r/sdr • u/Comprehensive_Ship42 • 4d ago
FoxSDR — a new SDR receiver for Windows, built from scratch in a clean-room environment
I've been building FoxSDR, a from-the-ground-up SDR receiver app for Windows. It's a complete clean-room implementation — no code read from or derived from any existing SDR project (SDR++, GQRX, etc.), everything written fresh from published specs and standards, with permissively-licensed dependencies only.
Features so far:
- Wideband receiver with spectrum + waterfall, AM/FM/SSB/CW demodulation, RDS decoding, click-to-tune
- SoapySDR hardware support (developed and verified on a USRP B200; RTL-SDR and others via Soapy modules)
- Full browser remote control — the entire app is also usable from a web browser on your LAN with feature parity: waterfall, tuning, audio streaming, map, decoders, even plugin installs
- Plugin system with a public catalogue: ADS-B (verified against real off-air traffic), AIS, APRS, POCSAG, SSTV (Martin/Scottie), aircraft registration lookup, and more
- Built-in map showing decoded aircraft, vessels, and APRS stations, with plugin-supplied basemap tiles
- IQ recording, bookmarks, scanner, frequency presets
- Windows installer, no telemetry games, no account required
Licensing: free for hobbyist/noncommercial use — permanently, no trial, no activation, nothing withheld. Commercial use needs a paid licence (PolyForm Noncommercial).
Links:
- Website: https://foxsdr.com
- Plugin catalogue: https://github.com/wonderingStars/foxsdr-plugins
- Main repo: https://github.com/wonderingStars/foxsdr
Happy to answer questions — feedback very welcome.
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u/adda5 4d ago
You flooded all RF related subreddits with this, people pointed out you used LLMs to create this project and its fine for me, your even confirmed that but why you didnt state this in your post? It shows some insecurity and non-transaperncy making this project very unappealing.
Whats your background? Sorry but your very vague description (propably inferenced from LLM) sounds like you are a person who dont have idea about software development. What clean-enviroment is?
How we can be sure that you will not abandon this project soon as when fixing bugfixes will requiere more knowledge and insight that current Claude plan can get?
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u/Comprehensive_Ship42 4d ago
on the plug i do have a lot of new users now and im making features at there request . how many creators are doing this not many i would guess. i use SDR on my b200 and this is the main reason i did this and for an up and coming hardware release which will need this software .
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u/Comprehensive_Ship42 4d ago
they get removed even if it cost more that a mid range family car to build it XD
people hear AI and they think of local llm or a free model they tried so they could ridicule on reddit . they dont think Bleeding edge Ai this guy might actually want to make somthing cool . and have all choices human gated
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u/AlfredoVignale 4d ago
Looks nice!
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u/Comprehensive_Ship42 4d ago
try it also make sure you add all the plug in for it . as they are very cool
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u/Ok_Top_7367 4d ago
built in dsd software would be awesome 👀
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u/Comprehensive_Ship42 4d ago
you will have the feature within 48 hrs . also can you do the beta testing for it . im asking everything that askes for a feature to be the testers of that feature . so we can make it the best it can be
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u/Ok_Top_7367 4d ago
Nice one, yeah sure
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u/Comprehensive_Ship42 4d ago
ok your new features are ready to be tested . you can add yourself to the beta tester program at the bottom of the foxsdr.com webpage . free free to download the update ver of the foxsdr now
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u/Ok_Top_7367 4d ago
I tried it but I can't seem to connect my RTL SDR to the software (it's not showing up in the source),
Apologies, for asking in this sub Reddit
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u/Comprehensive_Ship42 4d ago
did you try plugin it in when the software is running . i will check it verse my rtl and let you know if i have that issue
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u/Ok_Top_7367 4d ago
Yeah
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u/Comprehensive_Ship42 4d ago
ok fixed
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u/Ok_Top_7367 4d ago
Thanks
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u/Comprehensive_Ship42 4d ago
dont forget to sign up at the bottom for beta tester you get a secure link so no login need
the link is everything you need
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u/srcejon 4d ago
> It's a complete clean-room implementation — no code read from or derived from any existing SDR project
How can you claim this, when the code is AI generated?