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SDRplay will be at Pacificon 2024

Steve, KI5ENW from SDRplay will be running demos and answering questions on the Ham Radio Outlet booth at Pacificon this weekend.

 

It’s a great opportunity to find out more about SDRplay’s latest products including the RSP1B and RSPdx-R2. People can also see the latest version of SDRconnect in action and find out more about the newly announced nRSP-ST networked radio due to launch later this year.

Ham Radio Outlet are likely to be offering special prices.  We at SDRplay really appreciate theses shows as a great opportunity to get customer feedback – it’s what helps shape our support and development priorities.

SDRplay announces the nRSP-ST networked receiver

SDRplay is demonstrating a new product at the UK Hamfest today in newark, UK.  It’s an all-in-one, plug-and-play networked receiver which will launch later in the year.

SDRplay Limited is announcing the imminent launch of the “nRSP-ST”, an All-in-one, Plug-and-play Networked SDR Receiver.   The “nRSP-ST” is being demonstrated publicly for the first time at the UK National Hamfest in Newark today.

This exciting new product addresses the needs of radio enthusiasts who want a ‘plug-and-play’ solution for remote reception.  As well as achieving this, we have addressed typical internet bandwidth limitations with the creation of a novel “IQ Lite” mode, which efficiently delivers channels of IQ data. We have also introduced the ability to control and store IQ recordings at the remote location.  We think the nRSP-ST will be ideal for anyone wanting a wideband remote receiver without needing computer skills and hours of set-up time and ongoing maintenance at the remote location. We are very much looking forward to making the product available as soon as possible.  We are aiming to launch the nRSP-ST in time for the holiday shopping season and aiming at a price of just under $500 USD before tax.

The nRSP-ST key features:

  • A truly “plug and play” integrated, networked general coverage receiver:
    • Combines a receiver, a host computer and a whole lot more – all in one box!
    • Apply power and connect to the internet (Ethernet or Wi-Fi) and the nRSP-ST is automatically accessible from anywhere
  • The 14-bit ADC full featured wideband SDR receiver covers all frequencies from 1kHz through VLF, LF, MW, HF, VHF, UHF and L-band to 2GHz, with no gaps
  • Remotely monitor up to 10MHz of spectrum at a time from a choice of 3 antennas
  • Multi-platform SDRconnectTM software supports local operation or remote access on Windows, MacOS or Linux platforms
  • The nRSP-ST & SDRconnectTM are configurable for available network bandwidth:
    • In “Full IQ” mode, the nRSP-ST provides IQ data transfer of the visible spectrum bandwidth (e.g.for high-speed LAN or superfast internet connectivity)
    • In “IQ Lite” mode, the nRSP-ST provides IQ data of channels up to 192kHz wide (e.g. for digital decoding by the client)
    • In “Compact” mode the nRSP-ST provides compressed audio (ideal for slower internet connections)
    • Supports multiple client connections with a simultaneous mixture of connection modes
    • All modes support visualization of up to 10MHz spectrum bandwidth
  • Two remote connection options:
    • Use a remote SDRconnect client or
    • Use the built-in web-server for remote access from any web browsing capable device, including Android/iOS tablets and phones
  • The nRSP-ST offers the ability to record IQ and audio files to a NAS (network attached storage) device if available on the LAN.
  • Flash upgradable for future feature enhancements

The press announcement can be found here

More information will be provided in the coming weeks: https://www.sdrplay.com/nrspst/

 

SDRplay releases SDConnect update – Preview 4

SDRconnect Preview 4 has been released featuring RDS decoding, Profiles and Timed Recordings.  There’s also a new Raspberry Pi Server service option.

This video describes the new features and how to use them:

Here is the additional supporting video guide for the RDS decoder…..

and the new Raspberry Pi server service:

To see the full list of current SDRconnect features and to download Preview Version 4, go to: https://www.sdrplay.com/sdrconnect/

The priority for the next update is Rig Control and Module Support.

