Hardware
Supported hardware
The radios, linear amplifiers and rotator controllers ArcturusSDR works with, and how far each one has got. A device turns green once it has been used on the air with nothing outstanding; we update this list as issues are fixed and new hardware is added.
- Working Tested and working, with nothing outstanding.
- Minor issues Working, with small issues still being fixed.
- Tested, with problems Tried on the air, with problems still being fixed.
- Not tested yet In the app, waiting for someone with one to try it.
Radios
| Status | Device | Connects by | Receive or transmit | O/S | Notes |
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| Not tested yet | Afedri SDR-Net | SoapySDR over the network | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | Airspy R2, Mini and HF+ | SoapySDR over USB | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | Airspy SpyServer servers | The network | Receive only | ||
| Working | AMSAT-UK FUNcube Dongle Pro+ | USB | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | Analog Devices ADALM-Pluto | USB or the network | Receive and transmit | ||
| Working | Analog Devices Pluto+ | USB or Ethernet | Receive and transmit | macOS | Receive and transmit. |
| Not tested yet | Anvelina Pro 3 | HPSDR Protocol 1 or 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Working | Apache Labs ANAN G2 and G2 Ultra (Saturn) | HPSDR Protocol 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | macOS, Windows | Receive and transmit, with up to four receivers, sample rates from 48 to 1536 kHz, and PureSignal. HF and 6 m. |
| Not tested yet | Apache Labs ANAN G2 Mk II (Saturn Mk II) | HPSDR Protocol 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | Apache Labs ANAN-10 | HPSDR Protocol 1 or 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Working | Apache Labs ANAN-100 | HPSDR Protocol 1 or 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | Windows | Receive and transmit, tried over HPSDR Protocol 2. |
| Not tested yet | Apache Labs ANAN-100D | HPSDR Protocol 1 or 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | Apache Labs ANAN-10E and ANAN-100B | HPSDR Protocol 1 or 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | Apache Labs ANAN-200D | HPSDR Protocol 1 or 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Working | Apache Labs ANAN-7000DLE, MkII and MkIII | HPSDR Protocol 1 or 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | Windows | Receive and transmit. Every 7000DLE has the same board inside, and ArcturusSDR drives them all alike. |
| Not tested yet | Apache Labs ANAN-8000DLE | HPSDR Protocol 1 or 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Tested, with problems | Apache Labs ANAN-G2E | HPSDR Protocol 1 or 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | Windows | On one network the app cannot reach the radio yet; a fix is being tried. |
| Not tested yet | CaribouLite | SoapySDR | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | ELAD FDM-DUO | USB | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | ELAD FDM-DUOr | USB | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | Enjoy-Digital LiteX M2SDR | SoapySDR | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | Epiq Solutions Sidekiq | SoapySDR | Receive only | ||
| Working | Ettus Research USRP B200 | SoapySDR over USB (UHD) | Receive and transmit | macOS | Receive and transmit. |
| Not tested yet | Ettus Research USRP B210, B200mini, B205mini and B206mini | SoapySDR over USB (UHD) | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | Ettus Research USRP N200, N210, X300 and X310 | SoapySDR over the network (UHD) | Receive and transmit | ||
| Minor issues | Expert Electronics SunSDR2 DX | Ethernet | Receive and transmit | macOS | Receive and transmit, HF to 2 m. The front MIC2 socket cannot be used for transmit yet. |
| Tested, with problems | Expert Electronics SunSDR2 PRO | Ethernet | Receive and transmit | macOS | Receives and tunes. Its meters and switching an external amplifier are being fixed; transmit power is still to be checked. |
| Not tested yet | Fairwaves XTRX | SoapySDR | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | FlexRadio Aurora AU-510 and AU-520 | SmartSDR API and DAX over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Working | FlexRadio FLEX-6300 | SmartSDR API and DAX over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | Windows | Receive and transmit. |
| Tested, with problems | FlexRadio FLEX-6400 | SmartSDR API and DAX over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | Windows | Receive and transmit. Keying an amplifier from the radio's TX outputs, and dragging the tuning, are being fixed. |
| Not tested yet | FlexRadio FLEX-6400M, 6500, 6600, 6600M and 6700 | SmartSDR API and DAX over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | FlexRadio FLEX-6700R and ML-9600 receivers | SmartSDR API and DAX over Ethernet | Receive only | ||
| Minor issues | FlexRadio FLEX-8400, 8400M, 8600 and 8600M | SmartSDR API and DAX over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | Great Scott Gadgets HackRF One | SoapySDR over USB | Receive and transmit | ||
| Minor issues | Hermes-Lite 2 (and Radioberry) | HPSDR Protocol 1 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | Windows | Receives. Its sidebands were swapped on receive, fixed in 0.2.1; that fix, and transmit, are still to be confirmed on the air. |
| Not tested yet | HydraSDR RFOne | SoapySDR over USB | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | Icom IC-7300 and IC-7300MK2 | CI-V and USB audio over USB | Receive and transmit | The radio's own scope shows on the panadapter. |
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| Not tested yet | Icom IC-9700 | CI-V over USB, or its LAN port | Receive and transmit | The radio's own scope shows on the panadapter. |
