SDRuno, the basics. 

If you have a SDRuno receiver, take 15 minutes and watch this video BEFORE you even turn it on. Then keep it handy as you start using the receiver and refer back to it. It is an enormously useful video that will save you a lot of time and frustration!

Wow, thanks for this video. I have ignored SDR. Now I spent 15 min just to see where the tech is at. 👍

Hi Mike. Just starting out on SDRplay....Looking forward to more of these informative videos.

So glad this has come to my attention. I can't believe this has been available for over a year and I am just now seeing it. This will be very helpful as I learn to use the SDRUno correctly. I had no idea what to do to receive a reasonable signal and this will allow me to learn by doing. Most helpful. Thanks and looking forward to more instruction.

Just purchased one of your SDR units...the video was fantastic! Look forward to your series....

Just got the RSP1a up and running using SDRuno. This was very helpful. Looking forward to the others!

This is very helpful guide. I really like the setting up antenas part.

What a great overview, just the right amount of info presented in a clear and informative manner. Thank you so much :)

Great video Mike. Only been on SDR uno for a few months but really enjoying it. This basics video is just what newbies like me needed. Roll on video number 2!

This video was very helpful for me… Thank You will be watching more

First class narration Mike. Very well spoken with clear steps and, as a newbie, I’m looking forward to the progression of learning additional skills to tune those signals in. This new series is great and the support you (SDRPlay) provide is excellent!

Mike, I enjoyed this video immensely and learned more from it than most all of the others from SDRplay. It answered more of my operational questions and got me going. I am going to search for more videos from this presenter. I just got my SDRplay Radio RSP1a and Uno Software today. I got it all working with your help. I have just gotten re-interested in Radio for Broadcast, SWL and Amateur at age 76. I had a Novice Class and Technician Ham License when I was 13. I learned my Electronics, Communications and Signal Intel in the Army Security Agency from 1964-1968. I also held a 2nd Class Commercial License in the late 1960’s. Thank You Again!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I just got a RSPdx and am looking forward to playing with it.

Thanks Mike. Much improved. Mouse pointer a great help. Also slowing down your presentation really helps.

Very helpful, thank you!

A great piece of kit well worth getting one.

Thanks for this. I'm studying the software so I'll probably be asking a lot of questions. This software has about the same learning curve as sdr angel was for me.

Recently purchased the RSPDuo and just getting started with it. Working great! This was a great SDRUno getting started video! Just what I needed. I also VERY MUCH appreciated the mention of the antenna types and directions. There is so much info out there on antennas that it's hard for us noobs to find just what we're looking for. So thank you for that as well. I'm currently running a 200' speaker wire loop stretched out all over my backyard. It's working, but I'm sure there's a better way to do it. But for now, I'm just sticking the ends of the loop into the P and N pins of the High-Z input. Not using the GND pin. I do have a NooElec Balun One Nine. Should I be using it instead of the High-Z input? Lastly, my desire was to listen to the longer wavelength bands in hopes of picking up stuff from Europe. I'm located in Ohio, USA. I've got a lot to learn about picking these kinds of stations out. (I do get loads of Ham traffic from South Carolina and Texas and broadcast stuff from Cuba I believe.) I also do some ADS-B stuff too. But during the daylight hours I would really like to be able to do some P25 trunk tracking, police monitoring. One of the reasons I purchased the Duo was in hopes of being able do it all in the one box, that it included two receivers. Is that something that can be done? Is that coming or is there a place to look to get directions? Thank you again for the videos. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of them! Doug

WOW.. Thanks... I'm kind of new to Shortwave radio/SDR This was very informant.

I recently purchased my RSP1a and was extremely excited - only to realize that I was missing out on a lot because I didn't understand the software. Your video is very good and you explain things very well. I would love to see a video that focuses on the VHF spectrum, scanning it and how to log or record results. I live near a military base and would like to use my SDR to monitor military frequencies and record or log results.

THANKS! Many questions answered.

Thanks for the video I've found it very useful.

Thank you I am completely new to SDR radio I look forward to learning much from you. This is way superior to my 30+ year old Kenwood R-5000, before that I used a BC 348Q receiver from WW2 surplus. That radio I donated to a WW2 museum in Broken Arrow Ok.

