Airspy advanced open-source software defined radio receiver

What is Airspy?

Airspy is an advanced open-source software defined radio receiver with adequate dynamic range, capable of sampling 10MHz of spectrum anywhere between 24MHz and 1.8GHz – and even beyond with extensions. It is the only high performance wide band receiver solution in the market that’s yet affordable.

Reviews
Our core architecture has established a new standard for SDR receivers. This page lists a few reviews of Airspy made by renowned experts in the field.

Technical specifications:

Continuous 24 – 1800 MHz RX range with no gaps
3.5 dB NF between 42 and 1002 MHz
Tracking RF filters
35dBm IIP3 RF front end
12bit ADC @ 20 MSPS (80dB Dynamic Range, 64dB SNR, 10.4 ENOB) – Yeah, size does matter.
10MSPS IQ output
Experimental 2.5MSPS IQ output for low power devices (Raspberry Pi, Odroid, etc.)
Up to 80 MSPS for custom applications
Cortex M4F @ up to 204MHz with Multi Core support (dual M0)
1.5 ppm high precision, low phase noise clock
1 RTC clock (for packet time-stamping)
External clock input (10 MHz to 100 MHz via MCX connector) – Ideal for phase coherent radios
10 MHz panoramic spectrum view with 9MHz alias/image free
IQ or Real, 16bit fixed or 32bit float output streams
No IQ imbalance, DC offset or 1/F noise at the center of the spectrum that plagues all the other SDRs
Extension ports: 16 x SGPIO
1 x RF Input (SMA)
1 x RF Output (Loopthrough, U-FL)
2 x High Speed ADC inputs (up to 80 MSPS, U-FL)
4.5v software switched Bias-Tee to power LNA’s and up/down-converters
No drivers required! 100% Plug-and-play on Windows Vista, Seven, 8 and 8.1