The KiwiSDR network is a valuable tool for SWL. In my opinion, this is only half the fun compared to its SDR controlled by PlayUno or HDSDR. Band Scope and Waterfall show you everything that happens in the ether, allows you to quickly and consciously search and identify stations that interest you.
Often, my set is better than Kiwi, which can be due to Sky Loop, own improvements and location.
You can have a bank of your stations, scan their activity, instantly select them from the bank, program keyboard or computer, with the mouse from the waterfall.
Yes, the sound is a bit sharp, which also irritated me, but you can improve it by means of the equalizer and appropriate selection of the audio bandwidth, selection of active speakers or headphones.
The noise of the receiver and the sound card are at a certain level not to be improved. Look for antenna matching, good grounding, HF power traps, maybe a different PC or sound card.
It hurts me less because the advantages of SDR over analog radio are overwhelming for me. Yes, it happens that the analog will have clearer reception from SDR. More often, however, thanks to sharp HF and audio filters, Synchronous Mode, Notch Filters, decimation and optimization of HF gain, you will get an understanding of transmission when the analog has died.
> Dear moderators, I think that this thread should be fully transferred to SDR receivers.