Dear Mike. New in this world, your video allows to start discovering the possibilities. Looking to what I see on my main window, perhaps I have to analyse if I have made the good choice for antenna for my project which is marine weather. So need to dig more! Thanks a lot.

Mike, your video(s) are top notch. Very well explained. As you get deeper into the tutorials, please explain the adjustments one can make to the various values, on for example the 'EX CONTROL'. At this point, I or maybe others do not know how to tweak these values. I certainly look forward to your step by step tutorials as they are very useful and I even got some value out of video 2. These videos will in my opinion, only add more value and support to the hobby of SDR's.

I have the RSP1a purchased from HRO. Im interested in the basics also, and other software addons such as aircraft and ocean vessel mapping.And, it would be nice to see a list of all other SDR software that will work with this radio. I like your videos very much. You speak slow and clear. Very easy on the ears. Thank you!

BEST Video I've seen Yet on SDR ! 73's de KF5DDA

Thank you. This was a useful video for me :)

I just purchased a SDRplaydx and need a similar video on setting it up. This is my first SDR radio. Thank you. Dave K8WPE

Mike ,These tutorials are Awesome, Thank you for taking the time to share.... These have helped me so much to take out a lot of potential frustration in using the UNO ,The fun im having enjoying this unit, brings back memories of Me as a Kid, yes the Old days of short wave radios with Vaccume tubes glowing inside a box, Computers have come so far and this is well worth the cost of stepping up to SDR Radio , My question is in the future will the UNO With dual VFO's , would it be able to do 800 MHz trunking and Also a video on how to configure for a VHF / UHF Repeater Ham scanner..! Please keep those Tutorials going ,its helping very much to get a robust appreciation for this units capabilities

Good video, I am going to need to watch it a few more times to soak it in. I'm hoping to use my RSP1 to better see what Ham activity is going on. Then tune the transceiver in to make the QSO. I grew up using a Kenwood TS-830 so this is a very steep learning curve for me. I'll be stringing up a 148 foot Random Wire Antenna with a L-network ATU for the SDR.

Finally, someone explains things I didn't know. Thank you thank you thank you... you soooo rocketh.

Great first video. In future videos, please do not leave any abbreviations unexplained. Even “LO”. There are so many acronyms in SDRuno and it is probably easy to forget that we may not be as familiar with them as you. Thank you and I look forward to the next video.

Hi..After thus Video i will bis one immediately....thank you so much

Excellent video for nubees.

excellent instructor

Thanks for this really good video, can you explain a bit more on installing a long wire antenna outside do I need a coax and balun or atu ? Thanks

I am not sure what other video you have done but I am fairly new to the SDRplay family...Can you explain when it comes to listening for audio/voice khz/mhz/ghz what is most interesting?

First Thank you Mike, it was a great start to my SDRuno. I was a new Ham in 1950's at 15 years old and in Africa.. you know when all you could get was Ex Military sets with "Valves" well here I am again just taking my Ham test again after 69 years, yes you did the maths I'm 84 ish. One question I have so that I can set up my gear! I have a FT-991A and lots of antennas for different bands and I want to figure out a way to be able to use and track stuff on the SDR and then go back and forth to my Transceiver using the same antenna on that particular band. How can I isolate my SDR enough from being "Fried " when I transmit? Is disconnecting the SDR with a switch enough?... Yes an old Fart but I still climb on the roof to install my Antennas!... Oh I am in Southern California.... john R

Very helpful, thanks. Two questions: 1. You mentioned that setting a LO offset is important but didn't say what the LO offset is or why it's important, 2. For HFFAX the receiver is tuned to a certain frequency and, ideally, the passband is offset from that frequency. Is that possible in SDR Uno? VY 73...

Terrific video - thank you. My RSPdx arrives tomorrow, and I’m excited. Can I ask you a basic question: given such a colossal frequency space to explore - what do you find where? Can you think about a video that does a high level tour that shows what sorts of things you find at what frequencies? Also - you might want to think about not using Acronyms in these introductory videos. You have some instructions at the start that used them and I’ve no idea what you meant! But - thanks again.

Great video for a beginner, why do you need to offset the LO?

