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 ECO [1] | Pre-built | 9 kHz – 8 GHz | Up to 120 MHz (2 Rx with 60 MHz each) | 16 | 14 | Yes | 2 GSPS | 0.005 (OCXO option) | 2/1 | Embedded or True IQ data via 1 x USB 3.1 GEN 1. Internet remote via HTTP / JSON | Yes | Yes | No | 1 x XC7A200T-2 (930 GMACs) | € 1,498 |
Aaronia SPECTRAN V6 PLUS [2] | Pre-built | 10 MHz – 8 GHz (planned modules for 9 kHz – 26 GHz; 9 kHz – 55 GHz, and 9 kHz – 70 GHz) | Up to 490 MHz (2 Rx with 245 MHz each) | 16 | 14 | Yes | 2 GSPS | 0.005 (OCXO option) | 2/1/3 | Embedded or True IQ data via 1 x or 2 x USB 3.0. Optional 1 x USB 3.1 GEN2 (power only). Internet remote via HTTP / JSON | Yes | Yes | No | 1 x XC7A200T-2 (930 GMACs) | € 3,498 |
Aaronia SPECTRAN V6 Command Center [3] | Pre-built | 10 MHz – 8 GHz (planned extensions for 9 kHz – 26 GHz; 9 kHz – 55 GHz, and 9 kHz – 70 GHz) | Up to 980 MHz (4 Rx with 245 MHz each) | 16 | 14 | Yes | 8 GSPS | 0.005 (OCXO option) | 8/4/12 | Full IQ and/or Spectra data rate streaming. Fixed Workstation/PC integration. | Yes | Yes | No | 4 x XC7A200T-2 (930 GMACs each) | € 24,980 |
Aaronia SPECTRAN V6 ENTERPRISE [4] | Pre-built | 10 MHz – 8 GHz (planned extensions for 9 kHz – 26 GHz; 9 kHz – 55 GHz, and 9 kHz – 70 GHz) | Up to 3000 MHz (12 Rx with 245 MHz each) | 16 | 14 | Yes | 24 GSPS | 0.005 (OCXO option) | 24/12/36 | Full IQ and/or Spectra data rate streaming. Remote via 2 x 100 GbE. | Yes | Yes | No | 12 x XC7A200T-2 (930 GMACs each) | € 148,000 |
ADAT ADT-200A [5] | 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 | ? | ? | US$ 5,932 | ||||
AD-FMCOMMS2-EBZ [6] | Pre-built | 2.4 – 2.5 GHz | 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 [7] | 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 [8] | 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 [9] | 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 [10] | Pre-built | 325 MHz – 3.8 GHz (70 MHz – 6 GHz with software modification [11] ) | 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 [12] | Pre-built | 30 kHz – 35 MHz, 35 MHz – 1700 MHz | 2.3 MHz | 12 | No | 80 MSPS | 0/2 | USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 249 | |||
AirSpy R2 [13] | 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+ [14] | 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 [15] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 55 MHz | 14 | ? | Yes 10 W | 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 10/100 W | 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 100 W | 122.88 Msps | 0/7 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 3,299-US$ 3,999 | |||
Apache Labs ANAN-7000DLE [16] | Pre-built | 9 kHz – 60 MHz | 16 | 16 | Yes 100 W | ? | 0/7 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 2,995 | |||
Apache Labs ANAN-8000DLE | Pre-built | 0 - 61.44 MHz | 16 | 16 | Yes 200 W | ? | 0/7 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone IV | US$ 4,395 | ||
AOR AR-2300 [18] | 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 [19] | early kit / pre-built | 400 MHz – 4.4 GHz | ? | ? | 8 MHz streaming / 50 MHz | ? | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | No | Unknown | ||||
ASR-2300 [20] | 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 [21] | Kit | 300 MHz – 4 GHz | ? | 105 MSPS (RX only) | 0/1 ? | PCIe | Yes | Yes | ? | US$ 4,300 | |||||
bladeRF [22] | Pre-built | 300 MHz – 3.8 GHz | 28 MHz | 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 [23] | 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 [24] | 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 [25] | Pre-built | 20 MHz – 3 GHz | ext | No | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | ? | ? | US$ 345 | ||||
Crimson TNG [26] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | > 1200 MHz (4 independent RX chains and 4 independent TX chains, each capable of up to 322 MHz 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 [27] | Pre-built | 472 – 479 kHz, 7.0–7.3 MHz/10.10–10.15 MHz, | ext | No | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 1/1 | Crystal controlled two channels | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 80 | ||||
Cyan [26] | 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 [28] | Pre-built | 30 kHz – 30 MHz | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | LPT parallel port | Up to XP | ? | ? | US$ 390 | |||||
