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The incredibly affordable digital tv dongles based on the rtl2832u chip has significantly lowered the barrier to access for basic software defined radio equipment. Software defined radio receiver usb stick rtl2832 w. Softwaredefined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been typically implemented in hardware e. This is an rtlsdr software defined radio receiver with rtl2832u adc chip, 1ppm tcxo, sma f connector, r820t2 tuner and aluminium case with passive cooling. It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in rf. Sof tware defined radio and the rtlsdr usb dongle software defined radio sdr is an exciting merger of digital signal processing and wideband radio hardware wikisdr. Software defined radio resources ham radio science. The term sdr came into more common usage in 1992 by dr. Bobmeters is a cat software collection specifically designed for perseus and powersdr to add classic feel to these sdr radios. Softwaredefined hardware for softwaredefined radios qex sepoct 2002, pp. I must say this is a poor manstinkerers entry into the world of shortwave listening using software defined radio.