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What SDR software do you use?

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What is your go-to SDR software?

 

I'm thinking about pitching an application for the Digilent 1x1 USB Software-Defined Radio Platform  RoadTest Review. Part of my research is to investigate what software is available for SDR. Here are some SDR application I have used GQRX, CubicSDR and GNURadio. I dabbled in RTL-SDR some two years ago. I recall at that time SDR#(SDRSharp) was popular but I seem to recall it was limited to Windows PC's. Being a Linux user Windows only applications are not something I look at.

 

I would like to investigate a few SDR applications but avoid the rabbit holes,  application you discover after much research they are no longer supported.

 

What is your software pick for SDR? In your response can you indicate your operating system preference and what frequency band you focus your SDR efforts on? Three responses:

  • What SDR application?
  • What operating system?
  • What frequency band of interest?
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    It would be GNU Radio for me. Once the driver is setup for your device, which from experience can be a bit hit and miss, you'll be able to see the SDR as a block in the GUI. Everything else is drag/drop and stitch together to create your bespoke RF system. There are even blocks for file read and write - perhaps saving something you wish to Tx like a audio track. GNU Radio only really works on a Linux OS - but you seem to have that covered image. There are some awesome output modules available like frequency plot, oscilloscope, waterfall and constellation plots. When you exhaust the pre-built modules and your skills are even higher you can always create your own by diving deeper and scripting one using Python.

     

    Actually you can download and play around with GNU Radio without actually having an SDR dongle attached (again read and display some files, generate some sinewaves etc), so I suggest installing it and seeing what you think and also apply for the roadtest. If you do, good luck image

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  • Hi

     

    It would be GNU Radio for me. Once the driver is setup for your device, which from experience can be a bit hit and miss, you'll be able to see the SDR as a block in the GUI. Everything else is drag/drop and stitch together to create your bespoke RF system. There are even blocks for file read and write - perhaps saving something you wish to Tx like a audio track. GNU Radio only really works on a Linux OS - but you seem to have that covered image. There are some awesome output modules available like frequency plot, oscilloscope, waterfall and constellation plots. When you exhaust the pre-built modules and your skills are even higher you can always create your own by diving deeper and scripting one using Python.

     

    Actually you can download and play around with GNU Radio without actually having an SDR dongle attached (again read and display some files, generate some sinewaves etc), so I suggest installing it and seeing what you think and also apply for the roadtest. If you do, good luck image

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