SDR# VS CubicSDR

As far as assembling an SDR from discrete parts, you can check out the MCHF kit or Asher Farhan's sbitx. Great radios, but nothing like the value prop of the RTL-SDR. If you're just looking for a cheap radio to listen with, I'd recommend Airspy. Source: 10 months ago

SPY Server v2.0.1822 Copyright (C) 2016-2021 Youssef Touil - https://airspy.com Reading the configuration file: spyserver.config Listening for connections on 192.168.1.52:5555 Accepted client 192.168.1.2:62918 running SDR# v1.0.0.1909 on Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.22621.0 Device was sleeping. Wake up! Could not find any suitable device Accepted client 192.168.1.2:62919 running SDR# v1.0.0.1909 on Microsoft Windows... Source: about 1 year ago

But look, rtl_sdrs are not a great choice for HF. I would recommend looking at Airspy or SDRPlay if you want to receive HF. Source: over 1 year ago

Then there are non-RTL-SDR devices, like devices from AirSpy, some of which use RTL receivers, and some that don't, but present themselves to the computer as a unique device that requires separate drivers and software. Source: over 1 year ago

Minor plug. Airspy had some very high quality SDR receivers and they do a Black Friday sale every year. https://airspy.com/ Not sure when it ends but if you’ve been running Annie doing your toes into SDR these are good products. I’ve got both the R2 and HF+ products and enjoy them both. RTL’s can’t be beat for price alone but if you’re early distracted by hardware limitations they can be a challenge lol. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

GQRX works pretty well for me. There is also CubicSDR and SDRAngel afaik - you might just want to play around with them and see which you are most comfortable with. Source: 10 months ago