Tagged: frequency manager

September 4, 2015

Frequency Manager Suite Plugin for SDR#

Recently the popular Frequency Manager + Scanner plugin set for SDR# has been upgraded and renamed to the “Frequency Manager Suite”. The plugin can be downloaded from their new website at www.freqmgrsuite.com. The plugin suite includes a frequency scanner and manager, a scanner metrics recorder, a scheduler, an activity logger and a frequency entry plugin.

Apart from plugins the suite also now includes a plugin manager program called “Pluginator” which can help you to install and delete plugins without needing to edit the Plugins.xml file directly. There is also a new database manager tool which can help you to import frequency databases from online or other sources.

We have posted the full feature release below:

The Frequency Manager Suite (FMS) adds 4 more plugins to the previous set of 3:

Scheduler – allows you to schedule listening activities by date and time.

Activity Logger – records scanner activity to a file for later use.

Scanner Decisions – now a first-class plugin and also available as the classic stand-alone window. And you can change the position of the plugin without restarting SDR#.

Frequency Details – displays details about a frequency from your database. And you can change the position of the plugin without restarting SDR#.

New standalone applications also come with FMS:

Data Tools – this significantly upgraded import/export application lets you import data from 6 popular internet databases as well as generically-formatted files, and permits you to export your FMS databases to standard file format.

The Pluginator – an application that lets you add, delete, and change the order of plugins without ever having to hand-edit the SDR# file Plugins.xml. Just fill in the blanks.

New features in Frequency Manager + Scanner:

The new Preferences dialog allows customization without hand-editing a configuration file.

FMS configurations are now kept in a file separate from those of SDR#, permitting easier upgrades to SDR#.

You can have multiple frequency databases, and can change to a different database without restarting SDR#.

When tuning manually you can optionally change the radio settings (mode, BW, etc.) according to what’s in the database for the tuned frequency.

Scan resolution – high-res or low-res to favor speed over accuracy or vice versa.

Adjacent Frequency Rejection now displays its bandwidth on the spectrum analyzer.

Plus many other improvements and bug fixes.

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November 4, 2013

SDRSharp Frequency Manager Plugin updated to Version 1.4

The commonly used frequency manager and scanner plugin for SDRSharp has been updated to version 1.4. The new features include:

Frequency Manager

Frequency Presets – there are now 10 frequency presets you may use to store and recall favorite frequencies.

Scanner

A new Signal Strength Indicator displays a real-time measure of a frequency’s signal strength compared to the Minimum Signal Strength that you set. The indicator shows the signal strength as it bounces below and above your minimum, and also shows when the “Seconds wait for transmission” and “Watchdog” timers have been triggered.

The Scanner Configuration window now has two tabs which organize scanner behavior into Rules settings and Performance settings.

Snap to next Step Size: a new checkbox lets you force the scanner to tune a scanned frequency to the SDR# step size, or instead allow it to tune to the actual detected peak signal strength of a frequency.

Update a frequency’s Date when monitored: a new checkbox that causes the scanner to record the current date for a frequency that is already in your database, when the scanner lands on that frequency.

Adjacent Frequency Rejection: a new setting that lets you define the width of the area around a tuned frequency that is used to monitor signal strength after tuning to a frequency. This reduces the influence of adjacent strong frequencies that “splatter” into the tuned frequency’s step size or bandwidth size.

Faster scanning speed: Scanning speed has been improved yet again, and is now faster than the improvements in version 1.31. On my equipment I now average 1.6 GHz scanning speed as measured with the built-in benchmark tool on a range scan.

Improvements to the busy-frequency detection process.

The updated plugin can be downloaded from http://www.sdrsharpplugins.com.

May 20, 2013

SDRSharp Frequency Manager + Scanner v1.31 Update

The SDRSharp Frequency Manager + Scanner plugin has just been updated to version 1.31. Scanning is now extremely fast.

Scanner

All scanning now uses automatic tuning based on peak signal strength. Mode and squelch do not matter; only the signal strength is used for tuning.

A completely re-written scanning engine now provides higher performance than in previous versions.

On my equipment frequency range scans average a speed of 782 MHz scanned per second. When the wind is blowing right I have reached 918 MHz per second!

On my equipment group scans average a speed of 161 “channels” per second!

The new watchdog timer will force the scanner to resume scanning after a defined period of time.

A new Hold/Release button lets you pause the scanner to stay on an interesting frequency.

You can now mute the audio while scanning.

There is a new window for editing scanner configuration and for tuning its performance to suit your equipment.

The last selected scan group, defined scan frequency ranges, and all other scanner configuration settings are now stored as your defaults for use the next time you start SDR#.

A built-in benchmark utility tells you how fast the scanner is running on your equipment.

Frequency Manager

Tuning Helper is now disabled by default.

Browse Window

“Clear” buttons on the Filter by Group and Filter by Flagged/Locked dropdowns.

See the Reddit release thread here, and the Yahoo Groups release thread here.

Download from http://www.sdrsharpplugins.com.

