Name type frequency range max bandwidth rx adc bits tx dac bits tx capable sampling rate frequency accuracy ppm. Quisk supports various hardware such as the original hiqsdr, hermes including the hermeslite, and softrock. Including myself and a friend, and a couple of people from one of the radio based fb pages i admin, i am coming up short. Quisk rhymes with brisk, and is qsk plus a few letters to make it easier to pronounce. May 16, 2019 the hermes lite is a lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project. You will find the metis and hermes documentation on the document or support webpages. It has evolved into a capable sdr and remains open source. It will also program the penelope, pennylane, and mercury boards as well, using the metis board. Softwaredefined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been typically implemented in hardware e.
High performance software defined radio design group, open source design, uses fpga. Designed for experimenters, shortwave listeners, and amateur radio enthusiasts looking for a truly portable softwaredefined radio receiver. The hermeslite is an hf amateur radio transceiver project that uses an ad9866 cable modem chip as the signal end for its 12bit sdr. I ordered a hermes software defined radio sdr transceiver from tapr. The hermeslite is a lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. It hasnt become a household term yet, but softwaredefined radio sdr is a major player on the developing technology front. Gnuradio companion module for openhpsdr hermes metis sdr radio tom mcdermott, n5eg 3950 southview ter. The high performance software defined radio hpsdr project is an open source hardware and software project that develops a modular software defined radio sdr for use by radio amateurs and short wave listeners. This is a work in progress to create a lowcost software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project. It is entirely open source and open hardware, including the tools used for design and fabrication files. This is a bare printed circuit board set to build your own hermeslite, a ddcduc amateur radio hf. I think that hermes is the next best thing and i am very excited about the project.
The anan10 was cooperatively designed by the openhpsdr team and apache labs. Apache labs angelia based systems including anan100d. The openhpsdr group anan100d wiki, courtesy barry n1eu arrl sdr page gnu radio apache labs community. Hermes lite 2 hf amateur radio sdr group buy now active. Steve haynal, kf7o, and a group of interested amateur radio operators have developed a direct sampling software defined radio transceiver. The hermes lite project is documented on these sites. Quisk is a software defined radio sdr and is the software that controls my receiver and transmitter.
Bpf for sdr hermes, anan10, orion or hf transceiver this 10bands band pass filter is designed for sdr radios like hermes, anan10, orion or to be used with any hf transceiver to improve selectivity of receivers front end. The project leader for the hermes module is kevin, mokhz. How to choose the satellite lists and choosing the correct one that transmit on vhf and uhf duration. Introduction to softwaredefined radio technical articles.
This is a work in progress to create a lowcost software defined radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project. The hpsdr hermes sdr is an open source amateur radio sdr transceiver project that was released as far the hermes lite 2 hl2 amateur radio direct sampling hf sdr transceiver board is now active for a group buy over on makerfabs. The hermeslite is an inexpensive software defined direct updown conversion amateur radio transceiver. The hermeslite is a lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and. Linux, software radio and the radio amateur qst october 2002, pp. See the main hermes lite web page for the latest links and details this is a work in progress to create a lowcost software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project. This page has notes about my bringup process and links to resources i found useful. The hermeslite is a lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project. Software defined radio american radio relay league. The hermes lite 2 hl2 amateur radio direct sampling hf sdr transceiver board is now active for a group buy over on makerfabs. My station is a sdr radio anan200d from apache labs remote controlled over local network to the basement. Skywave linux is a 64 bit live system providing installed and configured software for accessing software defined radio servers locally and on the internet. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtlsdr. Gnulinux software defined radio transceiver application using internet protocols for communication, built on top of gnu radio.
The board size is optimised to fit the anan10 standard enclosure, see the picture. Hermes sdr is an outstanding highperformance software defined radio developed by tapr tucson amateur packet radio group and the. The hermeslite is an outstanding lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project. I have been following its development for some time and initially build an hermes lite v1, on which i did several measurements and experiments in order to understand. Sdr transceiver compatible with hpsdr introduction.
