Overview

Airspy R2 sets a new level of performance in the reception of the VHF and UHF bands thanks to its low-IF architecture, high quality ADC and state of the art DSP.

The coverage can be extended to the HF bands via the SpyVerter up-converter companion.

The Airspy R2, like its predecessor is 100% compatible with all the existing software including the de facto scanning standard SDR#, but also a number of popular software defined radio applications such as SDR-Radio, HDSDR, GQRX and GNU Radio.

For a more complete list of supported software, check the download page.

Supported platforms

Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 (For Windows XP, please contact the airspy team)

Linux

*BSD

OSX

Technical specifications:

Continuous 24 – 1800 MHz native RX range, down to DC with the SpyVerter option

native RX range, with the SpyVerter option 3.5 dB NF between 42 and 1002 MHz

between 42 and 1002 MHz Tracking RF filters

35dBm IIP3 RF front end

RF front end 12bit ADC @ 20 MSPS (10.4 ENOB, 70dB SNR, 95dB SFDR)

10MSPS IQ output

output Experimental 2.5MSPS IQ output for low power devices (Raspberry Pi, Odroid, etc.)

Up to 80 MSPS when using custom firmware

when using custom firmware Cortex M4F @ up to 204MHz with Multi Core support (dual M0)

0.5 ppm high precision, low phase noise clock

high precision, low phase noise clock 1 RTC clock (for packet time-stamping)

External clock input (10 MHz to 100 MHz via MCX connector) – Ideal for phase coherent radios

10 MHz panoramic spectrum view with up to 9MHz alias/image free

view with up to 9MHz alias/image free IQ or Real, 16bit fixed or 32bit float output streams

No IQ imbalance , DC offset or 1/F noise at the center of the spectrum that plagues all the other SDRs

, at the center of the spectrum that plagues all the other SDRs Extension ports: 16 x SGPIO

1 x RF Input (SMA connector, up to 30kV ESD protection)

1 x RF Output (Loopthrough, U-FL, 15kV ESD protection)

2 x High Speed ADC inputs (up to 80 MSPS, U-FL, DC coupled, 15kV ESD protection )

) 4.5v software switched Bias-Tee to power LNA’s and up/down-converters

8 x programmable high speed gpio’s up to 100MHz

3 x programmable synchronized clock outputs up to 160MHz

1 x core CPU clock output

1 x reset pin

2 x regulated +5.0 and +3.3v pins

1 x JTAG header

No drivers required! 100% Plug-and-play on Windows Vista, Seven, 8, 8.1 and 10

100% Plug-and-play on Windows Vista, Seven, 8, 8.1 and 10 Operating temperature: -10°C to 40°C

Minimum hardware requirements

3rd gen Intel i3 2.4 GHz CPU or equivalent

2GB of RAM (to run your own OS, airspy barely needs 1MB of memory)

High speed USB 2.0 controller

Supported Software

Check the download page

Developer API

Open source multi-platform libairspy and airspy host tools at github

Open source airspy firmware at github

Linux kernel SDR API (by Antti Palosaari) at github

Pin and Port Assignments

AirSpy NOS R2 Pin Assignment

Packing list

Airspy R2 *1

Micro USB*1

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