After avery long hiatus, i am returning to the softrock and wish to get it up and running. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. Linrad was originally developed under linux hence the name. For many years, the king of small sdrs was the softrock radio. The softrock radios are by no means the only sdr game in town, but theyre affordable and fun, and work very well. From what i have read so far online, there is a lot of activity in the linux world for the development of sdr applications, including servers and client software. Using the flex powersdr software for the sdr along with the software by sv1eia for homemade rigs and by adjusting the sound card voltage, the rig puts out a solid 2 watts. There are different software available to use with the. Rocky documentation in german, with translators comments, is available here tnx eike dm3ml. I would appreciate any suggestions for locating reasonably current.
A quick glance at the home page and the documentation suggested that it is a rather simple application where it is easy to add support continue reading quisk a software defined. Dec 08, 2012 back in the summer i built a softrock ensemble rxtx from a kit, choosing 10, 12 and 15 metres for transmit. There are different software available to use with the softrock receiver and the sdr. Sdr, software defined radios products category is a curation of 48 web resources on, sdrdx osx and windows sdr software, sigmira, dream drm receiver. I later progressed to use the sdrradio server software to allow users on the. Test of reception if the sdr softrock esemble ii receiver on the raspberry pi with the quisk program. X 2 board representing the culmination of a long line of softrock sdr receivers from fivedash, inc. Skywave linux is a new linux distribution based on ubuntu 14. Calibrating the softrock si570 usb controller g4zfqradio.
Cutesdr open source application supports rfspace netsdr and sdr ip radios or the sdr iq14 isdr for apple iphone and ipad kg sdr supports alinco dxr8a and djx11 powersdr for flex radios. But any sdr software that shows precise tuning may be used in conjunction with cfgsr. Jan 09, 20 the softrock lite ii, the sequel to the sr lite v6. Softrock on raspberry pi 2b and quisk software youtube. Software defined radio sdr subjects pertaining to sdr operations and technology. Sdrshell was developed using the qt toolkit under ubuntu debian linux. Javagui is a small gui under linux for dttsp the core of the softrock and sdr.
Apr 03, 2011 i have been using my little softrock lite ii sdr receiver on 30 m now for a while together with the sdr widget. The sounds of softrock softrock sounds just like your radio audio samples recorded from the rocky program one of many free sdr software package s 1. Linradio is an initiative of radixon group, to provide information about softwaredefined radio on linux platform, especially as related to radixon products. Qsk is a q signal meaning full breakin cw, and quisk has been designed for low latency cw operation. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtlsdr. Im supposed to be getting a dummy load in the mail today so i can play with tx today after work. Quisk a software defined radio for linux oz9aec website. It is written by james ahlstrom n2adr with contributions from other radio amateurs around the world. These products include our standalone linux based network receivers, as well as linux drivers suited to our generalpurpose receivers that are available for other platforms, making it.
The author writes that skywave linux is currently compatible with the rtl sdr and hpsdr hardware. Quisk is a softwaredefined radio application program with versions for windows and linux. These products include our standalone linuxbased network receivers, as well as linux drivers suited to our generalpurpose receivers that are available for other platforms, making it. Linradio is an initiative of radixon group, to provide information about software defined radio on linux platform, especially as related to radixon products. If you know of a program that is missing please leave. Gqrx sdr open source software defined radio by alexandru. On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. Sdrshell is a simple software defined radio graphical user interface for controlling the. If softrock is not available, rocky can be used to play back iq data recordings. Softrock is a term for a software defined radio sdr which consists of three major building blocks.
Quisk rhymes with brisk, and is qsk plus a few letters to make it easier to pronounce. Cutesdr open source application supports rfspace netsdr and sdrip radios or the sdriq14 isdr for apple iphone and ipad kgsdr supports alinco dxr8a and djx11 powersdr for flex radios. The problem with direct conversion is that signals both side of the local oscillator lo are produced. Back in the summer i built a softrock ensemble rxtx from a kit, choosing 10, 12 and 15 metres for transmit. Wb5rvz sdr pages dedicated to helping amateur radio hobbiests construct and understand the operation of software defined radios, specifically the. With this operating system, a person may tune shortwave broadcasts, amateur radio, aeronautical, maritime, or other signals received at remote servers around the world.
As an example the softrock sdr splits the rf signal into two signals with 180 phase difference between them. The line began with the softrock 40 rx and went through several iterations of receivers. Dell, hp, compaq skywave linux tumblr page gqrx spyserver linux client best internet sdr servers quick tune hfgcs list quick tune volmet list. And some notes about sdr including the dongles now available. Software defined radio resources ham radio science. The softrock lite ii, the sequel to the sr lite v6.
