List of software-defined radios
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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Aaronia SPECTRAN V6[1] | Pre-built | 10 MHz – 6 GHz (planned modules for 9 kHz – 20 GHz; 9 kHz – 40 GHz, and 9 kHz – 64 GHz) | Up to 490 MHz (2 Rx with 245MHz each) | 16 | 14 | Yes | 2 GSPS | 0.005 (OCXO option) | 2/1/3 | Embedded or True IQ data via 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 1 x USB 3.1 GEN2 (power only), Internet remote via RTSA Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | XC7A200T-2 (930 GMACs) | €3,498 |
ADAT ADT-200A[2] | 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[3] | 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[4] | 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[5] | 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[6] | 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[7] | Pre-built | 325 MHz – 3.8 GHz (70 MHz – 6 GHz with software modification[8]) | 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[9] | 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[10] | 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+[11] | Pre-built | 9 kHz - 31 MHz
60 MHz - 260 MHz |
660 kHz | 18 | N/A | No | 36 MSPS | 0.5 | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$199 | |
Apache Labs ANAN-10E[12] | 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[13] | 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[15] | Pre-built | 40 kHz – 3.15 GHz | ? | N/A | No | 65 MSPS | 1/1 | Embedded system (no computer needed), USB | Yes | ? | ? | US$3,299 | |||
ARSP / Wideband MIMO[16] | early kit / pre-built | 400 MHz – 4.4 GHz | ? | ? | 8 MHz streaming / 50 MHz | ? | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | No | Unknown | ||||
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 | US$1,500 | ||||
Bitshark Express RX[18] | Kit | 300 MHz – 4 GHz | ? | 105 MSPS (RX only) | 0/1 ? | PCIe | Yes | Yes | ? | US$4,300 | |||||
bladeRF[19] | 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[20] | Pre-built | 47 MHz – 6 GHz | 56 MHz | 12 | 12 | Yes | 61.44 MSPS | 2/2 | USB 3.0 SuperSpeed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone V | US$480 | |
ColibriDDC[21] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 62.5 MHz,
up to 800 MHz (oversampling) |
38 – 312 kHz | 14 | N/A | No | 125 MSPS | 3/4 | 10/100 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | ? | US$650 | ||
COM-3011[22] | Pre-built | 20 MHz – 3 GHz | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | ? | ? | US$345 | |||||
Crimson TNG[23] | 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$13,500 | ||
Cross Country Wireless SDR receiver v. 3[24] | 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[23] | 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) |
16 | 16 | Yes |
|
1 – 16 receive and 1 – 16 transmit
(total of 16 radio chains) |
4x 40Gbit/s QSFP, Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Intel Stratix 10 SoC | US$73,500 | |
DRB 30[25] | Pre-built | 30 kHz – 30 MHz | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | LPT parallel port | Up to XP | ? | ? | US$390 | |||||
DX Patrol[26] | 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[27] | Pre-built | 64 – 1700 MHz | ? | N/A | No | 48, 96 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | No | No | US$110 | |||
Elektor SDR[28] | 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[29] | 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[30] | Pre-built | 20 kHz – 30 MHz,
up to 200 MHz in undersampling |
192 – 3072 kHz | 14 | N/A | No | 61.44 MHz | 1/4 | USB | Yes | No | No | Xilinx | €369 | |
ELAD FDM-S2[31] | Pre-built | HF:9 kHz – 52 MHz / FM:74 MHz - 108 MHz / VHF:135 MHz - 160 MHz | 192 kHz – 6 MHz | 16 | N/A | No | 122.88 MHz | 1/8 | USB 2.0 | Yes | No | No | Xilinx Spartan-6 | €525 | |
ELAD FDM-DUO[32] | Pre-built | HF:10 kHz – 54 MHz (experimental up to 165 MHz) |
192 kHz – 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[33] | 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[34] | Pre-built | 200 kHz – 30 MHz | ? | No | 96 kHz (integrated soundcard) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | ? | €120[35] | ||||
FLEX-6700[36] | 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[37] | 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[38] | Pre-built | 950 – 2150 MHz | 150 kHz – 80 MHz (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[36] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 73, 135 – 165 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x8), 14 MHz Display (x8) | 16 | No | 245.76 MSPS (receiver) | 8/8 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX130T | US$6,399 | ||
