Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Sylvain (F4GKR), who writes:
I am Sylvain, from Cloud-SDR, a new company selling software to get remote access to your existing SDR receivers through the Internet.
Coud-SDR
- currently supports : SDRPlay, Perseus, BladeRF and AirSpy. LimeSDR to come when received and tested.
- client software is free (can be used as standard SDR receiving software with locally connected devices),
- server software starts at 110 Euros, VAT may be added depending on customer location,
easy to use
From the Cloud-SDR website:
The Cloud-SDR Concept
You need a way to remotely access your existing SDR receiver? To stream your IQ samples to another remote computer over the network?
Cloud-SDR is a commercial software solution to enable real time RF data sharing or processing through the cloud.
Cloud-SDR can collect real-time IQ complex samples from an SDR hardware device connected on one machine, stream the samples to a second machine for demodulation or analysis, then send the resulting stream to third machine for storage.
In standalone mode, Cloud-SDR can execute signal processing tasks described with embedded JavaScript DSP engine.
Because network bandwidth is limited compared to SDR receiving bandwidth, the core concept of Cloud-SDR is to move the processing along the cloud to where it is required or possible : the DSP chain is divided in sub-tasks that are spread between computers interconnected through Internet.
Very cool, Sylvain!
I like the fact your system supports popular affordable SDRs like the SDRplay RSP & AirSpy and that you can stream your IQ samples.
This system appears to have the capability of continuously receiving all frequencies and modes at all times at many locations and archiving it on the “cloud”. Some hard drive is going to get filled up very quickly. Interesting to “go back” in time to listen to a broadcast that you may have missed.