Love to see how to set up as an Air Band scanner with adjustable squelch. Thank You

Great video! I am thinking of mounting an SDR in a weatherproof chassis so it can have a short lead to the outdoor mast-mounted antenna. Would that be a better solution than having the SDR indoors next to my PC but having a long lead of low-loss wire to the outdoor antenna? I want maximum signal reception and I want to do it right the first time. Thank you.

Good video Just starting out ty

Can anything be done about overlapping signals in the lower bands?

Thanks Mike. I was an avid shortwave listener back in the early to mid '70's. Needless to say things have changed A LOT over the years. I recently bought an SDRDuo and I really need some basics. This particular video is great for someone like me. I would like to see how to listen to/set up lower and upper side bands. Years ago I used to love to listen to marine telephone calls from ships. Is this totally obsolete now? If not, what bands were/are they used? Thanks much! Dean A.

Very new but excited to get my "ticket" and also use SDRPlay to listen. Need a brief lesson on setting the "offset" in the main SP window. How and how important. SteveEnter

Really Nice job of showing the basics of this. I am trying to learn more before buying my 1st ham radio and this looks like an amazing option vs all the old ham receivers on ebay. Is it possible to add a transmit section to this later on or is SDRuno receive only? I will keep watching videos and trying to learn more and maybe you will talk about that somewhere.

Thank you very much for the excellent video, it was very helpful. Is is possible to expand the SDR UNO display windows to fill your entire screen so I could more easily see the control buttons and icons you were demonstrating.

I need to figure out antennas. My little whip doesn't see much. Good intro, though, thanks. I'd like to see scanning, since the software now supports that. Also, more in depth explanation about the main panel options. I have the old rsp1.

Hi and thanks for this very useful video! Is there anyway to zoom in or adjust the size of the memory panel? When I use scan memory, the panel is really small. Thanks in advance!

Mike I found this very helpful and easily followed. Many thanks. Have you covered tuning into VHF broadcast stations? I am also interested in the 2-metre amateur band. Cheers from Peterborough in England.

Thanks Mike just what i needed, Ive had SDRplay/SDRplay1A and SDRplay 2 and gave up on them all after a very short time, recently bought another SDR1A as i was determind to learn and not give up .. I was getting close again then i found your video that I intend to watch over and over, my antennas are X50 for VHF&UHF, LONG WIRE for HF should i use an ATU or Not , my interest [im a licensed HAM...M3BSF] but have always been a SWL, are Air and Marine Bands & Ham Bands would be good to learn more about Antennas for use with SDR. Great Job THANKYOU From Carlisle in the English Lake District

Thanks for this video! I had been practicing /learning SdR# and of course after hundred or so hours and I finally figur out decoding and get a really good wide band antenna the program $hits the bed and now the only version I can find online is one that doesn't work. So I'm looking into uno as replacement. I've been seeing a lot of complaints with SDR# . What gives?

great!!

Thanks for these videos !! My SDR RSPdx is coming today.... I am using the RX OUT from my Yaesu 101MP to feed the signal.... if I switch and put it direct using another antenna.... do I need to be careful when transmitting on my 101MP using another antenna? I don't want to blow out or overload my new SDR. Or are their protections built in to the RSPdx?

First of all a BIG THANK YOU for all the support. And now the newbie question. There are times that turning the mouse wheel, moves the red line in the spectrum, and some other times that instead of the red line, the frequency band underneath moves accordingly. I am trying to find out under what conditions happens the one or the other. I prefer the red line moving in the frequency band.

Mike, first of all , I love these videos. They are a HUGE help. Is there one that I'm missing, that you can point me to, that goes over the MAIN SP settings? That explains what the different sliders there do exactly? Like the difference between the different FTT choices, and what the FTT Average does? I've kinda fiddled around and got it set to what feels right, but I just want to make sure I understand what it is I'm adjusting. Thanks again. Erik.

