CC1120 + Arduino Uno CCRF3 Click https://www.mikroe.com/ccrf-3-click

CC1120 synchronous serial mode
GDO0 pin connected to Arduino Uno digital pin 2 - SERIAL_CLK
GDO2 pin connected to Arduino Uno digital pin 3 - SERIAL_RX
GDO3 pin connected to Arduino Uno digital pin 4 - CARRIER_SENSE*
CC1120 AGC_CS_THR register sets threshold for carrier sense (-102 dBm + AGC_CS_THR value)

* CARRIER_SENSE_VALID signal seems not working ok in synchronous serial mode rx

Receiving DMR base station transmission. Probably much better rx quality with e.g. Teensy or Due.
dmr_sync_rx.jpg

#include <SPI.h>
#include "cc1120.h"

#define PRINT_INFO  1
#define DATA_SIZE   680

#define pinOfPin(P)\
  (((P)>=0&&(P)<8)?&PIND:(((P)>7&&(P)<14)?&PINB:&PINC))
#define pinIndex(P)((uint8_t)(P>13?P-14:P&7))
#define pinMask(P)((uint8_t)(1<<pinIndex(P)))

#define isHigh(P)((*(pinOfPin(P))& pinMask(P))>0)
#define isLow(P)((*(pinOfPin(P))& pinMask(P))==0)
#define digitalState(P)((uint8_t)isHigh(P))

uint8_t data[DATA_SIZE];
uint8_t chipStatus      = 0;
volatile uint16_t index = 0;
volatile bool printData = false;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(57600);
  pinMode(RESET_PIN, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(SS_PIN, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(GDO0_PIN, INPUT);
  pinMode(GDO2_PIN, INPUT);
  pinMode(GDO3_PIN, INPUT);
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(RESET_PIN, HIGH);

  uint8_t v = 0;
  memset(data, 0, sizeof(data));
 
  SPI.begin();

  // Sync off
  v = readSPI(SYNC_CFG0);
  v &= B11100011;
  writeSPI(SYNC_CFG0, v);
  // CRC off
  v = readSPI(PKT_CFG1);
  v &= B11110011;
  writeSPI(PKT_CFG1, v);

  writeSPI(IOCFG0, SERIAL_CLK);
  writeSPI(IOCFG2, SERIAL_RX);
  writeSPI(IOCFG3, CARRIER_SENSE);
  writeSPI(SYNC0, SMARTRF_SETTING_SYNC0);
  writeSPI(SYNC1, SMARTRF_SETTING_SYNC1);
  writeSPI(SYNC2, SMARTRF_SETTING_SYNC2);
  writeSPI(SYNC3, SMARTRF_SETTING_SYNC3);
  writeSPI(SYNC_CFG1, SMARTRF_SETTING_SYNC_CFG1);
  writeSPI(MODCFG_DEV_E, SMARTRF_SETTING_MODCFG_DEV_E);
  writeSPI(DCFILT_CFG, SMARTRF_SETTING_DCFILT_CFG);
  writeSPI(PREAMBLE_CFG1, SMARTRF_SETTING_PREAMBLE_CFG1);
  writeSPI(IQIC, SMARTRF_SETTING_IQIC);
  writeSPI(CHAN_BW, SMARTRF_SETTING_CHAN_BW);
  writeSPI(MDMCFG1, SMARTRF_SETTING_MDMCFG1);
  writeSPI(MDMCFG0, SMARTRF_SETTING_MDMCFG0);
  writeSPI(SYMBOL_RATE2, SMARTRF_SETTING_SYMBOL_RATE2);
  writeSPI(AGC_REF, SMARTRF_SETTING_AGC_REF);
  writeSPI(AGC_CS_THR, SMARTRF_SETTING_AGC_CS_THR);
  writeSPI(AGC_CFG1, SMARTRF_SETTING_AGC_CFG1);
  writeSPI(AGC_CFG0, SMARTRF_SETTING_AGC_CFG0);
  writeSPI(FIFO_CFG, SMARTRF_SETTING_FIFO_CFG);
  writeSPI(FS_CFG, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_CFG);
  writeSPI(PKT_CFG2, SMARTRF_SETTING_PKT_CFG2);
  writeSPI(PKT_CFG1, SMARTRF_SETTING_PKT_CFG1);
  writeSPI(PKT_CFG0, SMARTRF_SETTING_PKT_CFG0);
  writeSPI(PA_CFG2, SMARTRF_SETTING_PA_CFG2);
  writeSPI(PA_CFG0, SMARTRF_SETTING_PA_CFG0);

