CubicSDR is a cross-platform Software-Defined Radio application which allows you to navigate the radio spectrum and demodulate any signals you might discover. It currently includes several common analog demodulation schemes such as AM and FM and will support digital modes in the future. Many digital decoding applications are available now that can use the analog outputs to process digital signals by “piping” the data from CubicSDR to another program using software like Soundflower, Jack Audio or VBCable.
CubicSDR supports the readily-available RTL-SDR which is an inexpensive SDR device that can be purchased online for about $10 and up. Search for “RTL2832U” and “820T” or “820T2” on sites such as eBay or Amazon to see what’s available. Additionally CubicSDR now includes support for SDRPlay, HackRF, BladeRF, AirSpy, NetSDR+, Red Pitaya, Audio Devices (some platform specific at the moment) or any other device with an available SoapySDR support module.
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Release Notes (Since 0.2.3):
- WAV file header bug fix
- Bookmark UI fixes
- Right-drag waterfall now adjusts visual gain
- Minor UI/crash fixes
- Update to wxWidgets 3.1.1
- Add LimeSDR device support (untested)
- Updated AppImage build base to Debian 8
Using AppImage (Linux) — Note: build work in progress
- Run
chmod +x CubicSDR-0.2.4-x86_64.AppImage
to make the file executable. - Run from shell
./CubicSDR-0.2.4-x86_64.AppImage
or double-click in file browser.
Included SoapySDR support modules
- SoapyRemote
- RTL-SDR
- AirSpy
- SDRPlay**
- HackRF
- BladeRF
- Red Pitaya
- LimeSDR (untested)
- Audio Devices
- UHD (OSX / Windows Only)
- RFSpace (OSX Only)
**Note that SDRPlay requires either
C:\Program Files\SDRplay\API\x64\mir_sdr_api.dll
for win64 orC:\Program Files\SDRplay\API\x86\mir_sdr_api.dll
for win32 to be copied to the CubicSDR installation directory (C:\Program Files\CubicSDR
by default) for Windows.SDRPlay owners can obtain the ‘API/HW DRIVER’ installer for Windows, Mac and Linux at http://sdrplay.com/downloads.
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