Multitask effortlessly on your PC or Mac as you try out SDR Touch – Live radio via USB, a Music & Audio app by Signalware Ltd on BlueStacks.
SDR Touch feels like a little radio lab that runs on a phone or, with BlueStacks, on a PC screen where there is more room to play with the dials. It plugs into real USB SDR hardware, so it is not a fake radio. With a compatible dongle like an RTL-SDR, SDRplay, or HackRF and the right cable, it turns into a scanner and spectrum viewer that actually pulls signals out of the air. The interface is simple enough to figure out, with a live spectrum and waterfall that make it obvious where the action is. Tuning around is smooth, switching demod modes is quick, and recording is one tap. It demodulates FM, AM, narrowband FM, plus upper and lower sideband, so everything from local FM stereo with RDS to air traffic, weather, HAM chatter, and even old analog TV audio is on the table. Depending on the tuner, the range can stretch roughly from tens of MHz up to a couple GHz.
The RDS monitor is a neat touch, showing station metadata like program type, country code, time, alternative frequencies, and some nerdy stats most apps ignore. It all runs offline, which is great for field use or just tinkering without internet. The catch is it relies on the USB radio, so setup matters, and the app still feels experimental. Occasional hiccups or crashes happen, especially if the hardware is not fully happy. On a PC through BlueStacks, it is nice having full-size controls and easier recording, as long as the USB passthrough and drivers are lined up. Local laws still apply, so people should listen responsibly.
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