  writeExtAddrSPI(IF_MIX_CFG, SMARTRF_SETTING_IF_MIX_CFG);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FREQOFF_CFG, SMARTRF_SETTING_FREQOFF_CFG);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FREQ2, SMARTRF_SETTING_FREQ2);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FREQ1, SMARTRF_SETTING_FREQ1);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FREQ0, SMARTRF_SETTING_FREQ0);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_DIG1, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_DIG1);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_DIG0, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_DIG0);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_CAL1, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_CAL1);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_CAL0, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_CAL0);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_DIVTWO, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_DIVTWO);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_DSM0, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_DSM0);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_DVC0, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_DVC0);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_PFD, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_PFD);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_PRE, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_PRE);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_REG_DIV_CML, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_REG_DIV_CML);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_SPARE, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_SPARE);
  writeExtAddrSPI(FS_VCO0, SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_VCO0);
  writeExtAddrSPI(XOSC5, SMARTRF_SETTING_XOSC5);
  writeExtAddrSPI(XOSC1, SMARTRF_SETTING_XOSC1);
  writeExtAddrSPI(XOSC1, SMARTRF_SETTING_XOSC1);

#ifdef PRINT_INFO
  v = readExtAddrSPI(PARTVERSION);
  Serial.print(F("PARTVERSION "));
  Serial.println(v, HEX);
  v = readExtAddrSPI(PARTNUMBER);
  Serial.print(F("PARTNUMBER "));
  Serial.println(v, HEX);
#endif
 
  strobeSPI(SRX);
  delay(50);

  v = readExtAddrSPI(MARCSTATE);
  Serial.print(F("MARCSTATE "));
  Serial.println(v, BIN);

  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(GDO0_PIN), isr, FALLING);
}

void loop() {
  uint8_t l = 0;
  if (printData) {
    Serial.print(F("\r\n\r\n"));
    for (uint16_t i = 0; i < index; i++) {
      Serial.print(data[i], HEX);
      l++;
      if (l == 31) {
        Serial.println();
        l = 0;
      }
    }
    index = 0;
    printData = false;
  }
}

void isr() {
  static uint8_t p = 0;
  static uint8_t v = 0;
  if (!printData) {
    if (digitalState(GDO3_PIN)) {
      // msbfirst (lsbfirst << n;)
      v |= digitalState(GDO2_PIN) << (7 - p);
      p++;
      if (p == 8) {
        data[index] = v;
        v = 0;
        p = 0;
        index++;
        if (index == DATA_SIZE) {
          printData = true;
        }
      }
    }
    else {
      if (index > 0) {
        p = 0;
        printData = true;
      }
    }
  }
}

uint8_t readSPI(uint8_t addr) {
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, LOW);
  chipStatus = SPI.transfer(R_BIT | addr);
  uint8_t v = SPI.transfer(0x00);
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, HIGH);
  return v;
}

void writeSPI(uint8_t addr, uint8_t value) {
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, LOW);
  chipStatus = SPI.transfer(addr);
  chipStatus = SPI.transfer(value);
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, HIGH);
}

void strobeSPI(uint8_t cmd)
{
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, LOW);
  chipStatus = SPI.transfer(R_BIT | cmd);
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, HIGH);
}

uint8_t readExtAddrSPI(uint8_t addr) {
  uint8_t v;
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, LOW);
  chipStatus = SPI.transfer(R_BIT | EXT_ADDR);
  SPI.transfer(addr);
  v = SPI.transfer(0xff);
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, HIGH);
  return v;
}

void writeExtAddrSPI(uint8_t addr, uint8_t value) {
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, LOW);
  chipStatus = SPI.transfer(EXT_ADDR);
  chipStatus = SPI.transfer(addr);
  chipStatus = SPI.transfer(value);
  digitalWrite(SS_PIN, HIGH);
}

 

/* Address Config = No address check */
/* Bit Rate = 9600 */
/* Deviation = 3.997803 */
/* Device Address = 0 */
/* Carrier frequency = 420.0125 MHz */
/* Manchester Enable = false */
/* PA Ramping = false */
/* Performance Mode = High Performance */
/* RX Filter BW = 12.500000 kHz */
/* Symbol rate = 4800 */
/* Whitening = false */

