Quisk is a software defined radio sdr that controls several receivers and transceivers. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this software provides a powerful interface for all sdr users. Designed for the commercial, government, amateur radio and shortwave listener communities, this. By perseus i mean the new software defined radio sdr. The three best low cost sdr radios you can buy today. Softwaredefined radio, or sdr, allows you to mix, amplify, filter, send, and receive communications through a computer instead of a base station or an invehicle ham radio. It is called a software defined radio or sdr for short. While ive never been a huge fan of the perseus applicationsoftware, it is unique in that it allows you to both share your receiver and control other perseus receivers. The perseus employs direct sampling conversion using a. The small sdr hardware pictured above is an entrylevel unit. Multiple receiver monitoring is the new normal with software defined radio. Softwaredefined radio models sdr radio allows your radio transmissions to stream into your computer.
All about software defined radio sdr june 11th, 2018 userselectable buffer sizes low, medium, high are now supported for the s1 and s2. Airspy is a line of popular softwaredefined radio sdr receivers developed to achieve high performance and affordable price using innovative. The three best low cost sdr radios you can buy today ham. Lz1aqs sdr radio and wideband active small magnetic loop antenna projects. Airspy, a high quality approach to softwaredefined radio. Next generation high performance software receiver perseus perseus new japan. Sdrdx is a free software defined radio receiver application. Informationen zum kurzwellenempfang mit dem perseus sdr. My first experience with simultaneous use of multiple receivers. Besides providing all the required software signal processing for the pc platforms, the perseus software has a comfortable graphical interface, is simple to use and runs under microsoft windows 2000, xp and vista.
A sdr receiver can be as simple as this rtlbased sdr. Besides providing all the required software signal processing for the pc platforms, the perseus. The options are selected from the buttons arranged along the lefthand side. Perseus is a software defined vlflfmfhf, 10 khz 30 mhz, communication receiver based on an outstanding direct sampling digital architecture and with the capability of recording up to 1600 khz of. The ham radio receiver of the 21st century is mostly software.
Receiver pane the receiver pane supports up to six receivers and, being a pane can be docked inside the console frame or floated onto a second monitor. The compatibility and support of application software most used by radio amateurs are provided by a dll library for the microsoft windows operating systems. Always check the most recent amazon price two highly capable receivers which one is better. The perseus is a directsampling softwaredefined radio sdr receiver offering continuous 10 khz 30 mhz coverage. Perseus is a software defined vlflfmfhf receiver based on an outstanding direct sampling digital architecture. Perseus sdr receiver from microtelecom the development of digital technology and the emergence of highspeed analoguedigital converters made digital reception technology available in practice, and the parameters of sdr receivers began to exceed the parameters of classical receivers. The three best low cost sdr radios you can buy today hrs staff featured june 7, 2014 19 if you are thinking about getting involved with sdr radio or just want to add a new one to you shack, here are what we consider the three best values in sdr radio. Perseus sdrdk software defined radio development toolkit are you interested in processing the wideband zeroif data stream offered by the perseus receiver and control the receiver with your. The options are selected from the buttons arranged.
Demo of sdr console using two radios in clientserver mode over a home network. The popular sdrplay rsp1a a wideband full featured 14bit sdr receiver. Sdrradio with microtelecom perseus receiver youtube. The microtelecom perseus is a multimode, software defined receiver covering 10 khz to 40 mhz. Most have multiplatform controllers and give you performance and flexibility you simply cant get out of a comparably priced portable or tabletop radio. A softwaredefined radio system, or sdr, is a radio communication system in wh ich components previously implemented in hardware are.
Perseus is a sdr receiver and use pc software to make the process of demodulation. When paired with free sdr software running on a pc, it can serve as a beginners ham radio receiver. Click on the receiver to listen now or click on the gridsquare in the map column to check propagation coverage for that receiver. The effective dynamics exceeds 100 db in ssb and cw. Sdrradio with a microtelecom perseus receiver youtube. Very interesting software, used with microtelecom perseus, made by simon brown. Multiple receiver monitoring with sdr making it up. Understanding sdr receivers hf performance making it up. Even though its been on the market for many years, the perseus has an excellent receiver that is comparable to or better than many of the latest sdr offerings.
