New build of QtRadio SDR client for Windows
Glenn VE9GJ
Window users may be interested to know about some recent software
developments in the Ham SDR Linux world. Now Windows can listen to
Linux SDR servers (dspservers). Details below.
A zip can be downloaded from:
http://napan.com/ve9gj/qtradio.zip
Unzip to any folder and run the qtradio.exe file. It does not need an
actual install just the included dll files in the same folder.
I have built a new Windows QtRadio from the latest master branch at
github.com/alexlee188/ghpsdr3-alex. Sources are included in the download
and are in the win32 branch at the git same git repo.
It includes the Quick Connect dialog window. This new addition will
list all the current online dspservers. Look under the Receiver menu
to get started.
Some notes about this version.
This QtRadio is strictly RX only. Some of the controls are for the
upcoming full RXTX version and do nothing. Full RXTX has been
accomplished but is still very much a work in progress.
A dspserver can only accept one client at a time hence the Busy/Idle status.
QtRadio is the only part of the project that is running on Windows at
present. The servers components are only running on Linux.
A lot of the current development chatter about the project can be
followed in the
http://groups.google.com/group/sdr-widget
group. A widget is not required to set up a server but they sure work
nice! :)
Hopefully we can get some more dspservers running. Linux is necessary
and there are pre-built binaries available for recent versions of Ubuntu.
A README is available at:
https://github.com/alexlee188/ghpsdr3-alex/blob/master/README
A crude diagram of the components below. Between the dspserver and
Antenna many options are available, softrocks, hpsdr, Ettus USRP and
Perseus.
QtRadio <->Internet<->dspserver<->softrock
application<->soundcard<->softrock hardware->Antenna
Windows QtRadio listening to my dspserver -> Softrock v9.0 RX :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5MaSYL6mk
Please post reports or comments. Input is always welcome.
Isn't ham radio a blast? :)
73 and enjoy
Glenn VE9GJ
George Boudreau
I downloaded and ran the file on my Win7 netbook with no problems. I connected to you on 20 meters and with default window size I was using only 20%-30% cpu. Connecting to Alex is a little choppy but I put that down to WiFi/Internet.
If I could figure out a way to run my FunDongle with a wide band ant.... time to put on the thinking cap..
George
Glenn VE9GJ
confirmed it works on XP 32 bit and Win7 64 bit myself. Alex is
sometimes choppy here also but I was listening earlier this AM and he
was Q5. Now all we need is a dongle backend! :)
73
Glenn
On 11-11-11 12:47 PM, George Boudreau wrote:
> Hi Glenn,
>
> I downloaded and ran the file on my Win7 netbook with no problems. I
> connected to you on 20 meters and with default window size I was using only
> 20%-30% cpu. Connecting to Alex is a little choppy but I put that down to
> WiFi/Internet.
>
> If I could figure out a way to run my FunDongle with a wide band ant....
> time to put on the thinking cap..
>
> George
>
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Glenn VE9GJ<ve...@napan.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello All
>>
>> Window users may be interested to know about some recent software
>> developments in the Ham SDR Linux world. Now Windows can listen to Linux
>> SDR servers (dspservers). Details below.
>>
>> A zip can be downloaded from:
>>
>> http://napan.com/ve9gj/**qtradio.zip<http://napan.com/ve9gj/qtradio.zip>
>>
>> Unzip to any folder and run the qtradio.exe file. It does not need an
>> actual install just the included dll files in the same folder.
>>
>> I have built a new Windows QtRadio from the latest master branch at
>> github.com/alexlee188/ghpsdr3-**alex<http://github.com/alexlee188/ghpsdr3-alex>.
>> Sources are included in the download and are in the win32 branch at the git
>> same git repo.
>>
>> It includes the Quick Connect dialog window. This new addition will list
>> all the current online dspservers. Look under the Receiver menu to get
>> started.
>>
>> Some notes about this version.
>> This QtRadio is strictly RX only. Some of the controls are for the
>> upcoming full RXTX version and do nothing. Full RXTX has been accomplished
>> but is still very much a work in progress.
