List of software-defined radios
This article provides a list of commercially available software-defined radio receivers.
| Name | Type | Frequency range | Sampling rate | Panadapters / Receivers | Tuning mechanism | Windows? | Linux? | Mac? | Base price (US$) | Web site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAT ADT-200A | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 30 MHz (planned modules for 50–54 MHz, 70.0–70.5 MHz, and 144–148 MHz) | 0.5-100khz | 1/3 | Embedded system (no computer needed), USB, Internet remote | Yes, with option R-1 & ADAT Commander | ? | ? | $5,447 (Fr. 5,220; converted July 2012) | http://adat.ch/index_e.html |
| Apache Labs ANAN-10 | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 60 MHz | 48Khz-384khz | 7/7 | 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | ? | ? | $1649 | Apache Labs Website |
| Apache Labs ANAN-100 | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 60 MHz | 48Khz-384khz | 7/7 | 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | ? | ? | $2489 | Apache Labs Website |
| Apache Labs ANAN-100D | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 60 MHz | 48Khz-384khz | 7/14 | 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | ? | ? | $3489 | Apache Labs Website |
| SunSDR2 | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 160 MHz | 160 MSPS | 1/2 | 10/100 Ethernet, WLAN(embedded) | Yes | Yes | ? | $1,960 | http://sunsdr.com/en/products/9-transceiver/33-the-ducddc-hvvhfsunsdr2-transceiver.html |
| SDRX01B | Pre-built/Kit | 50 kHz – 200 MHz | < 2 MHz kHz External ADC required (I/Q output) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | $90 | http://www.ust.cz/shop/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=76 |
| AFEDRI SDR | Pre-built | 100 kHz – 30 MHz | 80 MSPS | 0/2 | USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | $249 | http://www.afedri-sdr.com/index.php/afedri-sdr |
| AOR AR-2300 | Pre-built | 40 kHz – 3.15 GHz | 65 MSPS | 1/1 | Embedded system (no computer needed), USB | Yes | ? | ? | $3,299 | http://www.aorusa.com/receivers/ar2300.html |
| BladeRF | Pre-built | 300 MHz - 3.8 GHz | 40 MHz | ? | USB 3.0 SuperSpeed | Yes | Yes | Yes | $420 | http://www.nuand.com |
| Elad FDM-S1 | Pre-built | 20 kHz – 30 MHz, up to 200 MHz in undersampling | 61.44 MHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | No | No | $549 (€429; converted Aug 2012) | http://woodboxradio.com/fdm-s1.html |
| Elecraft KX3 | Pre-built or kit | 0.5–54 MHz (144–148 MHz optional) | 30khz? | 0/1 | USB or embedded system (no computer needed) | Yes | Yes | Yes | $900 | http://www.elecraft.com/KX3/kx3.htm |
| FLEX-6700 | Pre-built | 0.01–73, 135-165 MHz | 245.76 MSPS (transceiver) | 8/8 | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | $7,499 | http://cart.flexradio.com/FLEX-6700-Signature-Series-SDR-Transceiver_p_913.html |
| FLEX-6500 | Pre-built | 0.01–73 MHz | 245.76 MSPS (transceiver) | 4/4 | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | $4,299 | http://cart.flexradio.com/FLEX-6500-Signature-Series-SDR-Transceiver_p_912.html |
| FLEX-6700R | Pre-built | 0.01–73, 135-165 MHz | 245.76 MSPS (receiver) | 8/8 | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | $6,399 | http://cart.flexradio.com/FLEX-6700R-Signature-Series-SDR-Receiver_p_914.html |
| FLEX-5000A | Pre-built | 0.01–65 MHz | 48, 96, 192 kHz (transceiver) | 2/2 | 1394a Firewire | Yes | No | No | $2,800 | http://www.flexradio.com/Products.aspx?topic=F5Ka_details |
| FLEX-3000 | Pre-built | 0.01–65 MHz | 48, 96 kHz (transceiver) | 1/1 | 1394a Firewire | Yes | No | No | $1,700 | http://www.flexradio.com/Products.aspx?topic=F3k_features |
| FLEX-1500 | Pre-built | 0.01–54 MHz | 48 kHz (transceiver) | 1/1 | USB | Yes | No | No | $650 | http://www.flexradio.com/Products.aspx?topic=F1.5k_features |
| Bitshark Express RX | Kit | 300 MHz – 4 GHz | 105 MSPS (RX only) | 0/1 ? | PCIe | Yes | Yes | ? | $4,300 | http://www.epiqsolutions.com/express-rx/ |
