A selection of ham radio software by john agrelius k7hg. Just get a limesdr mini, the free sdrconsole software, a small chinese preamplifier, and. Ham radio deluxe software radio amateurs best asset. Digital mode texttospeech this article is for blind and visionimpaired amateur radio operators who want to hear spoken text from a digital modem program. It is better to focus on the companies that you see to fulfill their requirements. Freedv hf digital voice for radio amateurs how linux is built. Understanding the different modes of digital voice gives an amateur a clear picture of the bandwidth and transmission rate used by the digital voice mode. Compare the best free open source windows ham radio software at sourceforge. You will be able to operate any sound card based digital mode that your radio could not otherwise operate. Free versus paid software or the argument for software for a fee most hams are notoriously cheap. Roip voip program app that lets you establish a voice link between a two way radio and a telephone, tablet or pc. Ham radio deluxe is a suite of programs providing cat control and digital sound card operation.
The spread of digital technologies has increased the options available for ham radio operators. You can run freedv using a free gui application for windows, linux and osx that allows any. If you are wondering what amateur radio is about, its basically a two way radio service where licensed operators throughout the world experiment and communicate with each other on frequencies reserved for license holders. Free dv digital voice software for ham radio youtube. Also includes a link to help you identify the sounds of ham radio digital communications signals. Digital master, formerly dm780, is the allpurpose ham radio digital modes communications package integrated with the ham radio deluxe suite. Whether youre working a contest as multi op, single op, running a net, or just plain rag chewing the udy2 voice keyer has something to make hamming more fun and convenient for you.
Clock the radio driven digital clock, bundled with multipsk, provides date and time from franceinter, dcf 77, hbg, msf, bbc, wwvb, wwv, wwvh, chu, rai, jjy, a gps or internet. There are several reports of the new freedv 700d mode outperforming ssb at. Hf digital voice areg amateur radio experimenters group. Voice over ip voip software specifically for ham radio operators. This is the worst software i have ever used for digital. The list and descriptions have been compliled from various sources and descriptions on the internet and the ham radio world and should be as up to date as possible.
Which lead me to thinking there must be more very good free programs out there for ham radio. Freedv for digital voice over hf and the older drmdv fdmdv. This is yet another impressive free software package for amateur radio. Voice software category is a curation of 7 web resources on, fdmdv digital voice, voice shaper, vox actuated recorder for windows. Oliver welp, dl9qj gold mine of ham software six from the dxzone. Fdmdv is the latest digital voice mode on hf it caters to high quality digital. Citing codec codingdecoding licensing issues, three free windows programs for sound cardbased hf digital voice were yanked from their download site for a short time recently, surprising hams who are interested in hf digital voice operation. A summary of some of the major amateur radio digital voice modes is given below.
Digital master 780 is the digital operations part of the ham radio deluxe hrd suite. Amateur radio newslines heather embee, kb3tzd has the details. A portal that hams think of as the first place to go for information, to exchange ideas, and be part of whats happening with ham radio on the internet. The simplest case for the loan for debt restructuring and at the same time the most moneysaving variant is the simple rescheduling of an existing overdraft facility. Has a dxcc data base for record keeping, voice output of dx spots and much, much more. New digital voice codecs for hf ham radio survival. This means that their receiverserver can almost always accommodate an additional listener. It is designed for the dxers and swls using the dxcluster system to be informed in real time about the dx activity on the amateur bands. It is free to apply for a credit card, but if you do not meet an absolute requirement on the part of the credit card company then there is also no need to spend time. But the much talkedabout codec2 open source voice codec has just surfaced in usable form, in the shape of an easy to use bit of software calle. Ham radio deluxe software digital modes for amateur radio operators log ft8 and jt65 qsos automatically from wsjtx, jtalert, or qso relay. It seems to me that this is needed, and would have a very wide appeal to a large sdr user ham radio audience, and that this aspect of the hobby will not be complete with out such ability.
Ham radio deluxe software the radio amateurs best asset. It also helps them understand which mode is easier to start with and which should be experienced later on. The windrm and fdmdv software share the same mailing list they are nearly identical so the two have been merged together into one mailing list. Four other modem programs with texttospeech accessibility are described in separate articles. Your donation will reduce the out of pocket costs of the developers for hardware, travel, and freedv promotion at ham events. Ham radio deluxe amateur radio digital mode software. Websdr with its rudimentary user interface ui allows over a hundred listeners simultaneously. Hf digital voice programs once again available for download. Amateur radio newsline report 1844 december 14 201.
Speech is compressed down to 1400 bits then modulated onto a 1100 hz wide qpsk signal which is sent to the mic input of a ssb radio. Voice microphone audio processing software for ham radio. You do not need an ambe3000 for peanut to do dstar and dmr. Freedv ham radio digital voice software icq amateur. May 30, 2018 freedv is a digital voice mode for hf radio. Software for digital voice category is a curation of 4 web resources on, freedv plus video, codec 2, freedv.
Modes of digital transmission include multiple frequency shift keying mfsk, wireless local area networks wlan, dstar, codec2, and automatic packet reporting system aprs. There are two main flavors of technology offering this free service. It took a few days to find someone for a qso, but first shot worked great. This mailing list is provided to discuss all topics related to the windrm fdmdv software for the adaptation of digital radio mondiale over the amateur radio hf spectrum. Freedv represents an open and free future for digital voice over ham radio. Freedv is a digital voice mode for hf radio, explains rowe.