SDRplay will be at Superfest in Milwaukee and at the UK National Hamfest

This month, SDRplay will be at Superfest in Milwaukee, USA (Sept 21,22) and at the UK National Hamfest in Newark, UK (Sept 27,28).

At Superfest, Steve, KI5ENW  will be demonstrating SDRconnect and answering questions.

At Newark, the technical team will be there to run demonstrations and to answer questions.   We very much enjoy meeting customers, old and new. If you are based in the UK, we hope to see you there.

This year, we’re first right and on the right, as you enter through the main entrance

More on the UK National Hamfest on: http://www.nationalhamfest.org.uk/

SDRplay at Huntsville

Steve, KI5ENW from SDRplay will be running demos and anwering questions at Huntsville Hamfest, Alabama this weekend – August 17th/18th.

 

SDRplay will be on the Ham Radio Outlet stand.

Summer greetings

Summer greetings (to all in the northern hemisphere)  – apologies for the slow news flow the last few weeks – due to a slow down on the marketing front with yours truly distracted by some family issues and  vacation time but be assured work is continuing on the software front and we hope to have the next release of SDRconnect out very soon.

I was recently in France and had great fun accessing my home-based Raspberry Pi4 and RSPdx-R2  – I found I could use it for a much better receive signal than I could achieve with a relatively poor temporary antenna in the Dordogne.  I actually had a couple of QSOs around Europe where my transmit signal was getting out on 20m yet my local ICOM 718 was unable to pull them from the noise. But the RSPdx-R2 in the UK was giving superb reception – obviously this is a mixture or propagation quirks as well as having remote access to a much better set-up.  But it does add a new dimension to operating away from the home QTH.

New video added (August 19th):

For more on using SDRconnect remotely with a choice of server hardware, see the videos on: https://www.sdrplay.com/sdrconnectvideoguides/

Ham Radio 2024 – Thank you for your feedback

Ham Radio 2024 at Friedrichshafen proved a great opportunity to gather customer feedback by chatting with a constant stream of visitors. SDRplay was there with demos of the lastest SDRconnect client and server software running on a number of platforms including Windows, Linux/Raspberry Pi and MacOS.  Of special interest was our abilty to show the excellent LF performance of the new RSPdx-R2 by connecting remotely to one in the UK,  and demonstrating how clearly NDB signals could be received.

At the show, we were guests of CJ Elektronik – Funk24 but I was also able to spend time with two of the other SDRplay resellers, Bonito and Funtechnik Dathe,  on their stands.

Above: Windows , Raspberry Pi 4  and MacOS demos

Lots of people came up to me saying they already had at least one or two, some even more RSPs!  Many people wanted to share their positive experiences of using SDRconnect and the new RSP1B which was very satisfying. Interestingly more than half of those who already had units had not yet tried SDRconnect, so this was a great opportunity to show it to them.  There were also many people still enjoying SDRuno who came with their questions.

Here is a selection of the comments made to me:  “What’s the difference between the RSPdx and the RSPdx-R2?”, “What’s the difference between the RSP1B and the original RSP/RSP1A? “, “I like the simplicity of SDRconnect compared to SDRuno”, “I want to use the RSP as a panadapter but I don’t have RX out on my transceiver – what do you recommend for a T/R switch”,  “Oh yes, I use my RSP for Q100” (wanting our s/w to handle frequency offsets to represent signals above 2GHz),  “Oh your software runs on Raspberry Pi?, great”,   “When is rig control coming”, “I want brighter colours”, “The SDRconnect S-meter (green bar) is dim compared to SDRuno”, “I want RDS”  or “I need RDS for FM DXing, especially the PI code”, “Will there be a DAB module soon?”, “I really want plugins/modules for 433MHz so I can decode weather station info/ car wheel tyre-gauge info/Tetra”, “I wish I could set and keep filter settings”, “Where is the server software?” (not realising it’s with the download )  and “When will there be plugins/modules for SDRconnect?”   These are mostly things we have heard before and we hope to address the majority of them in the coming months with website improvements, updated video guides and/or software updates.