FLEX-6600M[39] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x4), 14 MHz 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[39] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x4), 14 MHz 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[40] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 73 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x4), 14 MHz Display (x4) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100W | 245.76 MSPS | 4/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX75T | US$4,299 | |
FLEX-6400M[41] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x2), 7 MHz 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[41] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x2), 7 MHz 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[42] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x2), 14 MHz 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 – 192 kHz (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 – 96 kHz | 24 | 24 | Yes 100W | 48, 96 kHz | 1/1 | 1394a Firewire | Yes | No | No | — | US$1,700 | |
FLEX-1500[43] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 48 kHz | 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[44] | Pre-built | 64 – 1700 MHz | 16 | No | 96 kHz[45] | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$160 | ||||
FUNcube Dongle Pro+[44] | Pre-built | 0.15 – 240 MHz, 420 – 1900 MHz | 16 | No | 192 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$200 | ||||
HackRF One[46] | 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)[47] | 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[48] | 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[49] | 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[50] | Kit | 2.5 – 30 MHz (1 – 30 MHz typ.) | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | No | No | £85 | |||||
Icom IC-7610[51] | Pre-built | 0.030 - 60 MHz | 16 | 14 | Yes | 130 MHz[52] | 2/2 | USB 2.0 Ethernet |
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Iris-030[53] | 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 Gbit/s High-Speed Bus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Zynq 7030 | US$2,400 | |
ISDB-T 2035/2037[54] | Pre-built | 50 – 960 MHz | 8 MHz | ? | 0.5-12 MS/s | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$25 | ||||
Kanga Finningley[55] | Kit | 3.750 MHz ± 48 kHz | ext | No | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | None | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$25 | ||||
KerberosSDR (4x coherent RTL-SDR's)[56] | Pre-built | 24MHz - 1.7GHz | 4 times the sample rate | 8 | No | 2.4 Msps (can go up to 3.2 Msps but drops samples) | <1ppm | 4/4 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$150 | ||
LimeSDR[57] | 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[58] | 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[59] | Pre-built | 100 kHz – 30 MHz | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | ? | ? | US$285 | |||||
Lunaris-SDR[60] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 55 MHz | ? | Yes | 122.88 Msps | 0/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$1,483 | ||||
Matchstiq[61] | 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[62] | 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[63] | 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[64] | 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[65] | Pre-built | 25 – 1750 MHz | ? | No | USB | Yes | Yes | ? | US$20.95 | ||||||
NetSDR[66] | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 34 MHz | ? | No | 80.0 MHz | 0/1 ? | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$1,450 | ||||
Noctar[67] | Pre-built PCIe card | 100 kHz – 4 GHz | 200 MHz | ? | ? | ? | PCI Express ×4 | No | Yes | No | US$2,500 | ||||
Odyssey TRX[68] | 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[69] | 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 [70] | ? | US$1,199 | |||
Pappradio[71] | 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[72] | Pre-built | 70 MHz – 6 GHz | ? | 61.44 Msps | 2/2 | PCIe (1x) | No | Yes | No | €1,500 | |||||
PM-SDR[73] | 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[74] | Pre-built / Customizable Frontends | 1 MHz – 9.7 GHz (depending on frontend) |
2x RX: 155 MHz
2x TX: 650 MHz 2x2 MIMO Audio: 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[75] | 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)[76] | 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[77] | 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[78] | 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)[79] |
Pre-built and pre-modded with custom driver | 0.5 – 1766 MHz
(mod: RTL2832U Q-branch pins soldered to antenna port)[80] |
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[81] | Pre-built | 1kHz – 2 GHz | 10 MHz | 14<2MHz
12<8MHz 10<9.216MHz 8>9.216MHz |
