Super Simple Breadboard-SDR Receiver from 50 kHz to 30 MHz

A shortwave SDR receiver using a Tayloe Quadrature Detector. Costs less than $15 and can be built with few parts on a breadboard or a PCB. Get your PCB from PCBWay: www.pcbway.com/?from=Doctor%20Volt All you need to replicate: github.com/michalin/easysdr Quisk SDR software: james.ahlstrom.name/quisk/ Paper on Tayloe Quadrature Mixer: www.norcalqrp.org/files/Tayloe_mixer_x3a.pdf Recommended USB soundcard: USB Audio Adapter, 96 kHz/24-Bit Hi-Fi: amzn.to/3tLdLtU Please use this links for your order to support the channel. It's the same price for you, but I get a small commission. Consider supporting this channel and get updates about ongoing projects and ad-free preview videos! Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/docvolt Or make a single donation per Paypal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/docvolt 00:00 - Introduction 00:20 - What is software defined radio, how does it work? 01:20 - Mirror frequency problem 01:53 - Quadrature demodulation 03:12 - The Tayloe Quadrature Detector 06:18 - Quisk SDR software 08:01 - First tests 09:25 - Building on PCB 10:34 - Clock generator Si5351 11:32 - Chasing for waves #electronic #electronicscreators #radio #hamradio