DX Patrol [29] | 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 [30] | Pre-built | 64 – 1700 MHz | ? | N/A | No | 48, 96 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | No | No | US$ 110 | |||
Elektor SDR [31] | 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 [32] | 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 [33] | 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 | € 389.18 | |
ELAD FDM-S2 [34] | 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 | € 529.31 | |
ELAD FDM-S3 [35] | Pre-built | 9 kHz – 500 MHz | 192 kHz – 24.576 MHz | 16 | N/A | No | 122.88 MHz/98.304 MHz | USB 3.0 | Yes | No | No | ? | € 957.69 | ||
ELAD FDM-DUO [36] | Pre-built | 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 | € 1,254.6 | |
Elecraft KX3 [37] | 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 [38] | Pre-built | 200 kHz – 30 MHz | ? | No | 96 kHz (integrated soundcard) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | ? | € 120 [39] | ||||
FLEX-6700 [40] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 73, 135 – 165 MHz | 24–192 kHz RX (x8), 14 MHz Display (x8) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100 W | 245.76 MSPS | 8/8 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX130T | US$ 6,999 | |
CDRX-3200 [41] | 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 [42] | 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) | ||
ML-9600 with MIL-STD-188-110D data to 24kHz [43] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 3072 kHz RX (x4), 14 MHz Display (x4) | 16 | 16 | Yes | 245.76 MSPS | 5x10^-13 (with GPSDO) | 4/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC7A200T-2 | Contact MFG |
ML-9600W with MIL-STD-188-110D data to 48kHz [43] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 3072 kHz RX (x4), 14 MHz Display (x4) | 16 | 16 | Yes | 245.76 MSPS | 5x10^-13 (with GPSDO) | 4/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC7A200T-2 | Contact MFG |
FLEX-6700R [40] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 73, 135 – 165 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x8), 14 MHz Display (x8) | 16 | No | 245.76 MSPS (receiver) | 5x10^-13 (with GPSDO) | 8/8 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX130T | US$ 6,399 | |
FLEX-6600M [44] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x4), 14 MHz Display (x4) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100 W | 245.76 MSPS | 5x10^-13 (with GPSDO) | 4/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX130T or XC7A200T | US$ 4,999 |
FLEX-6600 [44] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x4), 14 MHz Display (x4) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100 W | 245.76 MSPS | 5x10^-13 (with GPSDO) | 4/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX130T or XC7A200T | US$ 3,999 |
FLEX-6500 [45] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 73 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x4), 14 MHz Display (x4) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100 W | 245.76 MSPS | 5x10^-13 (with GPSDO) | 4/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX75T | US$ 4,299 |
FLEX-6400M [46] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x2), 7 MHz Display (x2) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100 W | 122.88 MSPS | 5x10^-13 (with GPSDO) | 2/2 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX75T or XC7A200T | US$ 2,999 |
FLEX-6400 [46] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x2), 7 MHz Display (x2) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100 W | 122.88 MSPS | 5x10^-13 (with GPSDO) | 2/2 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx XC6VLX75T or XC7A200T | US$ 1,999 |
FLEX-6300 [47] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 24 – 192 kHz RX (x2), 14 MHz Display (x2) | 16 | 16 | Yes 100 W | 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 100 W | 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 100 W | 48, 96 kHz | 1/1 | 1394a Firewire | Yes | No | No | — | US$ 1,700 | |
FLEX-1500 [48] | Pre-built | 0.01 – 54 MHz | 48 kHz | 16 | 16 | Yes 5 W | 48 kHz | 1/1 | USB | Yes | No | No | — | US$ 650 | |
FreeSRP | Pre-built (OSHW) | 70 – 6000 MHz | 61.44 MHz | 12 | ? | Yes | 61.44 Msps | 1/1 | USB 3.0 | ? | ? | ? | US$ 300-US$ 400 | ||
FUNcube Dongle [49] | Pre-built | 64 – 1700 MHz | 16 | No | 96 kHz [50] | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 160 | ||||
