Practical SDR
Getting Started With Software-Defined Radio
Published on 6. May 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-7185-0254-3 (ISBN)
Description
Software-defined radio (SDR) is transforming wireless communications through flexible, inexpensive devices that can be programmed to receive AM and FM broadcasts, transmit signals over Wi-Fi, monitor GPS location data, communicate with the International Space Station, and more. Field Expedient SDR provides a gentle introduction to this revolutionary technology. Its learn-by-doing approach will take you from total beginner to confident SDR practitioner, without the need for complex math or technical jargon. Working with intuitive, graphical software, you'll explore how SDRs work, and discover how to demodulate, filter, and tune analogue radio signals. Get hooked on an exciting new hobby!
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
634 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7185-0254-3 (9781718502543)
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05/2025
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Persons
David Clark is an engineer interested in how things work, and enjoys sharing what he learns. He's been working with radio technology since the late 1980s and was using SDRs before they were cool.
Paul Clark is the owner and chief engineer at Factoria Labs, an organization dedicated to the propagation of software defined radio. He has experience ranging from chip design to firmware development to RF reverse engineering. He teaches classes and workshops on SDR in the U.S. and abroad.
Paul Clark is the owner and chief engineer at Factoria Labs, an organization dedicated to the propagation of software defined radio. He has experience ranging from chip design to firmware development to RF reverse engineering. He teaches classes and workshops on SDR in the U.S. and abroad.
Content
Introduction
Part I: Building a Basic Receiver
Chapter 1: What Is a Radio?
Chapter 2: Computers and Signals
Chapter 3: Getting Started with GNU Radio
Chapter 4: Creating an AM Receiver
Part II: Inside the Receiver
Chapter 5: Signal Processing Fundamentals
Chapter 6: How an AM Receiver Works
Chapter 7: Building an FM Radio
Part III: Working with SDR Hardware
Chapter 8: The Physics of Radio Signals
Chapter 9: GNU Radio Flowgraphs with SDR Hardware
Chapter 10: Modulation
Chapter 11: SDR Hardware Under the Hood
Chapter 12: Peripheral Hardware
Chapter 13: Transmitting
Part I: Building a Basic Receiver
Chapter 1: What Is a Radio?
Chapter 2: Computers and Signals
Chapter 3: Getting Started with GNU Radio
Chapter 4: Creating an AM Receiver
Part II: Inside the Receiver
Chapter 5: Signal Processing Fundamentals
Chapter 6: How an AM Receiver Works
Chapter 7: Building an FM Radio
Part III: Working with SDR Hardware
Chapter 8: The Physics of Radio Signals
Chapter 9: GNU Radio Flowgraphs with SDR Hardware
Chapter 10: Modulation
Chapter 11: SDR Hardware Under the Hood
Chapter 12: Peripheral Hardware
Chapter 13: Transmitting