Here's Dave, GW3XHG on 80m of a morning letting everyone know just how good dog food tastes. Dave is a well-known radio amateur, bon viveur, raconteur and gourmet. Dave is joined by Colin MW0GOV from Milford Haven and a few other friends. This video is made from a IQ recording using SDR Console v3.3 build 3084. Please share this video, Dave will appreciate your help spreading the word.
SDR-Radio.com
Welcome to SDR-Radio.com Ltd., your go-to source for software defined radio solutions. Whether you're a professional radio operator or an amateur enthusiast, our software is designed to meet your needs. With our user-friendly interface and advanced features, you can take your radio experience to the next level. From signal processing to frequency hopping, our software has you covered. Join the SDR community and unlock the power of software defined radio today.
SDR Console is a Windows solution for Software Defined Radio (SDR) receivers and transceivers. The program is being continually developed with new features added on a regular basis. Licenced radio amateurs and shortwave listeners do not need a licence to use this software; a licence is required for commercial use .
Apple Silicon Macs are supported with the free VMware Fusion Player 13, an application that includes a free personal license option.
This software supports radios from most major manufacturers, simple soundcard radios such as SoftRocks and the excellent Airspy, ELAD and SDRplay ranges. What are you waiting for?
Support
Please do not send e-mail direct to me (simon@sdr-radio.com), instead visit the Support page. I just don't know all the answers. This software supports many different SDRs, I can't remember all the unique features and configuration settings. Use the mailing list or support forums to connect with other users.
Console
⚝ Up to 24 receivers (VFOs)
⚝ SSB, CW, AM, FM, FM-Stereo
⚝ Audio recorder: WAV, MP3 and WMA
⚝ Recording & playback of base (IQ) data
⚝ User-selectable colour palettes
⚝ Favourites and Quick Memories
⚝ Supports Windows 7 to Windows 11
⚝ Client / server design
⚝ Multi-monitor support.
List of Services
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Audio
There are many audio options:
- Buffering
- Equaliser
- Pseudo Stereo
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Console Streaming
Connect your PC to the data output from SDR Console running on another PC.
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DSPList Item 1
The console has the usual DSP chain and options: NB, NR, AGC, filters etc.
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External Radio
Integrate a SDR with your HF transceiver to display the current band as a panormaic display.
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FavouritesList Item 3
Just like a web browser this software supports and almost unlimited number of favourite definitions.
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Filters
You define a set of filter definitions for each mode group - CW, AM, SSB, FM etc. When you change mode the corresponding filter definitions are displayed in the receive DSP pane.
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Layout, Panes
The user interface uses docking panes for options such as receivers, RX and TX DSP, signal history, recording playback navigation.
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Markers
Use markers to annotate the spectrum display. Markers are used for:
- Beacons
- Fixed transmissions such as:
- Broadcast FM,
- Repeaters.
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Modes
All standard modes are supported: CW, SSB (LSB, USB, DSP), AM (including SAM, ECSS), FM (Narrow, Wide, Broadcast).
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More OptionsList Item 2
Enable additional options such as satellite support, HF radio integration, CW skimmer.
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Performance
Enable use of your graphics card for the CPU intensive FFT processing. Both NVIDIA CUDA and OpenCL are supported.
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RadiosList Item 4
Many different SDRs are supported, from the simpler softrocks through to the gold-standard NetSDR.
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Receivers
Start up to 24 independent receivers, displayed in either the receiver pane or the advanced Matrix window.
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Rec/Playback
Recording of:
- 🔊 audio (WAV, MP3, WMA),
- 💽 IQ (RAW) data and
- 🎬 MP4 video is supported.
There is a scheduler and full support for IQ playback.
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S-Meter
All receivers have a Signal Meter (S Meter). SDR Console offers a digital bar and a psudo analog meter.
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Signal History
The signal history is started from the View pane of the ribbon bar, data can be exported for further analysis.
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Transmit
Transmit support is at an early stage, currently supporting the ANAN and Lime transceivers.
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Tuning
Tune receivers in a variety of ways - with the mouse, MIDI controllers, memories and favourites.
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Wideband DSP
Wideband DSP takes place after the data is received from the radio and before other processing stages such as spectrum display and receivers / demodulation.
Server
Use SDR Console to connect to radios around the world for free. Streams IQ data, has intelligent compression, supports multiple simultaneous receivers.
- View a list of current servers,
- All features of the software are available,
- Simple to use,
- Discover the whole world!
Radios
This software supports radios from many manufacturers, all currently supported radios are shown here. The images on this page belong to their respective manufacturers unless taken by the author. For accurate information please visit the manufacturer's website.
Transmit support is available now, currently supporting ANAN transceivers, ELAD DUO, Hermes-Lite 2, Lime and Pluto.
List of Services
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ARINST
SDR Dreamkit V1D
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AfedriList Item 1
Afedri SDR
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AirspyList Item 2
Airspy
Airspy Mini
Airspy HF+/Discovery
Airspy (SPY Server)
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Analog DevicesList Item 3
ADALM-PLUTO
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ANANList Item 4
ANAN 10e
ANAN 8000DLE
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Andrus
SDR 1.5
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Cross Country Wireless
SDR-4+, USB soundcard
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DXpatrol
DXpatrol, Supported, see RTL Dongles
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ELAD
FDM-S1, FDM-S2, FDM-S3, FDM-DUO, FDM-DUOr
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Ettus Research
B200
B210
X310
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FUNcube Dongle
FUNcube
FUNcube Plus
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Great Scott Gadgets
hackRF
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Hermes-Lite 2
HL2, TX supported
List of Services
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ICOM
R8600
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Lime Microsystems
LimeSDR, LimeSDR Mini
Note: LMS8001 companion board support is not planned.
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microTelecom
Perseus
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NUAND
bladeRF
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RFspace
SDR-IQ
SDR-IP
NetSDR
CloudIQ
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RTL Dongles
Many different, sold on eBay
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RX-666/888
A direct sampling receiver with up to 32 MHz bandwidth.
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SDRPlay
RSP1, RSP1A, RSP2, RSPduo, RSPdx
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Softrock
Many different. Examples are Tony Parks (KB9YIG), FiFi, Cross Country Wireless and many more.
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WiNRADiO
G31DDCm G33DDC, G35DDC, G65DDC (Sigma)
Support
Need assistance with the software, your computer or have a question? Visit the support page...
Mailing List
A traditional mailing list is hosted at https://sdr-radio.groups.io .
Online Forum
Using phpBB, the online forum is a great resource for those who don't like mailing lists and prefer a searchable archive.
FAQ
The frequently asked questions are here.
More Options
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Most SDR consoles which display data in real-time can also record the raw IQ data to a series of files for later analysis. This program is designed to analyse these recordings:
- Displays of up to 5,000 by 20,000 pixels,
- Playback synchronised with the console,
- Signal history,
- Zoom in on an area of interest.
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Save the data from the radio (IQ) in a standard WAV RF64 file, there is no limit to the file size.
Playback recordings made by this and other software:
- ELAD,
- Perseus,
- SDRSharp etc.
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Satellite tracking provides a simple yet powerful support for all satellites. A minimum knowledge of satellite theory and operation is required to use this software. When you start it for the first time it is ready to be used.
All the features you expect are included:
- Doppler frequency correction,
- Rotator support,
- Recording.
