The Beginner's Guide to SDR Console | Setup And Overview

[@W5RTM]

Awesome … thanx for listening to my rant about all the garbage “download” buttons and re-doing this video and showing more concise information about downloading 👍

[@RayDabkowski]

A very comprehesive overview of the software. Thanks, Hayden, for explaining all the incredible features. I love the multiple receiver functionality. Now to see how the RTL-SDR V4 dongle works with it, despite the limited bandwidth of that device. Off to play :)

[@JimmyCall]

did you try the zadig driver installer on the website!

[@HamRadioDX]

You're welcome! Enjoy experimenting with it.

[@IM1deadMONEY]

THANK YOU for making videos like this! Your hard work is not unnoticed. Can't wait to try it later!

[@garyiow8482]

This is a great piece of software. I've been using it on and off for the past 3 or 4 years and have been through several iterations of it. I have to say it works phenomenally well with the RSP1-A. Not so much with the RTL-SDR dongle (I got mine from Amazon for 25 quid, not sure if it's pukka or a rip off). The neural NR is outstanding on SSB. It is a bit resource hungry though so may not work well on lower spec machines but there is a 'low power' setting for just this scenario. I would recommend this program, it's easy to set up, very intuitive to use, and hears very well indeed. My other SDR software is SDR-Uno which is also very competent but may confuse new users. Great video, thanks.

[@theblank-up7hw]

Great Video. You can use the auto in the top right corner

[@bombassbeefjerky9708]

Thanks for the video. I’m m getting my father in law the v4 sdr dongle for Xmas

[@Andy-up6li]

Great Video Ty

[@RandyW4LKS]

Great content, thanks!...working well with my SDRPlay RSP2Duo. Looking forward to more from you. No lockups here. Is there a way to label frequencies in the spectrum display?

[@MrTaylorfenoglio]

im having an issue with my SDR. im currently using SDR sharp but its barely picks up a signal. ive got it hooked up to a mobile antenna on the roof of my house. when the antenna is plugged into my base radio i get great signal but not my sdr

[@edcozart9916]

can you run different bands on different slices or are you stuck with the same band? Thanks de W9US

[@paulnewcombe5631]

The frequencies you can cover in the various slices depends on the overall Band Width of your chosen SDR and not SDR Console. Some SDRs have 192 kHz Band widths. Others have 31 MHz. You choose your SDR, and set up SDR Console, depending oh what your requirements are. In other words you customize your own set up.

[@rideronthewhitehorse]

Downloaded it and looks like a good software but in my case I can’t get anything tuned in everything is staticky even on FM. The software that works best in my case is SDR++ and SDRAngel on these I am able to tune in many different stations perfectly clear but in this SDR console I can’t even get the strongest station in my area tuned in clearly seems a bit strange to me maybe I am just using it improperly.

[@HamRadioDX]

What SDR device are you using?

[@3v068]

I'm trying this using the hackrf one and for some reason immediately after I attach my radio, the entire program freezes and refuses to do anything.

[@Hwy929]

Looks nice but crashes constantly. Using RTL-SDR on Windows VM on MBP. Might be an issue because I'm running it on a VM but AirSpy SDR Sharp (SDR#) runs fine with the same setup.

[@HamRadioDX]

I haven’t had it crash running native Windows running multiple instances. Perhaps you’re right it is a VM issue?

[@gregwmanning]

Good morning H2 Are you saying SDR Console is better software for your sdrplay than sdrPlay's SDRconnect software? Thanks golfmicgreg

[@HamRadioDX]

It’s all about the software Greg 😊

[@astrogerard]

Nice video but I uninstalled SDR console after 10 minutes. Layout is nice but most settings are difficult to find or are not logical placed. Also the dodgy download site and a million runtime installs are a pain. btw, please note your personal adverts appear on the bottom of the download site. I don't mind but may be you don't want your personal preferences show to all you viewers. I like your channel though so keep up the good work!

[@HamRadioDX]

Thanks for watching!

[@justawfulgamer7738]

This app sucks, its slow and always crashes, too complicated

[@HamRadioDX]

What PC are you running?

[@JimmyCall]

The website is very weird. No Linux versions a deal breaker. I could try to run it in Wine, but. EDIT: ok Intalled on wine and opens up perfectly, but wont detect my "ID 0bda:2838 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL2838 DVB-T"

[@SteveBerwick]

lol, yea we need native AS400 builds!!

[@JimmyCall]

@@SteveBerwick I have you know, Linux is surpassing Windows for usability.

[@SteveBerwick]

​@@JimmyCall I'll give it another go at some point, but I always find myself spending more time fixing issues, than actually enjoying it...

[@paulnewcombe5631]

Did you follow the instructions on how to download the drivers for the RTL? The information is on the SDR Console website. If you do not follow the instructions on the driver then it will not work.

[@godarklight]

I'm exclusively linux here too, I am pretty happy with SDR++ when I need to do things locally. You can create as many slices as you like, and do the equivalent of VB Audio Cable by chucking some null sinks in ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf.d/