Airspy, a high quality approach to software defined radio. The list displayed for the current selected frequency group may be sorted by either name or frequency in either direction by clicking the title bar at the top of either column. It is part of the mwlist project, with the worldwide visual logbook displaying radio listeners and dxers reception results on longwave, mediumwave, tropical bands and shortwave. It is maintained manually by the perseus sdr owners and a team of administrators. Group displays a user defined group, all groups, or favorites. Over the past few weeksmonths i have see some powerusers on my perseus server. The rtlsdr can be used as a wide band radio scanner. Since 2007, perseus is the exciting new sdr software defined receiver designed by nico palermo of microtelecom s. Available now the new version of code30032p with the full control and integration of perseus. P e r s e u s is a software defined radio covering a frequency range of 10 khz to 30 mhz. My radio setup since i already had a pc dedicated for sdr work and running two sdriqs without problems, i.
Perseus find a great home for your software business. The perseus is a directsampling softwaredefined radio sdr receiver offering continuous 10 khz 30 mhz coverage. It seems not all users are aware of the difference this makes to the audio. Dmr rtlsdr rtl2832u and software defined radio news. I would suggest you take a look at the perseus sdr yahoo group, there are many threads there addressing your question about windows 8.
Users of windows 2000 will have to use the old drivers cyusb. The fdmduo can be used as a very pleasant and capable standalone transceiver as well as a very powerful sdr system when coupled with elads brilliant fdmsw2 sdr software. April 23rd, 2019 the perseus sdk supports a range of bandwidths sample rates from 2 mhz down to 48 khz. I have set autostart previous radio as default, so on subsequent restarts, it froze from start with no signals on the spectrum or waterfall. Furthermore, the microtelecom team has been generally very cooperative listening to users comments, developing new features and fixing fewer bugs throughout different software versions. The rspduo is a high performance dualtuner 14bit sdr receiver.
Since acquiring this fascinating little radio, i have been evaluating it on the air and have also conducted an exhaustive lab test suite on it. Every perseus sdr owner can make his receiver available to other users on the web. The hackrf is opensource and sports a large user community that have. It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in rf. Please note that the lower sample rates are not accurate. Besides providing all the required software signal processing for the pc platforms, the perseus software has a comfortable graphical interface, is simple to use. For the latest advices and support, please refer to the perseus support group hosted on yahoo.
For me, the perseus is an sdr benchmark to which i compare any other software defined radio. You will notice that there is no frequency selected, and that the tuning indicator is tuned to dc. Operation software url needs software essential for software functions source perseus usb driver cd all recognition of perseus by all ms os except windows xpvista. Both hdsdr and sdr console supports the perseus, and of course jaguar which is developed with the dedicated mw dxer in mind.
What software package should i download for use with the receiver. It features a 14 bit 80 mss analoguedigital converter adc, a highperformance fpgabased digital downconverter ddc and a fast 480 mbits usb2. The perseus analog frontend has been carefully designed for the most demanding users and includes a 030 db, 10 db steps, attenuator, a ten bands. This receiver is unique in the respect that it can record a bandwidth of 1600khz of spectrum, and allow the user to go back and replay the large. Microtelecom perseus sdr demo using sdr console, hdsdr and. From what ive gathered the anomaly with the perseus sdr is not with windows 8 but with usb 3 the connection being that usb 3 is a recent addition to computers and recent computers are likely to run windows 8. The microtelecom perseus is a multimode, software defined receiver covering 10 khz to 40 mhz. It features a 14 bit 80 mss analogtodigital converter with an exceptional 76 db snr bw 40 mhz, an highperformance configurable fpga digital downconverter with an up. Lasse, sm5glc, operates an online remote perseus and made the following comments. Perseus sdr 10 khz to 30 mhz direct sampling hf receiver. The overwhelming opinions of others were such that it outperformed anything else. This is a demonstration of the microtelecom perseus software defined radio sdr using three different software packages sdr console 2.
