My Ergo SDRplay combination provides a great receiver with SWBC database, propagation evaluation and signal path maps all together. Read more
Category: Radio Software
Antenna Modeling Software
If you have a moderate understanding of antennas, you can use antenna modeling software to better understand how your antenna creations work. Read more
Signal-Noise Ratio – The Essence of Radio
Discerning signals from noise is what radio reception is all about. We always seek to improve the signal-noise ratio. Read more
SDR Console V3 – More Simon Brown Software
For shortwave listening with a software defined radio, I recommend SDR Console V3 for control, display and demodulation. Although still in development, its performance is wonderful. Read more
Ham Radio Deluxe – Still Going Strong
I thought you might enjoy a quick tour of a software program typically used by hams when they are on the air. Ham Radio Deluxe, or HRD is a Windows application used for integrated radio control and contact logging.
Ergo Radio Software – My Software Project
This article could equally be titled “how I learned to write good software”. During the 1990’s, I rekindled my interest in shortwave and ham radio. Like many, my hobbies had been placed on hold for twenty years while we raised a family and I did the “career thing.” Sound familiar?
This video tells the story of Ergo – what it is and what it does. Basically, it is a software program that combines control of radios, databases of stations and tools to support a shortwave radio listener. Since this is well described in the video, I am going to focus this article on how a few things I learned about writing software.