||
FLEX-6700R[35] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 73, 135 – 165 MHz | 24-192kHz RX (x8), 14MHz Display (x8) | 16 | No | 245.76 MSPS (receiver) | 8/8 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX130T | US$6,399 | ||
FLEX-6600M[38] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24-192kHz RX (x4), 14MHz Display (x4) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100W | 245.76 MSPS | 4/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX130T or XC7A200T | US$4,999 | |
FLEX-6600[38] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24-192kHz RX (x4), 14MHz Display (x4) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100W | 245.76 MSPS | 4/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX130T or XC7A200T | US$3,999 | |
FLEX-6500[39] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 73 MHz | 24-192kHz RX (x4), 14MHz Display (x4) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100W | 245.76 MSPS | 4/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX75T | US$4,299 | |
FLEX-6400M[40] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24-192kHz RX (x2), 7MHz Display (x2) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100W | 122.88 MSPS | 2/2 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX75T or XC7A200T | US$2,999 | |
FLEX-6400[40] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24-192kHz RX (x2), 7MHz Display (x2) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100W | 122.88 MSPS | 2/2 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX75T or XC7A200T | US$1,999 | |
FLEX-6300[41] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24-192kHz RX (x2), 14MHz Display (x2) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100W | 122.88 MSPS | 2/2 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | US$2,499 | |
FLEX-5000A | Pre-built | 0.01 – 65 MHz | 48-192kHz (x2) | 24 | 24 | Yes 100W | 48, 96, 192 kHz | 2/2 | 1394a Firewire | Yes | No | No | — | US$2,800 | |
FLEX-3000 | Pre-built | 0.01 – 65 MHz | 48-96kHz | 24 | 24 | Yes 100W | 48, 96 kHz | 1/1 | 1394a Firewire | Yes | No | No | — | US$1,700 | |
FLEX-1500[42] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 48kHz | 16 | 16 | Yes 5W | 48 kHz | 1/1 | USB | Yes | No | No | — | US$650 | |
FreeSRP | Pre-built (OSHW) | 70 – 6000 MHz | 61.44 MHz | ? | ? | Yes | 61.44 Msps | 1/1 | USB 3.0 | ? | ? | ? | US$300-US$400 | ||
FUNcube Dongle[43] | Pre-built | 64 – 1700 MHz | 16 | No | 96 kHz[44] | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$160 | ||||
FUNcube Dongle Pro+[43] | Pre-built | 0.15 – 240 MHz, 420 – 1900 MHz | 16 | No | 192 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$200 | ||||
HackRF One[45] | Pre-built | 1 MHz – 6 GHz | 20 MHz | 8 | 8 | Yes | 8 – 20 Msps | 20 | 0/1 | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$299 | |
Hermes-Lite2 (build9)[46] | experimental kit | 0 to 38.4 MHz | 1.536 MHz | 12 bits @ 76.8 MHz | 12 bits @ 153.6 MHz | Yes | 76.8 MSPS | 0.5 ppm | 4 / 4 + 1 | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone IV | Depends on component cost, build9 cost: US$225.7 + US$52.7 for N2ADR Companion Filter Card |
HiQSDR[47] | prebuilt modules & kits, pcbs | 30 kHz – 62 MHz | ? | 48 – 960 kHz | ? | 10/100 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$650-US$1,400 | |||||
HobbyPCB RS-HFIQ[48] | Pre-built | 3 MHz – 30 MHz | Up to 250 kHz depending on Sound Card | ? | ? | Yes, 5 Watts | Depends on Sound Card | 2/1 Using HDSDR software | Relies on a computing asset with sound device to process I and Q input and output | Yes, HDSDR, PowerSDR | Yes, Quisk, Linrad, GNU Radio | Yes, various software | US$239 | ||
Hunter SDR[49] | Kit | 2.5 – 30 MHz (1 – 30 MHz typ.) | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | No | No | £85 | |||||
Icom IC-7610[50] | Pre-built | 0.030 - 60.00MHz | 16 | 14 | Yes | 130 MHz[51] | 2/2 | USB 2.0 Ethernet | |||||||
Iris-030[52] | Pre-built | 50 MHz – 3.8 GHz | 122.88 MHz | 12 | 12 | Yes | 122.88 Msps (SISO) 61.44 Msps (MIMO) | 2/2 | Gigabit Ethernet or 24.6 Gbps High-Speed Bus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Zynq 7030 | US$2,400 | |