Mike, thanks a lot! Could you please comment on the issue with station mirroring at 12:17. And could you please explain the nature of the DC spike which is usually exactly in the center of the shown bandwidth (as I understood it's when LO=VFO). Also it's very interesting how the bandwidth is represented by IQ signals. What is above the LO and what is below the LO. Or may be you know a good link with explanation. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the nice intro. When I opened SDRUNO for the first time I was struggling to find how to close it. In the end I had to kill the windows task to close it. Might be worthwhile to explain how to close it properly. Also, could you please elaborate on how to enter the frequency and fine tune, especially for a laptop that does not have a mouse wheel? How do I fine tune otherwise? Why do I need to hit "M" when entering a frequency and not the "enter" key?

Nice will be in the SDRUNO software DAB+

Just purchased my sdrplay and my windows install doesnt look like your screen, has it changed radically? EDIT - Dohh probably cause I installed the Console version, now amended

thank you number 1

Planning to purchase a RSP1 to use it as a SDR with a Kenwood TS-850. My question, since this RSP1 will get the RF input coming from the transciever's IF output at 8.83 MHz it will be necessary any additional device, such as a decoupler, in order to protect the front end of the RSP1 receiver while the transceiver is in TX mode?

Has any one created an application note for this radio, notably an explanation of the various setting that are behind the different panels. In the panel that shows the main waterfall display one can choose various FFT windows. what is best and for what purpose? Great clear video BTW ( acronyms argh.. By The Way).

Hi, I am trying to find differences altering the settings at the Main Spectrum Scope, especially at the pull down menu of FFT Window. It doesn't seem to alter anything regardless of the selection I make. Also what do these boxes do "T x100" and the "FFT off when closed"? Finally, is there a way to see the modulation's width when I listen to a station? Lots of questions. Thank you in advance.

Hi Mike, thanks for video, is it possible to use this software to measure FM VHF/UHF frequency deviation to set the drive level on a transmitter ? thanks Regards Nigel

Can you use your mouse wheel to go up / down on MW for example by 10 kHz step size ? I don't want use use the digits, just the mouse wheel.

Love this SDRuno have lots of exploring to do. Just one problem for me the option drop down boxes are yellow with yellow print? Not readable by me the manual displays in black on grey it makes exploring a tad difficult can you give me a suggestion please Thank you very much Semper Fi

Mike, thank you so much. Feel free to talk about anything you like. I am interested in listening to Amateur inverting satellites.

Mike...new user...for now using it on 10/11 meters, primarily.....have software up and running and can stumble around. My first question is how do I shut the software down and return to Windows home screen? Also when I exit a panel ("X" it out), how do I bring that panel back without reloading the entire software again? Thanks a bunch. I learned much from this video. VERY glad I found it...TY

Hi Mike, thanks very much for this extremely useful video. I'm returning to amateur radio after a 30 year gap so need some help. If I was running the SDR Uno as a reciever to my Hf transmitter, how would I shield the SDR from the transmitter's 20w of output? Could I use the same antenna for both with a switching arrangement? Thanks again Ace, G6XIB

I have the RSP-1a and the SDRplay. Being an amateur, I would like for the SPR frequency to track the same as my VFO on the Icom 7300. It did this on my old computer, but since I have purchased a new computer it does not do this any more. What do I need to do ? Jack

I am new to SDRUno, and I have just bought a RSPdx. I want to get the antenna signal fron my FTDX3000. I have read that it should come from the IF output of the rig. Could you explain how to adjust SDRUno then? TIA

I ordered an rspdx and was wondering if sdruno is able to be used with other sdr dongles, if so how would I integrate them with the software, I have an rtl sdr and a nooelect. I really like how you keep it simple and cover the details. Thank You!

In setting up another SDR I messed up my USB settings it seems. Subsequently I lost my Bluetooth functions. Is that a possibility here with UNO? If so there should be a caveat in prefix. A week has passed and I have yet to work out this problem. Your work is well done. the volumes are spot on and clean clear display. Thank you for your concern and efforts.

i would like to use SDR to locate the source of broadband noise in my sw receiver on 3.8 Mhz by cruising the neighborhood with the appropriate antennae. Measuring the amplitude of said noise with regard to FCC limits would be a plus if the noise source is uncooperative for official complaint with measurements stated

I would like to know what you can do with sdr uno and a icom 718. But any info for us new users is appreciated!

