The KiwiSDR Control Panel
The Control Panel is the primary interface for managing your KiwiSDR session. Because it is highly sophisticated and densely populated, it can take time to master. This guide breaks the panel down into six functional areas to help you get started.
Tip: Hover your mouse cursor over any button or menu box on the live screen to see a helpful description of its function.
Information on the KiwiSDR User Interface
• KiwiSDR (at kiwisdr.com) 🔗 KiwiSDR User Interface
Because the panel is so densely populated it can take a while to get used to all the controls on the panel. But most of what is needed for casual operation is right there.
The Control Panel has 6 rows of buttons and controls that are described below.
Hovering the mouse cursor over a button or menu box will show some helpful text.
Frequency & Extensions
Use these menus to enter frequencies manually, jump to pre-defined amateur bands, or launch digital decoders (FAX, FT4/FT8, SSTV).
ⓘ Info Panel Extensionsⓘ Decoder Extensions
Tuning & Recording
Advanced tuning functions including VFO A/B selection, URL sharing, spectrum panel toggles, recording start/stop, and muting.
ⓘ A Brief KiwiSDR Tuning Guide
Audio Modes
Quick-select buttons for the most common audio modes. Clicking these instantly updates your filter and signal processing.
ⓘ KiwiSDR Audio Modes
Waterfall Controls
Controls to adjust the zoom level and scroll speed of your waterfall. Useful for isolating weak signals from noise.
Info Panels
Opens specific informational panels to view additional data, system logs, or user information.
ⓘ KiwiSDR Info Panels
S-Meter
The signal level meter. It provides a visual representation of the received signal strength currently under your tuning cursor.
Wikipedia S-meter article 🔗 S Meter