ISDB-T 2035/2037[53] | Pre-built | 50 – 960 MHz | 8 MHz | ? | 0.5-12 MS/s | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$25 | ||||
Kanga Finningley[54] | Kit | 3.750 MHz ± 48 kHz | ext | No | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | None | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$25 | ||||
LimeSDR[55] | Pre-built (full Open Source/Hardware) | 100 kHz – 3.8 GHz | 61.44 MHz (120 MHz internally) | 12 | ? | Yes | 61.44 Msps | 2.5 | 2/2 | USB 3.0, PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone IV | US$299(USB) - US$799(PCIe) |
LimeSDR-Mini[56] | Pre-built (full Open Source/Hardware) | 10 MHz – 3.5 GHz | 30.72 MHz | 12 | ? | Yes | 30.72 Msps | 2.5 | 1/1 | USB 3.0, PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera MAX 10 | US$159 |
LD-1B[57] | Pre-built | 100 kHz – 30 MHz | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | ? | ? | US$285 | |||||
Lunaris-SDR[58] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 55 MHz | ? | Yes | 122.88 Msps | 0/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$1,483 | ||||
Matchstiq[59] | Pre-built | 300 MHz – 3.8 GHz | ? | ? | 40 MSPS (RX/TX) | ? | Embedded System or USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Spartan 6 | US$4,500 | |||
MB1[60] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 160 MHz | 38–312 kHz | 16 | 14 | Yes | 160 MSPS (RX), 640 MSPS (TX) | 3/4 | 10/100 Ethernet, WLAN (optional) | Yes | Yes | ? | US$5,595 | ||
Mercury[61] | Pre-built | 0.1 – 55 MHz | ? | 122.88 MSPS | 0/7 | USB (via Ozy) or Ethernet (via Metis) | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$469 | |||||
Myriad-RF 1[62] | Pre-built | 300 MHz – 3.8 GHz | ? | Programmable (16 selections); 0.75 – 14 MHz, Bypass mode | 1/1 | standard connector FX10A-80P | Yes | Yes | Yes | none | US$299 | ||||
NooElec NESDR SMArt[63] | Pre-built | 25 – 1750 MHz | ? | No | USB | Yes | Yes | ? | US$20.95 | ||||||
NetSDR[64] | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 34 MHz | ? | No | 80.0 MHz | 0/1 ? | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$1,450 | ||||
Noctar[65] | Pre-built PCIe card | 100 kHz – 4 GHz | 200 MHz | ? | ? | ? | PCI Express ×4 | No | Yes | No | US$2,500 | ||||
Odyssey TRX[66] | Pre-built | 0.5 – 55 MHz | ? | Yes | 122.880 MSps ADC sampling, 48k-960k output samplrate | 2/2 | LAN, WiFi, USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone IV | US$450 | |||
Perseus[67] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 40 MHz (87.5–108 MHz using FM down-converter) | 1.6 MHz | 16 | No | 80 MS/s (16 bit ADC) | ? | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes [68] | ? | US$1,199 | |||
Pappradio[69] | Pre-built | 150 kHz – 30 MHz (210 MHz using harmonics) | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | ? | US$85 | |||||
PCIe SDR MIMO 2x2[70] | Pre-built | 70 MHz – 6 GHz | ? | 61.44 Msps | 2/2 | PCIe (1x) | No | Yes | No | €1,500 | |||||
PM-SDR[71] | Pre-built | 100 kHz – 50 MHz (up to 165 MHz using harmonics) | 192 kHz | ext | No | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | ? | US$220 | |||
PrecisionWave Embedded SDR[72] | Pre-built / Customizable Frontends | 1 MHz – 9.7 GHz (depending on frontend) | 2x RX: 155 MHz 2x TX: 650 MHz2x2 MIMOAudio: up to 320 Kbps | ? | Yes | 310 MSPS | 2 | Embedded System Gigabit Ethernet / USB / JTAG / Audio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Zynq Z-7030 | US$1,999- US$3,999 | ||
QS1R[73] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 62.5 MHz (up to 500 MHz using images/alias) | ? | No | 130 MHz | 1/2-4 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone III | US$900 | |||
Quadrus (DRU-244A and SRM-3000)[74] | Pre-built | 0.1 – 440 MHz | ? | No | 80 MSps ADC sampling, 48k-1.536M output samplrate | 0/16 | PCI | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$1,490 | ||||
