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 Host Interface Windows? Linux? Mac? Base price (US$)
Odyssey TRX[1] Pre-build 0.5-55 MHz 122.880 MSps ADC sampling, 48k-960k output samplrate 2/2 LAN, WiFi, USB Yes Yes Yes 450
AirSpy[2] Pre-build 24-1750 MHz 20 MSPS MSps ADC sampling, up to 80 MSPS for custom applications 0/1 USB Yes Yes Yes using ports 199
Quadrus (DRU-244A and SRM-3000)[3] Pre-build 0.1-440 MHz 80 MSps ADC sampling, 48k-1.536M output samplrate 0/16 PCI Yes Yes Yes 1490
SDR Minor[4] Pre-build 0.1-55 MHz 122.880 MSps ADC sampling, 48k-960k output samplrate 1/1 LAN 10/100 Yes Yes No 199
Crimson[5] Pre-built DC-6000 MHz 322.27 Msps 4/4 2x 10Gbit/s SFP+, Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 6000
SDRstick UDPSDR-HF2[6] Pre-built 0.1–55 MHz 122.88 Msps 0/1 1G Ethernet via BeMicroCV-A9 Yes Yes Yes 399
SDRstick UDPSDR-HF1[7] Pre-built 0.1–30 MHz 80 Msps 0/1 1G Ethernet via BeMicroCV-A9 Yes Yes Yes 169
ADAT ADT-200A[8] 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 ? ? 5,447 (Fr. 5,220; converted July 2012)
Apache Labs ANAN-10E[9] Pre-built 10 kHz – 55 MHz 122.88 Msps (14 bit ADC) 0/2 Gigabit Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 995
Apache Labs ANAN-10/100 Pre-built 10 kHz – 55 MHz 122.88 Msps (16 bit ADC) 0/4 Gigabit Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 1649/2449
Apache Labs ANAN-100D/200D Pre-built 10 kHz – 55 MHz 122.88 Msps (16 bit ADC) 0/7 Gigabit Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 3299/3999
SunSDR2[10] Pre-built 10 kHz – 160 MHz 160 MSPS 3/4 10/100 Ethernet, WLAN(embedded) Yes Yes ? 1960
SDRX01B[11] Pre-built and kit option 50 kHz – 200 MHz < 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 90
Myriad-RF 1[12] 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 299
ThinkRF WSA5000[13] Pre-built 100 kHz – 27 GHz 125 MSPS ? 10/100/1000 Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 3,500+
AFEDRI SDR[14] Pre-built 100 kHz – 30 MHz 80 MSPS 0/2 USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 249
AOR AR-2300[15] Pre-built 40 kHz – 3.15 GHz 65 MSPS 1/1 Embedded system (no computer needed), USB Yes ? ? 3,299
bladeRF[16] Pre-built 300 MHz - 3.8 GHz 80 kSPS - 40 MSPS

RX/TX (12-bit ADC/DAC)

 ? USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Yes Yes Yes 420
ASR-2300[17] 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 1500
ELAD FDM-S1[18] Pre-built 20 kHz – 30 MHz, up to 200 MHz in undersampling 61.44 MHz 1/4 USB Yes No No €369
ELAD FDM-S2[19] Pre-built HF:9 kHz – 52 MHz / FM:74 MHz - 108 MHz / VHF:135 MHz - 160 MHz 122.88 MHz 1/8 USB Yes No No €525
ELAD FDM-DUO (Transceiver)[20] Pre-built HF:10 kHz – 54 MHz 122.88 MHz ADC: LTC2165 16bit 1/8+1 USB Yes No No €1.159
Elecraft KX3[21] Pre-built or kit 0.5–54 MHz (144–148 MHz optional) 30 kHz? 0/1 USB or embedded system (no computer needed) Yes Yes Yes 900
FLEX-6700[22] Pre-built 0.01–73, 135-165 MHz 245.76 MSPS (transceiver) 8/8 Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 7,499
FLEX-6700R[23] Pre-built 0.01–73, 135-165 MHz 245.76 MSPS (receiver) 8/8 Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 6,399
FLEX-6500[24] Pre-built 0.01–73 MHz 245.76 MSPS (transceiver) 4/4 Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 4,299
FLEX-6300[25] Pre-built 0.01–54 MHz 122.88 MSPS (transceiver) 2/2 Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 2,499
FLEX-5000A Pre-built 0.01–65 MHz 48, 96, 192 kHz (transceiver) 2/2 1394a Firewire Yes No No 2,800
