CubicSDR v0.1.20-alpha Release

Over the past few months CubicSDR has been expanding to support more devices via the SoapySDR library and those releases are now reaching a somewhat stable state.

v0.1.20-alpha builds are available for OSX and Windows and include built-in support for:

– RTL-SDR
– HackRF
– BladeRF
– SoapyRemote
– SDRPlay (Requires copying DLL, see note on release page)

Additionally OSX build includes SoapyOsmo support for:

– AirSpy
– RFSpace
– UHD

CubicSDR v0.1.20 download link:

https://github.com/cjcliffe/CubicSDR/releases/tag/v0.1.20-alpha

Changes since v0.1.4 include:

– General UI Improvements, many crash fixes
– Manual gain control (just disable “automatic gain” in the settings menu)
– Visual gain control by right-dragging up/down on the spectrum (or shift+up/down arrow)
– SDR Device configuration dialog on startup with saved preferences
– SoapyRemote support allows any supported device to work over a network
– Rework of waterfall/spectrum Zoom functionality, improved detail and performance
– Eliminated aliases crawling across spectrum during zoom
– Main areas of display can now be resized, just drag the dividers between them
– LSB/USB tuning and bandwidth improvements, better bandwidth defaults overall
– Internal rewrite of modem code into distinct classes replacing monolithic demodulator
– Menu options automatically adjust to the active device settings and ranges (including custom device settings unknown to CubicSDR!) thanks to SoapySDR device argument and setting queries.
– Liquid-DSP PFB Channelizer is now utilized to allow for decent performance while using many VFOs at high input bandwidths (20+ WBFM stations at once on a HackRF can be done easily 🙂

Release Notes:

Save sample rate, gain levels and AGC state per-device
Fix issue with intel graphics drivers
Sample rate now selectable from device dialog
Add NBFM mode at 12.5KHz default
Improve mode selector font choice when scaled down
Mouse wheel improvements for meter UIs, focus fixes for Windows 7
Fix mouse wheel usage on spectrum
Gain meters now support mouse wheel
Crash fixes and thread cleanup by @vsonnier
Fix session loading problems
Hamlib now included in releases by default

Linux Note:

Use CubicSDR.AppImage and set it to executable
- chmod +x CubicSDR.AppImage

Includes SoapySDR support modules for:

RTL-SDR
Audio Devices
HackRF
BladeRF
SoapyRemote
SDRPlay**
Red Pitaya
AirSpy (OSX Only)
RFSpace (OSX Only)
UHD (OSX Only)

**Note that SDRPlay requires C:\Program Files\MiricsSDR\API\x64\mir_sdr_api.dll for Win64 orC:\Program Files\MiricsSDR\API\x86\mir_sdr_api.dll (not included) to be copied to C:\Program Files\CubicSDR for windows. SDRPlay owners can obtain the installer fromhttp://sdrplay.com/windows.html or http://sdrplay.com/mac.html.

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