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by Joel_Mckay 54 days ago
In general, some SDR offer phase-locked quadrature encoder/decoder RF front-ends.

https://www.mouser.com/c/?marcom=120135054

Combined with a good directional coupler and GPSDO, people do build very high-end pieces of equipment. Not user friendly for most students, but removes a lot of traditional DSP complexity.

Current design limits on bit-resolution and bandwidth are usually just people avoiding getting hit with export restrictions.

The Pluto SDR rich software ecosystem is likely a better option for students:

https://www.analog.com/en/resources/evaluation-hardware-and-...

Have a wonderful day =3