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The most comprehensive review of RX and RX/TX SDR, other 100! (update june 2016)
The most comprehensive review of RX and RX/TX SDR, other 100! (update june 2016)
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TX/RX | Frequency Range | Sampling | ADC | Interface | Operative System | Note | |||
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| ADT-200A |
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RX/TX | 0.010 - 30 | 0,5-100 programmable | 14 | ? And USB and Internet | YES | ? | ? | |
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| AFEDRI SDR-Net |
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RX | 0.10 - 30 | 80 | 12 | USB2.0, 10/100Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | |
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| AIRSPY |
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RX | 24-1.800 | 20 up to 80 for custom applications | 12 | USB | YES | YES | YES | |
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| PCle SDR MIMO 2x2 card |
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RX/TX | 70 - 6.000 | 61.44 | 12 | PCIe (1x) | NO | YES | NO |  |
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| SDR-LAB SDR04[81] |
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RX/TX | 400 - 4.000 | 40 MHz | 14 | USB 3.0 SuperSpeed | YES | YES | YES | |
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| AD-FMCOMMS2-EBZ |
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RX | 2.400- 2.500 | 61.44 | 12 | FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. | YES | YES | YES | |
| AD-FMCOMMS3-EBZ |
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RX | 70 - 6.000 | 61.44 | 12 | FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. | YES | YES | YES | |
| AD-FMCOMMS4-EBZ |
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RX | 70 - 6.000 | 61.44 | 12 | FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. | YES | |||
| AD-FMCOMMS5-EBZ |
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RX | 70 - 6.000 | 61.44 | 12 | FMC (to Xilinx board) then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet. | YES | |||
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| AOR AR-2300 |
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RX | 0,04 - 3.150 | 65 | ? | ?, USB | YES | |||
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| Anan-10E |
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TX/RX | 0,010 - 60 | 122.88 | 14 | 10/100/1000Gbit Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | |
| Anan-100B |
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TX/RX | 0,010 - 60 | 122.88 | 14 | 10/100/1000Gbit Ethernet | YES | NO | NO | |
| Anan-100D |
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TX/RX | 0,010 - 60 | 122.88 | 14 | 10/100/1000Gbit Ethernet | YES | YES | ? | |
| Anan-200D |
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TX/RX | 0,010 - 60 | 122.88 | 14 | 10/100/1000Gbit Ethernet | YES | ? | ? | |
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| COM-3011 |
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RX | 20 – 3.000 | 100 | ? | USB | YES | YES | YES | |
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| Spectre |
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RX/TX | 400 - 4.000 | 310 | 16 | USB, Serial, 10Gbit/s Ethernet | YES | ? | ? | |
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| SDR-4+ |
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RX | 0.85 - 70.5 | ? | 12 | USB | YES | ? | ? | |
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| DXPATROL Mk3 |
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RX | 0,1 - 2.000 (RTL2832U, R820T, 40 upconverter) | 2.4 (up to 3.2) | 8 | USB | YES | NO | NO | |
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| FDM-S1 |
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RX | 0.02 – 30 | 61.44 | 14 | USB | YES | |||
| FDM-S2 |
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RX | 0.009 – 52; 74 - 108: 135 - 160 | 122.88 | 16 | USB | YES | NO | NO | |
| FDM DUO |
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RX/TX | 0.010 - 54 | 122.88 | 16 | USB | YES | |||
| FDM DUOr |
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RX | 0.09 - 52 | 122.88 | 16 | USB | YES | YES | YES | |
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| ELECRAFT KX2 | RX/TX | 0.5-32 | 0.03 | 14 | USB or embedded system (no computer needed) | YES | YES | YES | ||
| ELECRAFT KX3 | RX/TX | 0.5–54; 144–148 optional | 0.03 | 14 | USB or embedded system (no computer needed) | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| Elektor SDR | 0,150 – 30 | Soundcard ADC: 48, 96, and 192 kHz | ? | USB | YES | YES | YES | | ||
| Elektor AVR SDR | RX | up to 1 MHz in undersampling | up to 15 kS/s | ? | UART via RS2-232 converter or USB bridge | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| BITSHARCK USRP RX | RX | 300 – 4.000 | 105 | 12 | PCIe | YES | ? | ? | | |
