Do you recommend the DSD FastLane?

[Cerrazul27]

For several months now, I've been wanting to listen to trunked systems, good scans, and other systems with my RTL-SDR, but DSD+ isn't enough for what I want.

Do you think/recommend that DSD FastLane is worth it for what I want or not?
In case you're wondering, I've already used DSD-FME and didn't like it.

I look forward to your response.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

SDRTrunk is another alternative if you're looking for one

Why not reply back with specific system(s) you're looking to monitor?

 

[mciupa]

Looking at your previous posting history, I see that you reside in the county of Chile. Spending $25 US for lifetime updates is a lot cheaper than looking at expensive scanners or VHF radios to find out that things you want to monitor are encrypted.

 

[aps_ak]

I recommend it! I've been using it for about 4 years now, and am constantly kicking myself for not getting into it sooner. I am able to monitor one site with one RTL dongle, and have been able to discover so much more. The program runs in the background on my computer 24/7 and I check in on recordings daily. One thing is I have no idea what monitoring situation is like, everything could be encrypted, so i would make an effort to find out.

 

[firewall1]

Dsd+ fast lane is a good option , that s working pretty well on many encoding systems , they are efficient on support.

 

[Forts]

If you have been using the free/public version of DSDPlus, you'll find that Fastlane is vastly different and much more capable. For the relative cheap price, it's well worth it for anyone using SDRs.

 

[wagros]

As with everything in amateur radio, it will depend on usage and personal preference. Let me share my point of view.

Over 90% of my SDR use is for monitoring a specific public system:
Non-trunked P25. It has 12 repeaters covering/retransmitting across 4 zones.

I tried using SDRTrunk, but had issues, it would not play certain transmissions, even with the PPM properly adjusted.
Unitrunker was not a good experience either.

On the other hand, DSD+ Fastlane performed very well. I leave it scanning one repeater from each region, always the one with the best signal, and stop the scanner whenever there’s a transmission I want to listen to.
I also managed to build a panel that allows me to control it remotely from my phone.

Therefore, I definitely recommend Fastlane.