The hermeslite is a direct down conversiondirect up conversion amateur radio hf softwaredefined radio transceiver. You cannot do that with a hermes, at least not with a hermes bought new. Zeus radio is a modern software to work with a variety of amateur radio receivers and transceivers. Skywave linux is a 64 bit system built over ubuntu linux, and may be installed on a bootable usb stick, sd card, dvd, or hard drive. Gqrx is an open source software defined radio receiver sdr powered by the gnu radio and the qt graphical toolkit gqrx supports many of the sdr hardware available, including airspy, funcube dongles, rtlsdr, hackrf and usrp devices. Angelia is a stateoftheart soft core up 4th generation ddcduc, hermes like, transceiverboard that incorporates an altera cyclone iv fpga and dual ltc2208 adcs.
Software hpsdrprogrammers binaries for loading firmware hpdsrprogrammer binaries last updated. This group is about the software defined radio software quisk that was designed by jim, n2adr. A practical guide to the wireless phyiscal layer the objective of this book is to provide a handson learning experience using sdr for engineering students and industry practitioners who are interested in mastering the design, implementation, and experimentation of a communication system. Steve haynal the hermeslite is a lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband. Gqrx sdr open source software defined radio by alexandru.
For each sdr we compare the cost, frequency range, adc resolution, maximum instantaneous bandwidth, whether or not it can tx and if it has any pre selectors. A software defined radio as in, the device itself is an rf communication system that incorporates a significant amount of this software based signal. Why you should care about software defined radio hackaday. With the introduction of elecrafts kx3 transceiver, and other dsp radio products, hams are finding that isdr can transform their iphone, ipod or ipad into a portable yet capable panadapter. The anan100d has a proud heritage from the anan10 ddcduc 10w transceiver introduced in 2012.
Sdr, software defined radios products category is a curation of 48 web resources on, the pecker, sdrdx osx and windows sdr software, sigmira. Sdr radio hermes 16 bit simon, i have owned a hermes 16 bit board for some time, but i hardly ever used it because i could never get accustomed to the display of powersdr. Pratt nr0v, chris w2pa, rick n1gp, bryan w4wmt and dr loren betts, w6vh september 08, 2016 openhpsdr programmer v2 instructions courtesy ken, n9vv september 08, 2016 view all downloads. The hermes lite is an inexpensive software defined direct updown conversion amateur radio transceiver. A second generation lowcost amateur hf software defined radio transceiver. The hermes lite is a lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project. This program is used to load fpga firmware on the metis ethernet interface board or hermes board. Oct 14, 2018 hermes lite software defined radio 1,828 views.
Sdr software is configured for popular devices, such as the rtlsdr dongles, softrocks, hermes, and other radios. Apache labs anan100d sdrthe heart of the anan100d is the angelia sdr. A software defined radio for the masses by gerald youngblood, ac5og this series describes a complete pcbased, software defined radio that uses a sound card and an innovative detector circuit. I played around with this idea for a while and the more i thought about it the more i liked the idea. As interest in sdr grows unabated and we continue to see ever more affordable hardware platforms, i thought it would be timely to roundup just a few of the things that it can be used for. Anan100d is a 100w amateur radio directdownconversion ddc and directupconversion duc software defined hf transceiver plus 6 meters.
If you know of a program that is missing please leave. Following the outstanding success of mercury and penelope, and while investigating the verilog code for both, i had the insane idea of merging the verilog code of mercury and penelope into a single fpga. You can connect to multiple radios at a time each with as many receivers as they support. Following the tradition of the hpsdr naming convention, i thought hermes was appropriate as he was known for his invention and theft. I received my hermes card from the first production run in october 2012. Zeus radio hermes, openhpsdr mrx ps, thetis, cusdr, sdr console 3.
Sdr transceiver compatible with hpsdr github pages. Roundup of software defined radios new software defined radio sdrs products are popping up every few months these days so we thought wed compile a big list of available sdrs as there are a few people who were bitten by the rtlsdr bug and are now looking to upgrade. I bought my first sdr hermes pcb from apache labs back in 2014 fully mounted. Software defined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in hardware e. Gqrx supports many of the sdr hardware available, including airspy, funcube dongles, rtlsdr, hackrf and usrp devices. Hermeslite sdr amateur radio pcb set from softerhardware on. The hermes lite is a direct down conversiondirect up conversion amateur radio hf software defined radio transceiver. The hermeslite project is documented on these sites. Sdr radio hermes lite hello i just receive my board, tx working with spark sdr but not with sdr console, rx is ok and very fine, tx panel is ok, tx cmd working the board switch on tx, relay from filter board switch also, the meter read bias current but no power. I wrote my quisk sdr software back in 2008, and i have been maintaining it ever since. Software the anan can run shown above from lefttoright.
