Manuals and downloads
Every manual is in seven languages. Read them online in the repository, or download the complete set as one printable PDF with a linked table of contents.
The complete documentation as PDF
All the manuals below in reading order, in one file per language.
The PDFs are built from the same Markdown files as the online manuals; the online version is always the most current.
Using a receiver
User Guide
The interface, tuning, modes, AGC and the noise controls, bookmarks, keyboard shortcuts, mobile use and troubleshooting.
Decoders
Starting each decoder, recommended frequencies, settings and how to read the output.
Rig Control (CAT)
Keeping your own transceiver in step with a receiver: Desktop PhantomSDR+, TCI-CAT, the CATsync Tool.
Running a receiver
Readme
Key features, supported hardware, quick start, configuration and customisation.
Installation Guide
What the installer does, the .toml and site information, each SDR, systemd, thermal protection, troubleshooting.
Several Receivers
Two or more receivers on one computer, receivers.toml, the proxy and the receiver picker.
Admin Panel
What the panel does, its ports, starting and stopping it, under systemd or by hand.
Thermal Guard
The four modes, the thresholds, running without the panel, the throttle stage and testing.
Connection Limits
Per-IP limits, idle connections, the nftables guard and measuring your own traffic first.
Receive Diversity
Listening to two sites at once, the WebSDR relay, alignment and troubleshooting.
KiwiSDR Emulation
Connecting AetherSDR, kiwiclient and other Kiwi software, and every [kiwi_emulation] key.
RADE Digital Voice
FreeDV RADE V1 receive support, the sidecar and the decode pipeline.
Project Structure
The directory tree, source layout, configuration formats and build system.
Editing the Variants
Changing the interface in App.svelte, rebuilding, and checking an edit.
Monitor Tool
The statistics server: what it shows, configuration and running it as a service.
💻Source code
Clone, star or browse the project at github.com/sv1btl/PhantomSDR-Plus. Older releases: PhantomSDR-Plus_Archive.
🐞Issues
Report a bug or ask for a feature on GitHub Issues. Attach your install.txt for installation problems.
📻Directories
Find PhantomSDR-Plus receivers on sdr-list.xyz, sdr.shbrg.nl and websdr.org.