In the last few months, software defined radio has seen an explosion in popularity thanks to a small USB TV tuner dongle able to receive anything broadcast between 64 and 1700 MHz. It’s a very neat ...

A radio receiver consisting of just a very good analog-to-digital converter connected directly to the antenna plus a powerful computer could make a great radio. However, the present state of the ...

When it comes to radio frequency oscillators, crystal controlled is the way to go when you want frequency precision. But not every slab of quartz in a tiny silver case is created equal, so crystals ...

Chances are, you’ve actually used one without realizing it. I’m referring to a software-defined radio, and it is the design that most — if not all — modern radios, including automotive and home models ...

Are you following this? My sense of the direction of wireless products is that practically everything is becoming a software-defined radio (SDR). The highest-volume wireless products, cell phones, are ...

Electronic enthusiasts searching for a way to listen to radio broadcasts via an Ethernet connection may be interested in a new piece of hardware created by developer Kazunori Miura in the form of the ...

Reid Fletcher is with the University of Wyoming broadcast engineering department. Not long ago, he was at a new site, pointing a dish for their Ku feed. For curiosity’s sake, Reid decided to ...