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Without a doubt, decoding digital signals at the software level has grown in recent years, easily supplanting the hardware decoders, since software packages can be updated and are generally free of hardware constraints. These packages run the gamut from free to the ultra-expensive - and often with the jump in price, you get more complete analysis tools, which may not necessarily be useful for someone starting out.

Note that anything in green can interface with some Software Defined Radios. See the Decoding Software that Interfaces with SDRs for more information.

Integrated Radio/Decoder Software

There are a few programs that combine radio control and digital decoding. This is a category that isn't well explored by most manufacturers, but is unique for its all in one approach.

CW Skimmer
FLDigi Downloads
- Flrig is needed for interfacing with FLdigi for transceiver control
go2decode (Procitec)
go2monitor (Procitec)
Krypto500
- Utility DXing-A Primer(PDF)
Krypto1000
MARS ALE
MixW
- MixW interfaces with the Funcube Dongle
MScan
MS-DMT
MultiPSK
- Also see Connect the SDRPlay RSPs via TCP IP to Multipsk for SDRPlay SDRs
- MultiPSK interfaces with the Funcube Dongle (all versions), RTL/SDR, Softrock and SDRPlay SDRs
PC-ALE
PC-NAVTEX
Radiocom 6
Sigmira
Sorcerer
- Sorcerer Installation and Operation (PDF)
- Run Sorcerer under Win7 (in Italian)
- How to display correct HFDL ground stations in Sorcerer
Wavecom W-Code
Wavecom W-Spectra
Winradio Digital Suite
- Note: Software has been discontinued. Use as historical reference only
Winradio Advanced Digital Suite
Winradio Universal FSK Decoder
- See this page on the WinRadio website for compatible receivers

Soundcard Digital Decoders

Without a doubt, most of the active development has been in the area of decoding using a simple connection to a sound card in a computer. Many such packages now exist, with more gradually making their way onto the market. Even here, some have extensive aids, waterfall displays and other devices to help decode (and sometimes analyze) an unknown signal

Amalgamated DGPS
Black Cat HF Weather FAX
- Note: Windows and Mac versions available
DIGTRX
DSC Decoder
Frisnit NAVTEX decoder
Hoka Code 300-32
JNX
JVComm32
JWX
PC-HFDL 635.3 decoder
Rivet
- Rivet User Manual (PDF)
SeaTTY
SkySweeper: No longer supported, impossible to get/update registration.
Synop Decoder (ActiveX Module)
Updated versions of these 2 decoders can be found at the NDB List - The Datamodes Section
- Yet Another DSC Decoder (YADD)
- Yet Another NAVTEX Decoder (YAND)
Zorns Lemma
- Note Page is in German

Selcall Decoders

This section is devoted to software that decodes Selcalls, commonly heard from planes using the MWARA system

AirNav Selcal Decoder

Utility Programs

These programs utilize data sent from other programs (like PC-HFDL) for plotting, decoding or other purposes

Amateur Radio Digital Software

If you're a ham who happens to use one of the packages listed in this section, you may be surprised to learn that they will also decode HF-FAX and SITOR-B (sometimes also known as AMTOR Mode B, AMTOR FEC and NAVTEX) weather broadcasts. See the Testing Your New Setup article in this document for a listing of these broadcasts.

CW Skimmer
Fldigi downloads
MixW
MultiPSK
PMON Note: Linux application
TrueTTY

Mac Applications

Android Applications

These applications are for use on Android driven devices. Please see the software's page for more detailed requirements

Black Cat Systems Applications

Slow Scan TV (SSTV) Applications

While radio amateurs - including the astronauts onboard the International Space Station - are the primary users of this mode, HF Pirates have been known to use this as well

Android Apps

Black Cat systems

Black Cat SSTV
- Note: Windows and Mac versions available
SSTV Pad
- Note: IPhone, IPad and IPod application

Linux Software

Ham Software for Linux see QSSTV link
slowrx

Mac Software

IPhone, IPad and IPod Touch Digital Decoding Software

We have some digital decoding packages listed here that can run on an IPhone, IPad or IPod Touch. You can either use the built in speaker, or better, a connection between your receiver and unit. These links come from the Black Cat Systems website

DSP Audio Programs

What if you're using a less expensive program, or perhaps using a PK232 and would like a better tuning aid, or would like to do some NAT viewing with an analyzer? Well, up to a few years ago, you were out of luck. With the development of DSP processing, and the popularity of soundcard programs, such programs are now readily available. Some allow you to create your own filters, view a signal with an audio spectrum analyzer, and more.

