Are there any programs that can listen to multiple dongles in a single instance?

[Mountain343]

I know SDRTrunk can be used for to listen to multiple dongles in a single instance of the program, but are there any others for monitoring multiple analog/conventional frequencies at the same time?

I have 4 dongles, and 4 frequencies I want to listen to, 460mhz, 153mhz, 470mhz, and 39mhz but hate having to have 4 windows open to do so with SDR# and SDR Console. So if anyone can recommend a plugin, or another program, that'd be great!

Thanks!

 

[deadite66]

GitHub - charlie-foxtrot/RTLSDR-Airband: Multichannel AM/NFM demodulator

Multichannel AM/NFM demodulator. Contribute to charlie-foxtrot/RTLSDR-Airband development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[Mountain343]

GitHub - charlie-foxtrot/RTLSDR-Airband: Multichannel AM/NFM demodulator

Multichannel AM/NFM demodulator. Contribute to charlie-foxtrot/RTLSDR-Airband development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

I guess I should have specified for windows -

• Supported platforms​

• GNU/Linux
  • x86/x86_64
  • ARMv6 (Raspberry Pi v1)
  • ARMv7 (Raspberry Pi v2, v3, Cubieboard)
  • ARMv8
• FreeBSD
  • x86/x86_64
• MacOS (builds correctly, but not tested too well - feedback is welcome)

 

[ronenp]

Whats wrong with the scanner plugin or frequency manager plugin of the sdrsharp ?

 

[Mountain343]

Whats wrong with the scanner plugin or frequency manager plugin of the sdrsharp ?

Absolutely nothing if someone just wants to listen to one frequency at a time and miss traffic on the others, which isn't something I'm looking for.

They're great for scanning and bouncing around, but that's not what I'm looking for.

 

[boatbod]

If they are discrete single analog frequencies you can set up op25's multi_rx.py to monitor multiple channels simultaneously using a combination of dongles.

 

[ronenp]

Absolutely nothing if someone just wants to listen to one frequency at a time and miss traffic on the others, which isn't something I'm looking for.

They're great for scanning and bouncing around, but that's not what I'm looking for.

and what happen if on both frequencies someone talk and you hear simultaneous both transition's will you be able to understand what they are talking ?

 

[Mountain343]

If they are discrete single analog frequencies you can set up op25's multi_rx.py to monitor multiple channels simultaneously using a combination of dongles.

Looks like I'll have to use a VM like VMware or Virtual box for this, which would mean I could just use deadites suggestion. Definitely looking like I'll have to go with a Linux based solution I guess.

and what happen if on both frequencies someone talk and you hear simultaneous both transition's will you be able to understand what they are talking ?

As someone who has been a POST certified dispatcher and since the early 90s, my answer is an unmitigated yes.

Here's my old seat in the COM unit ... ears and brains are pretty special, and I find that listening to 4 dispatch channels with moderate traffic to be pretty easy. Oh and check out that old Nokia!

 

[dave3825]

For basic rtl tuners you should be able to, for Windows, download DSDPlus. Make for copies of the folder and use the FMP tuners.

 

[ronenp]

so maybe your solution is few dongles and few software all ties to same speaker