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@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ It has the following features:
- OpenWebRX now supports URLs like: `http://localhost:8073/#freq=145555000,mod=usb` - OpenWebRX now supports URLs like: `http://localhost:8073/#freq=145555000,mod=usb`
- UI improvements were made, thanks to John Seamons and Gnoxter. - UI improvements were made, thanks to John Seamons and Gnoxter.
**News (2017-04-04)**
- *ncat* has been replaced with a custom implementation called *nmux* due to a bug that caused regular crashes on some machines. The *nmux* tool is distributed with *csdr*.
- Most consumer SDR devices are supported via <a href="https://github.com/rxseger/rx_tools">rx_tools</a>, see the <a href="https://github.com/simonyiszk/openwebrx/wiki/Using-rx_tools-with-OpenWebRX">OpenWebRX Wiki</a> on that.
> When upgrading OpenWebRX, please make sure that you also upgrade *csdr*, and install the new dependency, *ncat*! > When upgrading OpenWebRX, please make sure that you also upgrade *csdr*, and install the new dependency, *ncat*!
## OpenWebRX servers on SDR.hu ## OpenWebRX servers on SDR.hu
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- <a href="https://github.com/simonyiszk/csdr">libcsdr</a> - <a href="https://github.com/simonyiszk/csdr">libcsdr</a>
- <a href="http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr">rtl-sdr</a> - <a href="http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr">rtl-sdr</a>
- ncat (On Debian/Ubuntu, it is in the *nmap* package).
> By the way, *nmap* is a tool commonly used for auditing network security, and it is not used by OpenWebRX in any way. We need to install it, because the *ncat* command is packaged with it.
>
> *ncat* is a better *netcat* alternative, which is used by OpenWebRX for internally distributing the I/Q data stream. It also solves the problem of having different versions of *netcat* on different Linux distributions, which are not compatible by their command-line arguments.
After cloning this repository and connecting an RTL-SDR dongle to your computer, you can run the server: After cloning this repository and connecting an RTL-SDR dongle to your computer, you can run the server:
@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ Please note that the server is also listening on the following ports (on localho
Now the next step is to customize the parameters of your server in `config_webrx.py`. Now the next step is to customize the parameters of your server in `config_webrx.py`.
Actually, if you do something cool with OpenWebRX (or just have a problem), please drop me a mail: Actually, if you do something cool with OpenWebRX, please drop me a mail:
*Andras Retzler, HA7ILM &lt;randras@sdr.hu&gt;* *Andras Retzler, HA7ILM &lt;randras@sdr.hu&gt;*
## Usage tips ## Usage tips
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OpenWebRX is available under Affero GPL v3 license (<a href="https://tldrlegal.com/license/gnu-affero-general-public-license-v3-(agpl-3.0)">summary</a>). OpenWebRX is available under Affero GPL v3 license (<a href="https://tldrlegal.com/license/gnu-affero-general-public-license-v3-(agpl-3.0)">summary</a>).
OpenWebRX is also available under a commercial license on request. Please contact me at the address *&lt;randras@sdr.hu&gt;* for other licensing options. OpenWebRX is also available under a commercial license on request. Please contact me at the address *&lt;randras@sdr.hu&gt;* for licensing options.