The original fdmdv was improved by david rowe and david witten and is now available as freedv, a software download. The loan for debt restructuring should definitely lead to lower interest rates and thus to more available free purchasing power. Some software is free other are available for a price, i have both here at ve3wdm. The fdmdv mode uses 1125 hz bandwidth, runs at 1450 bps, and is a free software download. Over 400 websites allow you to listen to ham radio online. Digital master, formerly dm780, is the allpurpose ham radio digital modes communications package integrated with. Free, secure and fast windows ham radio software downloads from the largest open source applications and software directory.
Ham radio deluxe was originally released as freeware, which essentially means that the author grants a temporary license to use andor distribute the program free of charge, while reserving the right to rescind this license in the future. It describes features in multipsk and truetty that make texttospeech operation possible. As a result, they will flock to using good software that is free. Dxzone amateur radio software an exhaustive directory of amateur radio software. Versions for linux, freebsd and os x are available from the authors homepage. Freedv is a part of a ham radio developed digital audio system that should eventually allow just about any ssb radio and any computer operating system to be. Freedv is a gui application for windows and linux that allows any ssb radio to be used for low bit rate digital voice.
Free software cwplayer, satexplorer, aziworld, simplex and their last releases from gabriel rivat f6dqm. It would seem that software and ham radio can get along very well and there is an abundance of software out there to choose from. If youre set up to run digital modes on hf then youre half way there already. It is available in both a free personal version and a paid work version. Oh2gi ham system allmode contesting and logging software system designed primarily for online operation of hf digital and cw radio stations through terminal node controllers tnc. The latest digital text based modes are so advanced they enable communications over frequencies where even cw is unintelligible. Gold mine of ham software four many downloads from g3vfp gold mine five of amateur radio soundblaster software collection by dr. Na contest na is an amateur radio logging program for msdos computers, primarily for use in operating in amateur radio contests. In time, hf narrowband digital voice may achieve this too, although for now it is only just starting to approach the same signal to noise capabilities of ssb. On vhf bands, digital data modes have fewer restrictions on. Dart pro 98 software audio restoration and recording software plus a free radio recording program. Improved freed vhf digital audio software now available a new upgrade to freedv has been released. Voice microphone audio processing software for ham radio using the free audio app jamin qrqcw. Back in 2011, the original author of hrd sold the rights to ham radio deluxe to hrd software.
While amateur radio digital modes have been in use for decades they continue to evolve. Although in theory digital voice systems can be sued on virtually any frequency, there are some that tend to be used mainly on the vhf uhf bands. Keep up to date with the latest amateurham radio news. The icq amateur ham radio podcast is a fortnightly amateurham radio podcast covering news and technical features from the us, uk and around the world. You can run freedv using a free gui application for windows, linux and osx that allows any ssb radio to be used for low bit rate digital voice. Free, secure and fast ham radio software downloads from the largest open source. To retrieve your new key, visit the following website to check for your replacement key. Fldigi is a modem program for most of the digital modes used by radio amateurs today. The freedv developers have donated s of hours of highly skilled engineering time. Ham radio digital modes software list and descriptions. The udy2 voice keyer digital voice keyer amateur radio software utility integrates many popular voice keyer features in one convenient easy to use program. A large list of ham radio digital mode software and sources to get them with. Install this app now and start listening to your favorite online radio stations.
Rxclus is a telnet and packet radio software for windows 9598me and nt42000xp. Ham radio news and commentary, plus free radio gear. Digital voice transmission via qo100 with freedv mode 2020. Ham radio for windows 10 free download on 10 app store. If you are a hardware or software developer, you can integrate freedv into your. Integrated software for logging, rig control, digital modes, satellite. Some digital text based modes are so advanced that they are enabling communications over radio channels that voice or even cw would be unintelligible over. A comparison of digital voice modes of amateur radio.
There are several reports of the new freedv 700d mode outperforming ssb at low snrs. I got up and running with free dv in just a few minutes. Nettime sync pc time, needed for jt65 and jt9, fldigi almost every digital mode known to man, fldigidxlab gateway links fldigi to dxkeeper, jtalert links. Why this is not already incorporated in all software rig control and digital communication software is beyond me.
Nov 30, 2017 voice microphone audio processing software for ham radio using the free audio app jamin qrqcw. A rigblaster is the easiest way to properly connect your radio to a computer so that you may operate using over 100 existing and future ham radio sound card software programs. The author originally created an application to control the ft817 qrp radio from yaesu. Burton amateur radio club talk about masts and ant. I was going to title this post dstars nemesis but i thought that would be too provocative and premature. A cat civ interface is required if you want to control your radio, but it is not required for digital operation see digital master 780 below. The current release version of ham radio deluxe is v6.
Freedv is a free application for windows, linux and macos that allows any ssb radio to be used for low bit rate. Peanut for android is using port 6667 udp to the internet. This page contains a description of many of the popular hf digital modes software. Ham radio free dv digital voice over sideband qso k5wh, bad.