The Hermes Lite 2 (HL2) is a QRP (low power) transceiver for the HF amateur radio bands. It can also be used as an HF receiver with coverage from 100 kHz to 38.4 MHz. The radio is not a kit, but some assembly is required. I strongly recommend purchasing the optional case unless you have a more complex solution in mind .
The book will help you to get the most out of this great little radio. It includes construction, setup, I/O boards, and the various software options available for using it.
There are two quite large chapters on using two of the most popular SDR programs, Thetis and piHPSDR. I also cover SparkSDR, SDR++, and SDR Console v3,