| MAVERIQ | TX/RX | 70 - 6.000 | 50 | 12 | USB | YES | ? | ? | | |
| Matchstiq S10 | RX/TX | 70 - 6.000 | 40 | 14 | USB 2.0, Gigaethernet | YES | YES | NO | ||
| SIDEKIQ | TX/RX | 70 - 6.000 | 50 | 12 | USB | YES | ||||
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| ARSP Wideband MIMO | RX | 400 – 4.400 | 8 and 50 | 12 | USB 2.0 | YES | YES | ? | | |
| USRP B200 | RX | 70 - 6.000 | 56 | 12 | USB 3.0 | YES | YES | YES | | |
| USRP B210 | RX | 70 - 6.000 | 56 | 12 | USB 3.0 | YES | YES | YES | | |
| USRP N200 | RX | 0 - 6.000 | 25 for 16-bit samples; 50 for 8-bit samples | 16/8 | Gigabit Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
| USRP N200 | RX | 0 - 6.000 | 25 for 16-bit samples; 50 for 8-bit samples | 16/8 | Gigabit Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
| USRP X300 | RX | 0 - 6.000 | 200 | 16 | Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe | YES | YES | YES | ||
| USRP X310 | RX | 0 - 6.000 | 200 | 16 | Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe | YES | YES | YES | ||
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| ColibriDDC | RX | 0,01 - 55 (0,01 - 62,5) | 125 | 14 | Ethernet, USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
| MB1 | RX/TX | 0,09 - 65 and 95 - 148 | 160 | 16 | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
| SunSDR | RX/TX | 1 - 60 | 160 | 16 | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
| SunSDR2 | RX/TX | 0,09 - 65 and 95 - 148 | 160 | 16 | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
| SunSDR2 PRO | RX/TX | 0,09 - 65 and 95 - 148 | 160 | 16 | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
| SunSDR2 QRP | RX/TX | 0,09 - 65 | 160 | 16 | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| FIFI SDR | RX | 0,200 – 30 | 0,192 (integrated soundcard) | 12 | USB | YES | YES | YES | ||
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| SoftRock RX Ensemble II | RX | 0,18 – 3.0, and 1.8 – 30 MHz operation | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 8 | USB | YES | YES | YES | ||
| SoftRock RX Ensemble III | RX | 0,18 – 3.0, and 1.8 – 30 MHz operation | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 8 | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| FLEX-1500 | RX/TX | 0.49–54 | 122.88 | 16 | ||||||
| FLEX-6300 | RX/TX | 0.01–54 | 122.88 | 16 | Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
| FLEX-6500 | RX/TX | 0.01–73 | 245.76 | 16 | Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
| FLEX-6700 | RX/TX | 0.01–73, 135-165 | 245.76 | 16 | Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
| FLEX-6700R | RX | 0.01–73, 135-165 | 245.76 | 16 | Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
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| FUNcube Dongle PRO | RX | 0.15 – 240, 420 - 1.900 | 0,192 | 8 | USB | YES | YES | YES | ||
| FUNcube Dongle PRO+ | RX | 64 – 1700 | 0,096 | 8 | USB | YES | YES | YES | ||
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| HackRF One | RX/TX | 1 – 6.000 | 8 - 20 | 8 | USB 2.0 | YES | YES | ? | ||
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| IC-7300 | RX/TX | 0,03 - 74.8 | ? | 14 | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| PM-SDR | RX | 0,1 – 50 (up to 165 MHz using harmonics) | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | YES | YES | YES | ||
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| LimeSDR | RX/TX | 0,100 - 3.800 | 61.44 | 12 | USB 3.0, PCIe | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| ASR-2300 | RX | 300 - 3800 | 0-0,04 Programmable | 12 | USB 3.1 | YES | NO | NO | | |
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| easySDR USB Dongle | RX | 64 – 1700 | 48, 96 kHz | 8 | USB | YES | YES | ? | ||
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| Perseus | RX | 0,010 – 40 (87.5–108 MHz using FM down-converter) | 80 | 14 | USB | YES | | |||
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| SDRX01B | RX/TX | 0,050 – 200 | < 2 MHz External ADC required (I/Q output) | Scalable | Ethernet or USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| Myriad-RF 1 | RX/TX | 0,100 - 3.800 | 61.44 | 12 | USB 3.0, PCIe | YES | ? | ? | ||
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| DRB 30 | RX | 0.03 – 30 MHz | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 12 | LPT parallel port | Up to XP | YES | YES | ||
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| BladeRF | RX | 300 - 3800 | 0.040 | 12 | USB 3.1 | YES | ? | ? | ||
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| Odissey TRX | RX/TX | 0.5 - 55.00 | 122.88 | 16 | LAN, WiFi, USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| Mercury | RX/TX | 0 - 65 | 122.88 | 16 | USB (via Ozy) or Ethernet (via Metis) | YES | YES | YES | ||