Realtek RTL2832U DVB-T tuner[75] | Pre-built with custom driver | 24 – 1766 MHz (R820T tuner) (sensitivity drops off considerably outside this range, but can go 0–2,200 MHz (E4000 tuner with direct sampling mod) ) | Matches sampling rate, but with filter roll-off | 8 | No | 2.8 MHz (can go up to 3.2 MHz but drops samples) | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$8-US$10 | |||
RDP-100[76] | Pre-built | RX, 0 – 125 MHz; TX, 0–200 MHz | ? | Yes | RX: 250 MSPS TX - 800 MSPS | ? | Embedded System | No | No | No | Unknown | ||||
RTL-SDR V3 Receiver Dongle (hardware modded R820T2/RTL2838U DVB-T Tuner Dongles)[77] | Pre-built and pre-modded with custom driver | 0.5 – 1766 MHz (mod: RTL2832U Q-branch pins soldered to antenna port)[78] | Matches sampling rate, but with filter roll-off | 8 | No | 2.4 MHz (can go up to 3.2 MHz but drops samples) | 1 | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$21.95-US$25.5 | ||
SDRplay: RSP1A[79] | Pre-built | 1kHz – 2 GHz | 10 MHz | 14 | No | 20 MSPS with 11 built-in preselection filters | 0.5 | 1/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | none | US$109 | |
SDRplay: RSP2 & RSP2pro[80] | Pre-built | 1kHz – 2 GHz | 10 MHz | 12 | No | 20 MSPS with 10 built-in preselection filters and 3 antenna ports | 0.5 | 1/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | none | US$169 | |
SDRplay: RSPduo[81] | Pre-built | 1kHz – 2 GHz | 10 MHz | 14 | No | Two independent tuners, each with 11 built-in preselection filters. 3 antenna ports | 0.5 | 1/2 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | none | US$279 | |
Soft66AD / Soft66ADD / Soft66LC4 / Soft66RTL[82] | Pre-built | 0.5 – 70 MHz | ext | No | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Unofficially | ? | US$20 | ||||
SDR-IQ[83] | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 30 MHz | ? | 66.666 MHz | 1/1 ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$525 | |||||
SDR-IP[84] | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 34 MHz | ? | 80.0 MHz | 1/1 ? | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$2,999 | |||||
SDR-LAB SDR04[85] | Pre-built | 0.4 – 4 GHz | ? | 40 MHz | ? | USB 3.0 SuperSpeed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | |||||
SDRX01B[86] | Pre-built and kit option | 50 kHz – 200 MHz | ext | No | < 2 MHz External ADC required (I/Q output) | 0/1 - Scalable (multiple receiver can be connected to the same LO) | Ethernet or USB usually, but other interfaces are available in MLAB modular system | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$90 | ||||
SDR Minor[87] | Pre-built | 0.1 – 55 MHz | ? | No | 122.880 MSps ADC sampling, 48k-960k output samplrate | 1/1 | LAN 10/100 | Yes | Yes | No | US$199 | ||||
SDR-1[88] | Kit and pre-built | 530 kHz – 30 MHz | ? | up to 192 kHz depending on soundcard | 0/1 | USB | Yes | No | No | US$200 | |||||
SDRstick UDPSDR-HF2[89] | Pre-built | 0.1 – 55 MHz | ? | 122.88 Msps | 0/1 | 1G Ethernet via BeMicroCV-A9 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera (as an add-on) | US$399 | ||||
SDRstick UDPSDR-HF1[89]Please Note: A functional receiver requires both the UDPSDR-HF1 and a BeMicro SDK FPGA development board | Pre-built | 0.1 – 30 MHz | ? | No | 80 Msps | 0/1 | 1G Ethernet via BeMicroCV-A9 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera (as an add-on) | US$169 | |||
SDR MK1.5 `Andrus`[90] | Pre-built, Open Source Design | 5 kHz – 31 MHz (1.7 GHz downconverter opt.) | ? | No | 64 MSPS | ? | USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$480 | ||||
SDR-4+[91] | Pre-built | 0.85 – 70.5 MHz | ? | No | 48 kHz (integrated soundcard) | 1/1 | USB × 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$260 | ||||
SDR(X) HF, VHF & UHF[92] | Pre-built | 0.1 – 1850 MHz (R820T tuner) | ? | No | Optimized for HF amateur bands with 4 user selectable pre-select HF filters | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | £89 | ||||
SoftRock-40[93] | Kit | 7.5 MHz | ext | No | 48 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$21 | ||||
