Radio Setup Dialog¶
Overview¶
The Radio Setup dialog is the master per-radio configuration window. It provides access to radio information, network settings, GPS, transmit configuration, phone/CW settings, receive calibration, audio, filters, transverters, USB cables, peripherals, serial ports, and SmartLink pinned certificate management.
To open the dialog, click Settings > Radio Setup.... The dialog requires an active radio connection.
Radio Tab¶
The Radio tab displays radio identification information, license details, and firmware update controls.
Information Fields¶
| Control | Kind | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| Radio SN | Indicator | Chassis serial number (read-only). Includes a clipboard copy button next to the value. |
| Region | Indicator | Radio regulatory region. |
| HW Version | Indicator | Hardware version string. Includes a clipboard copy button. |
| Options | Indicator | Shows licensed radio options. Includes a clipboard copy button. |
| FlexControl | Indicator | Detected state of FlexControl hardware. |
| multiFLEX | Indicator | multiFLEX enabled state. |
| Model | Indicator | Radio model. Includes a clipboard copy button. |
| Nickname | Text field | User-friendly radio nickname. |
| Callsign | Text field | Station callsign. |
| Station Name | Text field | Identifies this AetherSDR client to other multiFLEX stations. Defaults to the OS hostname if empty. Stored as StationName in AppSettings. Sent to radio as 'client station |
| License Info (Subscription / Expiration / Radio ID / Licensed version) | Indicator | Displays license details from the radio. Each field includes a clipboard copy button. |
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| Remote On | Push button | Enables remote wake / remote-on. |
| Reboot Radio | Push button | Sends a reboot command to the connected radio. Disabled when radio is not connected. Shows a confirmation dialog before rebooting. On LAN connections, AetherSDR automatically reconnects after reboot. On SmartLink/WAN connections, you must reconnect manually. Dialog closes after confirmation. New in v26.6.3. |
| Check for Update | Push button | Queries for firmware updates. |
| Select Installer... | Push button | Opens a file dialog for a SmartSDR installer (.msi, .exe) or pre-extracted .ssdr firmware file. Passes the selected path to FirmwareStager which extracts .ssdr payload and emits progress. |
| Upload Firmware | Push button | Starts firmware upload with progress bar and status. |
Network Tab¶
The Network tab displays radio network information and advanced network options.
Information Fields¶
| Control | Kind | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| IP Address / Mask / MAC Address | Indicator | Read-only network addresses. Each includes a clipboard copy button. |
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Default | Valid Range | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enforce Private IP Connections: | Toggle button | Enabled | - | Rejects non-RFC1918 peers. |
| Network MTU: | Spinbox | 1450 | 576-9000 bytes | Sets maximum outgoing VITA-49 UDP packet size in bytes. Default 1450 is safe for most VPN/SD-WAN tunnels. Stored as NetworkMtu in AppSettings. |
| DHCP / Static | Toggle button | - | - | Switches between DHCP and Static IP modes. |
| IP Address: / Mask: / Gateway: | Text field | - | - | Static IP configuration fields. |
| Apply | Push button | - | - | Pushes the network config to the radio. |
GPS Tab¶
The GPS tab displays GPS presence and live position information including latitude, longitude, altitude, time, and satellite count.
TX Tab¶
The TX tab controls transmit timings, interlocks, maximum power, tune mode, waterfall display, and slice/TX follow behavior.
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Default | Valid Range | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX Band Settings | Push button | - | - | Opens the dedicated per-band power/tune dialog. |
| Timings (in ms) | Spinbox | - | - | TX hang / delay timings. |
| Interlocks - TX REQ: RCA / Accessory | Toggle button | - | - | Enables RCA and accessory interlock inputs. |
| Max Power: | Spinbox | - | 0-100 % | Sets radio-level TX power cap. |
| Tune Mode: | Combo box | - | - | Selects how the tune button behaves. |
| Show TX in Waterfall: | Toggle button | - | - | Draws TX signal in the waterfall. |
| TX Follows Active Slice | Push button | False | - | TX follows the active slice. Mutually exclusive with 'Active Slice Follows TX'. Disabled automatically during Split operation. |
| Active Slice Follows TX | Push button | False | - | Switches the active slice when TX moves externally (e.g. WSJT-X or CAT). Mutually exclusive with 'TX Follows Active Slice'. |
Phone/CW Tab¶
The Phone/CW tab configures microphone, CW keyer, and RTTY defaults.
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Default | Valid Range | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enable/Disable the Level Meter During Receive | Toggle button | - | - | Shows mic level meter even in RX. |
| Iambic: | Toggle button | - | Enabled / Disabled | Enables or disables the iambic keyer on the radio. |
| Iambic Mode: A / B | Push button | A | A / B | Selects Curtis iambic mode A or B for both the radio and the local software keyer. Mutually exclusive pair. |
| Swap: | Toggle button | - | - | Swaps dit/dah. |
| Sideband: | Combo box | - | LSB / USB | Selects CW pitch sideband. |
| CWX: | Toggle button | - | - | Enables CWX macro keying. |
| Decode: | Toggle button | True | - | Enables the CW decode overlay on the panadapter. Stored as CwDecodeOverlay. |
| RTTY Mark Default: | Spinbox | - | - | Default RTTY mark frequency. |
RX Tab¶
The RX tab provides GPSDO frequency offset calibration and 10 MHz reference source selection.
