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Re:Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024) by megaloblasto on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @11:29AM (#45263616)
HackRF One can go up to 6GHz ($400 new or $100 on alibaba for a similar device). Any higher frequency than that you'll be paying thousands.
Re:Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024) by amelius on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @11:55AM (#45263969)
Looks cool, except it uses USB2 which seems rather limiting in view of bandwidth.
Re:Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024) by ux266478 on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @09:05PM (#45270322)
480 Mbps is plenty for low GHz signals. 1GHz gives you 20MHz to play with, which turns into about ~100 Mbps max. A 6GHz signal pulling out all the stops will give you at ~1.6Gbps, but if you're dealing with data that extreme you're barking up the wrong tree with a cheap SDR like the HackRF.
Re:Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024) by rlmineing_dead on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @11:31AM (#45263637)
Yeah I dont know any SDR above 6GHZ but also other than mmwave 5G I also dont know much radio that is above 6Ghz in general
Re:Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024) by structural on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @12:46PM (#45264662)
Quite a few radar systems are in the 8-10GHz range and satellite communications just above that. The general idea when using a SDR for these things is to have a separate frequency converter & amplifier at the antenna feed itself, then have an intermediate frequency <6GHz fed via cable to the SDR. Tends to be much easier and cheaper this way.
Re:Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024) by esseph on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @03:21PM (#45266685)
Re:Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024) by boneitis on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @08:40PM (#45270152)
for anyone reading this actually interested, just FYI an improved model "HackRF Pro" is due for release in the next month or so, is backwards-compatible, and is what will come in at that $400 price tag.

years ago, there used to be a very abundant market for used or chinese clone HackRF One units, but i haven't been able to find any these days.