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Clear all spots from the panadapter

Remove every spot currently shown on the panadapter in one action. Use this when the display is cluttered and you want to start fresh without disconnecting any spot sources.

Before you start

  • At least one spot source (DX cluster, RBN, WSJT-X, SpotCollector, POTA, or FreeDV) must have delivered spots, otherwise there is nothing to clear.
  • Spots continue arriving from any connected or running source immediately after clearing, so sources remain active.

Steps

  1. Open Settings > SpotHub....
  2. Click the Display tab.
  3. Click Clear All Spots.

All spots are removed from the panadapter and the spot list instantly. Connected sources are not disconnected and will continue delivering new spots.

Tips

  • To remove spots band by band rather than all at once, use the Spot List tab. Check or uncheck individual bands under Bands: to hide spots for a specific band without discarding them permanently.
  • To clear only the spot list table, go to the Spot List tab and click Clear. This empties the table display but the effect on the panadapter overlay follows the same live spot data.
  • If spots reappear immediately and you want a clean slate for longer, reduce Spot Lifetime: on the Display tab (SpotsLifetime) or disconnect the relevant source before clearing.
  • Auto Mode: is now enabled by default. When you double-click a spot that includes mode information (e.g. CW, FT8, RTTY), the slice mode switches automatically unless you disable this toggle.

Auto Mode default change

As of v0.9.5.1, Auto Mode: (SpotAutoSwitchMode) defaults to Enabled. In previous versions it defaulted to Disabled. If you have not previously saved this setting, AetherSDR will now automatically switch the radio mode when you click a spot on the panadapter. To turn this off, open the Display tab and click Auto Mode: to set it to Disabled.

Spot Lines

As of v0.9.7, the Display tab includes a Spot Lines: toggle (setting key IsSpotsLinesEnabled). When enabled, AetherSDR draws a vertical line from the spectrum up to each spot label so the exact frequency is easy to read. The toggle defaults to Enabled.

Disable Spot Lines: during contests or when the band is busy to reduce visual clutter on the panadapter.

Steps

  1. Open Settings > SpotHub... and click the Display tab.
  2. Click Spot Lines: to toggle between Enabled and Disabled.

The change takes effect immediately on the panadapter without restarting any spot source.

Tuning to a spot by double-clicking the spot list

Double-clicking a row in the spot table on the Spot List tab tunes the active slice to the spot frequency. As of v0.9.7, AetherSDR also reads any mode information embedded in the spot comment and forwards it alongside the frequency. If a recognizable mode (such as CW, FT8, or SSB) is found in the comment, and Auto Mode: is enabled on the Display tab, the slice mode switches to match the spot automatically.

No additional configuration is required. The behavior activates whenever you double-click a spot row.

FreeDV Reporter reporting

The FreeDV tab includes a Station Reporting section that lets AetherSDR broadcast your activity to the public FreeDV Reporter map at qso.freedv.org whenever the RADE modem is active.

Enabling reporting

  1. Open Settings > SpotHub... and click the FreeDV tab.
  2. In the Station Reporting group, fill in your callsign and grid square (see fields below).
  3. Check Enable FreeDV Reporter reporting when RADE is active.

If either the callsign or the grid square is blank when you check the box, AetherSDR will display a warning and leave reporting disabled. Both fields must contain a value before reporting can be turned on. This guard prevents blank or placeholder data from appearing on the shared public map.

The setting is saved as FreeDvAutoReport.

Station Reporting fields

Field Setting key Description
Callsign: FreeDvMyCallsign Callsign reported to the FreeDV Reporter map. The field is read-only when Use radio is checked.
Use radio FreeDvUseRadioCallsign Pre-fills the callsign from the radio's configured callsign and locks the field. Defaults to enabled. When the callsign is later changed in Radio Setup, the field updates automatically.
Grid Square: FreeDvMyGrid Maidenhead grid square (up to 6 characters) reported to the map. The field is read-only when Use GPS is checked.
Use GPS FreeDvUseGpsGrid Pre-fills the grid from the radio's GPS module and locks the field. Only shown on radio models that have GPS hardware. Defaults to enabled.
Station Msg: FreeDvMyMessage Optional free-text message shown beside your callsign on the public map.

How AetherSDR resolves the callsign and grid

When you enable reporting, AetherSDR determines the effective callsign and grid square in this order:

  1. Callsign — uses the radio's configured callsign if Use radio is checked and the radio has a non-empty callsign; otherwise uses the value typed in the Callsign: field.
  2. Grid square — uses the radio's GPS grid if Use GPS is checked, GPS hardware is present, and the GPS has a fix; otherwise uses the value typed in the Grid Square: field.

If either resolved value is empty, enabling the checkbox is blocked and a warning dialog is shown.

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