SDR Software Defined Radio

Good book plenty to give an idea of the sdr radio pros and con, explains the many diffent types of hardware around.

Very informative

Good background information,

I bought this book hoping to use it to guide me though the building blocks of SDR. However, the book is very high level on the theory and light on the details. It is a good overview of what you can buy, but this information can be found on the manufacturer websites.