DocumentCode
5679
Title
A $40 software-defined radio [Resources_Hands On]
Author
Cass, Stephen
Volume
50
Issue
7
fYear
2013
fDate
Jul-13
Firstpage
22
Lastpage
23
Abstract
The last time I ventured into the waters of software-defined radio (SDR) was seven years ago, when I reviewed Matt Ettus\´s Universal Software Radio Peripheral. While it\´s an excellent product, the basic motherboard at the time cost US $550; daughterboards for different frequency ranges cost $75 to $275 [see "Hardware for Your Software Radio," IEEE Spectrum, October 2006]. And I spent more than a few frustrating hours compiling the needed software on my MacBook Pro. This time I was able to get my feet wet for about $40–and the software took about 2 minutes to download, install, and run.
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2013.6545114
Filename
6545114
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