FLEX-3000 Pre-built 0.01–65 MHz 48, 96 kHz (transceiver) 1/1 1394a Firewire Yes No No 1700
FLEX-1500[26] Pre-built 0.01–54 MHz 48 kHz (transceiver) 1/1 USB Yes No No 650
Bitshark Express RX[27] Kit 300 MHz – 4 GHz 105 MSPS (RX only) 0/1 ? PCIe Yes Yes ? 4,300
Matchstiq[28] Pre-built 300 MHz – 3.8 GHz 40 MSPS (RX/TX) ? Embedded System or USB Yes Yes Yes 4,500
Perseus[29] Pre-built 10 kHz – 40 MHz (87.5–108 MHz using FM down-converter) 80 MSPS ? USB Yes Yes [30] ? 1199
Pappradio[31] Pre-built 150 kHz – 30 MHz (210 MHz using harmonics) External ADC required (I/Q output) ? USB Yes Yes ? 85
SDRplay: Radio Spectrum Processor[32] Pre-built 0.1–2,000 MHz 0.5-12 MS/s and up to 8 MHz bandwidth 0/1 USB Yes Yes Yes 149
Soft66AD / Soft66ADD / Soft66LC4 / Soft66RTL[33] Pre-built 0.5–70 MHz External ADC required (I/Q output) 0/1 USB Yes Unofficially ? 20
easySDR USB Dongle[34] Pre-built 64–1700 MHz 48, 96 kHz 0/1 USB Yes No No 110
FUNcube Dongle[35] Pre-built 64–1700 MHz 96 kHz 0/1 USB Yes Yes Yes 160
FUNcube Dongle Pro+[36] Pre-built 0.15–240 MHz, 420-1900 MHz 192 kHz 0/1 USB Yes Yes Yes 200
FiFi-SDR[37] Pre-built 200 kHz – 30 MHz 96 kHz (integrated soundcard) 0/1 USB Yes Yes ? 150 (€120;[38] converted 2012-09-03)
SDR-IQ[39] PnP 0.1 kHz – 30 MHz 66.666 MHz 1/1 ? USB Yes Yes Yes 525
SDR-IP[40] PnP 0.1 kHz – 34 MHz 80.0 MHz 1/1 ? Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 2999
NetSDR[41] PnP 0.1 kHz – 34 MHz 80.0 MHz 0/1 ? Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 1450
SDR-1[42] Kit and pre-built 530 kHz – 30 MHz up to 192 kHz depending on soundcard 0/1 USB Yes No No 200
Elektor SDR[43] Bare PCB and pre-built 150 kHz – 30 MHz Soundcard ADC: 48, 96, and 192 kHz 0/1 USB Yes Yes Yes 41-46 for PCB
Elektor AVR SDR[44] 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 145-160
DRB 30[45] Pre-built 30 kHz – 30 MHz External ADC required (I/Q output) ? LPT parallel port Up to XP ? ? 390
LD-1B[46] Pre-built 100 kHz – 30 MHz External ADC required (I/Q output) ? USB Yes ? ? 285
Noctar[47] Pre-built PCIe card 100 kHz – 4 GHz Up to 200 MHz ? PCI Express ×4 No Yes No 2500
PM-SDR[48] Pre-built 100 kHz – 50 MHz (up to 165 MHz using harmonics) External ADC required (I/Q output) ? USB Yes Yes ? 220
QS1R[49] Pre-built 10 kHz – 62.5 MHz (up to 500 MHz using images/alias) 130 MHz 1/2-4 USB Yes Yes Yes 900
Kanga Finningley[50] Kit 3.750 MHz ± 48 kHz External ADC required (I/Q output) ? None Yes Yes Yes 25
WinRadio WR-G31DCC[51] Pre-built 9 kHz – 50 MHz 100 MSPS 3/3 USB Yes No No 950
UHFSDR[52] 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
USRP B200[53] Pre-built 70 MHz to 6 GHz 56 Msps ? USB 3.0 Yes Yes Yes 675
USRP B210[54] Pre-built 70 MHz to 6 GHz 56 Msps ? USB 3.0 Yes Yes Yes 1100
USRP N200[55] Pre-built DC to 6 GHz 25 Msps for 16-bit samples; 50 Msps for 8-bit samples ? Gigabit Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 1515
USRP N210[56] Pre-built DC to 6 GHz 25 Msps for 16-bit samples; 50 Msps for 8-bit samples ? Gigabit Ethernet Yes Yes Yes 1717
USRP X300[57] Pre-built DC to 6 GHz 200 Msps ? Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe Yes Yes Yes 3900
USRP X310[58] Pre-built DC to 6 GHz 200 Msps ? Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe Yes Yes Yes 4800
UmTRX[59] Pre-built 300 MHz – 3.8 GHz 13 MSPS x2 ? Gigabit Ethernet Yes Yes ? 1500
SDR MK1.5 'Andrus'[60] 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
Hunter SDR[61] 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)