>>
>> A dspserver can only accept one client at a time hence the Busy/Idle
>> status.
>> QtRadio is the only part of the project that is running on Windows at
>> present. The servers components are only running on Linux.
>>
>> A lot of the current development chatter about the project can be followed
>> in the
>> http://groups.google.com/**group/sdr-widget<http://groups.google.com/group/sdr-widget>
>> group. A widget is not required to set up a server but they sure work
>> nice! :)
>>
>> Hopefully we can get some more dspservers running. Linux is necessary and
>> there are pre-built binaries available for recent versions of Ubuntu.
>>
>> A README is available at:
>> https://github.com/alexlee188/**ghpsdr3-alex/blob/master/**README<https://github.com/alexlee188/ghpsdr3-alex/blob/master/README>
>>
>> A crude diagram of the components below. Between the dspserver and Antenna
>> many options are available, softrocks, hpsdr, Ettus USRP and Perseus.
>>
>> QtRadio<->Internet<->dspserver<->**softrock application<->soundcard<->**softrock
>> hardware->Antenna
>>
>> Windows QtRadio listening to my dspserver -> Softrock v9.0 RX :
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=0A5MaSYL6mk<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5MaSYL6mk>
George Boudreau
I believe there is an API available so you could play with it.
George
Alex Lee
> >>> <http://napan.com/**ve9gj/qtradio.zip<http://napan.com/ve9gj/qtradio.zip>
> >>> Unzip to any folder and run the qtradio.exe file. It does not need an
> >>> actual install just the included dll files in the same folder.
>
> >>> I have built a new Windows QtRadio from the latest master branch at
> >>> <http://github.com/**alexlee188/ghpsdr3-alex<http://github.com/alexlee188/ghpsdr3-alex>
>
> >>> Sources are included in the download and are in the win32 branch at the
> >>> git
> >>> same git repo.
>
> >>> It includes the Quick Connect dialog window. This new addition will list
> >>> all the current online dspservers. Look under the Receiver menu to get
> >>> started.
>
> >>> Some notes about this version.
> >>> This QtRadio is strictly RX only. Some of the controls are for the
> >>> upcoming full RXTX version and do nothing. Full RXTX has been
> >>> accomplished
> >>> but is still very much a work in progress.
>
> >>> A dspserver can only accept one client at a time hence the Busy/Idle
> >>> status.
> >>> QtRadio is the only part of the project that is running on Windows at
> >>> present. The servers components are only running on Linux.
>
> >>> A lot of the current development chatter about the project can be
> >>> followed
> >>> in the
> >>> <http://**groups.google.com/group/sdr-**widget<http://groups.google.com/group/sdr-widget>
> >>> group. A widget is not required to set up a server but they sure work
> >>> nice! :)
>
> >>> Hopefully we can get some more dspservers running. Linux is necessary
> >>> and
> >>> there are pre-built binaries available for recent versions of Ubuntu.
>
> >>> A README is available at:
> >>> <https://github.com/**alexlee188/ghpsdr3-alex/blob/**master/README<https://github.com/alexlee188/ghpsdr3-alex/blob/master/README>
> >>> A crude diagram of the components below. Between the dspserver and
> >>> Antenna
> >>> many options are available, softrocks, hpsdr, Ettus USRP and Perseus.
>
> >>> application<->soundcard<->****softrock
> >>> hardware->Antenna
>
> >>> Windows QtRadio listening to my dspserver -> Softrock v9.0 RX :
> >>> <http://www.**youtube.com/watch?v=**0A5MaSYL6mk<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5MaSYL6mk>
Chuck Nolin
Just a note to let you know that I also got your Dspservers, up and
running on my net book, downloaded - up - and running in less than
1 minute. The bands are quiet tonight.
My netbook is 1.6gig with 1g ram. 32 bit W7 prem home edition
Alex's radio I found also noisy and dropped out. Will try it tomorrow
and see how the bands
look.
Thanks for allowing us to try it out. This will be fun...
Chuck Nolin
WA6LTV/4
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Glenn VE9GJ <ve...@napan.com> wrote:
--
Thank you,
Chuck Nolin
WA6LTV/4