{"id":38791,"date":"2019-08-03T06:57:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T10:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=38791"},"modified":"2019-08-03T06:57:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T10:57:18","slug":"the-sdrplay-rsp1-just-turned-five-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/the-sdrplay-rsp1-just-turned-five-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"The SDRplay RSP1 just turned five years old"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday, @SDRplay noted on Twitter<\/a>:<\/p>\n

It’s 5 years ago today we sold the very first blue and white RSP to someone in Sweden – many thanks to all our customers over the 5 years<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Perhaps it’s just because I’m getting older, but it’s hard to believe it’s been five years!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The little RSP1 really disrupted the SDR world. Up to 2014, there were few sub $150 SDRs that included HF reception natively. There were even fewer sub $150 SDRs that I would consider “enthusiast grade”–those that were sensitive, selective, and not prone to overload.<\/p>\n

When I initially tested the RSP1 it pretty much blew my mind. I was so impressed by the performance for the price point.<\/p>\n

Looking back at my original review, I see that I had a long list of “pros” and only three “cons.” In fact, two of the three “cons” I listed are no longer valid (multi-channel recordings are now an option and SDRplay has their own OEM application, SDRuno).<\/p>\n

SDRplay has demonstrated iterative agility with each new product offering and built an impressive community in five years. They have also maintained their position as a price leader even though their products are all designed and manufactured in the UK.<\/p>\n

Congratulations, SDRplay! Happy Birthday to the RSP1! Click here to check out SDRplay.<\/a><\/p>\n

Click here to read my original SRDplay RSP1 review.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, @SDRplay noted on Twitter: It’s 5 years ago today we sold the very first blue and white RSP to someone in Sweden – many thanks to all our customers over the 5 years Perhaps it’s just because I’m getting older, but it’s hard to believe it’s been five years! The little RSP1 really disrupted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,43,158],"tags":[2021,3712,5647,157,3710,6664,4087],"class_list":["post-38791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-software-defined-radio","tag-cheap-software-defined-radios","tag-rsp","tag-rsp1","tag-sdr","tag-sdrplay-rsp","tag-sdrplay-rsp1","tag-software-defined-radio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-a5F","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26954,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/sdrplay-lowers-rsp1-price-to-99-95-us\/","url_meta":{"origin":38791,"position":0},"title":"SDRplay lowers RSP1 price to $99.95 US","author":"Thomas","date":"July 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: SDRplay Press Release via Jon Hudson) SDRplay are pleased to announce a price reduction for their entry-level SDR receiver, the RSP1 to $99.95 USD making it the most competitive mid-range SDR to include reception down to low frequencies without the need for an upconverter. 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