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  • Any plans to move to OpenWebRX Plus?

    This question is simply not valid. It doesn't take into account the architectures and evolution of the current Kiwi and owrx systems and how it is not possible to "move" between them. The Kiwi started with some owrx waterfall, sound and user interface Javascript code back in 2014-2016. But things diverged quickly from there.

    owrx runs on a pc. And the Kiwi's Beagle + FPGA is not a pc. That's by design and the root of the issue.

    smg
  • SNR Measurement (timing) enhancement

    Okay, that wasn't too difficult. Fix will be in the next release (v1.696). It will be a new file called ~/kiwi.config/opt.console.local

    LA6LU
  • SNR Measurement (timing) enhancement

    I turns out that setting is essentially bogus. You can override it easily. I didn't think it through carefully enough when implementing it.

    Even if you're connected as admin from the Internet simply go to the "security" tab and set the switch that says Restrict console connections to the local network? to No. Then refresh the page, then go to the console tab and click Connect. It should now work.

    The problem is that setting can't be in the admin interface. Otherwise it can always be defeated. This feature needs a setting similar to the one that disables the console tab entirely by creating a file called ~/kiwi.config/opt.no_console

    See here: http://kiwisdr.com/info/#id-opt-dot

    LA6LU
  • Forum rules and etiquette

    This is a private, non-public forum for discussing technical topics related to the genuine (original) KiwiSDR product. The forum monthly operating costs are funded out of the profits from selling KiwiSDRs.

    We reserve the right to edit or remove your posts or to ban your participation. If you want to criticize our work that's fine. Just do it somewhere else please. We are all very busy and don't want to spend a lot of time managing chaos on the forum.

    • New participants: Take some time to understand the product, the community, the ecosystem and the limitations that have evolved since the product introduction in 2016. The project authors do not have the resources or capabilities you might think they do.
    • Don't ask support questions about non-genuine KiwiSDR devices. There are other support forums specifically for those devices. If you're not going to support us by buying our stuff you shouldn't be surprised when we don't reciprocate.
    • No "low effort" posts. Search the forum and website FAQ for an answer before asking your question. 
    • Don't complain about well known, long-standing technical limitations such as: audio latency, lack of https/TLS, run-as-root, spotting efficiency of the WSPR extension etc. We know all about these issues and most have been discussed for many years. They are either difficult to solve, have no solution or are way down on the priority list.
    • Don't violate security "zero-day" rules. Don't report security vulnerabilities here or on Twitter. Send them to the support email instead.
    • Don't attempt to explain what you think "open source" means. Everyone is wrong about that. Including me.

    Thank you.

    PZNWV
  • Waterfall/Spec smearing when zoomed to WF14 on 4-channel mode [fixed in v1.695]

    Thanks for reporting this.

    It seems the rx4_wf4 FPGA file was incorrectly updated when the v1.692 changes were reapplied in v1.694. But I don't understand why that would of caused this problem. I'll have to go find out.

    This will be fixed as part of v1.695

    nitroengine
  • FT8 6m Autorun [fixed in v1.695]

    Yes, I can do that. Added to my infinite list of things to do..

    Holger
  • v1.694 [hopefully a working version of the failed v1.691,692 update]

    Well, we seem to have a complete disaster. I tested this stuff for weeks. Guess it wasn't enough.

    For now I'm going to revert everything. This will take a little while..

    Holger
  • v1.694 [hopefully a working version of the failed v1.691,692 update]

    So there's some kind of strange issue where certain public Kiwis register themselves a few times but then stop doing so and eventually drop off the listing and map. They're still working fine and contactable. Just not on the public list/map.

    Investigating..

    IK8SUT
  • UpDate to 1.690

    The next update is a monster though. Have trouble getting to sleep at night? Just read the next release CHANGE_LOG that’s coming.. lol

    Nate_R
  • KiwiSDR2 Upload bandwidth?

    All the tools to measure this are available to you. Even as a normal user connection.

    First, make sure you are the only connection. Turn off any autoruns etc.

    On the WF tab turn the waterfall off to lessen the confusion (WF rate slider = off). Select a non-IQ mode. Make sure on the audio tab the comp (compression) button is on. Go to the Stat tab. Look at the last line beginning with "Net". Wait 20 seconds or so for the statistics to stabilize (the measurements are taken every 10 seconds). The aud number should be 6 kB/s (B = bytes).

    Change the compression to off. After stabilization aud should be 24 kB/s as the compression algorithm does 4:1 compression.

    Change to IQ mode. Aud will be 48 kB/s because there is never any compression in IQ mode and 2 channels of data are being sent instead of only one as with the other modes.

    Nate_R