Receiver Frontend: General |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
Number of simultaneous hardware connections |
3 (one DAB demodulator) |
3 (one DAB demodulator) |
Hardware Support |
Airspy, RTL-SDR, RSPs |
Airspy, RTL-SDR, RSPs |
Connection to hardware driver |
TCP/IP only (no direct USB) |
TCP/IP only (no direct USB) |
Remote Frontend, manual or automatic |
Yes |
Yes |
Three same or different HW receivers, mixed local-remote |
Yes |
Yes |
Frequency Calibration (DAB xmitter as the reference) |
Yes |
Yes |
Calibrated Magnitudes (dBm, dBuV) |
RTL-SDR, RSPs |
RTL-SDR, RSPs |
Software bandpass filter, GUI-selectable |
Yes |
Yes |
Bias-T (where HW supported) |
Yes |
Yes |
Bias-T auto-off (where HW supported, V4.0.5) |
No |
Bias-T is switched off before stopping |
Gain automatic (AGC), manual |
Yes |
Yes |
Level Indicator (V4.1.1) |
No |
WFM: SNR, Power; DAB: Power |
Maximum Spectrum, (V4.0.8) |
No |
Yes |
Remote Control of Signal Generator, (V4.0.8) |
No |
Available on request. Agilent protocol subset via Virtual COM port. |
Receiver Frontend: Tuner, Driver supported |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
Tuner bandpass filter |
RTL-SDR, RSPs |
RTl-SDR, RSPs |
Gain indication from hardware driver |
RTL-SDR, RSPs |
RTL-SDR, RSPs |
Overload indication from hardware driver |
RSPs |
RSPs |
Fully automatic AGC |
RTL-SDR |
RTL-SDR |
Hardware register editor |
RTL-SDR |
RTL-SDR |
Hardware IF sideband selector |
RTL-SDR |
RTL-SDR |
Driver Selection (Settings, V4.0.8) |
No |
RTL-SDR |
Notch Filter for DAB and WFM (V4.0.9) |
No |
RSP's |
Receiver Frontend: Raw Files |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
Raw file recorder (arbitary large files) |
Yes |
Yes |
Raw file player (arbitary large files) |
Yes |
Yes |
GNSS support on recording and replay |
RTL-SDR, RSPs |
RTL-SDR, RSPs |
Raw file player: timeline, seekable, pausable |
Yes |
Yes |
Raw file player: Fast Forward (V4.1.1) |
No |
Factor 2, 4, 8 (No demodulator) |
Raw file recorder/player: XML header |
Yes |
Yes |
Raw file recorder/player: ensemble change on DAB processed |
Coordinated with DAB GUI |
Coordinated with DAB GUI |
Demodulators (without DAB) |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
WFM, NFM, AM, SSB, ADS-B |
Yes |
Yes |
Stereo Decoder |
WFM |
WFM |
Deemphasis |
NFM, WFM |
NFM, WFM |
RDS decoding (V4.1.1) |
No |
PI-Code, Station name |
AM Airband: Channels with standby flip-switch |
Yes |
Yes |
AM Airband: Correct 8.33kHz handling |
Yes |
Yes |
Maximum Spectrum for Audio (V4.0.9) |
No |
yes |
SSB |
USB, LSB |
USB, LSB |
ADS-B filter |
No |
Altitude, ft/min, distance, heading, velocity |
ADS-B: Squawk (V4.0.4) |
No |
Yes |
ADS-B: Ground movement |
When in range |
When in range |
DAB: Demodulator and GUI |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
Frequency: Coarse deviation allowed (GUI indication) |
< 30kHz |
< 30kHz |
Frequency: Fine freq. accuracy (GUI indication, selection) |
< 1Hz |
< 1Hz |
Frequency: Hardware calibration (GUI command, 1ppb V4.0.7) |
1/100 ppm |
1/1000 ppm = 1 ppb (for the SDRplay devices) |
Frequency: Hardware calibration automatic (V4.0.6) |
No |
Accuracy better than 10Hz (RTL-SDR dongles), better 1Hz (SDRplay devices) |
Frequency: Sampling freq. error correction (GUI manual / auto) |
Yes |
Yes |
Marginal signals: decoding sensitivity |
Good |
Excellent |
TII decoding: All TIIs in range of an ensemble |
Yes |
Yes |
TII decoding: Correlation with CIR (GUI in CIR spectrum) |
Yes |
Yes |
TII: Display on the map |
Yes |
Yes |
TII recording: Manual, automatic when scanning |
Yes |
Yes |
TII transmitter locations: Ofcom (UK), DABLIST (all except UK) |
Yes |
Yes |
TII UK transmitter locations selection: DABLIST or Ofcom (V4.0.3) |
No |
Yes |
TII detection profiles (GUI selectable) |
Adjustable averaging |
Adjustable averaging |
TII collision resolution (GUI supported) |
Yes |
Yes |
TII threshold automatic(V4.0.4) |
No |
Yes |
TII Phase-based detection(V4.0.7) |
No |
Yes, but experimental |
