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
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