Adobe Audition
Audacity
Baudline
DSPfilter
GNASP1
Godafoss Audio Spectrum Display
Hamalyzer
QSpectrumanalyzer
Signal Analyzer
- Signal Analyzer tutorial v3.1 (PDF)
- You must be a member of the UDXF reflector on groups.io to access this file
SigView
Soundcard Oscilloscope
Sound Forge Audio Studio
Spectra Plus
Spectran
Spectralab
Spectravue
Spectrum Lab
Spectrogram
Swezey Digital Filter Program
Touchstone

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-Without a doubt, decoding digital signals at the software level has grown in recent years, easily supplanting the hardware decoders, since software packages can be updated and are generally free of hardware constraints (there are a few that need a dongle, though). These packages run the gamut from free to the ultra-expensive - and often with the jump in
+Without a doubt, decoding digital signals at the software level has grown in recent years, easily supplanting the hardware decoders, since software packages can be updated and are generally free of hardware constraints. These packages run the gamut from free to the ultra-expensive - and often with the jump in price, you get more complete analysis tools, which may not necessarily be useful for someone starting out.
-price, you get more complete analysis tools, which may not necessarily be useful for
-someone starting out.
-Note that anything in {{color|green|green}} can interface with some [[Software Defined Radios]]. See the software's link for more information.
+Note that anything in {{color|green|green}} can interface with some [[Software Defined Radios]]. See the [[Decoding Software that Interfaces with SDRs]] for more information.
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 category that isn't well explored by most manufacturers, but is unique for its all in one approach.
 </div>
+*[http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/{{color|green|CW Skimmer}}]
 *[https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/  FLDigi Downloads]
 **Flrig is needed for interfacing with FLdigi for transceiver control
-*[https://www.shoc.ch/go2decode.html {{color|green|go2decode (via Shoc)}}]
+* [https://www.procitec.de/en/products/go2decode/ go2decode (Procitec)]
-*[https://www.shoc.ch/go2monitor.html {{color|green|go2monitor (via Shoc)}}]
+* [https://www.procitec.de/en/products/go2monitor/ go2monitor (Procitec)]
 *[http://www.comintconsulting.com/krypto500/ {{color|green|Krypto500}}]
 **[http://www.udxf.nl/Utility-DXing-Primer.pdf Utility DXing-A Primer(PDF)]
+*[https://www.comintconsulting.com/krypto1000  {{color|green|Krypto1000}}]
 *[http://www.n2ckh.com/MARS_ALE_FORUM/  MARS ALE]
 *[http://mixw.net/ {{color|green|MixW}}]
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 *[http://www.mscan.com/  MScan]
 *[http://www.n2ckh.com/MARS_ALE_FORUM/MSDMT.html MS-DMT]
 *[http://f6cte.free.fr/index_anglais.htm {{color|green|MultiPSK}}]
-**MultiPSK interfaces with the Funcube Dongle (all versions), RTL/SDR and Softrock SDRs
+** Also see [[Connect the SDRPlay RSPs via TCP IP to Multipsk]] for SDRPlay SDRs
-*PC-ALE
+**MultiPSK interfaces with the Funcube Dongle (all versions), RTL/SDR, Softrock and SDRPlay SDRs
-**Can be obtained from the [http://www.hflink.com/ HFLink] website
+*[http://www.n2ckh.com/PC_ALE_FORUM/ PC-ALE]
-*[http://www.smartcomsoftware.co.uk/pcnavtex.html PC-NAVTEX]
+*[https://www.nasamarine.com/product/pc-navtex-usb/ PC-NAVTEX]
 *[http://www.bonito.net/radiocom/ {{color|green|Radiocom 6}}]
 *[http://www.saharlow.com/technology/sigmira {{color|green|Sigmira}}]
@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 **[http://i56578-swl.blogspot.com/search/label/Sorcerer Run Sorcerer under Win7 (in Italian)]
