Wish list - multiple bands as a replacement for websdr

[Martin G8JNJ]

Looking to the future.

Ideally, I'd like to swap some existing instances of websdr for PhantomSDR-Plus.

One big difference is the ability of websdr to support more than one receiver / band. It can concurrently support up to eight RTL dongles, and as a result it is ideal for coverage of multiple VHF / UHF and Microwave amateur bands.

e.g. my Wessex site http://wessex.hopto.org:8070/

Could some consideration be given to how this could possibly be achieved in future releases.

Thanks,

Martin

[magicint1337]

It may be harder to reach that goal, as the websdr software is designed to handle only one sdr. The positive side is that we dont need to do anything with the drivers because the sdr input will just be passed in.

[Bas ON5HB]

You could make a TOML that allows more ports for the websdr, but one needs to start more instances and web-servers but each web-server will publish all bands in the form of buttons. Not showing multiple bands.

Just make it possible that it's aware there are other running to on the same machine....when not on the same machine, then no shared chat, just the buttons.

And shared markers so you have to make them only once.

Maybe an idea?

[alanVK2ZIW]

My SDR devices have an inbuilt tuner. So, can be tuned to frequencies 28 to 1000 MHz.

My mechanism, used in OpenWebRX, is OpenWebRX runs a shell script, this saves
the band frequency to a file and hands the SDR_read process a signal.
The SDR_read process then changes the tuner frequency and continues sending I and Q samples
to, as a test, PhantomSDR+ and it works.

So, can I ask, can this be done in PhantomSDR?

In OWRX see the FiFi device, source/fifi_sdr.py

[Bas ON5HB]

Quick answer, no.

There is no such function in Phantom at the moment.

Phantom doesn't send information back to devices, it only receives samples.

Other websdr software communicates back to receivers, as such you have control.