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The following list shows software that has worked for various people in their HAB activities. It is therefore a reasonable starting point in the search for suitable software. However, the list is not a recommendation per se. Therefore, please use at your discretion.
Tracking
Linux, Windows & Mac
dl-fldigi – an adapted version of the FLdigi program for tracking high altitude balloons. It allows decoding of radio signal (e.g. RTTY) and uploading to Habitat server, where trackable entities (e.g. balloons) show up on a dynamic map.
SDR receiver (RTL-SDR etc.)
Windows
Full instructions for SDR software running on Windows are available here.
Mac
Gqrx SDR receiver – Gqrx is a software defined radio receiver for Funcube Dongle (FCD), RTL2832U-based DVB-T devices (RTL-SDR), Universal Software Radio Peripherals (USRP) and Osmo SDR devices. It is powered by GNU Radio and the Qt GUI toolkit.
Sound routing utilities
Windows
Mac
- Soundflower – a system extension, that allows applications to pass audio to other applications.
- SoundSource – a simple application for Mac OS X, enabling you to switch your audio input and output sources with a single click, and even adjust their volume settings.
- LineIn – a simple application to enable the soft playthru of audio from input devices.