Above: l to r: Christian, Jon, Matthaus and Rike from Funk24

I also enjoyed  meeting, (for the first time)  Dino, from Hamradioshop.it, our Italian reseller and Salvador, from Astroradio, our Spanish reseller.   I also met Manuel, from our Swedish reseller, Limmared, whom I’d met before. We really appreciate the hard work and dedication of our European reseller network.  Other meetings which were very interesting included our friend Frank Werner Krippendorf who has done so much work on linux software for RSP users. He now works for https://aaronia.com/ whose customers sometimes need access to low cost hardware.  I also met with Marcus Mueller, GNU radio architect who was very enthusiastic about RSPs as a serious hardware option for GNU radio users – we will work together to update the links and wording on the GNU radio tutorial site.

In summary, many thanks to everyone who came to say hello and for all the feedback and comments.

Above: Jon and Dennis from Bonito in front of their SDRconnect demo

Above: Jon and Daniel from Funtechnik-Dathe

Above: Jon with Dino from Hamradioshop.it

SDRplay will be at Ham Radio, Friedrichshafen June 28-30 2024

We’re getting ready for Ham Radio Friedrichshafen June 28-30 to support our resellers – you can find us on the Funk24.net Stand No. A1-240. Funk24 are kindly hosting us. We’ll be showing the latest SDRconnect software running on multiple  platforms – both local and remote.  Come and ask your questions about the latest RSP products and see what else is on offer from all our participating resellers which include our friends at Bonito and Funktechnik-Dathe. Bonito are on stand A1-630 and Funtechnik Dathe are on stand A1-840

I’m looking forward to meeting old friends and new customers 🙂

 

SDRplay Spectrum Analyser updated to included RSPdx-R2

Steve Andrew’s RSP Spectrum Analyser software for Windows has been updated to support the new RSPdx-R2.

In April 2024, the RSP Spectrum Analyser underwent a serious upgrade when version 1.20 was released to add new features and add RSP1B compatibility as well as detailed information about the companion tracking generator. At that time Steve also set up his own website and facebook group to provide help and support to users.  Now, with version 1.21, Steve has added RSPdx-R2 compatibility.

To find out more and to download the software, go to: https://www.spectrumanalyser.co.uk/

Steve’s Spectrum Analyser Facebook group is at:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1088181905846816

SDRplay’s multiplatform SDRconnect Software Preview 3 is now fully released

Preview 3 of SDRconnect has been released. SDRconnect is the multiplatform SDRplay software for Windows, Mac and Linux/Raspberry Pi.  Development is continuing and features are being added as soon as possible.

Click here for the SDRconnect page (including downloads for each platform)

SDRconnect Preview 3 includes these additions and changes:

Added
• RSPdxR2 Support.
• Tabulated frequency module to store and manage frequencies.
• Audio recording pre-roll buffering with up to 10 seconds history.
• MPX view for WFM signals.
• Spectrum peak hold with decay added to the Audio SP view.
• Recording settings are now saved.
Changed
• Layout has been adjusted to make it look better on smaller screen resolutions.
• Several updates to both the spectrum and waterfall displays to improve the overall look and feel.

Please note: Version Preview 3 was first released on 10th May (along with an update to SDRuno) to enable operation with the new RSPdx-R2 also announced that day.  There were some bugs in that release which are now fixed in today’s release (May 19th 2024):

-Mac (x64 and ARM64) were crashing on exit due to issues with the json output.
-Some of the text was either clipped by a bounding box or edge of a panel.
-VRXs were not receiving changes from the main receiver.

Full release notes  can be found here.

Some of the new features are now demonstrated in the introductory video in our collection of SDRconnect video guides

We will be adding video updates in the coming weeks.

 

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