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Lime Microsystems has announced the relaunch of the LimeSDR USB Type-A, the full-size two-full-duplex-channel alternative to the popular LimeSDR Mini and LimeSDR Mini 2.0 – now in stock on Crowd Supply. “The LimeSDR is based on Lime Microsystem’s latest generation of field programmable RF transceiver technology, combined with FPGA and…

Software developer Stephen D. has turned a LimeSDR USB into a device for flooding the airwaves with Taylor Swift songs, covering the whole FM band at once: the Taylorator. “For the past two weeks or so, I’ve been working on constructing the Taylorator,” Stephen writes of the project. “The Taylorator…

LimeSDR users can now enjoy the first officially-tagged release of Lime Suite NG, the next-generation software stack – delivering a range of improvements over the legacy Lime Suite bundle. “Lime Suite NG was first announced back in May of last year and amongst other things provides greatly improved support for…

First tagged release of Lime Suite NG, the next generation driver stack, plus collection of plug-ins and utilities for the LimeSDR family of software-defined radios. And a new package repository.

Lime Microsystems has announced a new revision of the LimeNET Micro 2.0 which adds compatibility with the newly-launched Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 – delivering at least twice the performance and unlocking support for improved cellular capabilities. “We are delighted to announce that LimeNET Micro 2.0, the eminently compact 5G/4G…

New cellular software stack and base station design. A new cellular software stack configuration has been published, which is much more feature rich and provides support for VoLTE and SMS, along with a new design for base station hardware. PyHSS, Open5GS and Kamailio IMS Deployment tooling, container images and configuration…

Lime Microsystems has announced a new entry in the LimeSDR XTRX family, a front-end adapter which combines a 2×2 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radio-frequency front end (RFE) with a full-size PCI Express carrier: the LimeFEA mPCIe. The LimeFEA mPCIe is designed to accept the LimeSDR XTRX mini-PCI Express software-defined radio module…

Don Pivo is single-handedly bringing back the vintage “Magic Eye” indicator tube, designing modern digital replacements in 3D-printed housing – with his latest being an LCD-powered alternative to the 6U5. “Tuning indicator tubes have hardly been manufactured the last 50 years, and some types are scarce, e.g. the 6U5,” Don…

Software-defined radios represent “the next level of shortwave radio listening,” says convert James Careless – writing a piece espousing the technology’s benefits for Future Publishing’s Radio World magazine. “Where have these things been all my life,” James rhetoricises after being introduced to the world of software-defined radio systems. “There is…

The LibreCellular project, which aims to provide an end-to-end open-source technology stack for cellular networks, has celebrated another major milestone with the development of a new, highly-versatile radio-frequency front-end (RFE) offering 2×2 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) operation. “This is designed to be connected to an SDR and provides uplink and downlink…

The srsRAN 4G fork with native LimeSDR hardware support has received a long overdue update, and a new RF front-end has been developed which provides a highly convenient solution for those building base stations, both of the small cell and wider coverage type.

Boston-based Wavelet Lab has launched a high-performance software-defined radio system dubbed the xMASS SDR, using Lime Micro LMS7002M-based modules to deliver 8×8 multi-input/multiple-output (MIMO) connectivity – or up to 16×16, by linking two boards. “xMASS SDR is a modular, high-performance MIMO transceiver optimised for industrial, academic, and advanced software-defined radio…