The Silicon Labs Si4735 is a single-chip solution for receiving AM, FM, and shortwave radio. With a bit of hacking, it even supports single sideband (SSB). All you’ve got to do is provide it … ...

I have implemented a sketch for this receiver using the PU2CLR Arduino Library. By using my sketch and replacing the SI4730-D60 by a SI4735-D60 or SI4732-A10, you also can have the SSB support.

The HD Radio standard, at least in the US, is encrypted and proprietary, with apparently some rather strong lawyers behind it. So, unless you feel like reverse engineering a few receivers to ...