SoftRock Lite II[94] | Kit | 1.891 – 1.795 MHz, 3.57 – 3.474 MHz,7.104 – 7.008 MHz,10.173 – 10.077 MHz,14.095 – 13.999 MHz(also purchasable in other tunings) | ext | No | 96 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$21 | ||||
SoftRock RX Ensemble II LF[95] | Kit or Pre-built | 180 kHz – 3.0 MHz | ext | No | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$66 or US$97 | ||||
SoftRock RX Ensemble II HF[96] | Kit or Pre-built | 1.8 – 30 MHz | ext | No | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$65 or US$85 | ||||
SoftRock RX Ensemble RXTX[97] | Kit or Pre-built | Choose either 160m, 80m/40m,40m/30m/20m,30m/20m/17m, or 15m/12m/10m('complete [rx/tx] frequency agility within the [chosen] 'superband')[98] | ? | Yes | External ADC required (I/Q output) | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$89 or US$124 | |||||
Spectre[99] | Pre-built | 0.4 – 4 GHz | 200 MHz | 16 | Yes | 310 MSPS | USB, Serial, jtag, 10Gbit/s SFP+ Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$10,000 | ||||
SunSDR2 Pro[100] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 160 MHz | 38–312 kHz | 16 | 14 | Yes | 160 MSPS (RX), 640 MSPS (TX) | 3/4 | 10/100 Ethernet, WLAN (embedded) | Yes | Yes | Yes | U$1,595 | ||
ThinkRF WSA5000[101] | Pre-built | 50 MHz – 8 GHz, 18 GHz or 27 GHz | ? | 125 MSPS | ? | 10/100/1000 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$3,500-US$14,140 | |||||
UHFSDR[102] | Kit | 1.75 – 700 MHz Tx/Rx | ext | Yes | External soundcard required (I/Q input/output) | ? | LPT parallel port or USB/W QRP2000/UBW/UBW32 | NA | NA | NA | US$40 (partial kit) | ||||
USRP B200[103] | Pre-built | 70 MHz – 6 GHz | 56 MHz | ? | Yes | 56 Msps | USB 3.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Spartan 6 XC6SLX75 | US$675 | |||
USRP B210[104] | Pre-built | 70 MHz – 6 GHz | 56 MHz | ? | Yes | 56 Msps | USB 3.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Spartan 6 XC6SLX150 | US$1,100 | |||
USRP N200[105] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 40 MHz[106] | 16 | Yes | 25 Msps for 16-bit samples; 50 Msps for 8-bit samples | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$1,515 | ||||
USRP N210[107] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 40 MHz[106] | 16 | Yes | 25 Msps for 16-bit samples; 50 Msps for 8-bit samples | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Spartan 3A-DSP 3400 | US$1,717 | |||
USRP X300[108] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 160 MHz[106] | ? | Yes | 200 Msps | Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Kintex-7 XC7K325T | US$3,900 | |||
USRP X310[109] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 160 MHz[106] | ? | Yes | 200 Msps | Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Kintex-7 XC7K410T | US$4,800 | |||
UmTRX[110] | Pre-built | 300 MHz – 3.8 GHz | Up to 28 MHz | 12 | 12 | Yes | 13 MSPS x2 | 0.1; 0.01 with GPS lock | ? | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | ? | Spartan 6 LX75 | US$1,300 |
WARPv3[111] | Pre-built | 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz | 40 MHz | 12 | 12 | Yes | 40 Msps | 1/2 | Dual Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Virtex-6 LX240T | US$6,900 | |
WinRadio WR-G31DCC[112] | Pre-built | 9 kHz – 50 MHz | ? | No | 100 MSPS | 3/3 | USB | Yes | No | No | US$950 | ||||
X-RAD[113] | Pre-built | RX: 950–1450 MHz TX: 875–1525 MHz | ? | Yes | RX: 1.6 GSPS TX: 3.2 GSPS | ? | PCIe | Yes | No | No | Unknown | ||||
Xiegu G90 [1] | Pre-built | RX: 0.5MHz - 30MHz TX: all amateur bands 1.8 - 30 MHz | 48 kHz | 24 | Yes 20W |
| 10 | 1/1 | Embedded system (no computer needed), I/Q output for interfacing with a PC or XDT1 panadapter | Yes | Yes | Yes | €479.00 | ||
XTRX Pro[114] | Pre-built | 30 – 3700 MHz | 120 MHz | 12 | 12 | Yes | 120 MSRP SISO, 90 MSRP MIMO | 0.1; 0.01 with GPS lock | mini PCIe | Unknown | Yes | Unknown | Xilinx Artix7 50T | US$599 | |
Zeus ZS-1[115] | Pre-built | 300 kHz – 30 MHz | ? | Yes | 10 kHz, 20 kHz, 40 kHz, 100 kHz | 1/3 | USB 2.0 | Yes | No | No | €1,399 |
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