Many thanks to swling post contributor, dan robinson, who notes that an ebay vendor in italy is selling new inventory of the benchmark microtelecom perseus sdr. In september we began of our threepart primer on softwaredefined radios sdrs. Looks like ive finally tracked down a perseus sdr that will be devoted to am bcb and ndb dxing. The perseus sdr software defined radio there has been much hype about this little black box. Perseus operating software is freestanding, and does not install any files onto the. For testing, you can use the client software for 60 days, without having to own a perseus sdr. This software supports radios from many manufacturers, all shown on this page. Microtelecom has developed a simple yet powerful sdr development toolkit which allows you to interface your software to the perseus receiver hardware directly. No surprise that the 2009 wrth edition had claimed the perseus as the sdr of the year. I have gotten a lot of inquiries about the perseus over the past few years since its more difficult to find ones newinbox.
Welcome to the sdr software defined radio users discussion group. This is reflected on the perseus news group as the number of software queries is quite large. Yes, its 3rd party software that will work with sdriq, perseus and supported receivers. The fdmsw2 software has to be hands down the best sdr programs out there featuring a wide array of useful features currently unmatched by other entries. As time permits the supplied bandwidths will be calibrated properly. Perseus is a usb2 black box sdr software defined receiver, with the.
Even though its been on the market for many years, the perseus has an excellent receiver that is comparable to or better than many of the latest sdr offerings. With a premium class receiver design as the perseus, dxing became a real joy. I think some people inferred this to mean it will work with the sdriq. A software defined radio system, or sdr, is a radio communication system in wh ich components previously implemented in hardware are now implemented by means of software on an external computer or on embedded computing devices. This is the software version distributed by microtelecom up to 31 august 2015 along the perseus. Cloudsdr client now supports airspy, bladerf, hackrf, perseussdr, rtlsdr, sdrplay adding cache to improve user experience for sdrnode remote connection, audio quality improvement, qt framework updated to qt 5. This report describes the evaluation of perseus directsampling sdr receiver sn 03318 from a user perspective. Posts from new users require approval from the moderators. Perseus is a software defined vlflfmfhf receiver based on an. Is there a forum for international users of the perseus to share information. My radio setup since i already had a pc dedicated for sdr work and running two sdr iqs without problems, i. Unlike previous technology, signal demodulation and processing is performed entirely in the digital realm. I also have a couple of quality antenna splitters an elad asa15 as well as another, and have run various headtohead tests of sdrs, software etc. The results were so good that they also brought their gold standard racal ra3791 to the game, and the results are surprising.
The perseus is a directsampling software defined radio sdr receiver offering continuous 10 khz 30 mhz coverage. In any case, the library described here libperseus sdr is not suitable in order to run original perseus sdr application from microtelecom under linux neither using wine. Hardware for softwaredefined digital filtering had already been built in several places. The perseus employs direct sampling conversion using a 14bit 80 mss analogtodigital converter, a highperformance fpga based digital downconverter and a high speed 480 mbitss usb 2. Pretty excellent receiver for softwareeager unperceivable signals sdr receiver for vlflfhf. Operation software url needs software essential for software functions source perseus usb driver cd all recognition of perseus by all ms os except windows xpvista 64 bit microtelecom. While other software like winrad can be used with the perseus, their own software unsurprisingly enough named perseus is the one that comes with the radio.
All about software defined radio sdr april 23rd, 2019 the perseus sdk supports a range of bandwidths sample rates from 2 mhz down to 48 khz. I have perseus software v4 and v5 on the same computer both work very well. Informationen zum kurzwellenempfang mit dem perseus sdr. Contact me offlist if you want to know more about it you have my email address. Also here code30032 can be connected very easy, with a virtual. Oct 27, 2015 even though its been on the market for many years, the perseus has an excellent receiver that is comparable to or better than many of the latest sdr offerings. In any case, the library described here libperseussdr is not suitable in order to run original perseus sdr application from microtelecom under linux neither using wine. Such components include mixers, filters, amplifiers. Da dieses forum ja viele stolze besitzer dieses kleinen kaschtles hat, wurde mich interessieren, wie so. I saw your post about the availability of the perseus sdr. Apr 02, 20 this is a demonstration of the microtelecom perseus software defined radio sdr using three different software packages sdr console 2. Open source, multiuser sdr receiver software with a web interface sdr rtlsdr waterfall html5 html5canvas software definedradio hamradio dmr dstar ysf ft8 ft4 wspr wsprbeacon jt65 jt9 pocsag aprs. Studio1 is a new concept in software defined radio applications. Perseus sdr software defined radio, with v5 software.
