List of software-defined radios


This article provides a list of commercially available software-defined radio receivers.
NameTypeFrequency rangeMax bandwidthRX
ADC
bits		TX
DAC
bits		TX capableSampling rateFrequency accuracy
ppm		Panadapters / ReceiversHost InterfaceWindowsLinuxMacFPGABase price
Aaronia SPECTRAN V6Pre-built10 MHz – 6 GHz Up to 490 MHz 16142 GSPS0.005 2/1/3Embedded or True IQ data via 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 1 x USB 3.1 GEN2, Internet remote via RTSA SoftwareXC7A200T-2
ADAT ADT-200APre-built10 kHz – 30 MHz 0.5 – 100 kHz??1/3Embedded system, USB, Internet remote, with option R-1 & ADAT Commander??
AD-FMCOMMS2-EBZPre-built2400 – 2500 MHz121261.44 MSPS2/2FMC then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet.
AD-FMCOMMS3-EBZPre-built70 MHz – 6 GHz54 MHz due to filter121261.44 MSPS2/2FMC then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet.
AD-FMCOMMS4-EBZPre-built70 MHz – 6 GHz54 MHz due to filter121261.44 MSPS1/1FMC then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet.
AD-FMCOMMS5-EBZPre-built70 MHz – 6 GHz54 MHz due to filter121261.44 MSPS4/4FMC then USB 2.0 or Gigabit Ethernet.
ADALM-PLUTOPre-built325 MHz – 3.8 GHz 20 MHz 121261.44 MSPS1/1USB 2.0, Ethernet & WLAN with USB-OTG adapterXilinx Zynq Z-7010
AFEDRI SDRPre-built30 kHz – 35 MHz, 35 MHz – 1700 MHz2.3MHz1280 MSPS0/2USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet
AirSpy R2Pre-built24 – 1700 MHz10 MHz12N/A10 MSPS MSps ADC sampling, up to 80 MSPS for custom applications0.50/1USB using portsnone
AirspyHF+Pre-built9 kHz - 31 MHz
60 MHz - 260 MHz		660 kHz18N/A36 MSPS0.50/1USB
Apache Labs ANAN-10EPre-built10 kHz – 55 MHz14? 10W122.88 Msps0/2Gigabit Ethernet
Apache Labs ANAN-10/100Pre-built10 kHz – 55 MHz16? 10/100W122.88 Msps0/4Gigabit Ethernet-
Apache Labs ANAN-100D/200DPre-built10 kHz – 55 MHz16? 100W122.88 Msps0/7Gigabit Ethernet-
Apache Labs ANAN-7000DLEPre-built9 kHz – 60 MHz1616 100W?0/7Gigabit Ethernet
Apache Labs ANAN-8000DLEPre-built0 kHz - 61.44 MHz1616 200W?0/7Gigabit EthernetAltera Cyclone IV
AOR AR-2300Pre-built40 kHz – 3.15 GHz?N/A65 MSPS1/1Embedded system, USB??
ARSP / Wideband MIMOearly kit / pre-built400 MHz – 4.4 GHz??8 MHz streaming / 50 MHz?USB 2.0
ASR-2300Pre-Built / Open Source Design300 MHz – 3.8 GHz, two general wideband RX and selectable GPS, ISM, PCS, UHF RX bands??<40 MHz 0/2USB 3.0 SuperSpeed
Bitshark Express RXKit300 MHz – 4 GHz?105 MSPS 0/1 ?PCIe?
bladeRFPre-built300 MHz – 3.8 GHz121280 kSPS – 40 MSPS1?USB 3.0 SuperSpeedAltera Cyclone 4 E
bladeRF 2.0 microPre-built47 MHz – 6 GHz56 MHz121261.44 MSPS2/2USB 3.0 SuperSpeedAltera Cyclone V
ColibriDDCPre-built10 kHz – 62.5 MHz,
up to 800 MHz 		38 – 312 kHz14N/A125 MSPS3/410/100 Ethernet?
COM-3011Pre-built20 MHz – 3 GHzextExternal ADC required ?USB??