| Matchstiq | Pre-built | 300 MHz – 3.8 GHz | 40 MSPS (RX/TX) | ? | Embedded System or USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | $4,500 | http://www.epiqsolutions.com/matchstiq/ |
| Perseus | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 40 MHz (87.5–108 MHz using FM down-converter) | 80 MSPS | ? | USB | Yes | No | ? | $1,199 | http://www.microtelecom.it/perseus/ |
| Pappradio | Pre-built | 150 kHz – 30 MHz (210 MHz using harmonics) | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | ? | $85 | http://pappradio.de/ http://code.google.com/p/libpappradio/ |
| Soft66AD / Soft66ADD / Soft66LC | Pre-built | 2.5–30 MHz (70 MHz with Soft66ADD) | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Unofficially | ? | $18 | http://zao.jp/radio/soft66ad/ |
| easySDR USB Dongle | Pre-built | 64–1,700 MHz | 48, 96 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | No | No | $110 | http://microsat.com.pl/product_info.php?products_id=35 |
| FUNcube Dongle | Pre-built | 64–1,700 MHz | 96 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | $160 | http://www.funcubedongle.com/ |
| FUNcube Dongle Pro+ | Pre-built | 0.15–240MHz, 420-1,900 MHz | 192 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | $200 | http://www.funcubedongle.com/ |
| FiFi-SDR | Pre-built | 200 kHz – 30 MHz | 96 kHz (integrated soundcard) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | ? | $150 (€120;[1] converted 2012-09-03) | http://o28.sischa.net/fifisdr/trac |
| SDR-IQ | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 30 MHz | 66.666 MHz | 1/1 ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | $525 | http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/SDR-IQ.html |
| SDR-IP | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 34 MHz | 80.0 MHz | 1/1 ? | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | $2999 | http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/SDR-IP.html |
| NetSDR | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 34 MHz | 80.0 MHz | 0/1 ? | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | $1,450 | http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/NetSDR.html |
| SDR-1 | Kit and pre-built | 530 kHz – 30 MHz | up to 192khz depending on soundcard | 0/1 | USB | Yes | No | No | $200 | http://www.electronicsisfun.com/sdr-1/ website is gone |
| Elektor SDR | Kit and pre-built | 30 kHz – 30 MHz | Soundcard ADC: 48, 96, and 192 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | $145 | http://www.elektor.com/magazines/2007/may/software-defined-radio.91527.lynkx |
| Elektor AVR SDR | Kit and pre-built | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | $160 | http://www.elektor.com/magazines/2012/march/avr-software-defined-radio-%281%29.2084135.lynkx |
| DRB 30 | Pre-built | 30 kHz – 30 MHz | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | LPT parallel port | Up to XP | ? | ? | $390 | http://www.nti-online.de/edirabox.htm |
| LD-1B | Pre-built | 100 kHz – 30 MHz | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | ? | ? | $285 | http://www.lazydogengineering.com/LD-1B_SDR.html |
| Phi | Pre-built PCIe card | 100 kHz – 4 GHz | Up to 200 MHz | ? | PCI Express ×4 | No | Yes | No | $750 | http://www.pervices.com/support/ |
| PM-SDR | Pre-built | 100 kHz – 50 MHz (up to 165 MHz using harmonics) | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | ? | $220 | http://www.iw3aut.altervista.org/ |
| QS1R | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 62.5 MHz (up to 500 MHz using images/alias) | 130 MHz | 1/2-4 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | $900 | http://www.srl-llc.com/ |
| Kanga Finningley | Kit | 3.750 MHz ± 48 kHz | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | None | Yes | Yes | Yes | $25 | http://www.kanga-products.co.uk/index.php/products/finningley-80m-sdr |
