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Jun 4th 2012, 14:01
NZ0I Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00 Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0	SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO - THE APP Software-defined radio arrived in Apple's App Store in mid 2010 with the release of iSDR: an app compatible with the Apple iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad™. Since that time iSDR has evolved into a full-featured software defined radio application. Designed for experimenters, shortwave listeners, and amateur radio enthusiasts looking for a truly portable software-defined radio receiver. With the introduction of Elecraft's KX3 transceiver, and other DSP radio products, hams are finding that iSDR can transform their iPhone, iPod or iPad into a portable yet capable panadapter. Ideal for Field Day! Watch WD9E's YouTube video on How To Connect Elecraft KX3 To iPad to use with iSDR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUHbPZztkiY iSDR is capable of receiving live on-air signals when used with a "quadrature sampling detector (QSD)" RF front end device connected between an antenna and an Apple device's microphone input jack. iSDR also supports downloading your own on-air signal recordings for playback - not just a recorded conversation, but a tunable 44-kHz slice of on-air amateur radio history that you can carry in your pocket! Recording lengths are limited only by the memory available on your Apple device. iSDR is the only pocket-portable SDR solution, supports the most popular voice modulation modes, and sports features previously found only in ham shacks with powerful PCs. As always, iSDR is available free of charge, and contains no advertising. Visit the iSDR support web site to learn more about iSDR: http://isdr.digitalconfections.com. The app can be downloaded from the App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/isdr/id480077371?mt=8
Nov 15th 2013, 11:38
N4AAB Joined: Jan 16th 2013, 01:39 Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0	I have an Asus tf300t tablet. Android 4.x Ice Cream Sandwich. It has a 10.1" screen 1GHz Arm processor. Would iSDR work on it ? Thanks.
Nov 17th 2013, 02:15
aa6e Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00 Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0	iOS apps are for iOS, i.e. Apple devices. Android is completely different. There are some SDR apps for Android. You can search the Google Play store. 73 Martin AA6E
Dec 10th 2013, 11:52
N4AAB Joined: Jan 16th 2013, 01:39 Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0	I found several possibilities. Some itesm have to be added, like an antenna. I'll work on my HF rig's antenna first. SDR looks interesting. I had noticed the high prices for some SDRs. I'm glad these apps are free or very cheap.
Nov 3rd 2015, 12:21
KC1ENN Joined: Mar 16th 2015, 21:41 Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0	SDR dongles are pretty inexpensive these days. For any operating system to access them will require root (i.e. Super User administrative rights) to access the driver for the device. By default Win/iOS give those to users to the degree necessary to use those computers. Linux and Android do work but require root.
Jan 30th 2020, 19:03
N6YWU Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00 Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0	I have an iOS SDR app in the App Store. Search in Apple's App Store for apps by HotPaw. Currently requires a Raspberry Pi 3, or equivalent, as the iPhone's USB to WiFi converter box. Uses rtl_tcp as the connection protocol. The app works with RTL-SDR, Airspy HF+, SDRPlay, and I'm currently starting to develop support for the Hermes Lite 2 SDR.