No | 20 MSPS with 11 built-in preselection filters | 0.5 | 1/1 | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | none | US$109 | |
SDRplay: RSPdx[82] | Pre-built | 1kHz – 2 GHz | 10 MHz | 14<2MHz
12<8MHz 10<9.216MHz 8>9.216MHz |
No | 20 MSPS with 12 built-in preselection filters and 3 antenna ports | 0.5 | 1/1 | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | none | US$199 | |
SDRplay: RSPduo[83] | Pre-built | 1kHz – 2 GHz | 10 MHz | 14<2MHz
12<8MHz 10<9.216MHz 8>9.216MHz |
No | Two independent tuners, each with 11 built-in preselection filters. 3 antenna ports | 0.5 | 2/2 | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | none | US$279 | |
Soft66AD / Soft66ADD / Soft66LC4 / Soft66RTL[84] | Pre-built | 0.5 – 70 MHz | ext | No | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Unofficially | ? | US$20 | ||||
SDR-IQ[85] | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 30 MHz | ? | 66.666 MHz | 1/1 ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$525 | |||||
SDR-IP[86] | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 34 MHz | ? | 80.0 MHz | 1/1 ? | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$2,999 | |||||
SDR-LAB SDR04[87] | Pre-built | 0.4 – 4 GHz | ? | 40 MHz | ? | USB 3.0 SuperSpeed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | |||||
SDRX01B[88] | 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[89] | 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[90] | 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[91] | 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[91]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'[92] | 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+[93] | 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[94] | 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[95] | Kit | 7.5 MHz | ext | No | 48 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$21 | ||||
SoftRock Lite II[96] | 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[97] | 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[98] | 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[99] | 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'")[100] |
? | Yes | External ADC required (I/Q output) | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$89 or US$124 | |||||
Spectre[101] | 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[102] | 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[103] | Pre-built | 50 MHz – 8 GHz, 18 GHz or 27 GHz | ? | No | 125 MSPS | ? | 10/100/1000 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$3,500-US$14,140 | ||||
UHFSDR[104] | 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 | N\A | N\A | N\A | US$40 (partial kit) | ||||
USRP B200[105] | Pre-built | 70 MHz – 6 GHz | 56 MHz | 12 | 12 | Yes | 56 Msps | USB 3.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Spartan 6 XC6SLX75 | US$675 | ||
USRP B210[106] | Pre-built | 70 MHz – 6 GHz | 56 MHz | 12 | 12 | Yes | 56 Msps | USB 3.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Spartan 6 XC6SLX150 | US$1,100 | ||
USRP N200[107] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 25 MHz (40MHz b/w cards limited by GigE interface) [108] | 14 | 16 | Yes | 25 Msps for 16-bit samples; 50 Msps for 8-bit samples | 0.5 ppm TCXO.
0.01 ppm w/ GPSDO Option |
Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Spartan 3A-DSP 1800 | US$1,515 | |
USRP N210[109] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 25 MHz (40MHz b/w cards limited by GigE interface) [108] | 14 | 16 | Yes | 25 Msps for 16-bit samples; 50 Msps for 8-bit samples | 0.5 ppm TCXO.
0.01 ppm w/ GPSDO Option |
Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Spartan 3A-DSP 3400 | US$1,717 | |
USRP X300[110] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 320MHz (2x TX/RX at 160MHz each) [108] | 14 | 16 | Yes | 200 Msps | 2.5 ppm.
GPSDO Option 20 ppb (GPS unlocked)
|
Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Kintex-7 XC7K325T | US$3,900 | |
USRP X310[111] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 320MHz (2x TX/RX at 160MHz each) [108] | 14 | 16 | Yes | 200 Msps | 2.5 ppm.
GPSDO Option 20 ppb (GPS unlocked) |
Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Kintex-7 XC7K410T | US$4,800 | |
UmTRX[112] | 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[113] | 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[114] | Pre-built | 9 kHz – 50 MHz | ? | N/A | No | 100 MSPS | 3/3 | USB | Yes | No | No | US$950 | |||
X-RAD[115] | 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 | Pre-built | RX: 0.5 - 30 MHz
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[116] | 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[117] | 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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