Manage profiles and settings
Radio Bench stores application settings between sessions. It remembers settings for each source, while station profiles keep details for a particular station.
Station profiles
Open Settings > Station to create, copy, rename, or delete a profile. Use separate profiles for home, portable, or remote stations.
A profile holds callsign, operator, grid, transmit power, radio and antenna descriptions, QTH, country, and home coordinates. Review the active profile before you log or transmit.
A station profile is not a complete receiver preset. It does not bundle source connections, audio devices, CAT settings, or every processing control. Those have separate persistent settings.
Source settings
Radio Bench remembers controls for each source. Each Airspy receiver keeps its own settings through its device serial.
Application settings
The sidebar groups the pages under Station, Radio, Display, Modes and System. Station, Logbook, Rig Control, Audio, Tuning, Band Plans, Network, Spectrum, Map, FSK, General, Diagnostics, and License each have a dedicated page. Each page starts with a short description, and each setting has a one-line explanation beside it.
Use the search field at the top of the sidebar to find a setting. Press Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on macOS) to start a search. Select a result to open its page and highlight the setting.
TX output and monitor levels are saved between sessions. Switching between FSK and the normal receiver preserves the TX output level.
Run the setup wizard again from Settings > General > Setup wizard when you want a guided station review.
FSK settings
Open Settings > FSK for decoding, waterfall and automatic exchange preferences. FSK is included from 0.9.0-beta.1.
| Control | Purpose |
|---|---|
| AP decoding | Uses known exchange information to assist decoding. |
| Decode depth | Selects Normal (2) or Thorough (3). Thorough decoding can require more processing. |
| Wide decode | Expands the decode range to 0–5 kHz. TX offset limits stay unchanged. |
| FSK waterfall | Saves its own floor, range, Auto floor and palette, separately from RF. |
| Automatic exchange | Sets initial reply, acknowledgment, and courtesy 73 separately for FT8 and FT4. |
| Prompt to log | Prompts after a completed report exchange. |
| Auto-reply and Choose caller | Controls replies to your CQ and the caller selection rule. |
| Retry limits | Limits additional CQ and contact-response transmissions. |
See the FT8/FT4 guide for defaults and operating steps.