We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. Welcome to the main soft rock software website, where you will find a variety of software mainly for computers running risc os, such as webchange, waituntil, quicksand, and more. Sdrbridge provides advanced synchronization, integration, and control for software defined radios. Rocky documentation in german, with translators comments, is available here tnx eike dm3ml.
Our unique am softfilter with oldstyle if response emulation tube like. The softrock lite ii, the sequel to the sr lite v6. Qsk is a q signal meaning full breakin cw, and quisk has been designed for low latency cw operation. Powersdr with pi sdr for softrockensemble software setup. Download gqrx software defined radio receiver for free. Building the softrock sdr this is the first of two posts which take a look at the relatively simple and easy to construct softrock softwaredefined radio sdr that is designed for hf amateur radio use.
Much of the software is available as a free download, and full details to be found in the products section of the site. It can be used with all the sdr programs that support the extio definition, hdsdr is the most pupular sdr program on the moment that support the extio. This page covers the software side the software needed to interface the radio. Provide information regarding radio propagation, construction and usage, especially related to software defined radio. These kits are for working amateur radio hf receivers and transceivers. Softrock is a term for a software defined radio sdr which consists of three. Typical applications are radio listening, ham radio, swl, radio astronomy, ndbhunting and spectrum analysis. Also studio 1 is the only sdr software that features snr stereo noise reduction, our proprietary noise reduction algorithm for stereo broadcast which alone worth the program price. Hf, you will want to purchase a ham it up upconverter along with your sdr. The combination of the relatively simple soft rock 40 hardware with the powersdr software results in a low cost receiver with some very nice features. Powersdr for flex radios quisk supports sdriq or softrock rocky for the.
After a visit to a local hamfast and talking to some very helpful hams, i was turned onto the softrock sdr. This site has information concerning the softrock software defined radios created and kitted by tony parks kb9yig. Download powersdr transceiver for softrock40 for free. Even in the case of software where it may currently be available to download free of charge, none of it is freeware or public domain. It took me some time but in september i ordered a kit for me. All files provided by flexradio have been scanned for viruses. 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. My name is cecil bayona, my main hobby is ham radio.
The rtlsdr is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on dvbt tv tuners with rtl2832u chips. Audio files to test software without a sdr and a few links to some of the many sdrs on the web. This firmware is the official supplied firmware in the softrock sdr kits of tony parks that are using a si570 chip from silicon laboratories silabs. Hdsdr former winradhd is an advanced version of winrad, written by alberto di bene.
This is a video describing the operation of a softrock rx ensemble ii sdr on 20 meter cw. Under softrock options enter a center freq mhz that. Powersdr with pi sdr for softrockensemble setup software installation is performed in few steps, first is the official powersdr v2. New software support for sdrplay rsp2 ham radio science. For the soft rock, i recommend the auto balance check box. Much of the software is available as a free download, and full details to. I later progressed to use the sdrradio server software to allow users on the. Discussion in homebrew and kit projects started by wa4otd, nov 18, 2009. Ive modified flexradios powersdr software to work with the soft rock 40. Quisk is a software defined radio sdr and is the software that controls my receiver and transmitter. This firmware is the official supplied firmware in the softrock kits of tony parks that are using a si570 chip from silicon laboratories silabs. Flexradio may offer downloads from various thirdparty software vendors for. Seems to be an explosion of these kits available from all over. It is a very effective demonstration of the capabilities of the software defined radio approach.
See whats in the radio waves around you using softwaredefined radio and a raspberry pi. Soft rock software has a number of products available, most of which is software, but there is currently also one piece of hardware. If you download the hdsdr software from sdrplays website, it comes with the extio files you need in the installer. For this demo an emu 0202 usb audio interface was used.
Tx capabilities, iq sample correction, dual soundcard support. The rtlsdr can be used as a wide band radio scanner. Powersdr is a software defined radio application that is originally developed to work with flexradio systems sdr transceiver 2. If softrock is not available, rocky can be used to play back iq data recordings. Defcon 21 all your rfz are belong to me hacking the wireless world with software defined radio duration. Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver powered by gnu radio and the qt gui toolkit. This would effectively add if dsp filtering, band scope and demodulation to the old receiver. If you are interested in amateur radio frequencies high frequency. Windows 10 v10240 is a very nice os its a nice mixture of old and new features, in a very reliable package, all my software including software from the 90s run well with no glitches, with the exception of two software items.
Simon is gradually adding new features and fixing bugs right now with since it is. Powersdr with pi sdr for softrockensemble software setup software installation is performed with a provided unified installer containing both the powersdr v2. All smt components are mounted on the bottom of the board. Did you download the sdr software to run the kit with. Sdrj is a set of open source programs for the receiving side of software defined radio on the pc. I am trying to get my old softrock ensemble rx to work with sdr console v3 in an win10, 64 bit environment but the pe0fko si570 usb driver is classified as not working by the installation tool in win10. Our most popular software defined radio receivers sdrs are the nesdr smart, nesdr smart xtr, and hackrf. If you are building for one of the other bands, click on the bands tab in the above navigation menu to select your band. Ham radio kits built radios enclosures ham radio, electronics, kits, softrock radio. The software offers some very nice features like a frequency manager, sharing your sdr over a network, and a nice user interface.
It also managed the band pass filter if it is present and is capable of handle the special frequency. Sdrsharp for windows getting started with rtlsdr and. It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in rf. Download rocky from the downloads section of this web site, unzip and run setup. Software for the softrock sdr 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. Most of the instructions for using rocky are on its download site. Other interest are photography, computer programming, and design of electronic equipment.
It is a near zeroif quadrature software defined radio sdr. I have built this site to allow me to provide to hams worldwide the resuts of my labor of love, the documentation in a heathkit style of the construction of the several softrock softwaredefined radio sdr kits designed and distributed by my friend, tony parks. I know i asked myself the same question when first looking into how to get on the air on with the hf bands. A pc running special sdr software which is free to download. This site is devoted to the area of software defined radio sdr, more specifically, the softrock series of technology sampler kits and the genesisradio. The width, in hz, of the sdr display will match the rate, in hz that the sdr operates.
Bobmeters is a cat software collection specifically designed for perseus and powersdr to add classic feel to these sdr radios. Silabs did create a new version of the si570 chip that can be ordered with a 7ppm temperature stability. After completion it worked immediately and with software like winrad and rocky i was able to receive first signal on the 40m quickly. The powersdr for pi sdr unified installer is installing powersdr v2. Please note the socket marked line in on a softrock refers to where it is connected on the computer. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtlsdr. Links to other sdr software on my main page, link below.
On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. Quisk rhymes with brisk, and is qsk plus a few letters to make it easier to pronounce. On reading about the softrock kits i reasoned that if i could set the device to work at the centre of the 9mhz 1st if in my ft301 receiver, i would be able tune to any frequency and still get the advantages of the sdr software. The set consists of software for dab windows and linux pc as well as for a raspberry pi 2 3 running a decent linux distribution, software for wfm windows and linux pc and raspberry pi 2 3, software for classic radio, i. Configuring usb driver, config softrock tool and high. 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. From the menu bar select setup hardware configuration and under radio model select the soft rock 40 button.
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