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| CRIMSON | RX | 0 - 6.000 | 322.27 | 16 | 2x 10Gbit/s SFP+, Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
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| QUADRUS | 0.1 - 440 | 80 ADC sampling, 48k-1.536M output samplrate | 16 | PCI | YES | YES | NO | |||
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| Hunter - SDR | RX | 2.5–30 (1–30 typ.) | External ADC required (I/Q output) | ? | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| RTL2832U | RX | 24–1766 (R820T tuner) | 2.4 (can go up to 3.2 but drops samples) | 8 | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| R820T | RX | 24 - 1766 | 3.2 | 8 | USB | YES | YES | YES | ||
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| CloudIQ | RX | 0.09 - 56 | 80.0 | 16 | Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
| NetSDR | RX | 0.1 – 34 | 80.0 | 16 | Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
| NetSDR+ | RX | 0.09 – 32 and 40 - 700 | 80.0 | 16 | Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
| SDR-IP | RX | 0.1 – 34 | 80.0 MHz | 16 | Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
| SDR-IQ | RX | 0.1 – 30 | 66.666 MHz | 16 | USB | YES | ||||
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| SDR MK1.5 'Andrus' | RX | 0.05 – 31 MHz (1.7 GHz downconverter opt.) | 64 | ? | USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet | YES | ||||
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| SDRplay: Radio Spectrum Processor | RX | 0.1 – 2.000 | 0.5-12 | 12 | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| SDR Minor | RX | 0.1 - 55 | 122.880 ADC sampling, 48k-960k output samplrate | 14 | LAN 10/100 | YES | YES | YES | ||
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| QS1R | RX | 0,010 – 62.5 (up to 500 using images/alias) | 130 | ? | USB | YES | NO | NO | ||
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| RDP-100 | RX/TX | RX 0 – 125; TX 0 – 200 | RX - 250; TX - 800 | 14 / 16 | Embedded System | NO | YES | NO | | |
| X-RAD | RX/TX | RX 950–1450 MHz; TX 875–1525 MHz | RX 1.6 GSPS; TX 3.2 GSPS | 10 / 12 | PCIe | YES | NO | NO | ||
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| ZS-1 Zeus-1 | RX/TX | 0,3 – 30 | 0,010, 0,020, 0,040, 0,1 | 16 | USB 2.0 | YES | NO | NO | ||
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| WSA5000 | RX | 0.1 – 27.000 | 125 | ? | 10/100/1000 Ethernet | YES | YES | YES | ||
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| UmTRX | RX/TX | 300 – 3.800 | 13 x2 | 14 | Gigabit Ethernet | YES | YES | ? | | |
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| UHFSDR | RX/TX | 1.75 – 700 | External soundcard required (I/Q input/output) | ? | LPT parallel port or USB/W QRP2000/UBW/UBW32 | ? | ? | ? | | |
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| WR-G305e | RX | 0,09 - 1800 (ext. 3.500) | ? | ? | USB (opt. RS232) | YES | No | No | ||
| WR-G305i | RX | 0,09 - 1800 (ext. 3.500) | ? | ? | PCI | YES | No | No | ||
| WR-G31DCC (Excalibur) | RX | 0,09 – 50 | 100 | 16 | USB | YES | No | No | ||
| WR-G31DCC (Excalibur Pro) | RX | 0,09 – 50 | 100 | 16 | USB | YES | No | No | ||
| WR-G31DCC (Excalibur Ultra) | RX | 1 – 45 | 100 | 16 | PCI express | YES | No | No | ||
| WR-G313i | RX | 0,09 – 30 (ext. To 180) | 100 | 16 | PCI | YES | No | No | ||
| WR-G313e | RX | 0,09 – 30 (ext. To 180) | 100 | 16 | USB | YES | No | No | ||
| WR-G315e | RX | 0,09 - 1800 (ext. 8.599) | ? | ? | USB | YES | No | No | ||
| WR-G315i | RX | 0,09 - 1800 (ext. 8.599) | ? | ? | PCI | YES | No | No | ||
| WR-G39DDCe | RX | 0,09 - 3.500 | ? | ? | USB | YES | No | No | ||
| WR-G39DDCi | RX | 0,09 - 3.500 | ? | ? | PCI | YES | No | No | ||
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| XTRX | TX/RX | 0,1 - 3.800 | ? | 12 | PCI Exprerss | YES | YES | YES | | |
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| HiSDR | TX/RX | 0,30 – 62 | 0,48 - 0,960 | 12 | 10/100 Ethernet | YES | ||||
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| Soft66AD | RX | 2.5 – 30 | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 8 | USB | YES | ? | | ||
| Soft66ADD | RX | 0.5 – 70 | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 8 | USB | YES | ? | | ||
| Soft66LC | RX | 2.5 – 30 | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 8 | USB | YES | ? | | ||
| Soft66Lite | RX | 0.5 – 70 | External ADC required (I/Q output) | 8 | USB | YES | ? | | ||
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| SDRStick | RX/TX | 0.1 - 30 | 80 | 12 | USB | YES | YES | YES | | |
| UDPSDR-HF1 | 0.1 - 30 | 80 | 12 | 1G Ethernet via BeMicroCV-A9 | YES | YES | YES | | ||
| UDPSDR-HF1 | 0.1 - 55 | 122.88 | 12 | 1G Ethernet via BeMicroCV-A9 | YES | YES | YES | | ||
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| SDR(X) | RX | 0,1 –1.850 (R820T tuner) | 2.4 | 8 | USB | YES | Notes: | |||