by Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL
Winrad is a free amateur radio program conceived by Jeffrey Pawlan, WA6KBL, and written by Alberto, I2PHD, that implements many Software Defined Radio (SDR) functions which are needed for weaksignal reception including EME, troposcatter, cloudscatter, and very long distance microwave terrestrial contacts. It also works well for general HF reception.
If you don't already know how to use the software upgrades (professional demodulator, digital suite), you'll be doing some research because the guides provide nothing in the way of guidance regarding the operation of these programs. Also, email support from Winradio can be frustrating. I have been waiting just over two weeks for a reply.
- The WiNRADiO WR-G31DDC 'EXCALIBUR' is a high-performance, low-cost, direct-sampling, software-defined, shortwave receiver with a frequency range from 9 kHz to 50 MHz. It includes a real-time 50 MHz-wide spectrum analyzer and 2 MHz-wide instantaneous bandwidth available for recording, demodulation and further digital processing.
- Unlike with many radio equipment manufacturers who rely on third parties to provide software support, WiNRADiO develops its own software. Our software development departments employ scientists and engineers with decades of experience in digital signal processing, user interface development, and embedded control systems.
Winradio Software Download
Winrad will accept input from any Windows soundcard, from Virtual Audio Cable, or direct digital input from several SDR receivers which have appropriate drivers written for Winrad in the form of a DLL plus support files. These files must be installed in the Winrad progam directory in order to run. You must do all installation and run Winrad with Administrator privileges.
Alberto, I2PHD wrote the code from its beginning until retiring from it in Oct, 2008. Jim Austin and Charles Buse helped from 2008 - 2010. We do not have any programmers at this time. If you are interested in helping, note that you will need to use the Borland/Codegear/Embarcadero IDE version 2007. Please contact Jeffrey Pawlan.
If you start from the original source code and make a new program that is not part of this project, please do not call it Winrad as this name is my own creation and the program Winrad will remain on this website which I own.
You may contact me, Jeffrey Pawlan (WA6KBL) at (jpawlan at yahoo dot com)
All recent versions of Winrad run under Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 1.6.1 has been tested on Windows 7 (32 and also 64 bit) with a Perseus. An earlier version v1.23 is also provided because it will still run under Windows 98SE. There are problems with Windows 10.
Discussion Group
The yahoo discussion group for Winrad has been inactive for a long time so it will be discontinued.
OmniRig working very well now
Program cracks and keygens. The last radio used is saved so when you start Winrad again your radio will be automatically selected.
The last state of the I/Q mode is stored so if you use I/Q swapped, Winrad will remember that and come up with this selected.
The issue of the Internationalization: use of '.' or ',' decimal fraction separators depending on country has been fixed.
New: you may adjust the parameters of the AGC buttons by right-clicking on them. A pop-up window will appear and you can change the values. Bruno joey lift manual. Slow and Fast AGC are separate except for one common parameter. Note that you can 'break' Winrad by moving the values too far. You must have the Threshold slider up most of the way or perhaps all of the way to really hear the effects of the AGC.
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Keyboard Command | Function |
|---|---|
| C | change LO so that received frequency is at center |
| H | shows GUI for external hardware (if it has one) |
| U | change unit (cycles through Hz, kHz, MHz) |
| Z | same as pressing the ZAP button |
| ctrl A | switch to AM mode |
| ctrl B | same as pressing Noise Blanker button |
| ctrl C | switch to CW mode |
| ctrl D | switch to DRM mode |
| ctrl E | switch to ECSS mode |
| ctrl F | switch to FM mode |
| ctrl L | switch to LSB mode |
| ctrl O | enter LO frequency value from keyboard |
| ctrl P | same as pressing CW Peak button |
| ctrl R | same as pressing N. Red. button |
| ctrl T | enter tune frequency value from keyboard |
| ctrl U | switch to USB mode |
| Arrow Up | change tune frequency by 0.1 kHz |
| Arrow Down | change tune frequency by -0.1 kHz |
| Arrow Right | change LO frequency by 10 kHz |
| Arrow Left | change LO frequency by -10 kHz |
| Sh. Arrow Up | change tune frequency by 1.0 kHz |
| Sh. Arrow Down | change tune frequency by -1.0 kHz |
| Sh. Arrow Right | change LO frequency by 100 kHz |
| Sh. Arrow Left | change LO frequency by -100 kHz |
| Page Up | increase LO frequency by size of the spectrum window |
| Page Down | decrease LO frequency by size of the spectrum window |
Downloads & Links
Important! Before installing the new version, please read this.
1. If you want to have the original version 1.32 or 1.33 on the same computer, you may, but you must do the following step:Winrad v1.32 should be renamed to winrad132.exe so that it will not be overwritten when you install the new version. You can create a separate desktop shortcut for that. Alberto's version 1.33 is for support of the openhpsdr receiver Mercury card.
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2. You must uninstall the earlier version (1.4.2 to 1.5.0) before you install 1.6.1. This is done in the Windows Control Panel using Add / Remove Programs.
- New version Feb. 22, 2010: click here for v 1.6.1 which is now a msi installer
- this old version is made to run only on Win98: click here for old Winrad 1.23
- Download the support files for the RFspace SDR-14 and SDR-I/Q receivers.
- Download the support files for the Perseus Direct Sampling Receiver from the Perseus home page. The extio .DLL is written correctly and reports whether it is really plugged in and powered on or not.
- Get the Winrad DLL for the Softrock V9.0 written by PE0FKO: ExtIO_Si570.dll control
- Download the support files for the Elektor SDR receiver published in the May 2007 issue of Elektor. But the extio DLL is not written correctly and does not report if the radio is unplugged. The Author has not replied so far.
- Download the API document for writing a DLL to work with Winrad (Oct. 23, 2008)
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