Radio Bench documentation
Install Radio Bench, connect a source, and start listening.
Get started
Check supported hardware before you install. Radio Bench needs a supported SDR source. A Hamlib-supported transceiver is optional for rig control.
- Install Radio Bench for your operating system.
- Start a trial or activate your purchase.
- Complete your first receive session, including a route without local hardware.
- Learn how to tune and select a mode.
Daily operation
Understand capture, view, and VFO before panning across a band. Adjust the spectrum and waterfall, compare noise reduction, or record a signal.
Use audio routing and dual reception to hear your station. The Audio instruments explain what each audio display measures and how to preview processed speech.
Use your station
Connect your transceiver through CAT rig control. You can then use synchronized tuning, PTT, meters, and CW text.
Use the QSO log and map to record and view contacts.
For FT8 and FT4, follow the FSK operating guide.
Get help
Start with troubleshooting when streaming or audio does not work. Create a support report if the problem continues.
Version note
These guides cover the released 0.9 application, currently 0.9.3-beta.1. Page notes identify behavior that changed during the family.
The offline copy in Radio Bench matches the installed release. The website can contain newer notes for the same 0.9 family.