On Aug 5, 9:19 pm, "Robert11" wrote:

How popular are these software defined receivers (SDR) these days for
general
sw listening in the price range of, say, up to $ 1,500 ? The kind that work
with one's PC.

Haven't thought about them in quite a while.

Is WinRadio still the standard for these kind of things, or are there now
others also offering them, that are comparable, or better ?

(for MIL and AM up to 30 MHz mainly; possibly some VHF/UHF if capable)

Thanks,
Bob

Hi Bob,

I do believe the WinRadio units offer excellent value and features in
their receivers. A friend of mine recently invested in the WR-G305i,
and he has nothing but praise for it. Along with a frequency range of
9 kHz to 1800 MHz, the WR-G305i also has a software-defined VHF/UHF
receiver on a PCI bus card. The spectrum analyser (real time) is a
real positive and a DRM decoder is also available as an extra option
to provide some added grunt to the unit.

Definitely worth a look Bob as I'm pretty certain something like this
would well and truly suit your needs.

Kind regards,
Brian