Software Defined Radio For Beginners. Ward Silver The software-defined radio SDR in which most of a ham radios functions are implemented by software is one of the most significant changes in ham radio technology since the transistor. Basics of Software-Defined Radio By H.
Software-defined radio SDR is a technique for turning a computer into a radio. Its a half-duplex radio and transmits and receives just as easily at any point of its entire frequency range of 1MHz to 6GHz. Mixers filters amplifiers modulatorsdemodulators detectors etc are instead implemented by means of software on a personal computer or embedded system.
It comes with pretty much every feature you can imagine and actually a lot more.
Welcome back to the world of SDRs. Last month we covered Part One of our three-part primer on software-defined radios SDRs. The coupon code you entered is expired or invalid but the course is still available. However adding all these 1s and 0s to the already complex and beautiful art of MHz and dBs can be daunting.