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Welcome to SDR--

SDR-- listens to, decodes, and records radio signals from an SDR, a network receiver, or an IQ recording.

You build a receiver by wiring nodes together in Patch view, then pin the controls you use to Rack view. An RTL-SDR and a local FM station are enough to start.

Start here

  1. Install SDR--.
  2. Build your first receiver.
  3. Learn how nodes and wires fit together.

Find a guide

TaskGuide
Connect a radioRadios
Listen to a signalChannels
Decode dataDecoders
Save and replay signalsRecording and playback
Run the radio somewhere elseDeployment
Use a phone in the fieldField mode
Fix a problemTroubleshooting
Work on SDR--Build and test

How it runs

A server talks to the radio and does all signal processing. The desktop app and the browser show the same interface on top of it. Run both on one computer, or put the server next to the antenna and connect over the network. Every connected client sees the same workspace.

SDR-- is under active development. The decoder catalog shows how well each mode is tested.