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SmartSDR Mac - Work with Aurora?

Mark_WS7M
Mark_WS7M Member ✭✭✭
in Aurora

Any knowledge of when Marcus will support the new radio?

Answers

  • Mike-VA3MW
    Mike-VA3MW Administrator, FlexRadio Employee, Community Manager, Super Elmer, Moderator admin

    You will need to email him directly as he does not monitor the community.

    However, I have used the current version with a test unit and it worked fine other than the watt meter was for only 100 watts (not 600 watts as in SmartSDR).

    73

  • Eric W1NEJ
    Eric W1NEJ Member ✭✭

    Received my AU520 today. Working well with PC and Mac versions of SmartSDR.

    The power meter in the Mac version needs to be expanded for 500 watts. Operating at full power it pins. Setting the RF Power to 20% the power meter indicates 100 watts on SSB peaks

    Setting the Tune slider to 10% shows 50 watts which makes sense.

  • Bill Wuttke
    Bill Wuttke Member ✭✭
    I see the same thing. I hope Marcus will give us an update soon.
  • Bill Wuttke
    Bill Wuttke Member ✭✭

    I don't know exactly what caused my 520M to go whacko but it happened after I saved a RTTY transmit and global profile from Macos Smartsdr. When I turned on the radio the next day, no PTT, no tx audio. I rebooted the radio - no waterfall. Tried again - same. Factory reset radio. The radio didn't return to normal until I turned power off on the back panel and waited awhile before turning it back on again. Other symptoms noted were no ATU function and no receive audio. I had to use the main power switch a couple of times before it returned to normal. Marcus does state Aurora is not supported. (However, I did have a good RTTY QSO.)

  • Eric W1NEJ
    Eric W1NEJ Member ✭✭

    Got this SmartSDR update today….

    Screenshot 2026-01-29 at 5.50.36 PM.png

    Also says he added WSPR!

    But I am not sure it is working properly, or else I do not understand. Setting the power on the power slider to 500 watts, as soon as I transmit it changes to 100 watts, but the power meter indicates transmitting at 500+ watts.

    I did set the TX Power in Settings > Ham Radio to 500 watts, and also tried to set it to 500 in the TX Band Settings, but it will not allow setting to higher than 100. Perhaps this is in percent not power?

    Screenshot 2026-01-29 at 5.43.04 PM.png

    Screenshot 2026-01-29 at 5.51.24 PM.png
  • Mike-VA3MW
    Mike-VA3MW Administrator, FlexRadio Employee, Community Manager, Super Elmer, Moderator admin
    edited February 1

    The power slider is in 100%, not wattage. I am not sure on the Settings menu and maybe that should not displayed in wattage. You may wish to check with Marcus.

  • Eric W1NEJ
    Eric W1NEJ Member ✭✭

    If it is in percent, it goes to 500%!

    Screenshot 2026-02-01 at 8.11.31 PM.png
  • Eric W1NEJ
    Eric W1NEJ Member ✭✭

    It does seem to work in percent up to 100, but why it then goes on to 500 is strange to me.

    Sliding Tune Power from zero to 100 gives a uniform and linear increase up to 500 watts on the output meter, continuing from 101 to 500 does not increase output power.

    Perhaps the power setting in "Settings" is just informational?

    Screenshot 2026-02-02 at 10.48.36 AM.png

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