Decoding RDS on all FM frequencies simultaneously

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Decoding RDS on all FM frequencies simultaneously

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Hello,

What is the problem to add simultaneously decoding RDS on all frequencies from bandwidth? I guess hardware is already ready for this (in my case Elad FDM-S3 + Core i9-9900).

Thanks for the great software!

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The only way you can do this is open as many receivers as your machine will allow - up to 24. Each one will decode RDS.
You can set up banks of receivers in Favourites - that is what I have done. I can get away with 20, though the machine starts to creak a bit by then!
There is no current way to scan up and down the band automatically logging RDS as you go.
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Jim, thank you for the answer. I know about multi-channel monitoring since 2016 from this article.

But this method is not very comfortable. Especially, during Es.

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Probably no ideal method.. what SDR are you using for FMDX?

It's made easier for me now I have the Elad S3 - I just record the whole band!

On playback, if RDS is logged, the log entry marks the time of the recording, rather than the current time, which is a real plus. No mental gymnastics needed.
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G0OFE wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 8:41 am what SDR are you using for FMDX?
Elad FDM-S3 + 2 x AirSpy R2
G0OFE wrote: Sun Nov 28, 2021 8:41 am On playback, if RDS is logged, the log entry marks the time of the recording, rather than the current time, which is a real plus.
I mean something like this:


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Ah... Not seen that before.
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While developers are thinking about new tools, I have to do perversions like this:


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