Multi-Band Display
Simon Brown • November 8, 2021
In Action
The multi-band display has been a long time coming but now it's here. As you see from the video, you can tune in any band just as you would in the main window.
Selecting
To open select Multi-Band from the Ribbon Bar, Receive, View pane. The display opens with the default definition selected.
Broadcast HF
Photo By: John Doe
Button
Definitions
To edit definitions click the Organiser button, this is the first button in the ribbon bar. Click Add to create a new definition or Edit to update an existing definition. The Bands Organiser is displayed.
Bands Organiser
Design the layout using the matrix. Add as many bands as you want, band frequency ranges can even overlap. The used space is scaled to the monitor, so unused rows at the top and bottom as well as rows on the left and right are ignored.
Band Selection
If you select a band from the ribbon bar's bands panel the band frequency range is transferred to the main display in SDR Console.
Contrast
Either use the same contrast setting in each band window as the main SDR Console display or compute an optimum contrast for each band widow. Make this selection with the options in the ribbon bar's Contrast panel.
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SDR Television v1.0.9 March 13th, 2026: A new kit, lots of receive improvements since the last official kit. As with any software project, there's always room for improvements and new features, but for now here's a stable solution which works well with the QO-100 satellite. Many thanks to the DATV test team. Downloads are at the bottom of this page.
First Impressions
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