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What SDR software do you use?

colporteur

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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  • Really appreciate the replies folks.

     

    I get weekly updates from https://www.rtl-sdr.com/ . I don't know why I never thought to scrape their site. 2014 is a long way back JW . Thanks for the scrapings.

     

    A few comments on GNURadio from members. I understand there are some SDR software application have GNURadio as their backend.  I think being able to assemble a simple AM/FM receiver using a SDR dongle is an ideal starting point for exploring RF. Commercial FM radio stations still seem to be propagating radio waves. Aircraft to air traffic control communication is AM.

     

    I recognize some of the application with a sprinkling of new ones I'm going to investigate. The posts got no hits on SDR# (SDR-sharp) looks like it is still maintained https://airspy.com/download/ .

     

    Hopefully some more posts will filter in. Again thanks for your responses.

  • in reply to colporteur

      The only one I've used is SDR# - but it was on a Windows machine.  The frequencies were Amateur Radio frequencies - primarily 50MHz and 7MHz.

    With the Pi4 being the powerhouse that it is, I have plans to try my RTL-SDR in it - but that project hasn't made it high enough on the order of merit list to be worked on.  In that application, I plan to use it for radio direction finding.

  • in reply to kmikemoo

    There website indicates an software upgrade was made in Feb. 202. This demonstrates to me support, which is ideal if you are going to invest in an application. Frustrating to discover there is no one working on issues.

     

    Maybe I need to blow of the dust of blue screen of death and investigate.

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