Global Radio Guide Winter 2020 – 2021

During times of emergency and crisis, radio hobbyists worldwide turn on their radios and tune to the shortwave radio spectrum for context, perspective, and insight into what is happening around the globe. If you are using our SDRs to navigate the spectrum, you will definitely like the Global Radio Guide from our friends at Teak Publishing.

Windows SDR Software Package (Change log)

This package contains:

• SDR# (SDRSharp) x86 revision 1784 5e39db3 (2020-11-23) – The best free SDR software for Airspy and RTL-SDR dongles!
• Airspy R2/Mini Calibration Tool 1.0
• ADS-B Spy rev 57 – High Performance ADS-B Decoder
• Spectrum Spy 1.0 – Fast Sweeping SDR Spectrum Analyzer
• Astro Spy 1.0 – Radio Astronomy Utility for Hydrogen Line Spectroscopy
• RTL-SDR Dongle Installation Script

If you are looking for the last unskinned SDR# build, check here.
For the latest SDR# build with collapsible panels check here.

Community Package with Plugins

This package is managed by Rodrigo Pérez and contains:

• Base Windows SDR Software Package (same as above)
• Plugin Audio Processor
• Plugin Audio Recorder
• Plugin Avia band 8.33 calculator
• Plugin Baseband Recorder
• Plugin Calico CAT
• Plugin CTCSS decoder squelch
• Plugin DCS decoder squelch
• Plugin DDE Tracker
• Plugin Digital Audio Processor
• Plugin DSDtcp
• Plugin File Player
• Plugin Frequency Lock
• Plugin Frequency Manager
• Plugin Frequency Scanner
• Plugin Gpredict Connector
• Plugin IF Processor
• Plugin IF Recorder
• Plugin Level Meter
• Plugin LimeSDR
• Plugin Meteor Demodulator
• Plugin MPX Output
• Plugin PAL/Secam TV
• Plugin Pluto SDR
• Plugin RTL-SDR 820T
• Plugin SDRSharp Net Remote
• Plugin Time Shift

SDR# User Guide in English

This is the English version of the SDR# Guide by Paolo Romani (IZ1MLL).

SDR# User Guide in Italian

This is the Italian version of the SDR# Guide by Paolo Romani (IZ1MLL).

SDR# User Guide in Spanish

This is the Spanish translation of the SDR# Guide by Miguel Iborra (EA4BAS).

SDR# User Guide in Russian

This is the Russian translation of the SDR# Guide by Дмитрий Мезин (UA4004SWL).

SPY Server – SDR Server for 32-bit ARM boards

Airspy R0, R2, Mini, Airspy HF+ and RTL-SDR can be used as a high performance SDR receiver capable of streaming separate chunks of the spectrum to multiple clients over the LAN or the Internet.
This build can be used with Raspberry PI, Odroid and Orange PI single board computers.

SPY Server – SDR Server for 64-bit ARM boards

This build can be used with AARCH64 ARM boards like Raspberry Pi 4 or Odroid.

SPY Server – SDR Server for Linux x64

This build can be used with 64-bit Intel/AMD CPU’s.

SPY Server – SDR Server for Linux x86

This build can be used with 32-bit Intel/AMD CPUs.

SPY Server – SDR Server for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit

This build can be used on Windows with 32-bit or 64-bit Intel/AMD CPUs.

ADS-B SPY – ADSB decoder for 32bit ARM Linux

Airspy R0, R2 and Mini can be used as a high performance ADSB receiver capable of 20MHz, low scatter MLAT. The performance is comparable to top end, way more expensive ADSB receivers. This executable turns your Airspy into an autonomous ADSB station with low power requirements.
This build can be used with Raspberry PI and Odroid boards.

ADS-B SPY – ADSB decoder for 64-bit ARM Linux

This build can be used with AARCH64 ARM SBCs like the Raspberry Pi 4, Odroid or compatible.

ADS-B SPY – ADSB decoder for Linux x86

This build can be used with 32bit Intel/AMD CPU’s.

ADS-B SPY – ADSB decoder for Linux x64

This build can be used with 64bit Intel/AMD CPU’s.

ExtIO for Airspy R0, R2 and Mini

This build is provided by Andrea Montefusco and works with HDSDR, Studio1 and compatible software.

ExtIO for Airspy HF+ and Discovery

This build is provided by Andrea Montefusco and works with HDSDR, Studio1 and compatible software.

WinUSB Compatibility Driver

If Windows fails to recognize your Airspy device automatically, unzip and install this driver.
This is generally not required with up-to-date systems.