Crimson TNGPre-builtDC – 6 GHz> 1200 MHz
1616
4/42x 10Gbit/s SFP+, Ethernet
Cross Country Wireless SDR receiver v. 3Pre-built472 – 479 kHz,7.0–7.3 MHz/10.10–10.15 MHz,
and 14.00–14.35 MHz		extExternal ADC required 1/1Crystal controlled two channels
CyanPre-built100 kHz – 18 GHz1 – 3 GHz
1616
  • 1–3 GSPS ADCs
  • 2.5 GSPS DACs
1 – 16 receive and 1 – 16 transmit 4x 40Gbit/s QSFP, EthernetIntel Stratix 10 SoC
DRB 30Pre-built30 kHz – 30 MHzextExternal ADC required ?LPT parallel portUp to XP??
DX PatrolPre-built100 kHz – 2 GHz 82.4 Msps?USB??
easySDR USB DonglePre-built64 – 1700 MHz?N/A48, 96 kHz0/1USB
Elektor SDRBare PCB and pre-built150 kHz – 30 MHz?Soundcard ADC: 48, 96, and 192 kHz0/1USB- for PCB
Elektor AVR SDRKit and pre-builtup to 1 MHz in undersampling?up to 15 kS/s0/1UART via RS2-232 converter or USB bridge-
ELAD FDM-S1Pre-built20 kHz – 30 MHz,
up to 200 MHz in undersampling		192 – 3072 kHz14N/A61.44 MHz1/4USBXilinx
ELAD FDM-S2Pre-builtHF:9 kHz – 52 MHz / FM:74 MHz - 108 MHz / VHF:135 MHz - 160 MHz192 kHz – 6 MHz16N/A122.88 MHz1/8USB 2.0Xilinx Spartan-6
ELAD FDM-DUOPre-builtHF:10 kHz – 54 MHz
192 kHz – 6 MHz16?122.88 MHz1/8+1Embedded system + 3x USB 2.0Xilinx Spartan-6
Elecraft KX3Pre-built or kit0.5 – 54 MHz
14?30 kHz?0/1USB or embedded system
FiFi-SDRPre-built200 kHz – 30 MHz?96 kHz 0/1USB?
FLEX-6700Pre-built0.01 – 73, 135 – 165 MHz24-192kHz RX, 14MHz Display 1616 100W245.76 MSPS8/8Gigabit EthernetXilinx XC6VLX130T
CDRX-3200Pre-built0.01 – 100 MHz48 – 250 kHz RX 2448-250 kSPS0/32, coherent or independentGigabit Ethernet through API through API through APIXilinx XC5VLX30T
LBRX-24Pre-built950 – 2150 MHz150 kHz – 80 MHz 16150 kSPS – 80 MSPS0/2410 Gigabit Ethernet through API through API through APIXilinx XC6VHX380T
FLEX-6700RPre-built0.01 – 73, 135 – 165 MHz24 – 192 kHz RX, 14 MHz Display 16245.76 MSPS 8/8Gigabit EthernetXilinx XC6VLX130T
FLEX-6600MPre-built0.01 – 54 MHz24 – 192 kHz RX, 14 MHz Display 1616 100W245.76 MSPS4/4Gigabit EthernetXilinx XC6VLX130T or XC7A200T
FLEX-6600Pre-built0.01 – 54 MHz24 – 192 kHz RX, 14 MHz Display 1616 100W245.76 MSPS4/4Gigabit EthernetXilinx XC6VLX130T or XC7A200T
FLEX-6500Pre-built0.01 – 73 MHz24 – 192 kHz RX, 14 MHz Display 1616 100W245.76 MSPS4/4Gigabit EthernetXilinx XC6VLX75T
FLEX-6400MPre-built0.01 – 54 MHz24 – 192 kHz RX, 7 MHz Display 1616 100W122.88 MSPS2/2Gigabit EthernetXilinx XC6VLX75T or XC7A200T
FLEX-6400Pre-built0.01 – 54 MHz24 – 192 kHz RX, 7 MHz Display 1616 100W122.88 MSPS2/2Gigabit EthernetXilinx XC6VLX75T or XC7A200T
FLEX-6300Pre-built0.01 – 54 MHz24 – 192 kHz RX, 14 MHz Display 1616 100W122.88 MSPS2/2Gigabit Ethernet
