I am hoping that now that they are producing a true sdr and not a software controlled radio like the. Decoding software that interfaces with sdrs from the radioreference wiki this page is devoted to identifying those sdrs that can either directly interface with various digital decoding programs, or dsp audio programs. Decoding software that interfaces with sdrs the radioreference. Dec, 2012 this is a small video of my g305e winradio receiving a conversation on 80 meter amateur band on 121212. The sdr 14 operates from 12 vdc at 360 ma and comes with ac power supply, usb cable and computer cd. Its a great radio, but i sure would love move away from the winradio software and its 3 receiver limit. Hdsdr is a popular 3rd party sdr application that can be used with the sdr iq and perseus. This article provides a list of commercially available softwaredefined radio receivers. The sdr control software was written using qt crossplatform application framework from nokia, so both windows and linux software versions can be compiled and have similar graphical user interface gui. Jul 07, 2010 i owned a winradio 1500 for a while and it was ok but not great. This issue can be solved by loading the dependency dll into a separate 32bit process space. It is a socalled black box like the perseus sdr and the sdr iq. It works quite well, albeit from time to time the 8bit dongle can suffer from some overload. Arbeiten mit einem software defined radio sdr bonito.
The sdr iq is very open and the perseus is somewhere inbetween the two. It includes a realtime 45 mhzwide spectrum analyzer and 32 mhzwide instantaneous bandwidth available for recording, demodulation and further digital processing. Here is a collection of all the plugins and download links that i could find. Winradio communications, a division fully dedicated to innovation in radio communication technologies, was established in 1996 as a result of runaway success of our winradio product range. So, its basically useless for those of us who record a lot and need to keep track of the time.
Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, the software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. Winradio g305e with winradio perfessional demodulator software. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. Dual ddc sdr with up converter superheterodyne front end. Sdr 14 from rfspace, sdr iq from rfspace, perseus hf receiver from microtelecom s.
Linrad can also operate with the following direct sampling receivers. As part of a debugging exercise a sdr iq was plugged into the development windows 10 64bit system, the drivers were downloaded and installed automatically, the sdr iq was found and started first time. It offers a broad range of spectrum analyzer and demodulation capabilities. Winradio communications pioneering software defined radio manufacturers of sdr systems for professional radio surveillance and amateur. Users are asking, which receiver we would recommend. This article provides a list of commercially available software defined radio receivers.
Flex radio sdr based ham radio transceivers perseus hf sdr receivers rf space hf sdr receivers quicksilver qs1r hf sdr receiver winradio hf and vhf uhf sdr receivers alinco hf and vhf uhf receivers with iq outputs. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. Mar 15, 2010 seems like a very interesting little radio. Winradio communications is a division of radixon group, a robotron company, founded in 1991 in order to commercialize the results of many years of research in radio communications winradio communications, a division fully dedicated to innovation in radio communication technologies, was established in 1996 as a result of runaway success of our winradio product range. Afedri sdr net can be used together with map65 iq software when working with linrad or sdr radio software. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. Rfspace sdr14 software defined receiver, rf space sdr14. The whole frequency spectrum can be displayed in the lower part of the software. Sdr is a windows console for software defined radio sdr receivers and transceivers. Unfortunately both receivers implement the api as a 32bit dynamic library which cannot be loaded into a 64bit application such as sdr console. Zeus radio is a modern software to work with a variety of amateur radio receivers and transceivers. Ive been enjoying my rfspace sdr iq, which only digitizes 190k of spectrum at a time. May 18, 20 there are a number of sdrsharp plugins that extend its functionality.
This page covers the software side the software needed to interface the radio and pc, or to add additional functions, such as digital decoding. The winradio wrg31ddc excalibur software defined radio i confess, im one of those shortwave radio listeners who has always believed the best tabletop radio is one that looks like a radioa radio with knobs, buttons, a digital or analog display, and one sole purpose in life. Winrad is a free amateur radio program conceived by jeffrey pawlan, wa6kbl, that. The answer depends on many factors amongst application, environment, antenna and price. Software defined radio sdr represents an exciting step in the development of radio communication technologies. When paired with free sdr software running on a pc, it can serve as a beginners ham radio receiver or as a standby receiver for an amateur radio station.
