[hpsdr] SDR Cost Comparisons vs Hermes

[Scott Cowling]

Hi all,

Here is a list of some other SDRs to help evaluate the cost of Hermes.

This is a non-definitive list.

Note that all of these (except for the FLEX-1500 and HPSDR) are RECEIVERS ONLY.

The FLEX-1500 doesn't really compare to the HPSDR 
entries, since it is a mixer design. But, the 
FLEX-1500 is a great value for a QSD/QSE transceiver.

If you want an HPSDR transceiver, Hermes is the 
cheapest transceiver offering so far in the HPSDR lineup.

$500 (USA - Universal Radio)
RF Space SDR-IQ (receive only, including case)
RX type: direct sampling 14-bit ADC at 67Msps
TX type: n/a
PC interface: USB
http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/SDR-IQ.html

$650
FlexRadio Systems FLEX-1500 (5W TX, with enclosure)
RX type: QSD (baseband sample rate 48ksps)
TX type: QSE (baseband sample rate 48ksps)
PC interface: USB
http://www.flex-radio.com/Products.aspx?topic=F1.5k_features

$850
Quicksilver QS1R, (receive only, including case)
RX type: direct sampling 16-bit ADC at 122.88Msps
TX type: n/a
PC interface: USB
http://www.srl-llc.com/

$895
HPSDR Hermes single-board 500mW transceiver estimated cost
RX type: direct sampling 16-bit ADC at 122.88Msps
TX type: direct up conversion 14-bit DAC at 122.88Msps
PC interface: 10/100/1000 Ethernet
http://openhpsdr.org/wiki/index.php?title=HERMES

$900
WinRadio G31DDC Excalibur (receive only, including case and AC adapter)
RX type: direct sampling 16-bit ADC at 100Msps
TX type: n/a
PC interface: USB
http://www.winradio.com/home/g31ddc.htm

$1000 (USA - Universal Radio)
Microtelecom Perseus (receive only, including case)
RX type: direct sampling 14-bit ADC at 80Msps
TX type: n/a
PC interface: USB
http://www.ssbusa.com/perseus.html

$1221
HPSDR Atlas-based 500mW transceiver
RX type: direct sampling 16-bit ADC at 122.88Msps
TX type: direct up conversion 14-bit DAC at 122.88Msps
Includes: $399 Pennylane; $469 Mercury; $279 
Metis; $35 Atlas (kit); $39 LPU (kit)
PC interface: 10/100/1000bT Ethernet
http://tapr.org/hpsdr_index.html

$1450
RF Space NetSDR (receive only, including case, base unit, no options)
RX type: direct sampling 16-bit ADC at 80Msps
TX type: n/a
PC interface: 100bT Ethernet
http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/NetSDR.html

$1650
WinRadio G31DDC Excalibur Pro (receive only, including case and AC adapter)
RX type: direct sampling 16-bit ADC at 100Msps
TX type: n/a
PC interface: USB
http://www.winradio.com/home/g33ddc.htm

$2985 (UK - Nevada Radio £1899)
SSB Electronic LAN SDR (receive only, including case)
RX type: direct sampling 16-bit ADC at 66.66Msps
TX type: n/a
PC interface: 10/100bT Ethernet
http://www.ssb.de/product_info.php?info=p2497_SSB-LAN-SDR.html

$3000 (USA - Universal Radio)
RF Space SDR-IP (receive only, including case, base unit, no options)
RX type: direct sampling 16-bit ADC at 80Msps
TX type: n/a
PC interface: 100bT Ethernet
http://www.rfspace.com/RFSPACE/SDR-IP.html


73,
Scotty WA2DFI