FLEX-5000APre-built0.01 – 65 MHz48 – 192 kHz 2424 100W48, 96, 192 kHz2/21394a Firewire
FLEX-3000Pre-built0.01 – 65 MHz48 – 96 kHz2424 100W48, 96 kHz1/11394a Firewire
FLEX-1500Pre-built0.01 – 54 MHz48 kHz1616 5W48 kHz1/1USB
FreeSRPPre-built 70 – 6000 MHz61.44 MHz??61.44 Msps1/1USB 3.0???-
FUNcube DonglePre-built64 – 1700 MHz1696 kHz0/1USB
FUNcube Dongle Pro+Pre-built0.15 – 240 MHz, 420 – 1900 MHz16192 kHz0/1USB
HackRF OnePre-built1 MHz – 6 GHz20 MHz888 – 20 Msps200/1USB 2.0
Hermes-Lite2 experimental kit0 to 38.4 MHz1.536 MHz12 bits @ 76.8 MHz12 bits @ 153.6 MHz76.8 MSPS0.5 ppm4 / 4 + 1EthernetAltera Cyclone IV Depends on component cost, build9 cost: + for N2ADR Companion Filter Card
HiQSDRprebuilt modules & kits, pcbs30 kHz – 62 MHz?48 – 960 kHz?10/100 Ethernet-
HobbyPCB RS-HFIQPre-built3 MHz – 30 MHzUp to 250 kHz depending on Sound Card??Yes, 5 WattsDepends on Sound Card2/1 Using HDSDR softwareRelies on a computing asset with sound device to process I and Q input and outputYes, HDSDR, PowerSDRYes, Quisk, Linrad, GNU RadioYes, various software
Hunter SDRKit2.5 – 30 MHz extExternal ADC required ?USB
Icom IC-7610Pre-built0.030 - 60 MHz1614130 MHz2/2USB 2.0
Ethernet
Iris-030Pre-built50 MHz – 3.8 GHz122.88 MHz1212122.88 Msps 61.44 Msps 2/2Gigabit Ethernet or 24.6 Gbit/s High-Speed BusXilinx Zynq 7030
ISDB-T 2035/2037Pre-built50 – 960 MHz8 MHz?0.5-12 MS/s0/1USB
Kanga FinningleyKit3.750 MHz ± 48 kHzextExternal ADC required ?-
KerberosSDR Pre-built24MHz - 1.7GHz4 times the sample rate82.4 Msps <1ppm4/4USB
LimeSDRPre-built 100 kHz – 3.8 GHz61.44 MHz 12?61.44 Msps2.52/2USB 3.0, PCIeAltera Cyclone IV -
LimeSDR-MiniPre-built 10 MHz – 3.5 GHz30.72 MHz12?30.72 Msps2.51/1USB 3.0, PCIeAltera MAX 10
LD-1BPre-built100 kHz – 30 MHzextExternal ADC required ?USB??
Lunaris-SDRPre-built10 kHz – 55 MHz?122.88 Msps0/4Gigabit Ethernet
MatchstiqPre-built300 MHz – 3.8 GHz??40 MSPS ?Embedded System or USBXilinx Spartan 6
MB1Pre-built10 kHz – 160 MHz38 – 312 kHz1614160 MSPS, 640 MSPS 3/410/100 Ethernet, WLAN ?US$5,595
MercuryPre-built0.1 – 55 MHz?122.88 MSPS0/7USB or Ethernet
Myriad-RF 1Pre-built300 MHz – 3.8 GHz?Programmable ;
0.75 – 14 MHz, Bypass mode		1/1standard connector FX10A-80Pnone
NooElec NESDR SMArtPre-built25 – 1750 MHz?USB?
NetSDRPnP0.1 kHz – 34 MHz?80.0 MHz0/1 ?Ethernet
NoctarPre-built PCIe card100 kHz – 4 GHz200 MHz???PCI Express ×4
Odyssey TRXPre-built0.5 – 55 MHz?122.880 MSps ADC sampling, 48k-960k output samplrate2/2LAN, WiFi, USBAltera Cyclone IV
PerseusPre-built10 kHz – 40 MHz 1.6 MHz1680 MS/s
?USB 2.0?