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| Not tested yet | Icom IC-R8600 (IQ output) | SoapySDR over USB, Windows only | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | ka9q-radio | SoapySDR over the network | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | Kenwood TS-990 | CAT and USB audio over USB | Receive and transmit | The radio's own band scope shows on the panadapter. |
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| Working | KiwiSDR receivers | The internet | Receive only | Any KiwiSDR, by its address. |
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| Not tested yet | Lime Microsystems LimeSDR USB and Mini | SoapySDR over USB | Receive and transmit | ||
| Working | Linoobs Brick2 (15 W) | HPSDR Protocol 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | Windows | Receive and transmit. |
| Not tested yet | Linoobs Brick2 HP (50 W) | HPSDR Protocol 2 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | Mirics-based receivers | SoapySDR over USB | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | Nuand bladeRF and bladeRF 2.0 micro | SoapySDR over USB | Receive and transmit | ||
| Not tested yet | Red Pitaya (HPSDR transceiver and receiver) | HPSDR Protocol 1 over Ethernet | Receive and transmit | With Pavel Demin's HPSDR applications. |
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| Not tested yet | RFspace NetSDR, SDR-IP, CloudIQ and SDR-IQ | SoapySDR | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | RigExpert Fobos SDR | SoapySDR over USB | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | RTL-SDR Blog V4 and V4 Lite | USB, with the app's own driver | Receive only | ||
| Working | RTL-SDR dongles | SoapySDR over USB | Receive only | macOS | Tried on a dongle with the E4000 tuner. |
| Not tested yet | RTL-SDR rtl_tcp servers | The network | Receive only | ||
| Not tested yet | RX888 | SoapySDR over USB | Receive only | ||
| Minor issues | SDRplay RSP family | SoapySDR over USB, with SDRplay's API | Receive only |
No radio yet? The app has two simulated radios, so you can learn it without one. Have a radio that is not listed, or one marked red? Tell us what you use; we would love your help testing it.
Linear amplifiers
Any linear amplifier that is keyed from the radio and changes band by itself, or by hand, works with ArcturusSDR: it needs nothing more from the app, so those are not listed one by one.
Amplifiers ArcturusSDR controls
Driven over their own control port: operate and standby, their readings on the app's meters, and more where the amplifier has it.
| Status | Device | Connects by | O/S | Notes |
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| Not tested yet | ACOM 1400S | RS-232 at 9600 baud | As the 500S to 2020S. Its control port is taken to work as the 2020S's, still to be confirmed on a 1400S. |
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| Not tested yet | ACOM 2000A and 2000P | RS-232 at 1200 baud, with a null-modem cable | Operate and standby, its output, SWR, temperatures, plate voltage and current, warnings, and switching it off. |
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| Not tested yet | ACOM 500S, 600S, 700S, 1200S and 2020S | RS-232 at 9600 baud | Operate and standby, its readings, warnings and faults, and switching it off. |
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| Not tested yet | ACOM 500S, 600S, 700S, 1200S, 2000A and 2000P through an eBox | The network, through ACOM's eBox | Operate and standby, its readings, warnings, and switching it off, wherever the eBox can be reached. |
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| Working | Hilberling HPA-8000B and HPA-8000B-54 | USB, Hilberling's remote control | Windows | Operate, its readings, antennas and inputs, warnings and alarms. Its tuner is started from the amplifier. |
| Working | SPE Expert 1.3K-FA | USB, SPE's own protocol | macOS | Operate and standby, power levels, a one-press ATU tune, its readings on the app's meters, and its front panel in a window. |
| Not tested yet | SPE Expert 1.5K-FA | USB, SPE's own protocol | As the 1.3K-FA. |
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| Working | SPE Expert 2K-FA | USB, SPE's own protocol | Windows | As the 1.3K-FA. |
Amplifiers that follow ArcturusSDR's band data
These change band by themselves from the band data ArcturusSDR sends (Kenwood CAT as a TS-2000, TS-590S or TS-590SG, Elecraft K3 CAT, and Yaesu BCD band data from the SunSDR2 DX and PRO's EXT CTRL socket).
| Amplifier | Band data it follows | Notes |
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| ACOM 500S, 600S, 700S, 1200S and 2020S | Elecraft K3 CAT | Also driven over RS-232: see above. |
| Hilberling HPA-8000B and HPA-8000B-54 | Kenwood CAT | Also driven over USB: see above. |
| SPE Expert 1.3K-FA, 1.5K-FA and 2K-FA | Kenwood CAT | Also driven over USB: see above. |
Rotator controllers
| Status | Device | Connects by | O/S | Notes |
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| Not tested yet | EasyComm II controllers | Serial, or the network | Home-built and satellite controllers. |
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| Not tested yet | Green Heron RT-21 | USB, RS-232 or the network | Azimuth, to a tenth of a degree. |
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| Not tested yet | Green Heron RT-21 Az-El | Two serial ports | Azimuth and elevation. |
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| Not tested yet | Hamlib rotctld | The network | Any rotator Hamlib drives. |
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| Not tested yet | microHAM ARCO | USB, RS-232 or the network (its GS-232A mode) | Azimuth. |
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| Not tested yet | SPID Rot2Prog, and MD-01 and MD-02 in its protocol | Serial, or the network | Azimuth and elevation. |
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| Not tested yet | Yaesu GS-232A, and controllers that copy it | Serial, or the network | ||
| Not tested yet | Yaesu GS-232B, and controllers in its mode (ERC, K3NG and others) | Serial, or the network | Azimuth and elevation, for the G-800, G-1000, G-2800, G-5500 and others. |