diff --git a/owrx/config.py b/owrx/config.py
index aa3e053..f2fddf7 100644
--- a/owrx/config.py
+++ b/owrx/config.py
@@ -39,16 +39,37 @@ class RequirementMissingException(Exception):
     pass
 
 class FeatureDetector(object):
-    def detectAllFeatures(self):
-        print("Starting Feature detection")
-        self.detect_csdr()
-        self.detect_nmux()
-        print("Feature detection completed.")
+    features = {
+        "core": [ "csdr", "nmux" ],
+        "rtl_sdr": [ "rtl_sdr" ],
+        "sdrplay": [ "rx_tools" ],
+        "hackrf": [ "rx_tools" ]
+    }
 
-    def detect_csdr(self):
-        if os.system("csdr 2> /dev/null") == 32512: #check for csdr
-            raise RequirementMissingException("You need to install \"csdr\" to run OpenWebRX!")
+    def is_available(self, feature):
+        return self.has_requirements(self.get_requirements(feature))
 
-    def detect_nmux(self):
-        if os.system("nmux --help 2> /dev/null") == 32512: #check for nmux
-            raise RequirementMissingException("You need to install an up-to-date version of \"csdr\" that contains the \"nmux\" tool to run OpenWebRX! Please upgrade \"csdr\"!")
+    def get_requirements(self, feature):
+        return FeatureDetector.features[feature]
+
+    def has_requirements(self, requirements):
+        passed = True
+        for requirement in requirements:
+            methodname = "has_" + requirement
+            if hasattr(self, methodname) and callable(getattr(self, methodname)):
+                passed = passed and getattr(self, methodname)()
+            else:
+                print("detection of requirement {0} not implement. please fix in code!".format(requirement))
+        return passed
+
+    def has_csdr(self):
+        return os.system("csdr 2> /dev/null") != 32512
+
+    def has_nmux(self):
+        return os.system("nmux --help 2> /dev/null") != 32512
+
+    def has_rtl_sdr(self):
+        return os.system("rtl_sdr --help 2> /dev/null") != 32512
+
+    def has_rx_tools(self):
+        return os.system("rx_sdr --help 2> /dev/null") != 32512
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index d8530cf..7c908a4 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -21,13 +21,11 @@ def main():
         if (name.startswith("__")): continue
         pm.getProperty(name).setValue(value)
 
-    try:
-        FeatureDetector().detectAllFeatures()
-
-    except RequirementMissingException as e:
+    featureDetector = FeatureDetector()
+    if not featureDetector.is_available("core"):
         print("you are missing required dependencies to run openwebrx. "
-              "please check the message and the readme for details:")
-        print(e)
+              "please check that the following core requirements are installed:")
+        print(", ".join(featureDetector.get_requirements("core")))
         return
 
     if (pm.getPropertyValue("start_rtl_thread")):