The microtelecom perseus is a multimode, software defined receiver covering 10 khz to 40 mhz. Not only is the audio transferred to your client in realtime, but also realtime waterfall data. Please note that the lower sample rates are not accurate. Vlflfmfhf receiver based on an outstanding direct sampling digital architecture.
The new design places a single controller in charge of usb 2. In september we began of our threepart primer on softwaredefined radios sdrs. Softwaredefined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in hardware e. Perseus is a software defined vlflfmfhf receiver based on an outstanding.
Youngblood, ac5og, a softwaredefined radio for the masses part 1, qex, jul aug 2002. Though its been on the market for many years now, the receiver architecture holds its own and is as robust as they come. The perseus receiver can be operated also in a wide band mode as a 10 khz 40 mhz spectrum analyzer with more than 100 db dynamic range in a 10 khz resolution bandwidth software for demanding users being a software defined radio, the perseus receiver relies on software applications to carry out the demodulation process. The application requires password or additional configuration after installation is complete, and a. Perseus is a direct sampling, software defined receiver covering 10 khz to 30 mhz or, without preselector, to 40 mhz. I developed a small patch for gqrx that allows to use perseus with gqrx. Technical details about perseus are on the microtelecom website. A sea change has occurred with receiver technology. April 23rd, 2019 the perseus sdk supports a range of bandwidths sample rates from 2 mhz down to 48 khz. The perseus software supports wideband spectrum recordplayback up to 2 msps with alias images rejection larger than 110 db in a 1600 khz bandwidth. Microtelecom is a world leader in the field of enterprise retail point of sale systems for telecom and media service providers. The perseus is a robust, powerful receiver and its performance with a good antenna is on par with high end professional receivers.
Furthermore, the microtelecom team has been generally very cooperative listening to users comments, developing new features and fixing fewer bugs throughout different software versions. The perseus employs direct sampling conversion using a. The perseus is a directsampling softwaredefined radio sdr receiver offering continuous 10 khz 30 mhz coverage. A softwaredefined radio system, or sdr, is a radio communication system in wh ich components previously implemented in hardware are now implemented by means. Perseus rtlsdr rtl2832u and software defined radio. The perseus employs direct sampling conversion using a 14bit 80 mss analogtodigital converter, a highperformance fpga based digital downconverter and a high speed 480 mbitss usb 2. The receiver is controlled exclusively from the gui graphical user interface which the perseus software presents on the computer screen. Nico palermo wrote both libs, just at different time. Perseus is a software defined vlflfmfhf receiver based on an outstanding direct sampling digital architecture. Indeed, my favorite sdr software applications are absolutely free, and pair with a number of benchmark sdrs. Pretty excellent receiver for softwareeager unperceivable signals sdr receiver for vlflfhf. This means central properties of reception, demodulation, use and usability are all controlled by the software.
It features a 14 bit 80 mss analoguedigital converter adc, a highperformance fpgabased digital downconverter ddc and a fast 480 mbits usb2. Of course i added perseus support to grosmosdr that is the gnuradio module used by gqrx for hardware management. Since march 2008, spectrum lab directly supports this radio, based on the sdrdk software defined radio development kit, c microtelecom s. However, perseus and some others on the market the quicksilver qs1r, sdr14, sdriq, sdr, flexradio 5000 to name a few are sdrs software defined radios.
Microtelecom recommends a minimum 2 ghz pc running windows xp or vista. A sdr receiver can be as simple as this rtlbased sdr. It covers 10 khz to 30 mhz and can receive all popular analog and digital modes with appropriate software. The microtelecom perseus is a software defined vlflfmfhf receiver based on a direct sampling digital architecture. All about software defined radio sdr april 23rd, 2019 the perseus sdk supports a range of bandwidths sample rates from 2 mhz down to 48 khz. It is called a software defined radio or sdr for short. The rsp1 covers the radio spectrum from 10khz long wave to 2ghz microwaves with up to a massive 10mhz bandwidth. The rtlsdr can be used as a wide band radio scanner. It is part of the mwlist project, with the worldwide visual logbook displaying radio listeners and dxers reception results on longwave, mediumwave, tropical bands and shortwave. Part one september focused on the nomenclature and components of a functioning sdr system. Intel has changed the design on their latest z87 chipset for their newest haswell cpu which a lot of newer computers will be running. If youre looking for a benchmark sdr, its hard to overlook the venerable microtelecom perseus. Think of this like global tuners but using your familiar perseus software to tune other perseus receivers across the world called perseus servers.
