HF amateur radio

Your HF station in one desktop app.

See the band, control your rig and log the contact — one native SDR workspace for macOS, Windows and Linux.

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30 days · All features
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Buy once · $19 USD
Radio Bench 1.0.0 · Airspy HF+ and Icom IC-7300 on 20mView full-size screenshot

From finding a signal to logging the contact.

Power on your radio gear and open Radio Bench. Tune across the band, keep your transceiver in step and record the QSO in the same workspace.

Check your receiver and transceiver

See the band

Tune from the spectrum or waterfall. Use notch filters and noise reduction when reception is difficult.

Control the rig

Keep your transceiver’s frequency and mode in sync through CAT. Hamlib connects supported rigs to your operating workspace.

Log your contacts

Keep a local QSO logbook alongside the radio. See contacts on the map, and move existing logs in or out with ADIF.

Your station stays yours.

No usage analytics. No operating telemetry.

Your callsign, frequencies and contacts are not sent for analytics. Your logbook and recordings stay on your computer.

Operate offline after starting your trial or activating your licence. Network receivers and online services still need a connection.

How Radio Bench handles privacy

Supported modes

Receive AM, FM, SSB (USB/LSB) and CW, with built-in CW decoding.

FT8 and FT4 bring local decoding, supervised exchanges and contact logging to the FSK workspace. Explore FT8 and FT4.

Experimental RADE V1 digital voice supports receive and transmit. Transmission uses a connected transceiver.

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Supported hardware

Airspy HF+ · RTL-SDR V3/V4 · KiwiSDR · RTL-TCP · SpyServer · IQ WAV

Native desktop software for macOS, Windows and Linux.

Listen through a remote KiwiSDR station without a local SDR. Add a Hamlib-supported transceiver for rig control.

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$19 USD · One-time purchase

Buy once for two computers. All future Radio Bench updates included.

No subscription. No annual maintenance or support fee.

Every feature is included. Paid licences work offline after activation.

Prefer to try it first? Download the 30-day trial.