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SDR receivers and transceivers
27 March 2017 | by There is a real gap in my knowledge as I have never once tried an SDR based receiver or transceiver. SDR dongles are very low cost, so I really have no excuse.
On the Southgate site I read news of a new SDR 5W transceiver.
4 Responses to “SDR receivers and transceivers”
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Hi Guys
I finally gave into this arena, and purchased an SDRplay from the UK.
Their recommended S/W was SDRuno. This s/w is full of bugs, for me it attacked my win10 operating system on three PCs. (When something fails, try something else … ths was very painful!) SDR Console seems to be a more useful choice of SDR s/w. I have written the suppliers and they must be very aware of it, as I have heard similar stories from others. Now that I am over all the initial frustration, it is quite an intro to the WORLD of SDR receivers.
I plan to start tracking satellites in the 2m band with it. Watching the doppler and all that should be heaps of fun.
73s
Richard VK3RR
I like the idea of SDR and I even have the dongle with the HF up converter, (now for the but), but…
Yes, I want a 100W SDR Transceiver, but let me get this straight, I have to pay much more than I would for a non-SDR rig and I still have to supply a computer. Many of the guts of a modern non-SDR radio are pulled out and those functions are replaced by the software running on a computer that I also bought – more equipment while paying a premium for the radio. For me I don’t see an attractive price vs. benefit ratio for SDR transceivers yet.
I agree with your comments on SDRUno, it’s hopeless. I use HDSDR with my SDRPlay RSP1 and am very happy with it. http://www.hdsdr.de/index.html
73
Colin GM4JPZ
The Icom IC-7300 is a fabulous standalone 100 watts SDR transceiver. No computer is needed. Cost is around $1,300. Since it arrived about 1 year ago, it has taken the ham world by storm!