Setting up and installing PDW Paging Decoder Software

Since 2003, Peter Hunt has developed PDW to the most important (free!) application to monitor POCSAG and FLEX. PDW has many users worldwide, from radio enthusiasts to professionals. After 10 years, Peter considers PDW as finished and he has stopped development.

Click here for the main site

Click on the link for PDW V3.12(zip), the file will be downloaded to the downloads folder or can be seen at the bottom of the browser window. Presuming you have winzip or similar installed, extract all files to a new  folder.

In the new folder double click (to execute) PDW as highlighted above.

If you see the following warning message, please uncheck always ask before opening this file, click on run.
initial start up may show not able to connect to com port, you can ignore this for now.

Now that PDW is running, click on Interface--setup.
Uncheck the serial port and change sound card to VB audio output.

next click on options--options and ensure POCsag is enabled for each of its modes along with flex

You can test the software can hear the signal by going to the following wiki page and playing the sample files: 

https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/POCSAG 
and various youtube videos have samples: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=choshry1clo

Now you just find a web sdr and tune to a POCSAG frequency
https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/POCSAG 

enjoy!

Setting up MMSSTV to receive space station Slow scan TV **JUNE 6th 2018**

Visit MM Hamsoft page: http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php 

Click on the MMSSTV113A.exe link as highlighted above, the file should automatically start to download.

The file is saved to the downloads folder, or can be seen at the bottom of your browser window.
Double click on the file to start the install.

Enter your call sign or name, this is only used when transmitting.
Click on option, then check sound input, is set to Virtual audio cable.

You can now open a web browser to websdr or sdr.hu locate a sdr receiver and tune to 14.230 (USB) SSTV on HF or for the International space station 145.800 wide FM
Good luck and please do share your pictures with us.

Download and install FLDIGI

Download and install FLDIGI

***ARAAS***

Firstly download FLdigi from this link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/latest/download 

Now when you open a websdr the audio will be directed to the FLDIGI software and will be able to decode it.

Installing MixW software

Download and install MixW

***ARAAS***

Please visit : https://rigexpert.com/products/software/mixw-4/downloads/

Click on download version 1.0.5, this will be saved to downloads folder and can also be seen at the bottom of your browser. Double click on the MixW4-1.0.5.exe to start the install.

Follow the simple install steps below

When MixW opens please fill in your details

Click on sound card settings, this is where the magic of virtual audio cable comes into play.
Please choose INput and OUTput as the virtual cable and click on SAVE!

Now when you open a websdr the audio will be directed to the MixW software and will be able to decode it. Note you can close the cat control and ignore frequency / mode in the mixw program.

Download and install VB-Audio (virtual audio cable) Windows only !!!!

Installing Virtual Audio cable

***ARASS***

Please visit the following web site: https://www.vb-audio.com/Cable/index.htm

Click on the download button in orange, vbcable_driver_pack43.zip will download to your downloads directory., you should also see it in the bar at the bottom of your browser, assuming you have winzip or other extractor program installed you can double click to open it.

You may have to right click and run as administrator, otherwise just double click the 32 or 64 version right for your PC.