 **[http://hikeofyourlife.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-to-display-correct-hfdl-ground.html How to display correct HFDL ground stations in Sorcerer]
-*[https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/AndFlmsg/TIVAR/ TIVAR]
-** Android driven decoder based on FLDigi
 *[http://www.wavecom.ch/w-code.php {{color|green|Wavecom W-Code}}]
 *[http://www.wavecom.ch/w-spectra.php {{color|green|Wavecom W-Spectra}}]
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 *[http://www.winradio.com/home/fskdecoder.htm {{color|green|Winradio Universal FSK Decoder}}]
 **See this [http://www.winradio.com/home/downloadpc.htm page] on the WinRadio website for compatible receivers
 ==Soundcard Digital Decoders==
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 *[https://blackcatsystems.com/software/hf_weather_fax.html Black Cat HF Weather FAX]
 **''' Note:''' Windows and Mac versions available
-*[https://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/hdsstv/HamDRM.htm  DIGTRX]
+*[https://digtrx.software.informer.com/?fbclid=IwAR3bBIgOs-PH1eLJqQjWM23Fl84dUXgAZujypbXRDjfLwtwNmXJte0wwGr8  DIGTRX]
 *[http://www.coaa.co.uk/dscdecoder.htm  DSC Decoder]
 *[http://www.frisnit.com/navtex/ Frisnit NAVTEX decoder]
@@ Line 61: / Line 58: @@
 *[http://www.jvcomm.de/index_e.html JVComm32]
 *[http://arachnoid.com/JWX/index.html JWX]
-*PC-HFDL
+*[https://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Miscellaneous/PC-HFDL.shtml PC-HFDL 635.3 decoder]
-**Can be found in the files area of the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hfdl/ HFDL Yahoo group]
 *[http://www.signalshed.com/rivet/index.html Rivet]
 **[http://www.udxf.nl/Rivet.pdf Rivet User Manual (PDF)]
 *[http://www.dxsoft.com/en/products/seatty/ SeaTTY]
+*[https://www.pervisell.com/ham/skysweeper/skysweep.html SkySweeper]: No longer supported, impossible to get/update registration.
 *[http://rxcontrol.free.fr/SynopCtl/index.html Synop Decoder (ActiveX Module)]
 *Updated versions of these 2 decoders can be found at the [http://www.ndblist.info/datamodes.htm NDB List - The Datamodes Section]
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 </div>
 *[https://www.airnavsystems.com/software/suite AirNav Suite]
-*[http://www.agenetools.com/description-2.html Display Launcher]
+*[http://www.agenetools.com/description-1.html Display Launcher]
 *[http://www.coaa.co.uk/planeplotter.htm PlanePlotter]
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 <div>
 If you're a ham who happens to use one of the packages listed in this section, you may be surprised to learn that they will also decode
-HF-FAX and SITOR-B (sometimes also known as AMTOR Mode B, AMTOR FEC and NAVTEX) weather broadcasts. See the Testing Your New Setup
+HF-FAX and SITOR-B (sometimes also known as AMTOR Mode B, AMTOR FEC and NAVTEX) weather broadcasts. See the [[Testing Your New Setup]] article in this document for a listing of these broadcasts.
-article in this document for a listing of these broadcasts.
 </div>
-*[http://www.w7ay.net/site/Applications/cocoaModem/index.html CocoaModem (Mac Systems)]
+*[http://www.dxatlas.com/CwSkimmer/{{color|green|CW Skimmer}}]
 *[https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/ Fldigi downloads]
 *[http://mixw.net/{{color|green|MixW}} ]
-*[http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/multimode.html Multimode (Mac Systems)]
+*[http://f6cte.free.fr/index_anglais.htm {{color|green|MultiPSK}}]
-*[http://f6cte.free.fr/index_anglais.htm {{color|green|MultiPSK}}]
+*[https://www.p4dragon.com/en/PMON.html PMON]  '''Note:''' Linux application
 *[http://www.dxsoft.com/en/products/truetty/ TrueTTY]
+;Mac Applications
+*[http://www.w7ay.net/site/Applications/cocoaModem/index.html CocoaModem]
+*[http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/multimode.html {{color|green|Multimode (Mac Systems)}}]