May 18, 2013

List of SDRSharp Plugins

There are a number of SDRSharp plugins that extend its functionality. Here is a collection of all the plugins and download links that I could find.

With modern SDR# installing a plugin is usually a simple matter of copying the plugin files to a subfolder within the SDR# Plugins folder. SDR# should automatically recognize the plugins.

Some plugins might require editing the Plugins.xml file with a text editor such as notepad. These plugins will contain a readme.txt or magicline.txt file that shows what line to add to the Plugins.xml file. Just copy and paste the plugin .dll into the SDR# folder and add the magicline line to the plugins.xml file to install the driver.

We note that SDRSharp can now be downloaded with a community plugin package, which includes many of the plugins listed below. However, sometimes some plugins get broken with newer SDR# versions, so if you have issues with the SDR# community edition, it may be wise to download the vanilla edition and install plugins manually.

Frequency Manager + Scanner and Scanner Metrics and Frequency Entry Package

This is a plugin package which comes with three plugins. It comes with a more advanced frequency manager than the one shipped with SDRSharp.

It also has a scanner option which can quickly scan through a group of your saved frequencies, looking for an active signal.

It also has a scanner metrics plugin, which records frequency activity to a database. Later this database can be analyzed to find out which frequencies are the most active, saving you time searching manually for active frequencies.

Finally, this package also has a frequency entry plugin, which works like the old SDRSharp frequency entry used to work. Basically, it just allows you to choose a center frequency and IF frequency easily by typing it in instead of adjusting it with the mouse.

Download the installation packager here

Fast Scanner

Similar to the Frequency Manager and scanner plugin in that it automatically tunes to active signals above a certain power.

~~Download Link~~ (Original website now dead)

Download Link (via archive.org)

Download Link (RTL-SDR Blog Mirror)

DDE Plugin

Allows programs like WXTrack to work with SDRSharp through a DDE interface.

Instructions and Download Link Here

QPSK Demodulator

Used to demodulate QPSK signals from the Meteor M2 weather satellites. Used in conjunction with LRPT decoder. See tutorial here.

~~Download Here~~ (Original website now dead)

Download Here (archive.org Mirror)

Download Here (RTL-SDR Blog Mirror)

DDE Tracking and Scheduler Plugin

Another plugin that allows satellite tracking software like WxTrack and Orbitron to interface with SDR#. This one is meant to be used with the QPSK decoder plugin for automatic scheduled decoding of satellite passes. See tutorial here.

~~Download Here~~ (original website now dead)

Download Here (archive.org Mirror)

Download Here (RTL-SDR Blog Mirror)

Gpredict Connector

Allows the GPredict satellite tracking software to interface with SDR# and automatically control the frequency.

Frequency Manager + Scanner and Scanner Metrics and Frequency Entry Package

Fast Scanner

DDE Plugin

QPSK Demodulator

DDE Tracking and Scheduler Plugin

Gpredict Connector

SDRSharp Net Remote

CTCSS Detector and Squelch

DCS Detector and Squelch Plugin

TimeShift SDR

Digital Audio Processor

Audio Processor

IF Notch Plugin

Simple APCO 25

RDS Logger

DSD+ GUI Interface

TETRA Decoder

AUX VFO

Audio Waterfall Plugin

PAL/SECAM TV Plugin

Modified Baseband Recording Plugin

Modified Audio Recording Plugin

IF Recorder Plugin

Level Meter Plugin

CSVUserlistBrowser SDR# Plugin

MPX Output Plugin

Radio Sky Spectrograph Plugin

Aviation band 8.33 Calculator Plugin

Frequency Lock Plugin

Unitrunker Serial Based Trunking Plugin

Passive Radar Plugin

IF Average

Contour Shuttle Support

Visual Tuner Knob

Audio Streaming TCP Server

CalicoCAT Serial CAT Control Plugin

Heatmap Generator Plugin

Magic-Eye Plugin

Multimon-ng Launcher Plugin

RDS Groups to RSDSpy .spy Format File Plugin

Tetra demodulator utils plug-in

Signal diagnostics logger plugin

SDRSharp FFT peek hold plug-in

TETRA demod plug-in network info grid data logger

TETRA plug-in UDP raw data logger with Python

Front End Plugins

Modified R820T FrontEnd with Manual Control and Decimation

File Player

E4000 Gain Mod Enabler

Plugins that no longer work

Orbitron Plugin (Not working with 1400+)

Easy Scanner Plugin (Not working with 1400+)

Audio FFT Plugin (Not Working with 1400+)

ScopeView Plugin (Not working with 1400+)

Simple Audio EQ Balance Plugin (Not working with 1400+)

Signal Strength Logger (Not working with 1400+)

SDR# short-wave.info Plugin (Not working with 1400+)

GlobalTuners SDR# Plugin (Not working with 1400+)

Unitrunker Trunking Plugin (Not working with 1400+)

AutoTuner Plugin (Out of date)

ADSB# Plugin (Missing)

Modified ScopeView Plugin (Missing)

SDR# Dark Mode Plugin

FFT Grabber Plugin

Accessibility Plugin

ExtendedFFT Plugin

Toolbar Plugin

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