soapysdr-module-remote¶
The client half of SoapyRemote — uses an SDR served by another machine
- Version recorded: 0.5.2
- Categories:
sdr-hardware - Upstream: https://github.com/pothosware/SoapyRemote/wiki
What it does¶
Discovers SDRs published on the network by soapyremote-server and presents them locally as SoapySDR devices. The application sees an ordinary radio; the samples arrive over the network.
Why you would want it¶
This is the half that goes on the machine with the screen. Install soapyremote-server where the dongle is and this where you are sitting, and every SoapySDR program reaches the remote radio unchanged. Getting the antenna away from a noisy house is the usual reason.
Before it will work¶
A running soapyremote-server somewhere reachable. Discovery uses broadcast, so a device on another subnet must be named explicitly in the device string rather than found.
How it installs¶
- apt:
soapysdr-module-remote
Known problems¶
Network bandwidth bounds the sample rate, and exceeding it drops samples rather than reporting an error -- the symptom is gaps and clicks that look like a hardware fault. There is no authentication anywhere in this protocol, in either half.
Keeping it current¶
- probe: apt policy
- strategy: apt_upgrade
Where to get help with the software itself¶
The Pothosware project.