SDR Windows Application

[prolistener]

Which SDR Windows application do you guys use and the pros and cons of it.

 

[questnz]

It depends on your receiver, I would think SDRsharp will be most popular piece of software here
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SDR# and Airspy Downloads - airspy.com

 

[Bear15]

There is no really "one size fits all" it all depends what you intend to use them for and what you feel comfortable spending hours staring your workstation screen. this may help shed some light on what you have in mind and are trying to accomplish:

Quick Start Guide

This page is a guide aimed at helping anyone set up a cheap radio scanner based on the RTL-SDR software defined radio as fast as possible on a Windows system. If you have any trouble during the installation, please see the troubleshooting guide further down the page. We also have brief...

www.rtl-sdr.com

 

[mbott]

I routinely use SDRuno, SDR Console (both versions), HDSDR and SDR#.

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Mike

 

[spongella]

SDR#, HDSDR, and NutsAboutNets' spectrum analyzer software. First two are free, work well and that's why I use them. Third one cost $79 several years ago and is used to look at wide-range spectral scans.

 

[wolfhound89]

When I first started I like SDR# with my initial chepo dongle. I then went to SDRuno when I got my SDRplay.

 

[silberj]

HDSDR is my go to. Have SDR# which doesn't get much use anymore. I'm heavily into SDRTrunk currently. It's java based, so cross platform, it decodes P25 flawlessly, and much better than DSD+. While primarily a trunking app, it does single channel as well, and I monitor several single frequencies at a time with 2 dongles. Using v0.5.0a2, and while Alpha software, they have stable versions, but this version has been running solid for a couple of weeks now.

 

[da2ricky]

SDRTrunk paired with Trunking Recorder is my go-to for monitoring P25 trunked systems.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

SDR Console. Only con I can think of vs SDRUno and SDR# is there's no frequency scanner plugin. Other than that, works great!

 

[bharvey2]

For the last several years, I've been using Unitrunker with The freeware version of DSD+. It took a bit of work to set up but now that it's done, it is fairly stable with good decoding. Just recently, I purchased the DSD+ Fastlane version. I've still got a few bugs to work out to get it to my liking (mostly a learning curve issue) but I'd say it was much easier to get going.

 

[mbott]

For trunking, I could never get software to work properly. Pretty sure the problem existed between the keyboard and the chair. So, I picked up a Uniden Home Patrol-II.

--
Mike

 

[silberj]

SDRTrunk paired with Trunking Recorder is my go-to for monitoring P25 trunked systems.

Thanks for turning me on to Trunking Recorder. Very slick, and a great complement to SDRTrunk.

 

[JimD56]

1 - RTL-SDR Dongle - SDR# scanning Air Nav and Mil Nav
2 - RTL-SDR Dongle - RTL1090 ADS-B with Virtual Radar