 ==Android Applications==
-*[https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/AndFlmsg/TIVAR/ TIVAR]
+<div>
+These applications are for use on Android driven devices. Please see the software's page for more detailed requirements
+</div>
+* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/AndFlmsg/ AndFLmsg]
+* [http://www.wolphi.com/marine-apps/droidnavtex/ DroidNavtex]
+* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/AndFlmsg/TIVAR/ TIVAR]
+** Android fork of FLDigi
+* [http://www.wolphi.com/marine-apps/hf-weather-fax/ Weather Fax app by Wolphi]
 ; Black Cat Systems Applications
@@ Line 112: / Line 120: @@
-===Slow Scan TV (SSTV) Applications===
+==Slow Scan TV (SSTV) Applications==
 <div>
 While radio amateurs - including the astronauts onboard the International Space Station - are the primary users of this mode, HF Pirates have been known to use this as well
 </div>
-* What is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSTV SSTV] (Slow Scan TV)?
+* What is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow-scan_television SSTV] (Slow Scan TV)?
 * [http://www.barberdsp.com/index.php/silicon-pixels-sstv-product-downloads/ ChromaPix downloads and others]
+* [http://www.g0hwc.com/sstv_drm_news.html EasyPal]
 * [http://www.hoka.net/products/code300-32.html Hoka Code 300-32]
-* [http://www.pervisell.com/download/roote.htm JVComm32]
+* [http://www.jvcomm.de/index_e.html JVComm32]
 * [http://mixw.net/ {{color|green|MixW}}]
 * [http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php MM-SSTV]
@@ Line 132: / Line 141: @@
 ; Android Apps
-* [http://www.wolphi.com/ham-radio-apps/droidsstv-2/ DroidSSTV]
+* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wolphi.sstv&hl=en_US DroidSSTV]
 * [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xdsopl.robot36&hl=en_US Robot36]
@@ Line 138: / Line 147: @@
 ; Black Cat systems
 * [https://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sstv.html Black Cat SSTV]
-* '''Note:''' Windows and Mac versions available
+** '''Note:''' Windows and Mac versions available
 * [https://www.blackcatsystems.com/ipad/iPad_SSTV_Pad.html SSTV Pad]
-* '''Note:''' IPhone, IPad and IPod application
+** '''Note:''' IPhone, IPad and IPod application
@@ Line 151: / Line 160: @@
 * [http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/multimode.html MultiMode]
 * [http://www.qsl.net/kd6cji/ MultiScan 3B]
 ==IPhone, IPad and IPod Touch Digital Decoding Software==
 <div>
@@ Line 172: / Line 180: @@
 an audio spectrum analyzer, and more.
 </div>
-*[https://creative.adobe.com/products/audition Adobe Audition CC]
+*[https://tinyurl.com/y2wloy3l Adobe Audition]
 *[http://web.audacityteam.org/ Audacity]
 *[http://www.baudline.com/ Baudline]
@@ Line 180: / Line 188: @@
 *[http://www.kt4qw.com/HamAlyzer.htm Hamalyzer]
 *[https://github.com/xmikos/qspectrumanalyzer {{color|green|QSpectrumanalyzer}}]
-*[http://signals.radioscanner.ru/info/item21/ Signals Analyzer]
+*[http://signals.radioscanner.ru/info/item21/ Signal Analyzer]
-**[http://www.udxf.nl/SA_Steps.pdf Intro to Signals Analyzer (PDF)]
+**[https://groups.io/g/UDXF/files/Ute%20info/SA_en_V3.1.1.pdf Signal Analyzer tutorial v3.1 (PDF)]
+**You must be a member of the UDXF reflector on groups.io to access this file
 *[http://www.sigview.com/ SigView]
 *[http://www.zeitnitz.eu/scope_en Soundcard Oscilloscope]
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 *[http://www.winternet.com/~swezeyt/dsp.htm Swezey Digital Filter Program]
 *[http://rfexplorer.com/touchstone/ {{color|green|Touchstone}}]
-*[http://radio.linux.org.au/pkgdetail.phtml?sectpat=New&amp;ordpat=&amp;descpat=&amp;pkgid=240 XSpectrum]
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