http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ Amateur radio club ETGD Faculty for Electrical Engineering, VERON PI4THT Mathematics and Computer Science UT Wide-band WebSDR On this page you can listen to and control a short-wave receiver located at the amateur radio club ETGD at the University of Twente. In contrast to other web-controlled receivers, this receiver can be tuned by multiple users simultaneously, thanks to the use of Software-Defined Radio. This site, which in 2008 was the very first WebSDR site ever, was finally reactivated in July 2012 after an interruption of more than 1.5 years; read also the old news since then. --------------------------------------------------------------------- [picture of the SDR hardware] The system is currently composed of a "Mini-Whip" antenna, a homebuilt SDR board (as pictured; see here for background) which samples the entire shortwave spectrum and sends all of this via a gigabit ethernet link to a PC, where a special version of the WebSDR server software processes it. The Mini-Whip is based on a design from PA0RDT (google finds it); see some pictures. The active receiving element is about 5 by 10 cm large. Such an antenna only works well with a good grounding; ours is on top of a 20m high building, the upper part of which is all metal. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Other services available on this system: WSPR reception Chirp signal reception Entire day waterfall display --------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions and remarks about this WebSDR can be sent to the developer and maintainer: pa3fwm@websdr.org (but please check the FAQ first). --------------------------------------------------------------------- [ ] It seems you are using a mobile device; click here to switch to the mobile version of this site. It seems Java is not installed or disabled on your computer. You need to install and/or enable it for this website to work properly. Since Java version 7u51, Java needs to be enabled separately for each website; see http://websdr.org/java.html for instructions. Your browser does not seem to support HTML5 WebAudio; please try a recent version of Firefox, Chrome, Opera or Safari; or switch to Java. --------------------------------------------------------------------- View: Allow keyboard: [ ] j k - - freq. down/up (+shift/ctrl/alt faster) u l c a f USB, LSB, CW, AM, FM W w filter wider/narrower z Z ^Z center/zoom waterfall g enter frequency b B change band m V v mute, volume up/down t T VFOs: toggle A/B, set A=B Click here to start audio: [start audio] [edgelower] [edgeupper] [carrier] [---] [--] [-] [ ] kHz [submit] [A/B] [A=B] [---] [--] [-] [.0] [+] [++] [+++] CW LSB USB AM FM AMsync Volume: [0 ] [ ]mute Filter: ? kHz narrower wider --------------------------------------------------------------------- [ ]squelch [ ]autonotch [ ]noise reduction --------------------------------------------------------------------- Audio recording start Your browser does not seem to support downloading the recording; please try a recent version of Firefox, Chrome or Opera. [scale] ? dBm; peak ? dBm Waterfall zoom [-][+] [band] [><][<>] (*) Waterfall settings ( ) Memories ( ) users ( ) Chatbox ( ) Logbook ( ) Station info ( ) S-meter plot ( ) Advanced [zoom out][zoom in] [max out][band][max in] Or use scroll wheel and dragging on waterfall. Speed: (*)slow ( )medium ( )fast Size: ( )small (*)medium ( )large ( )extra large View: ( )spectrum (*)waterfall Brightness: [128 ] [ ]More contrast [ ]Full window width [ ]"sticky" [store] [label] [download CSV] [upload CSV & append] [upload CSV & replace] [delete all] [undo] Drag memories to reorder or delete. [trashcan] [ ] [ ] This WebSDR is currently being used by ? user(s) simultaneously: [ ]compact view Chatbox: This chatbox is intended to discuss the operation of the WebSDR. Please keep the discussion civil and polite; that also means no swearing ("four-letter words"). The operators of this site disclaim any responsibility for text appearing in this chatbox. Please keep in mind this chatbox is shared with often hundreds of users; don't use it for chatter; use it ONLY for messages about the operation and use of this WebSDR, and about the signals received with it. [ ] Please calculate = [ ] [chatbox submit] [paste freq&mode] Logbook: Call of station that you hear: [ ] Comments, if any: [ ] [submit] Note: time, frequency, your name/call, and DXCC information are added automatically. [refresh] View the last 100 lines of the logbook, or the entire logbook (ctrl-click for new tab/window). Station information: Lookup in databases: [fmscan.org] [mwlist.org] [qrg.globaltuners.com] [short-wave.info] [clear] [refresh] [fast] [slow] [stop] [clear] Advanced settings - only change these if you know what you're doing [Reset to defaults] Noise reduction level: (*)automatic ( )manual [0 ] Squelchlevel: [0 ] Audio out: ( )left (*)both ( )right Gain control: (*)automatic ( )manual ( )limit Hang time: [0 ] Gain: [0 ] dB [ ]More playback buffering --------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistics: ---------------------------------------------------------------------