Pop a panadapter out into its own window¶
When you have more than one panadapter open, you can detach any of them into a separate floating window. This is useful for placing the panadapter on a second monitor or resizing it independently from the main AetherSDR layout.
Before you start¶
- Connect to a FLEX-8600 radio. The pop-out button is only available when a radio connection is active.
- Open at least one additional panadapter. In single-panadapter mode, the pop-out button is hidden.
Steps¶
- Locate the title bar at the top of the panadapter you want to detach. It shows the slice label (for example, Slice A) and a row of small buttons on the right.
- Click the ⬈ button in that title bar.
The panadapter detaches into a floating, frameless window.
- To move the floating window, click and drag the title strip at the top of the floating window.
- To resize the floating window, drag the size grip in its bottom-right corner.
- To dock the window back into the main layout, click the ↩ button in the floating window's title bar.
What each control does¶
| Control | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| ⬈ (pop-out) | Detaches the panadapter into a floating window. | — |
| ↩ (dock) | Returns the floating panadapter to the main layout. | — |
| □ (maximize) | Expands this panadapter to fill the main area. | — |
| × (close) | Closes this panadapter. | — |
| Slice title | Indicator showing which slice is bound to this panadapter (Slice A through Slice H). | Slice A |
| ## CW decode panel |
When the CW decode panel is open, it appears below the spectrum and waterfall. The panel decodes Morse code from PC audio routed to AetherSDR.
Note: CW decoding requires PC audio routing to be active. If no audio is routed, the panel shows the hint (requires PC Audio).
CW decode panel controls¶
| Control | Description | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW stats label | Shows the detected pitch and speed, for example 750 Hz 20 WPM. |
— | Read-only; updated continuously by the decoder. |
| Sens slider | Filters low-confidence decodes. Higher values are stricter. | 30 | Maps the 0–100 range to a cost threshold of 1.0–0.1. Saved as CwDecoderSensitivity. |
| 🔒P (Lock Pitch) | Locks the decoder pitch to the current tuned frequency. | Off | Toggle. |
| 🔒S (Lock Speed) | Locks the decoder speed to the current WPM reading. | Off | Toggle. |
| Lo slider | Minimum pitch the decoder searches. Clamped to be no greater than Hi. | 500 Hz | Range: 300–1200 Hz. |
| Hi slider | Maximum pitch the decoder searches. Clamped to be no less than Lo. | 700 Hz | Range: 300–1200 Hz. |
| CPY ALL | Copies the full decoded text to the clipboard. | — | — |
| CPY VIS | Copies only the text currently visible in the scroll area. | — | — |
| CLR | Clears the CW decode buffer. | — | — |
| ✕ (close CW) | Hides the CW decode panel. | — | — |
| CW decode text | Read-only rolling display of decoded CW, coloured by decode confidence. | — | Green: cost < 0.15; Yellow: cost < 0.35; Orange: cost < 0.60; Red: cost ≥ 0.60. |
CW decode text context menu¶
Right-clicking inside the CW decode text area opens a context menu. The menu contains the standard text editing actions (Select All, Copy, and so on) followed by a separator and a Clear item. Clicking Clear in the context menu has the same effect as clicking the CLR button — it empties the decode buffer immediately.
Tips¶
- The floating window is frameless. Use the in-app title strip to drag it and the bottom-right size grip to resize it. There is no operating-system window border.
- The ⬈ and ↩ button labels change to reflect the current state: ⬈ when docked, ↩ when floating.
- Use Lo and Hi together to bracket the pitch range for the signal you are copying. Narrowing the range reduces false decodes when multiple CW signals are present.
- To clear decoded text quickly, right-click the decode text area and select Clear rather than reaching for the CLR button.
Troubleshooting¶
- The ⬈ button is not visible — You have only one panadapter open. The pop-out, maximize, and close buttons are all hidden in single-panadapter mode. Open an additional panadapter to make them appear.
- The floating window cannot be moved — Click and drag the title strip inside the floating window, not the spectrum area. The spectrum area is used for tuning.
- The CW decode text area shows no text — Verify that PC audio is routed to AetherSDR. The panel displays (requires PC Audio) when audio is not available.