SDR-4+ [62] Pre-built 0.85–70.5 MHz 48 kHz (integrated soundcard) 1/1 USB × 2 Yes Yes Yes 260
Cross Country Wireless SDR receiver v. 3[63] 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) 1/1 Crystal controlled two channels Yes Yes Yes 80
Realtek RTL2832U DVB-T tuner[64] 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)) 2.4 MHz (can go up to 3.2 MHz but drops samples) ? USB Yes Yes Yes 8-10
SDR(X) HF, VHF & UHF[65] Pre-built 100 kHz–1850 MHz (R820T tuner) Optimized for HF amateur bands with 4 user selectable pre-select HF filters ? USB Yes Yes Yes £89
SoftRock-40[66] Kit 7.5 MHz 48 kHz 0/1 USB Yes Yes Yes 21
SoftRock RX Ensemble II[67] Kit 180 kHz – 3.0 MHz, and 1.8–30 MHz operation External ADC required (I/Q output) 0/1 USB Yes Yes Yes 67
Mercury[68] Pre-built 0.1–55 MHz 122.88 MSPS 0/7 USB (via Ozy) or Ethernet (via Metis) Yes Yes Yes 469
RDP-100[69] Pre-built RX, 0–125 MHz; TX, 0–200 MHz RX - 250 MSPS; TX - 800 MSPS ? Embedded System No No No Unknown
X-RAD[70] Pre-built RX - 950–1450 MHz; TX - 875–1525 MHz RX - 1.6 GSPS; TX - 3.2 GSPS ? PCIe Yes No No Unknown
ZS-1 [71] Pre-built 300 kHz – 30 MHz 10 kHz, 20 kHz, 40 kHz, 100 kHz 1/3 USB 2.0 Yes No No €1399
HackRF One[72] Pre-built 1 MHz – 6 GHz 8 Msps - 20 Msps 0/1 USB 2.0 Yes Yes Yes 299
ARSP / Wideband MIMO[73] early kit / pre-built 400 MHz – 4.4 GHz 8mhz streaming / 50mhz ? USB 2.0 Yes Yes No
HiQSDR[74] prebuilt modules & kits, pcbs 30 kHz – 62 MHz 48 - 960 kHz ? 10/100 Ethernet Yes Yes No 650..1400 depending on Options
COM-3011[75] Pre-built 20 MHz – 3 GHz External ADC required (I/Q output) ? USB Yes ? ? 345
AD-FMCOMMS2-EBZ[76] Pre-built 2400- 2500 MHz 61.44 MSPS 2/2 FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. Yes Yes Yes 750
AD-FMCOMMS3-EBZ[77] Pre-built 70 MHz to 6 GHz 61.44 MSPS 2/2 FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. Yes Yes Yes 750
AD-FMCOMMS4-EBZ[78] Pre-built 70 MHz to 6 GHz 61.44 MSPS 1/1 FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. Yes Yes Yes 399
AD-FMCOMMS5-EBZ[79] Pre-built 70 MHz to 6 GHz 61.44 MSPS 4/4 FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. Yes Yes Yes 1125
SDR-LAB SDR04[80] Pre-built 400 MHz - 4 GHz 40 MHz ? USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Yes Yes Yes NA
PCIe SDR MIMO 2x2[81] Pre-built 70 MHz to 6 GHz 61.44 Msps 2/2 PCIe (1x) No Yes No 1500€
DX Patrol[82] Pre-built 100 kHz to 2 GHz (RTL2832U, R820T, 40 MHz upconverter) 2.4 (up to 3.2) Msps ? USB Yes ? ? 100€

References

  1. ↑ http://ody-sdr.com
  2. ↑ http://airspy.com/
  3. ↑ http://spectrafold.com/quadrus/
  4. ↑ http://www.sdr-deluxe.com/publ/kv_priemnik_sdr_minor/1-1-0-2
  5. ↑ http://www.pervices.com/products/crimson/
  6. ↑ http://www.sdrstick.com
  7. ↑ http://www.sdrstick.com
  8. ↑ http://adat.ch/index_e.html
  9. ↑ http://www.apache-labs.com
  10. ↑ http://sunsdr.com/en/products/9-transceiver/33-the-ducddc-hvvhfsunsdr2-transceiver.html
  11. ↑ http://wiki.mlab.cz/doku.php?id=en:sdrx http://www.ust.cz/shop/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=76
  12. ↑ http://myriadrf.org/myria-rf-board-1/
  13. ↑ http://www.thinkrf.com/pages/wsa5000
  14. ↑ http://www.afedri-sdr.com/index.php/afedri-sdr
  15. ↑ http://www.aorusa.com/receivers/ar2300.html
  16. ↑ http://www.nuand.com
  17. ↑ http://www.loctronix.com/en/products_asr_2300.html
  18. ↑ http://ecom.eladit.com/epages/990298944.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/990298944/Products/%22ELAD%20FDM-S1%22