FUNcube Dongle Pro+ [49] | Pre-built | 0.15 – 240 MHz, 420 – 1900 MHz | 16 | No | 192 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 200 | ||||
HackRF One [51] | 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) [52] | 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 [53] | 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 [54] | Pre-built | 3 MHz – 30 MHz | Up to 250 kHz depending on Sound Card | ? | ? | Yes 5 W | 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 [55] | Kit | 2.5 – 30 MHz (1 – 30 MHz typ.) | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | No | No | £ 85 | |||||
Icom IC-7610 [56] | Pre-built | RX: 0.030 - 60 MHz. TX: differs between regional models. | 16 | 14 | Yes | 130 MHz [57] | 2/2 | USB 2.0 Ethernet | |||||||
Iris-030 [58] | 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 [59] | Pre-built | 50 – 960 MHz | 8 MHz | ? | No | 0.5-12 MS/s | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 25 | |||
Kanga Finningley [60] | 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) [61] | Pre-built | 24 MHz - 1.7 GHz | 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 [62] | 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 [63] | 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 |
LimeSDR Mini 2.0 [64] | 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 | Lattice ECP5 | US$ 399 |
LD-1B [65] | Pre-built | 100 kHz – 30 MHz | ext | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | Yes | ? | ? | US$ 285 | |||||
Lunaris-SDR [66] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 55 MHz | ? | Yes | 122.88 Msps | 0/4 | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 1,483 | ||||
Matchstiq [67] | 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 [68] | 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$5,595 | ||
Mercury [69] | Pre-built | 0.1 – 55 MHz | 16 | 122.88 MSPS | 0/7 | USB (via Ozy) or Ethernet (via Metis) | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 469 | |||||
Myriad-RF 1 [70] | 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 [71] | Pre-built | 25 – 1750 MHz | 2.4 MHz nominal, and 3.2 MHz max. | 8 | NA | No | 480 MSPS without dropping any samples | 0.5 ppm | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | None | US$ 20.95 | |
NetSDR [72] | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 34 MHz | ? | No | 80.0 MHz | 0/1 ? | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 1,450 | ||||
Noctar [73] | Pre-built PCIe card | 100 kHz – 4 GHz | 200 MHz | ? | ? | ? | PCI Express ×4 | No | Yes | No | US$ 2,500 | ||||
Odyssey TRX [74] | 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 [75] | 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 [76] | ? | US$ 1,199 | |||
Pappradio [77] | 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 [78] | Pre-built | 70 MHz – 6 GHz | ? | 61.44 Msps | 2/2 | PCIe (1x) | No | Yes | No | € 1,500 | |||||
PM-SDR [79] | 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 [80] | 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 kbit/s | ? | 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 [81] | Pre-built | 10 kHz – 62.5 MHz (up to 500 MHz using images/alias) | 16 | No | 125 MHz | 1/2-4 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone III | US$ 900 | |||
Quadrus (DRU-244A and SRM-3000) [82] | 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 | ||||
Radioberry | experimental kit | 0 to 38.4 MHz | 4x RX 48K | 12 bits @ 76.8 MHz | Yes | 76.8 MSPS | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Altera Cyclone 10LP | ||||
Realtek RTL2832U DVB-T tuner [83] | 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 | |||
Red Pitaya SDRlab122-16 [84] | Pre-built | 2 RX + 2TX 300 kHz - 60 MHz (500 MHz bw with undersampling) | 500 MHz | 16 bit @ 122MSPS | 14 bit @ 122MSPS | Yes | 122.88 MSPS | up to 12 | Gbit Ethernet and optional WiFi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Zynq Z-7020 | US$ 700 | |
RDP-100 [85] | 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) [86] | Pre-built and pre-modded with custom driver | 0.5 – 1766 MHz (mod: RTL2832U Q-branch pins soldered to antenna port) [87] | 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 [88] | Pre-built | 1 kHz – 2 GHz | 10 MHz | 14<2 MHz 12<8 MHz 10<9.216 MHz 8>9.216 MHz | No | 20 MSPS with 11 built-in preselection filters | 0.5 | 1/1 | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | none | US$109 | |
