DSDPlusUI Now Available as a Plugin for SDR#

December 13, 2020, 8:09 pm

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At the beginning of 2020 Annunaki (@StupotSinders) released his third party user interface for DSDPlus. DSDPlus is a digital speech decoder capable of decoding protocols such as P25 P1, DMR, NXDN and more with an SDR such as the RTL-SDR. As it is a command line tool, it can be a little daunting for some users, which is where the GUI comes in handy.

Recently Annunaki has released an SDR# plugin version of DSDPlusUI. This makes it so you can visualize the digital voice signals at the same time as controlling and decoding with DSDPlus. The plugin is available on the DSDPlusUI website at dsdplusui.com. To use it you will need to be using SDR# 1777 or later.

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Frugal Radio: SDR Guide Ep 9 – P25 LSM Trunking with one RTL-SDR V3 and DSDPlus

January 7, 2021, 6:52 pm

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In his latest episode of his SDR Guide series Rob from Frugal Radio provides a walkthrough on using DSDPlus Fastlane to decode trunked P25 with just one RTL-SDR V3 dongle. In the video he explains each of the various DSDPlus windows, and demonstrates decoding of a Simulcast system in his area.

DSDPlus is a program capable of decoding various digital audio protocols such as DMR and P25. The "Fastlane" version is a $25 paid upgrade which allows you to download the latest version that contains more features.

2021 SDR Guide Episode 9 : $25 DSDPlus P25 LSM trunking walkthrough using 1 x $25 RTL-SDRv3

Scanner School Podcast + Webinar: This is Why You Need an SDR

February 18, 2021, 9:36 pm

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Scanner School is an online site providing tutorials, podcasts and reviews all about the radio scanning hobby. They are currently planning a Webinar for February 23, 2021 titled "Why Every Scanner User Needs an SDR: The #1 Underrated Tool that should be in your setup". You can sign up to the webinar here. In addition to the upcoming webinar they have also already released episode 165 of their podcast titled "This is Why You Need an SDR". The topics covered in the podcast are listed below.

• An SDR means that anything normally handled by the hardware of the radio is now handled by the computer, and the physical hardware serves as an interface.
• The only limitation on the SDR hardware you buy is the frequency range and the amount of RF it can digest.
• SDR receivers have come a long way since they were first hacked into existence.
• SDRs used to be difficult to set up, but that’s no longer true.
• You don’t need advanced computer skills to run SDR software.
• SDR software can run on PC, Linux, Mac, Raspberry PI, and even Android.
• An SDR is more flexible and less expensive than a traditional radio.
• You can turn a $30 USB stick into something as powerful as an SDS200 in an afternoon.
• All you need to get started is an SDR USB stick, a computer, and the free starter software SDR Sharp.
• Once you get set up with FM broadcast stations, aviation, and other analog systems, Phil’s SDR course will go into how to set up digital reception.
• If you download DSD+ Fast Lane or Unitrunker you can monitor trunking systems.