This is a directory of perseus sdr servers thst make microtelecom perseus sdr available online. I am thinking about hooking it up to a lf engineering h800 sky match active antenna that i already own, to get a general idea of. Perseus software defined radio control library for linux. Over the past three decades, digital technology has gradually supplemented and then replaced analog circuitry in modern radios. The microtelecom website offers a detailed description of the perseus, along with software downloads and user documentation. This came up and i believe that some people are still looking to buy a perseus i have no idea how genuine this ebay auction is. Since 2007, perseus is the exciting new sdr software defined receiver designed by nico palermo of microtelecom s. The rtlsdr is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on dvbt tv tuners with rtl2832u chips.
It is maintained manually by the perseus sdr owners and a team of administrators. Very interesting software, used with microtelecom perseus, made by simon brown. It features a 14 bit 80 mss analogtodigital converter with an exceptional 76 db snr bw 40 mhz, an highperformance configurable fpga digital down. It is advertised as having extremely high dynamic range and sensitivity, comparable to high end and much more expensive sdrs. Back in 2008, i thought it was time to take the plunge into a software defined radio receiver. Perseus is a vlflfhf receiver made by microtelecom is based on a outstanding direct sampling digital architecture. The receiver is designed to operate on a pc under windows 2000, xp, or vista usb lead supplied. The small sdr hardware pictured above is an entrylevel unit. Sdrradio with microtelecom perseus receiver youtube. The results were so good that they also brought their gold standard racal ra3791 to the game, and the results are surprising.
Airspy, a high quality approach to softwaredefined radio. Build instructions are below, for more detailed instructions, please read the readme and readme. The interface to third party software is provided in several ways, by means of the microtelecom software defined radio developer kit, virtual audio ports and virtual communication ports. A softwaredefined radio system, or sdr, is a radio communication system in which components previously implemented in hardware are now implemented by means. It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in rf. New microtelecom perseus sdrs on ebay the swling post. In any case, the library described here libperseussdr is not suitable in order to run original perseus sdr application from microtelecom under linux neither using wine. No surprise that the 2009 wrth edition had claimed the perseus as the sdr of the year. The ham radio receiver of the 21st century is mostly software. Perseus is a usb2 black box sdr software defined receiver, with the capability of recording 1600khz of rf spectrum.
Direct sampling was something quite new in 2008, but nico did a great job of selecting the analog to digital converter, and pairing it with a selection of fpga. Perseus is a software defined vlflfmfhf, 10 khz 30 mhz, communication receiver based on an outstanding direct sampling digital architecture and with the capability of recording up to 1600 khz of rf spectrum. Consider that, at its inception, the libperseussdr was meant to be. Many thanks to swling post contributor, dan robinson, who notes that an ebay vendor in italy is selling new inventory of the benchmark microtelecom perseus sdr.
By the way, i dont know whether just trying to do that, one breaks the microtelecoms licence, so be careful. I am interested in purchasing a microtelecom perseus software defined receiver and am looking for input. When paired with free sdr software running on a pc, it can serve as a beginners ham radio receiver or as a. One example for this would be filters protecting the signal from interference. Quisk is a software defined radio sdr that controls several receivers and transceivers. After the rf from the antenna is digitized ones and zeros, like a music cd or cdrom, all of the usual functions and stages are done by. This software supports radios from many manufacturers, all shown on this page. Our products are designed to manage, simplify and improve key aspects of the business operations and include pos, product catalog, inventory control, warehouse management, commission processing, accounting, ecommerce and mobile pos.
This is a demonstration of the microtelecom perseus software defined radio sdr using three different software packages sdr console 2. As time permits the supplied bandwidths will be calibrated properly. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver powered by gnu radio and qt developed by alexandru csete oz9aec. Microtelecom pos system and inventory management software. Microtelecom perseus sdr demo using sdr console, hdsdr and. The perseus sdr uses cutting edge receiver technology to offer excellent performance and a wide range of features. By chance, it turns out that i bought one of the very first direct sampling radios, the perseus sdr from microtelecom. Perseus now supports serverclient networking capabilities too. The following software is for registered users of microtelecom. Objective add a good band scope to an existing so2r station, using a software defined radio sdr like a microtelecom perseus no new antennas dedicated to sdr sdr should use main antennas, bandpass filters, coax stubs, etc.
In place of just a few filters, each for only a specific narrow bandwidth. This receiver is unique in the respect that it can record a bandwidth of 1600khz of spectrum, and allow the user to go back and replay the large. This entry was posted in news, shortwave radio, software defined radio and tagged dan robinson, microtelecom perseus on january 26. It features a 14 bit 80 mss analogtodigital converter, a highperformance fpgabased digital downconverter and a highspeed 480 mbits usb2.