SDRplay: RSP1B [89] | Pre-built | 1 kHz – 2 GHz | 10 MHz | 14<2 MHz 12<8 MHz 10<9.216 MHz 8>9.216 MHz | No | 20 MSPS with 11 built-in preselection filters | 0.5 | 1/1 | USB 2.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | none | US$132 | |
SDRplay: RSPdx [90] | Pre-built | 1 kHz – 2 GHz | 10 MHz | 14<2 MHz 12<8 MHz 10<9.216 MHz 8>9.216 MHz | 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 [91] | Pre-built | 1 kHz – 2 GHz | 10 MHz | 14<2 MHz 12<8 MHz 10<9.216 MHz 8>9.216 MHz | 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$279 | |
Soft66AD / Soft66ADD / Soft66LC4 / Soft66RTL [92] | Pre-built | 0.5 – 70 MHz | ext | No | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Unofficially | ? | US$ 20 | ||||
SDR-IQ [93] | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 30 MHz | ? | 66.666 MHz | 1/1 ? | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 525 | |||||
SDR-IP [94] | PnP | 0.1 kHz – 34 MHz | ? | 80.0 MHz | 1/1 ? | Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 2,999 | |||||
SDR-LAB SDR04 [95] | Pre-built | 0.4 – 4 GHz | ? | 40 MHz | ? | USB 3.0 SuperSpeed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | |||||
SDRX01B [96] | 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 [97] | 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 [98] | 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 [99] | 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 [99] 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' [100] | 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+ [101] | 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 [102] | 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 | ||||
SignalShark [103] | Pre-built | 8 kHz - 8 GHz | 40 MHz | 16 | N/A | No | ? | < 1 | ? | Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | ? | ? | ? | €17,000 |
SoftRock-40 [104] | Kit | 7.5 MHz | ext | No | 48 kHz | 0/1 | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 21 | ||||
SoftRock Lite II [105] | 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 [106] | 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 [107] | 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 [108] | 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'") [109] | ? | Yes | External ADC required (I/Q output) | USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 89 or US$ 124 | |||||
Spectre [110] | Pre-built | 0.4 – 4 GHz | 200 MHz | 16 | Yes | 310 MSPS | USB, Serial, jtag, 10 Gbit/s SFP+ Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 10,000 | ||||
SunSDR2 Pro [111] | 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$1,595 | ||
ThinkRF WSA5000 [112] | Pre-built | 50 MHz – 8 GHz, 18 GHz or 27 GHz | Up to 100 MHz | No | 125 MSPS | ? | 10/100/1000 Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | US$ 3,500-US$ 14,140 | ||||
UHFSDR [113] | 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 [114] | 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 [115] | 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 [116] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 25 MHz (40 MHz b/w cards limited by GigE interface) [117] | 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 [118] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 25 MHz (40 MHz b/w cards limited by GigE interface) [117] | 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 [119] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 320 MHz (2x TX/RX at 160 MHz each) [117] | 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 [120] | Pre-built | DC – 6 GHz | Up to 320 MHz (2x TX/RX at 160 MHz each) [117] | 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 [121] | 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 [122] | 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 [123] | Pre-built | 9 kHz – 50 MHz | ? | N/A | No | 100 MSPS | 3/3 | USB | Yes | No | No | US$ 950 | |||
X-RAD [124] | 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 20 W |
| 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 [125] | 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 [126] | 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 | ||||
USRP N310 [127] | Pre-built | 10 MHz – 6 GHz | 100 MHz | 16 | 14 | Yes | 122.88, 125, and 153.6 MS/s | 0.1 ppm | SFP+/ Gigabit Ethernet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Xilinx Zynq 7100 | US$15,750 |
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