Jul 22, 2018 test of reception if the sdr softrock esemble ii receiver on the raspberry pi with the quisk program. It is tested on the softrock v9 with and without the bpf and softrock rxtx 6. Your source for softrock radio kits softrock lite ii combined receiver kit the softrock lite ii is a simple to build sdr receiver kit with a fixed center frequency to be used with a sound card that can sample at 96 khz, providing band coverage from 48 khz below the center frequency to 48 khz above the center frequency. But trying to get my computer, sdr software, and the softrock to all play along nicely with 2 soundcards at the same time is beyond me. Softwaredefined radio sdr is a radio communication system where components that have been typically implemented in hardware e. The most recent receiver was the allband hf receiver with anautomatically switched bandpass filter. Downloads source code skywave linux hard drive installation skywave linux usb installation websdrs in 2019 programmatic rtl sdr calibration fixing audio. Installation of quisk on windows is described in a separate article. While there is or at least was a fair amount of windowsbased software, i would prefer to use linux to control the device. Configuring usb driver, config softrock tool and high definition software defined radio revised 27september2015 the ideal time to install the softrock drivers and software on your windows 7, 8 or 10 pc is now prior to connecting your softrock radio to your computer for the first time. Gqrx supports many of the sdr hardware available, including airspy, funcube dongles, rtlsdr, hackrf and usrp devices. Software defined radio sdr researchers will be especially pleased to know that we have made some significant tool additions in this growing field. Any advice is appreciated even if it is suck it up and use windows, haha 73. Few days ago i learned about the quisk software defined radio application for linux.
All smt components are mounted on the bottom of the board. With a combination of surface mount and conventional discrete components, it offered high performance,small size, and low power consumption. This current kit is a refinement on that kit and further streamlines the kitting process for tony parks, the designer and supplier. The softrock is a great little radio but some of its limitations limit its appeal. Feb 03, 2015 the line began with the softrock 40 rx and went through several iterations of receivers. Downloads source code skywave linux hard drive installation skywave linux usb installation websdrs in 2019 programmatic rtlsdr calibration fixing audio. C from flex radio this has been modified to suit softrocks, versions below. A soundcard sdr is fundamentally a direct conversion system. My software defined radio satellite station using a flex6600. The transmit side is still at an early development stage. While kali linux works on all the hardware above natively, dont forget you can get kali linux installed on almost any android phone or tablet. A quick glance at the home page and the documentation suggested that it is a rather simple application where it is easy to add support continue reading quisk a software defined radio for linux. Audio files to test software without a sdr and a few links to some of the many sdrs on the web. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtl sdr.
My first installation was on a windows xp system using the hdsdr software. Simple sdr programs for linux using gnu radio companion. Does fldigi actually support iq directly from the softrock. There are many excellent sdr software packages for. Initially i tested it with windows software see previous post but i want be in the linux world. I have been using my little softrock lite ii sdr receiver on 30 m now for a while together with the sdrwidget. Software defined radio sdr software written in matlab.
This post takes a look at some of the software that can be used with the softrock sdr hardware that is designed for amateur radio use. I ve been working on developing osxmac and windows versions of sdrdx. Gqrx is an open source software defined radio receiver sdr powered by the gnu radio and the qt graphical toolkit. Dec 28, 2012 this post takes a look at some of the software that can be used with the softrock sdr hardware that is designed for amateur radio use. The following example shows how to install and configure quisk on an ubuntu linux system. Aug 03, 2015 skywave linux is a new linux distribution based on ubuntu 14. I read quite a bit of the work by john melton, g0orx, not only with linux applications but also his attempt to program an sdr application using the raspberry pi single board. At the moment it seems that the first version has only very few. There is also a transmit part inside linrad that will form an sdr transmitter together with appropriate hardware. The author writes that skywave linux is currently compatible with the rtlsdr and hpsdr hardware.
For use with the softrock rxtx you will need to disable the abpf settings. Gqrx supports many of the sdr hardware available, including airspy, funcube dongles, rtl sdr, hackrf and usrp devices. The goal of kc6f sdr is to provide a software defined radio package, intended for radio amateurs hams, that is crossplatform, easy to use, readily customizable and supports a wide range of modulationdemodulation modes. Quisk is a software defined radio sdr and is the software that controls my receiver and transmitter. Configuring usb driver, config softrock tool and high. Tx on my softrock ensemble with hdsdr the linux ham. Software defined radio sdr hardware is becoming smaller and more capable. I built mine for 40m, 30m, and 20m but it works very well on both 80 and 60 meters with a little less output. It is designed for users of software defined radios and comes with several useful sdr software packages preinstalled. It is possible to use linux but i cannot help much with the software side.
I suppose i could use windows but id like to get this working in linux if possible. A previous post explored the steps involved in building a simple softrock receiver for the 40m amateur radio band 77. Skywave linux is a 64 bit live system providing installed and configured software for accessing software defined radio servers locally and on the internet. Quisk is a software defined radio application program with versions for windows and linux.
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