diff --git a/include/osmosdr/osmosdr_ranges.h b/include/osmosdr/osmosdr_ranges.h
index b7939df..c84eb95 100644
--- a/include/osmosdr/osmosdr_ranges.h
+++ b/include/osmosdr/osmosdr_ranges.h
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ namespace osmosdr{
          */
         double clip(double value, bool clip_step = false) const;
 
+        /*! return a vector containing all values of the range */
+        std::vector<double> values() const;
+
         //! Convert this meta-range to a printable string
         const std::string to_pp_string(void) const;
 
diff --git a/lib/osmosdr_ranges.cc b/lib/osmosdr_ranges.cc
index 0b7ecbb..c018c29 100644
--- a/lib/osmosdr_ranges.cc
+++ b/lib/osmosdr_ranges.cc
@@ -154,6 +154,27 @@ double meta_range_t::clip(double value, bool clip_step) const{
     return last_stop;
 }
 
+std::vector<double> meta_range_t::values() const {
+    std::vector<double> values;
+
+    BOOST_FOREACH(const range_t &r, (*this)) {
+        if (r.start() != r.stop()) {
+            if ( r.step() == 0 ) {
+                values.push_back( r.start() );
+                values.push_back( r.stop() );
+            } else {
+                for ( double val = r.start(); val <= r.stop(); val += r.step() ) {
+                    values.push_back( val );
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            values.push_back( r.start() );
+        }
+    }
+
+    return values;
+}
+
 const std::string meta_range_t::to_pp_string(void) const{
     std::stringstream ss;
     BOOST_FOREACH(const range_t &r, (*this)){