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Default | Valid Range | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Frequency (MHz): | Spinbox | - | - | Frequency used for manual calibration. |
| Start | Push button | - | - | Starts the frequency calibration sweep. |
| Freq Offset (ppb): | Spinbox | - | - | Manual frequency offset in ppb. |
| 10 MHz Reference Source: | Combo box | Auto | Auto / TCXO / GPSDO / External | Selects oscillator reference source. Options shown depend on hardware installed. Lock status (Locked / Unlocked) is shown alongside the combo and updates live. |
Audio Tab¶
The Audio tab manages radio audio outputs, compression, PC devices, boost, buffer, recording, and NVIDIA BNR container.
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Default | Valid Range | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Line Out: | Slider | - | - | Line-out gain. |
| Mute (Line Out) | Push button | - | - | Mutes line-out. |
| Headphone: | Slider | - | - | Headphone gain. |
| Mute (Headphone) | Push button | - | - | Mutes headphone. |
| Front Speaker: / Mute | Push button | - | - | Mutes front speaker (model-specific). |
| Audio Compression (SmartLink): Auto / Uncompressed / Opus | Push button | Auto | - | Selects audio codec for SmartLink/LAN. Stored as AudioCompression. |
| Prevent system sleep while connected | Checkbox | False | - | Keeps OS awake while radio is connected to prevent audio/TCP/UDP stream drops during idle. Stored as InhibitSleepWhileConnected. |
| PC Audio Devices: Input: / Output: | Combo box | - | - | Picks host audio in/out devices. |
| Audio Boost: | Toggle button | - | - | Enables extra gain on the client audio path. Stored as AudioBoost. |
| Audio Buffer: | Text field | 200 | 50-1000 ms | Increases audio buffer in milliseconds for VPN/SmartLink jitter. Stored as AudioBufferMs. |
| Recording: Radio Side / Client Side | Push button | Radio Side | Radio Side / Client Side | Picks radio-side or client-side recording. Stored as RecordingMode. |
| Save to: | Text field | - | - | Folder for saved recordings (client-side only). Defaults to Documents/AetherSDR/Recordings. Stored as QsoRecordingDir. |
| ... | Push button | - | - | Browses for recording folder. |
| Auto-record on TX | Checkbox | False | - | Automatically records while transmitting. Stored as QsoRecordingAutoRecord. |
| Idle timeout: | Spinbox | 120 | 10-3600 sec | Seconds of silence before recording stops. Stored as QsoRecordingIdleTimeout. |
| NVIDIA BNR: Autostart Container / Start / Stop / Check Status | Push button | - | - | Controls the NVIDIA Broadcast noise-removal container. |
Filters Tab¶
The Filters tab provides low-latency and sharp filter options per bandwidth.
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Default | Valid Range | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice / CW / Digital filter sharpness sliders | Slider | - | 0-3 | Sets filter sharpness (0=lowest latency to 3=sharpest) per mode; slider is disabled when Auto is enabled. |
| Auto (Voice / CW / Digital) | Toggle button | - | - | Enables automatic filter-level selection for that mode; disables the manual sharpness slider. |
| Use Low Latency Filters for Digital Modes | Checkbox | - | - | Forces low-latency filters in DIGU/DIGL. |
XVTR Tab¶
The XVTR tab configures per-transverter settings including RX Only, valid, remove, and create new transverter.
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| RX Only: | Toggle button | Forces RX-only on that transverter. |
| Remove (xvtr) | Push button | Deletes the transverter definition. |
| Create New Transverter | Push button | Adds a new transverter entry. |
USB Cables Tab¶
The USB Cables tab assigns USB serial adapters to CAT, BCD, bit, and PTT cable types.
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| Cables list / Status | Indicator | Detected USB cables per type with Plugged/Unplugged status. |
| Name: / Enabled / Speed / Data Bits / Parity / Stop Bits / Flow / Source / Auto Report / BCD Type / Polarity / Bit Configuration (0-7) | Combo box | Per-cable serial parameters and behavior. |
Peripherals Tab¶
The Peripherals tab manages external devices via manual IP connection (TGXL, PGXL, Antenna Genius).
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Default | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect / Disconnect (TGXL) | Push button | Connect | Opens/closes direct TCP connection to the TGXL on port 9010. Saves IP and port to TGXL_ManualIp and TGXL_ManualPort on connect so AetherSDR auto-reconnects on startup. Required to recover TUNE on firmware 4.2+. When connected, the TUNE button sends the native autotune command directly to the TGXL instead of the radio-side path broken in firmware 4.2. If IP field is empty and radio has discovered the TGXL, the discovered IP is pre-filled. |
| Connect / Disconnect (PGXL) | Push button | Connect | Opens/closes direct TCP connection to the Power Genius XL (default port 9008). Saves IP and port to PGXL_ManualIp and PGXL_ManualPort. |
| Connect / Disconnect (Antenna Genius) | Push button | Connect | Opens/closes connection to the Antenna Genius (default port 9007). Saves IP and port to AG_ManualIp and AG_ManualPort. |
APD Tab¶
The APD tab provides external Adaptive Pre-Distortion sample port selection per TX antenna. The tab is hidden unless the radio reports apd configurable=1 (FLEX-8x00 with SmartSDR 4.2.18+).
Controls¶
| Control | Kind | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| ANT1: / ANT2: / XVTA: / XVTB: | Combo box | Picks the sample port (INTERNAL, RX_A, RX_B, XVTA, XVTB) that the radio uses for APD feedback on that TX antenna. INTERNAL samples inside the radio; external ports require a coupled feedback signal from the linear amplifier output. |
| Reset (APD Equalizer) | Push button | Clears all per-antenna APD training data on the radio. |
Themes Tab¶
The Themes tab provides UI appearance settings including per-slice color overrides.
Controls¶
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