#ifndef SMARTRF_CC1120_H
#define SMARTRF_CC1120_H

#define SMARTRF_SETTING_SYNC3            0xAA
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_SYNC2            0xAA
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_SYNC1            0xAA
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_SYNC0            0xAA
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_SYNC_CFG1        0x0B
// 0x2B = 4-GFSK, 0x23 = 4-FSK
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_MODCFG_DEV_E     0x23
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_DCFILT_CFG       0x1C
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_PREAMBLE_CFG1    0x00
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_IQIC             0xC6
// 0x08 = 25, 0x10 = 12.5
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_CHAN_BW          0x10
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_MDMCFG1          0x06
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_MDMCFG0          0x0A
// 0x63 = 4.8, 0x73 = 9.6
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_SYMBOL_RATE2     0x63
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_AGC_REF          0x20
// 102 dBm - 22 (0x16)
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_AGC_CS_THR       0x16
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_AGC_CFG1         0x0A
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_AGC_CFG0         0xCF
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FIFO_CFG         0x00
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_CFG           0x14
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_PKT_CFG2         0x05
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_PKT_CFG1         0x00
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_PKT_CFG0         0x20
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_PA_CFG2          0x3F
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_PA_CFG0          0x7E
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_IF_MIX_CFG       0x00
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FREQOFF_CFG      0x22
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FREQ2            0x69
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FREQ1            0x00
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FREQ0            0xCD
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_DIG1          0x00
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_DIG0          0x5F
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_CAL1          0x40
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_CAL0          0x0E
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_DIVTWO        0x03
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_DSM0          0x33
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_DVC0          0x17
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_PFD           0x50
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_PRE           0x6E
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_REG_DIV_CML   0x14
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_SPARE         0xAC
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_FS_VCO0          0xB4
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_XOSC5            0x0E
#define SMARTRF_SETTING_XOSC1            0x03

// Pins
#define GDO0_PIN        2
#define GDO2_PIN        3
#define GDO3_PIN        4
#define RESET_PIN       7
#define SS_PIN          10

#define R_BIT                 0x80
#define SERIAL_CLK            0x08
#define SERIAL_RX             0x09
#define CARRIER_SENSE_VALID   0x10  
#define CARRIER_SENSE         0x11

// CC1120 registers
#define IOCFG3          0x00
#define IOCFG2          0x01
#define IOCFG1          0x02
#define IOCFG0          0x03
#define SYNC3           0x04
#define SYNC2           0x05
#define SYNC1           0x06
#define SYNC0           0x07
#define SYNC_CFG1       0x08
#define SYNC_CFG0       0x09
#define DEVIATION_M     0x0A
#define MODCFG_DEV_E    0x0B
#define DCFILT_CFG      0x0C
#define PREAMBLE_CFG1   0x0D
#define PREAMBLE_CFG0   0x0E
#define FREQ_IF_CFG     0x0F
#define IQIC            0x10
#define CHAN_BW         0x11
#define MDMCFG1         0x12
#define MDMCFG0         0x13
#define SYMBOL_RATE2    0x14
#define SYMBOL_RATE1    0x15
#define SYMBOL_RATE0    0x16
#define AGC_REF         0x17
#define AGC_CS_THR      0x18
#define AGC_GAIN_ADJUST 0x19
#define AGC_CFG3        0x1A
#define AGC_CFG2        0x1B
#define AGC_CFG1        0x1C
#define AGC_CFG0        0x1D
#define FIFO_CFG        0x1E
#define DEV_ADDR        0x1F
#define SETTLING_CFG    0x20
#define FS_CFG          0x21
#define WOR_CFG1        0x22
#define WOR_CFG0        0x23
#define WOR_EVENT0_MSB  0x24
#define WOR_EVENT0_LSB  0x25
#define PKT_CFG2        0x26
#define PKT_CFG1        0x27
#define PKT_CFG0        0x28
#define RFEND_CFG1      0x29
#define RFEND_CFG2      0x2A
#define PA_CFG2         0x2B
#define PA_CFG1         0x2C
#define PA_CFG0         0x2D
#define PKT_LEN         0x2E
#define EXT_ADDR        0x2F
#define FIFO            0x3F

// Extended register space
#define IF_MIX_CFG        0x00
#define FREQOFF_CFG       0x01
#define FREQ2             0x0C
#define FREQ1             0x0D
#define FREQ0             0x0E
#define FS_DIG1           0x12
#define FS_DIG0           0x13
#define FS_CAL1           0x16
#define FS_CAL0           0x17
#define FS_DIVTWO         0x19
#define FS_DSM0           0x1B
#define FS_DVC0           0x1D
#define FS_PFD            0x1F
#define FS_PRE            0x20
#define FS_REG_DIV_CML    0x21
#define FS_SPARE          0x22
#define FS_VCO0           0x27
#define XOSC5             0x32
#define XOSC1             0x36
#define RSSI1             0x71
#define RSSI0             0x72
#define MARCSTATE         0x73
#define PARTNUMBER        0x8F
#define PARTVERSION       0x90
#define SERIAL_STATUS     0x91
#define MODEM_STATUS1     0x92
#define MODEM_STATUS0     0x93
#define MARC_STATUS1      0x94
#define MARC_STATUS0      0x95
#define NUM_RXBYTES       0xD7
#define FIFO_NUM_RXBYTES  0xD9

// CC1120 command strobes
#define SRES            0x30
#define SFSTXON         0x31
#define SXOFF           0x32
#define SCAL            0x33
#define SRX             0x34
#define STX             0x35
#define SIDLE           0x36
#define SAFC            0x37
#define SWOR            0x38
#define SPWD            0x39
#define SFRX            0x3A
#define SFTX            0x3B
#define SWORRST         0x3C
#define SNOP            0x3D

#endif // CC1120_H