Ettus research, a national instruments ni company since 2010, is the worlds leading supplier of software defined radio platforms, including the universal software radio peripheral usrp family of products. Hermeslite the hermeslite is a lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project. Flexradio flex6700 ideal for the demanding amateur. The anan200d is the most powerful amateur radio transceiver available today, it builds on the very successful openhpsdr hermes and the sdr transceiver home realtime band conditions. The hermes lite is an outstanding lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project. Hpsdr hermes based systems including apache labs anan10 and anan100. Gqrx is an open source software defined radio receiver sdr powered by the gnu radio and the qt graphical toolkit. More recently steve haynal has been working on a hermeslite project which is intended to be an opensource open hardware low cost amateur radio hf transceiver which is based on the hpsdr hermes sdr project software and fpga dsp implementation.
Our hpsdr wiki will contain the latest news, links, files, etc. In december 2017, i upgraded to the anan200d to get full potential of 2 receivers and to experimenting with noise cancelling when using diversity. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. Hermeslite sdr amateur radio pcb set from softerhardware. Aug 20, 2014 new software defined radio sdrs products are popping up every few months these days so we thought wed compile a big list of available sdrs as there are a few people who were bitten by the rtlsdr bug and are now looking to upgrade.
I have written about sdr here and there many times. The flex6700 is ideal for the most demanding amateur radio operator who desires the ultimate onair experience and performance. This article provides a list of commercially available softwaredefined radio receivers. Sep 26, 20 10 things you can do with software defined radio a look at just a small selection of the things that can be done using software defined radio. I hooked it up to the w5wc dual receiver version of power sdr which allowed monitoring of 500khz and 40m as can be seen from the following. Hermes lite discussion group this is a forum to discuss further development of the open source and open hardware hermes lite software defined amateur radio transceiver. Vox is voice operated exchange when you you talk and the audio level meets or exceeds the vox gain the radio is switched into transmit, and stays in transmit until the level drops below the vox gain for at least the vox hang duration. Hermes lite sdr the hermes lite sdr is a work in progress to create a lowcost software defined radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project, as described by its designer, steve haynal, kf7o. This group should be a place for discussions and support among the users of the quisk software and compatible hardware. A radio transceiver from a cable modem chipset hackaday. Jun 04, 2018 skywave linux is a 64 bit live system providing installed and configured software for accessing software defined radio servers locally and on the internet.
Hermeslite 2 is a lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on broadband modem chip and hermes sdr. Hermeslite low cost hf sdr the hermeslite is a lowcost direct downup conversion software defined amateur radio hf transceiver based on a broadband modem chip and the hermes sdr project. About hermes lite low cost hf sdr the resource is currently listed in in a single category. The hermes lite project the hermes lite project aims to design and market a software defined radio transceiver that directly samples the antenna with an analog to digital converter, is completely controlled by ethernet, and costs about usd 200. Software defined radio is a concept according to which rf communication is achieved by using software or firmware to perform signalprocessing tasks that are typically performed by hardware.
The hpsdr hermes sdr is an open source amateur radio sdr transceiver project that was released as far back as 2011. Qsk is a q signal meaning full breakin cw, and quisk has been designed for low latency cw operation. Aug 11, 2017 i was fussing about signal generator output accuracy because i wanted to calibrate my hpsdr hermes software defined radio sdr so that i could calculate the absolute power input in dbm, assuming a 50 ohm load impedance based on the dbfs db full scale of the adc chip output from the radio. It is an entirely open source and open hardware, including the tools used for design and fabrication files. Github for all open source and open hardware files.
Now in a small, modern, portable and extremely rugged case. A lowcost amateur hf software defined radio transceiver based on the hermes. See the hermes lite web site for more details and recent links. The main category is software defined radio resources that is about software defined radios, radio whose channel modulation waveforms are defined in software. This article provides a list of commercially available software defined radio receivers. Skywave linux is a 64 bit system built over ubuntu linux. Bcdtodecimal decoder and opencollector uln2004 device are placed on the board. And this means that it is possible to build an sdr around a red pitaya for less money than an equivalent factorybuilt radio would cost. Software defined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been typically implemented in hardware e. There is software available that allows monitoring 1608040201510 all at the same time with panoramic displays for each although you cant listen to all at the same time.
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