  19. ↑ http://ecom.eladit.com/epages/990298944.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/990298944/Products/%22ELAD%20FDM-S2%22
  20. ↑ http://ecom.eladit.com/epages/990298944.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/990298944/Products/%22ELAD%20FDM-DUO%22
  21. ↑ http://www.elecraft.com/KX3/kx3.htm
  22. ↑ http://www.flexradio.com/amateur-products/flex-6000-signature-series/flex-6700/
  23. ↑ http://www.flexradio.com/commercial-products/hf-vhf-wideband-receivers/flex-6700r/
  24. ↑ http://www.flexradio.com/amateur-products/flex-6000-signature-series/flex-6500/
  25. ↑ http://www.flexradio.com/amateur-products/flex-6000-signature-series/flex-6300/
  26. ↑ http://www.flexradio.com/amateur-products/flex-series/flex-1500/
  27. ↑ http://www.epiqsolutions.com/express-rx/
  28. ↑ http://www.epiqsolutions.com/matchstiq/
  29. ↑ http://www.microtelecom.it/perseus/
  30. ↑ How to run a Microtelecom Perseus receiver on Linux
  31. ↑ http://pappradio.de/ https://code.google.com/p/libpappradio/
  32. ↑ http://www.sdrplay.com/
  33. ↑ http://zao.jp/radio/soft66ad/
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  35. ↑ http://www.funcubedongle.com/
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  37. ↑ http://o28.sischa.net/fifisdr/trac
  38. ↑ http://www.box73.de/product_info.php?products_id=2425
  39. ↑ http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/SDR-IQ.html
  40. ↑ http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/SDR-IP.html
  41. ↑ http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/NetSDR.html
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  47. ↑ http://www.pervices.com/products/noctar/
  48. ↑ http://www.iw3aut.altervista.org/
  49. ↑ http://www.srl-llc.com/
  50. ↑ http://www.kanga-products.co.uk/index.php/products/finningley-80m-sdr
  51. ↑ http://www.winradio.com/home/g31ddc.htm
  52. ↑ http://wb6dhw.com/For_Sale.html#UHFSDR
  53. ↑ http://www.ettus.com/product/details/UB200-KIT
  54. ↑ http://www.ettus.com/product/details/UB210-KIT
  55. ↑ http://www.ettus.com/product/details/UN200-KIT
  56. ↑ http://www.ettus.com/product/details/UN210-KIT
  57. ↑ http://www.ettus.com/product/details/X300-KIT
  58. ↑ http://www.ettus.com/product/details/X310-KIT
  59. ↑ https://code.google.com/p/umtrx
  60. ↑ http://uvb-76.net/p/sdr-mk15-andrus.html
  61. ↑ http://www.radio-kits.co.uk
  62. ↑ http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr-4.htm
  63. ↑ http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr_receiver.htm
  64. ↑ http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr http://www.rtlsdr.com/ http://www.rtl-sdr.com
  65. ↑ http://www.6v6.co.uk
  66. ↑ http://kb9yig.com/, http://www.wb5rvz.com/sdr/ensemblerx/
  67. ↑ http://kb9yig.com/, http://www.wb5rvz.com/sdr/ensemblerx/
  68. ↑ http://tapr.org/kits_merc.html
  69. ↑ http://www.solenet.net/products/software-defined-radio-platform.html
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  72. ↑ http://greatscottgadgets.com/hackrf/, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mossmann/hackrf-an-open-source-sdr-platform
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  74. ↑ http://hiqsdr.com
  75. ↑ http://www.comblock.com/com3011.html
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  81. ↑ http://www.amarisoft.com/document/SDR-MIMO-PCIe-Card.pdf
  82. ↑ http://www.dxpatrol.pt
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