PappradioPre-built150 kHz – 30 MHz
extExternal ADC required ?USB?
PCIe SDR MIMO 2x2Pre-built70 MHz – 6 GHz?61.44 Msps2/2PCIe
PM-SDRPre-built100 kHz – 50 MHz
192 kHzextExternal ADC required ?USB?
PrecisionWave Embedded SDRPre-built / Customizable Frontends1 MHz – 9.7 GHz
2x RX: 155 MHz
2x TX: 650 MHz
2x2 MIMO
Audio: up to 320 Kbps		?310 MSPS2Embedded System
Gigabit Ethernet / USB / JTAG / Audio		Xilinx Zynq Z-7030-
QS1RPre-built10 kHz – 62.5 MHz ?130 MHz1/2-4USBAltera Cyclone III
Quadrus Pre-built0.1 – 440 MHz?80 MSps ADC sampling, 48k-1.536M output samplrate0/16PCI
Realtek RTL2832U DVB-T tunerPre-built with custom driver24 – 1766 MHz
Matches sampling rate, but with filter roll-off82.8 MHz ?USB-
RDP-100Pre-builtRX, 0 – 125 MHz;
TX, 0–200 MHz		?RX: 250 MSPS
TX - 800 MSPS		?Embedded System
RTL-SDR V3 Receiver Dongle
Pre-built and pre-modded with custom driver0.5 – 1766 MHz
Matches sampling rate, but with filter roll-off82.4 MHz 1?USB-
SDRplay: RSP1APre-built1kHz – 2 GHz10 MHz14<2MHz
12<8MHz
10<9.216MHz
8>9.216MHz		20 MSPS with 11 built-in preselection filters0.51/1USB 2.0noneUS$109
SDRplay: RSPdxPre-built1kHz – 2 GHz10 MHz14<2MHz
12<8MHz
10<9.216MHz
8>9.216MHz		20 MSPS with 12 built-in preselection filters and 3 antenna ports0.51/1USB 2.0noneUS$199
SDRplay: RSPduoPre-built1kHz – 2 GHz10 MHz14<2MHz
12<8MHz
10<9.216MHz
8>9.216MHz		Two independent tuners, each with 11 built-in preselection filters. 3 antenna ports0.52/2USB 2.0noneUS$279
Soft66AD / Soft66ADD / Soft66LC4 / Soft66RTLPre-built0.5 – 70 MHzextExternal ADC required 0/1USBUnofficially?
SDR-IQPnP0.1 kHz – 30 MHz?66.666 MHz1/1 ?USB
SDR-IPPnP0.1 kHz – 34 MHz?80.0 MHz1/1 ?Ethernet
SDR-LAB SDR04Pre-built0.4 – 4 GHz?40 MHz?USB 3.0 SuperSpeed
SDRX01BPre-built and kit option50 kHz – 200 MHzext< 2 MHz External ADC required 0/1 - Scalable Ethernet or USB usually, but other interfaces are available in MLAB modular system
SDR MinorPre-built0.1 – 55 MHz?122.880 MSps ADC sampling, 48k-960k output samplrate1/1LAN 10/100
SDR-1Kit and pre-built530 kHz – 30 MHz?up to 192 kHz depending on soundcard0/1USB
SDRstick UDPSDR-HF2Pre-built0.1 – 55 MHz?122.88 Msps0/11G Ethernet via BeMicroCV-A9Altera
SDRstick UDPSDR-HF1Please Note: A functional receiver requires both the UDPSDR-HF1 and a BeMicro SDK FPGA development boardPre-built0.1 – 30 MHz?80 Msps0/11G Ethernet via BeMicroCV-A9Altera
SDR MK1.5 'Andrus'Pre-built, Open Source Design5 kHz – 31 MHz
?64 MSPS?USB 2.0, 10/100 Ethernet
SDR-4+Pre-built0.85 – 70.5 MHz?48 kHz 1/1USB × 2
SDR HF, VHF & UHFPre-built0.1 – 1850 MHz ?Optimized for HF amateur bands with 4 user selectable pre-select HF filters?USB
