welle.io is a DAB and DAB+ software defined radio receiver designed for straightforward digital radio listening. It works with several popular SDR devices and can also receive samples over a network or from a recorded file.
The graphical interface works well with conventional desktop displays as well as touchscreens. Alongside normal station selection, welle.io provides more detailed signal and service information for users interested in examining the underlying DAB transmission.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Receives DAB and DAB+ digital radio services.
- Supports RTL-SDR devices based on the RTL2832U chipset.
- Supports Airspy R2 and Airspy Mini receivers.
- Can receive sample data from an rtl_tcp server.
- Supports SDR hardware exposed through SoapySDR.
- Can process raw sample files without requiring a connected receiver.
- Channel scanning discovers available ensembles and services.
- Provides a selector when the same station is available from multiple ensembles.
- Displays Dynamic Label radio text.
- Supports MOT Slideshow images transmitted alongside audio services.
- Expert mode exposes technical information about the received DAB signal.
- Supports high-DPI displays.
- Interface is suitable for touch operation.
- Runs comfortably on relatively modest hardware, including Raspberry Pi systems.
- Maintains a scrollable service list for installations receiving large numbers of stations.
Website: www.welle.io
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Albrecht Lohofener
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
welle.io is written in C and C++. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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