Hi there, I can't seem to change frequency with either the mouse or my keyboard, with SDRuno and an RSP-1A? I'm running W10 Any thoughts? 73, ZL3XD.

Great software, seems some of the options/menus may have changed in July 2020 as i cant seem to find the RF gain like your video shows. Few other functions working differently to the latest version i've downloaded. Do you have a recent video on the basics for newbie like me. also when i load up SDRUNO(EXTIO) i dont get any default multiscreens, even after i have used previously and set them up .. perhaps i'll study the instruction in more detail. but seems like a great software system and audio quality is better than others i've found so far for SDR

Hi Mike! As a total newbie in Shortwave & SDR could you do a video, or point me to a good video, on antennas for the RSP1a. Thanks

My frustration with the sdruno sofware (after over a year trying to learn it) continues. At about the seven minute mark of the introductory video it refers to 'the sample rate'. I don't have that option displayed on my stock, just-installed copy of sdruno. Please a more basic primer for the new user!

I'm trying to make up my mind if I should use SDRuno or CubicSDR. I am a Mac user so it's easier to use CubicSDR, but I do have a dual boot with WIN10. My WIN10 boot is sparse of apps so don't like to use it unless I really need to. If I used CubicSDR am I going to be missing out on features of my RSP1A? I have only had an SDR since this week so am very new to the whole concept,

Hello I am new to operate on the QO-100 sat and i just bought the SDRplay and i like to know how to set the LO.. many thanks regards joe 9H1GT

Very decent of you you to explain. I have come from a analogue radio with a BFO to RSP1A. I am using the MFJ 1886 RX magnetic loop antenna set about 10 feet above the roofline of my house. Silly question I know but where is the BFO in SDRuno, I am probably looking at it without understanding. Regarding the antenna I use, I know it is a directional antenna, but how directional is it. Seems such a skinny piece of antenna to receive the signal, nothing to do with SDRuno I know by I thought I would ask. I understand the direction of a wire is NE-SW, does that apply to a loop antenna as well. Thanks again for video, I am slowly getting there.

Is there any way to configure SDRuno, leaving it locked on a single frequency and muting the audio and making it only emit sound when some transmission is performed on that frequency?

Great video, I am new to the hobby , can you be more specific on how to set up (the offset) on 02:50 time your video, Thank you JD

Mike is there a video or can you make one to show how to get the memory banks full? Are there available files online that can fill the memory banks with all different kinds of memories? Thanks!

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My ver 1.40.2 doesn't have all of the adjustments shown in your main window. It also doesn't display some 'offset' (Lo) in the SDR SP window. Hard to follow along with your video. Do you have an updated video for ver 1.40.2? I need help.

I intend to buy the latest rspdx. If possible could you explain freq scanner programming Eg marine, ham thanks.

i dont have the option in the main panel to change the bandwith ,i'm using version v1.42 1014 with a rsp1a

My SDRuno screen does not show the SR(mhz) or DEC boxes (upper left window). Is this something I need to activate?

Can you recommend an antenna to use with RSPduo? I would like to have a receive only antenna for general use, so I purchased a Sigma Scan King se1500. I find it rather deaf in many cases, so I am asking your recommendation. Thank you in advance.

I just purchased the RSP1a and things are working. But would consider doing a video on setting the LO? Fixed or variable... based on frequency or bandwidth... or what? When, what, where.. Tnx 73 WB7DUO

Can you explain what you should expect after you change your IF? I have tried mine with LIF and ZIF and it doesn't seem to make any difference to me. Under what circumstances would that make a difference?

I would really like to see how to perform a recording of IQ signals and do some simple analysis on them. I recently found some interesting disturbances and wanted to analyze them / look at them closely , unfortunately I didn't know where to start and how to do it.

Being a ham for many many years now, I tried to find a way of tuning, like the one I am used to. I mean like turning the tuning knob and listening to the stations. Tried the left & right arrows with no luck so far. I have seen videos that the frequency rolls up or down like this, but I have no found the way to do it. So, maybe it's a dumb question, but... Thanks for your time, 73s

I've just installed SDRuno and can see all the option/panels you have however, I don't see the LO option as shown on the main panel. Is this something you selected, as it doesn't come up "straight out of the box".