Software Defined Radios (SDRs) are the most innovative type of shortwave radios on the market today. As the name implies, these radios are actually a hardware accessory you attach to your personal computer. Most have multi-platform controllers and give you performance and flexibility you simply can’t get out of a comparably priced portable or tabletop radio.
The following list also contains radios that are PC controlled. Though they look similar to an SDR, PC controlled radios are simply radios that rely on a personal computer for the user interface and some performance enhancements.
Below, you will find a list of all SDRs and PC controlled radios categorized by manufacturer. Click on the radio name and model to view details.
The Airspy HF+ Discovery is one of the smallest SDRs on the market, yet packs high-performance.
Airspy
Airspy HF+
Airspy HF+ Discovery
Airspy Mini
Airspy R2
Bonito
Bonito 1102S RadioJet
Cross Country Wireless
SDR-4
Enablia
TitanSDR and TitanSDR Pro
Icom
Icom IC-PCR1500 (discontinued)
Icom IC-R2500 (discontinued)
The SDRplay RSP
Lazy Dog Engineering
Lazy Dog Engineering LD-1B2 (discontinued)
Medav
Medav LR2 (discontinued)
Microtelecom
Microtelecom Perseus
Quicksilver
QuickSilver QS1R (discontinued)
The SDRplay RSPduo is a dual-tuner SDR capable of true diversity reception.
RF Space
RFspace CouldSDR (new)
RFspace NetSDR
RFspace SDR-IQ
RFspace SDR-14
RFspace SDR-IP
SDRplay
SDRplay RSP1 (discontinued)
SDRplay RSP1A
SDRplay RSP2/RSP2 Pro (discontinued)
SDRplay RSPduo
SDRplay RSPdx
Spectrafold Technologies
Quadrus SDR
SSB-Electronic
Ten-Tec
Ten-Tec RX-320D (discontinued)
WiNRADiO
WiNRADiO WR-G31DDC
WiNRADiO WR-G33DDC EXCALIBUR Pro
WiNRADiO WR-G39DDCe ‘EXCELSIOR’
WiNRADiO WR-G303i
WiNRADiO WR-G303e
WiNRADiO WR-G313i
WiNRADiO WR-G313e