SoftRock-40Kit7.5 MHzext48 kHz0/1USB
SoftRock Lite IIKit1.891 – 1.795 MHz,
3.57 – 3.474 MHz,
7.104 – 7.008 MHz,
10.173 – 10.077 MHz,
14.095 – 13.999 MHz
ext96 kHz0/1USB
SoftRock RX Ensemble II LFKit or Pre-built180 kHz – 3.0 MHzextExternal ADC required 0/1USB or
SoftRock RX Ensemble II HFKit or Pre-built1.8 – 30 MHzextExternal ADC required 0/1USB or
SoftRock RX Ensemble RXTXKit or Pre-builtChoose either 160m,
80m/40m,
40m/30m/20m,
30m/20m/17m,
or 15m/12m/10m
?External ADC required USB or
SpectrePre-built0.4 – 4 GHz200 MHz16310 MSPSUSB, Serial, jtag, 10Gbit/s SFP+ Ethernet
SunSDR2 ProPre-built10 kHz – 160 MHz38 – 312 kHz1614160 MSPS, 640 MSPS 3/410/100 Ethernet, WLAN YesU$1,595
ThinkRF WSA5000Pre-built50 MHz – 8 GHz, 18 GHz or 27 GHz?125 MSPS?10/100/1000 Ethernet-
UHFSDRKit1.75 – 700 MHz Tx/RxextExternal soundcard required ?LPT parallel port or USB/W QRP2000/UBW/UBW32N\AN\AN\A
USRP B200Pre-built70 MHz – 6 GHz56 MHz121256 MspsUSB 3.0Xilinx Spartan 6 XC6SLX75
USRP B210Pre-built70 MHz – 6 GHz56 MHz121256 MspsUSB 3.0Xilinx Spartan 6 XC6SLX150
USRP N200Pre-builtDC – 6 GHzUp to 25 MHz 141625 Msps for 16-bit samples; 50 Msps for 8-bit samples0.5 ppm TCXO.
0.01 ppm w/ GPSDO Option		Gigabit EthernetXilinx Spartan 3A-DSP 1800
USRP N210Pre-builtDC – 6 GHzUp to 25 MHz 141625 Msps for 16-bit samples; 50 Msps for 8-bit samples0.5 ppm TCXO.
0.01 ppm w/ GPSDO Option		Gigabit EthernetXilinx Spartan 3A-DSP 3400
USRP X300Pre-builtDC – 6 GHzUp to 320MHz 1416200 Msps2.5 ppm.
GPSDO Option 20 ppb

Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIeXilinx Kintex-7 XC7K325T
USRP X310Pre-builtDC – 6 GHzUp to 320MHz 1416200 Msps2.5 ppm.
GPSDO Option 20 ppb 		Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIeXilinx Kintex-7 XC7K410T
UmTRXPre-built300 MHz – 3.8 GHzUp to 28 MHz121213 MSPS x20.1;
0.01 with GPS lock		?Gigabit Ethernet?Spartan 6 LX75
WARPv3Pre-built2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz40 MHz121240 Msps1/2Dual Gigabit EthernetXilinx Virtex-6 LX240T
WinRadio WR-G31DCCPre-built9 kHz – 50 MHz?N/A100 MSPS3/3USB
X-RADPre-builtRX: 950–1450 MHz
TX: 875–1525 MHz		?RX: 1.6 GSPS
TX: 3.2 GSPS		?PCIe
Xiegu G90 Pre-builtRX: 0.5 - 30 MHz
TX: all amateur bands 1.8 - 30 MHz		48 kHz24Yes 20W
  • ±24k bandwidth spectrum display with waterfall
101/1Embedded system, I/Q output for interfacing with a PC or XDT1 panadapterYesYesYes€479.00
XTRX ProPre-built30 – 3700 MHz120 MHz1212120 MSRP SISO, 90 MSRP MIMO0.1;
0.01 with GPS lock		mini PCIeXilinx Artix7 50T
Zeus ZS-1Pre-built300 kHz – 30 MHz?10 kHz, 20 kHz, 40 kHz, 100 kHz1/3USB 2.0