| WinRadio WR-G31DCC | Pre-built | 9 kHz – 50 MHz | 100 MSPS | 3/3 | USB | Yes | No | No | $950 | http://www.winradio.com/home/g31ddc.htm |
| UHFSDR | Kit | 1.75–700 MHz Tx/Rx | External soundcard required (I/Q input/output) | ? | LPT parallel port or USB/W QRP2000/UBW/UBW32 | N\A | N\A | N\A | $40 | http://wb6dhw.com/For_Sale.html#UHFSDR |
| USRP1 | Pre-built | Up to 4 GHz with converters | 64 MSPS (rcv) 128MSPS (trx) | ? | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | ? | $700 | http://www.ettus.com/products |
| USRP2 | Pre-built | Up to 4 GHz with converters | 100 MSPS (rcv); 400 MSPS (trx) | ? | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | ? | $1,500 | http://www.ettus.com/products |
| UmTRX | Pre-built | 300 MHz – 3.8 GHz | 13 MSPS x2 | ? | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | ? | $1,500 | http://code.google.com/p/umtrx |
| SDR MK1.5 'Andrus' | Pre-built, Open Source Design | 5 kHz – 31 MHz (1.7 GHz downconverter opt.) | 64 MSPS | ? | USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | $480 | http://uvb-76.net/p/sdr-mk15-andrus.html |
| Hunter SDR | Kit | 2.5–30 MHz (1–30 MHz typ.) | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | No | No | $135 (£85; converted 2012-09-03) | http://www.radio-kits.co.uk |
| SDR-4+ | Pre-built | 0.85–40 MHz | 48 kHz (integrated soundcard) | ? | USB × 2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | $260 | http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr-4.htm |
| Cross Country Wireless SDR receiver v. 3 | Pre-built | 472–479 kHz, 7.0–7.3 MHz/10.10–10.15 MHz, and 14.00–14.35 MHz | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | Crystal controlled two channels | Yes | Yes | Yes | $80 | http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr_receiver.htm |
| Realtek RTL2832U DVB-T tuner | Pre-built with custom driver | 24–1,766 MHz (R820T tuner) (sensitivity drops off considerably outside this range, but can go 0–2,200 MHz (E400 tuner with direct sampling mod)) | 2.4 MHz (can go up to 3.2 MHz but drops samples) | ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | $11–20 | http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr http://www.rtlsdr.com/ http://www.rtl-sdr.com |
| SoftRock-40 | Kit | 7.5 MHz | 48 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | $21 | http://kb9yig.com/, http://www.amqrp.org/kits/softrock40/ |
| SoftRock RX Ensemble II | Kit | 180 kHz – 3.0 MHz, and 1.8–30 MHz operation | 192 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | $67 | http://kb9yig.com/, http://www.wb5rvz.com/sdr/ensemblerx/ |
| Mercury | Pre-built | 0.1–55 MHz | 122.88 MSPS | 0/7 | USB (via Ozy) or Ethernet (via Metis) | Yes | Yes | Yes | $469 | http://tapr.org/kits_merc.html |
| RDP-100 | Pre-built | RX, 0–125 MHz; TX, 0–200 MHz | RX - 250 MSPS; TX - 800 MSPS | ? | Embedded System | No | No | No | Unknown | http://www.solenet.net/products/software-defined-radio-platform.html |
| X-RAD | Pre-built | RX - 950–1,450 MHz; TX - 875–1,525 MHz | RX - 1.6 GSPS; TX - 3.2 GSPS | ? | PCIe | Yes | No | No | Unknown | http://www.solenet.net/products/xrad-info.html |
| ZS-1 | Pre-built | 300 kHz – 30 MHz | 10 kHz, 20 kHz, 40 kHz, 100 kHz | 1/3 | USB 2.0 | Yes | No | No | €1,399 | http://zs-1.ru, http://www.ssb.de/product_info.php?info=p3407_Zeus-ZS-1-Transceiver.html |
| hackRF Jawbreaker | Pre-built | 30 MHz – 6 GHz | 8 Msps - 20 Msps | ? | USB 2.0 | No | Yes | Yes | $275 | http://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mossmann/hackrf-an-open-source-sdr-platform |
| ARSP / | early kit / pre-built | 400 MHz – 4.4 GHz | 8mhz streaming / 50mhz | ? | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | No | $500 | https://code.google.com/p/asrp-full-duplex-mimo-sdr-design-files-gerber-pcb-schematics/ |
| HiQSDR | design stage | 30kHz – 62MHz | 48 - 960kHz | ? | 10/100 Ethernet | No | Yes | No | $xxx | http://hiqsdr.com |