Audio recording (GUI: selection, file size, time indication) |
WAV, AAC (LATM/LOAS) |
WAV, AAC (LATM/LOAS) |
Scanner (GUI configurable) |
Yes |
Yes |
Slideshow, Dynamic Label |
Yes |
Yes |
Slideshow Pictures saveable (V4.0.8) |
No |
Large logos are displayed next to Dynamic Label |
SPI logo decoding (GUI: display next to service label) |
Yes |
Yes |
SPI large logos, in the "Service" tab (V4.0.6) |
No |
Large logos are displayed next to Dynamic Label |
SPI logo decoding, Inter-Mux (V4.0.5) |
No |
Logos for services not contained in a mux are collected |
EPG: Electronic Program Guide |
No |
Where available (e.g. BBC, DLF) |
SPI and EPG: Visual Indication of an ongoing collection (V4.0.6) |
No |
Sometims the collection takes more than 15 minutes |
BER: Bit Error Rate for FIC, MSC, RS |
No |
Yes |
CNR: Carrier to Noise ratio (V4.0.3) |
No |
Yes |
MER: Modulation Error Ratio (V4.0.3) |
No |
Yes |
Mute (GUI: command) |
Yes |
Yes |
Volume control |
No |
Planned |
Ensemble overview (GUI table) |
Yes |
Yes |
PPP-RTK-AdV Recorder (ensemble 5C Germany) (V4.0.3) |
No |
Yes |
Recorders tab (V4.0.3) |
No |
Yes |
GUI: General |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
All parts resizeable |
Yes |
Yes |
Most GUI settings are persisted |
Yes |
Yes |
Settings no longer disabled when receiver active (V4.0.4) |
No |
Yes |
Docking / floating windows support |
No |
Receiver, Map, and DAB items |
Layout Save and Restore commands |
No |
Yes |
Layout Reset command |
No |
Yes |
Table Sorting (V4.1.1) |
Partly |
Columns sorted correctly; Sorting Indication; Realtime Update |
GUI: Frontend |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
VFO Frequency numerical selection (mouse wheel) |
Yes |
Yes |
VFO Frequency by click into spectrum |
Yes |
Yes |
Waterfall, timeline selectable |
Yes |
Yes |
Device Frequency numerical selection |
Yes |
Yes |
"rx active" indication in its receiver tab (V4.0.4) |
No |
Yes |
FFT length |
4,096 ... 2Mio |
4,096 ... 2Mio |
FFT window |
incl. Flattop |
incl. Flattop |
GUI: Demodulators (without DAB) |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
VFO Frequency raster |
Yes |
Yes |
Graphical bandwidth indication and numerical selection |
Yes |
Yes |
WFM: Stereo selector and indication |
Yes |
Yes |
WFM: MPX spectrum |
Yes |
Yes |
WFM: RDS PI-Code, Station Name (V4.1.1) |
No |
Yes |
Squelch |
Yes |
Yes |
Audio spectrum, zoomable (zoom point selection) |
Yes |
Yes |
Audio spectrum, raw or filtered display |
Yes |
Yes |
GUI: DAB Spectra |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
Constellation: Linear, I/Q |
Yes |
Yes |
Constellation: Single carrier, single symbol |
No |
Deprecated |
CIR with TII indication and error bars |
Yes |
Yes |
CIR with TII indication, higher sensitivity (V4.0.6) |
No |
Yes, but still experimental |
TII: TIIs selectable in the table |
Yes |
Yes |
TII: High resolution spectrum for carrier pairs display |
Yes |
Yes |
Time Domain: Magnitude of I-Data, sync-able with Null Symbol |
Yes |
Yes |
Time Domain: Time shift up to several 100ms |
Yes |
Yes |
Audio spectrum |
Yes |
Yes |
GUI: Map |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
Auto-reload of map image tiles |
Yes |
Yes |
Zoom, Pan, Dim |
Yes |
Yes |
Own position, moveable by drag'n drop |
Yes |
Yes |
Center at own position option (i.e. moving map when mobile) |
Yes |
Yes |
Center at own position automatically on GNSS connected (V4.0.3) |
No |
Yes |
TII: Display all detected or all present TIIs of a multiplex |
Yes |
Yes |
Range rings, km or nautical miles |
No |
Yes |
ADS-B: Permanent indication of flight id |
No |
Yes |
ADS-B: Filter, syncronized with table filter |
No |
Altitude, ft/min, distance, heading, velocity |
ADS-B: Altitude color bar |
No |
Yes, in feet |
GNSS |
V3.2.2 |
V4 |
Automatic recognition on startup (Virtual COM port) |
Yes |
Yes |
Display of raw NMEA sentences |
Yes |
Yes |
Automatic display of own position on the map |
Yes |
Yes |
Raw recording: Own position continuously stored |
Yes |
Yes |
Raw replay: Continuous display of own position |
Yes |
Yes |