List of all perseus sdr servers, compiled by willi passmann, hosted on the mwlist database server by gunter lorenz. At perseus, an operating group of constellation software inc. If you want to record and play back iq files on a more than casual level, you need other software than the original perseus. All the previous pages dealt with the hardware side of sdr. Housed in a high quality steel enclosure, each tuner can operate individually anywhere between 1khz and 2ghz with up to 10mhz of bandwidth or both tuners can operate simultaneously anywhere between 1khz and 2ghz with up to 2mhz of bandwidth per tuner. Code30032 p perseus receiver control additional info for the optional receiver control form please note. Apr 15, 2020 open source, multiuser sdr receiver software with a web interface sdr rtlsdr waterfall html5 html5canvas software definedradio hamradio dmr dstar ysf ft8 ft4 wspr wsprbeacon jt65 jt9 pocsag aprs.
Posts to this group do not require approval from the moderators. If you want to be removed from this list, simply mail us at glorenz at fmlist dot org. Airspy is a line of popular software defined radio sdr receivers developed to achieve high performance and affordable price using innovative combinations of dsp and rf techniques. The title bar along the top has the perseus logo on the left, followed by an icon that can be used to rename the session, which will be displayed and is by default session 1 perseus. Perseus software defined radio control library for linux.
Interesting that youre seeing significantly greater sensitivity with the elad s2 and sdr console vs the perseus. I have to say i did not believe it and so joined the perseus yahoo group before making a decision to buy this receiver. We encourage programmers to share any additions to improve the software. I was reading the perseus yahoo group yesterday when i saw some questions asked about the user settings on the persus, and in particular the am high pass filter. Looking for a tool for scheduled recordings with perseus. By the way, i dont know whether just trying to do that, one breaks the microtelecoms licence, so be careful. To ensure success, we leave all the decisions up to you and your employees because you know the ins and outs of your industry and what is right for your clients. If youre looking for a benchmark sdr, its hard to overlook the venerable microtelecom perseus. By perseus i mean the new software defined radio sdr. Perseus is a software defined vlflfmfhf receiver based on an outstanding direct sampling digital architecture.
Perseus is a sdr receiver and use pc software to make the process of demodulation. Im looking for answers to why my perseus is dropping users when using the server program. A new release of the cloudsdr software is available with the following new features. A recent post to yahoos perseus sdr group posed some interesting questions. Subscriptions to this group do not require approval from the moderators.
This discussion group is for people interested in the state of the art of the development of sdr software defined radio and the commercial, open source and experimental options available to licensed radio amateurs worldwide. The compatibility and support of application software most used by radio amateurs are provided by a dll library for the microsoft windows operating systems. This group is meant to discuss both the perseus sdr hardware and its accompanying software. This is a directory of perseus sdr servers thst make microtelecom perseus sdr available online. It features a 14 bit 80 mss analogtodigital converter, a highperformance fpgabased digital downconverter and a highspeed 480 mbits usb2. The rtlsdr is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on dvbt tv tuners with rtl2832u chips. While ive never been a huge fan of the perseus applicationsoftware, it is unique in that it allows you to both share your receiver and control other perseus receivers online. This is what he said in a reply back to the perseus yahoo group last month. I would have expected the suppliers of this not inexpensive sdr to supply auto run software and updates for the many computer illiterate users like myself all in all a worthy sdr which i give 4 stars out of 5. The bar below has on the left a menu indicated by the blue box with a white arrow on it with the usual sorts of file functions save, save as. The perseus software supports wideband spectrum recordplayback up to 2 msps with alias images rejection larger than 110 db in a 1600 khz bandwidth. In the early 1980s, i joined a project working on softwaredefined demodulators for military use.
I have been using my perseus sdr benchmark for 11 years. Though its been on the market for many years now, the receiver architecture holds its own and is as robust as they come. This page covers the software side the software needed to interface the radio and pc, or to add additional functions, such as digital decoding. Service have been more than excellent and they are very invitational to user comments. The group moderators are responsible for maintaining their community and can address these issues. An sdr is a radio where the radio behavior is defined by software, not the user interface behavior. If you hear or read the word perseus, you cant help but think of the greek myth. Weve also created a yahoo group for cutesdr discussions. Perseus is a vlflfhf receiver made by microtelecom is based on a outstanding direct sampling digital architecture.
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