USRP_Client (pyUC)

Introduction

The pyUC python application is a GUI front end for accessing ham radio digital networks from your PC. It is the front end app for the DVSwitch suite of software and connects to the Analog_Bridge component.

Features

The user can:

Select digital network
Select "talk group" or reflector from a list
Transmit and receive to the network using their speakers and mic
Record a list of stations received in the session
See pictures of the hams from QRZ.com

Installation

Download and unzip https://github.com/DVSwitch/USRP_Client/archive/master.zip

Install instructions by platform:

Windows 10

Use Python 3.7 from the Microsoft Store Open a command prompt
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
Download PyAudio from https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ for your version (32 or 64 bit)

pip install PyAudio-0.2.11-cp37-cp37m-win_XXX.whl
pip install bs4
pip install Pillow
pip install requests
Edit pyUC.ini
Linux (Tested on a Raspberry Pi running Buster and Linux Mint 19)

Open a command prompt
sudo apt-get install python3-pyaudio
sudo apt-get install portaudio19-dev
sudo apt-get install python3-pil.imagetk
Edit pyUC.ini
Mac

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
brew install python
brew install portaudio
pip3 install pyaudio
pip3 install bs4 Pillow requests
Edit pyUC.ini

Contributing

We encourage others of submit pull request tp this repository. We only ask that you submit the pull request on the development branch. Your pull will be reviewed and merged into the master branch.

DVSwitch

Licensing

This software is for use on amateur radio networks only, it is to be used
for educational purposes only. Its use on commercial networks is strictly
prohibited. Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software
hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission
notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND DVSWITCH DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH
REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL N4IRR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT,
INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM
LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE
OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

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