All about software defined radio sdr there is a very complex solution. The sdriq is a 14bit software defined radio receiver. This entry was posted in news, shortwave radio, software defined radio and tagged chrome remote desktop, remote radio control, remote sdr, sdr, software defined radio, teamviewer, travel, winradio excalibur on october 3, 2014 by thomas. Mar 19, 2012 the excalibur does have highend hardware but its a closed system meaning there no 3rd party programs you can use with it. Unlike with many radio equipment manufacturers who rely on third parties to provide software support, winradio develops its own software. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtl sdr.
The small sdr hardware pictured above is an entrylevel unit. Sometime ago i used an rtl dongle for a panadapter application with an icom ic7600. There is a lot more i can do with winradio not to mention the powersdr software. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that. You can power on the sdr 14 either before or after launching winrad, it doesnt matter. When paired with free sdr software running on a pc, it can serve as a beginners ham radio receiver or. Describe your experience with the rfspace sdr iq software defined receiver and spectrum analyzer and tell us why you give it the rating you did required.
Reproduction is allowed, there is no need to ask just copy. Always looking to improve things i began exploring another option to be used with a second transceiver. Focusing on readytouse sdr hardware for listening with windows we can recommend following tested receivers. The popular sdrplay rsp1a a wideband full featured 14bit sdr receiver. The winradio wrg3e is a software defined highperformance hf receiver 9 khz to 30 mhz, optionally extendable to 180 mhz with a usb interface, an external version of the acclaimed wrg3i receiver this receiver is intended for government, military, security, surveillance, broadcast monitoring, industrial and demanding consumer applications. Radixon group has pioneered this field with our awardwinning range of winradio products, which included some of the first commercially successful offspring of a marriage between radio and computer.
Software defined radio resources ham radio science. Its major drawback when it comes to iq recording is that its native software does in fact not support date and timestamping. Sdr iq seems to be very much plugandplay with windows 10. All the previous pages dealt with the hardware side of sdr. Winrad is a free amateur radio program conceived by jeffrey pawlan, wa6kbl, that implements many software defined radio sdr functions which are needed for weaksignal reception including eme, troposcatter, cloudscatter, and very long distance microwave terrestrial contacts. When the lan iq sdr is connected to a pc using network interface, it is compatible with the following pc sdr software. The g31 is an excellent receiver, and much less expensive than the g33.
Source application supports rfspace netsdr and sdrip radios or the sdriq14 isdr for apple iphone and. The winradio wrg35ddci excalibur ultra is a high performance, directsampling, software defined ultrawideband shortwave receiver with a frequency range from 1 khz to 45 mhz. Youre stuck with whatever software winradio provides. All about software defined radio sdr this website is built with the web design platform and hosted on amazon web services.
The sdr 14 software works with windows 2000, xp and vista. Sdr iq firmware update procedure spectravue software download version 3. Sdr, software defined radios products category is a curation of 48 web resources on, dream drm receiver, sdr, the pecker. The excalibur can only be operated with a pc or a powerful notebook. All about software defined radio sdr code signing is the process of digitally signing executables and scripts to confirm the software author and guarantee that the code has not been altered or corrupted since it was signed. Listed under the software software defined radio category that.
Zeus radio software defined radio resource detail the. List of sdrsharp plugins rtlsdr rtl2832u and software. It is about an excellent software defined radio, in short. As soon as i get some more of my other projects out of the way, i plan on playing with more sdr stuff. The installation of most of these plugins will require editing the plugins. When winrad is used with a companion dll meant to control an external hardware, like the softrock, sdr14, sdriq, perseus or the sdrx, changing the lo value with the mouse has the effect to.