SDR++ with Alex Rouma

16Mar 2021 by Phil No Comments

Open Source, Cross Platform, and Free SDR Software

In this episode, Phil talks to Alex Rouma, author and creator of SDR++.

They discuss how Alex got into SDRs, where SDR++ is now and where he hopes it can go, and how you can contribute to this open source software’s development, whether you’re a programmer or not.

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What You Will Learn in This Week's Podcast:

SDR++ is free, open-source, cross-platform software for your SDR.
Alex got into SDRs after watching a video of someone receiving weather satellites, piquing his interest in radio in general.
Alex is currently building SDR++ as general purpose SDR receiver software with more modern functionality like multi-VFO and multi-platform support.
SDR++ supports anything Alex has or that companies have sent him, including SDR Play, HackRF, RTLTCP, and more.
Alex considers the software still in beta, but thinks he’ll have stable code with the features he wants within 3-4 months.
He wants to add audio filtering features and more options for the file source.
SDR++ is fully modular so you can add plugins as you need them.
Alex aims to make the software as automatic as possible.

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