Microtelecom has developed a simple yet powerful sdr development toolkit. When will you start using digital radio technology. Perseus sdrdk software defined radio development toolkit are you interested in processing the wideband zeroif data stream offered by the perseus receiver and control the receiver with your own application software. Be prepared and able to communicate in case of emergency with the largest selection at. Time delay and frequency response of the filters in perseus sdr receiver. Being a software defined radio, the perseus receiver relies on software applications to carry out the demodulation process. Tom, w0ivj, compared this unit with a perseus sdr receiver and found the noise floor with an s9 signal injected to be significantly higher. Softwaredefined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in hardware e. Sdr technology makes it possible that all listeners tune independently, and thus listen to differentsignals.
Please note that the lower sample rates are not accurate. Reviews rtlsdr rtl2832u and software defined radio. This highly respected software defined radio receiver offers unprecedented hf. This article provides a list of commercially available softwaredefined radio receivers. I dont have personal experience with it but have heard its a fairly high performance receiver, one of the best when it first came out.
Lets apply what we have learned to four popular radios and their hf performance. Sdrradio client server demo perseus and sdrplay youtube. Jim ahlstrom accepted my patch meant to support perseus. Besides providing all the required software signal processing for the pc platforms, the perseus software has a comfortable graphical interface, is simple to use and runs under microsoft windows 2000, xp, vista, seven and windows 8 both 32 and 64 bit. Always check the most recent amazon price just bought myself a used perseus software defined radio to replace my old winradio, and am just learning how to use it. Amateur radio equipment perseus sdr, worth buying now in 2018. All about software defined radio sdr when using sstv the convention is to use lower sideband lsb below 9 mhz and upper sideband usb about 9 mhz, typically use a filter bandwidth of 3 khz. Besides providing all the required software signal processing for the pc platforms, the perseus software. All about software defined radio sdr april 23rd, 2019 the perseus sdk supports a range of bandwidths sample rates from 2 mhz down to 48 khz. Software for demanding users being a software defined radio, the perseus receiver. A websdr is a softwaredefined radio receiver connected to the internet, allowing many listeners to listen and tune it simultaneously.
Married wife mariana, sons lev lz1acd and chavdar jr. As the name implies, you can tailor the way the radio works to your personal needs. Microtelecom perseus, winradio excalibur, rf space sdriq, rf space netsdr, hspdr mercury, flex5000a, and of course the qs1r. Use a raspberry pi, pitft, and rtlsdr softwaredefined radio dongle to build a compact. Dxpatrol mk4, the dxpatrol is a software defined radio sdr receiver with a very wide receiving frequency range.
Radio radioscommunicationtechnologyradio activitywork wifehams. I have had experience with or currently own the following sdr receivers. The perseus receiver is an sdr with a direct sampling architecture and the ability to store up to 1. Perseus software defined radio sdr 1600 khz wide spectrum display radio activity, ham. The perseus receiver can be operated also in a wide band mode as a 10 khz 40 mhz spectrum analyzer with more than 100 db dynamic range in a 10 khz resolution bandwidth. The compatibility and support of application software most used by radio. In contrast to the usual cheap usb dvbt sticks this receiver has an. Perseus receiver supported on sdr quisk montefusco. It features a 14 bit 80 mss analoguedigital converter adc, a highperformance fpga. Software defined radios as the name implies, these radios are actually a hardware accessory you attach to your personal computer. Normally low lowest latency works well, but some motherboards computers have considerable latency variation, so increasing the buffering reduces and eliminates breaks in the data flow which you hear as breaks stutter in the audio. Available now the new version of code30032p with the full control and integration of perseus.
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