SdrDx Any Helpful Tips for A Newbie?

[K5KNT]

I've been trying HDSDR and SdrDx with my AFEDRI and I was wondering if anyone using SdrDx has some helpful tips.  I've been reading through the documentation but I'm not understanding some of it.

For example I really do not understand the purpose of or how to use the screen in the lower right hand corner.

Also, I posted a comment on the developer's site asking about scheduled recording. His reply

You can drive SdrDx’s recording facilities from a Python script; any schedule you like. Very simple to do, presuming you know a little bit about python.[\quote] Although I would like to learn Python I would like a more user friendly option.

Thanks,

Kent

[ChrisSmolinski]

The scope screen in the lower right can be used in many ways. I really only use one of them - the CAR button option to show the carrier frequency of a received AM station. So I can't offer any hints for using the other modes.

[rdla4]

Likewise, the CAR window is used most.  Sometimes I use the WTF window (Not what you may think...) for placing notches or seeing where some sort of noise is distributed in the audio. I can then taylor the audio settings---LPF or HPF, BW etc to minimize undesirable noises etc.

[K5KNT]

Would any of you mind posting your settings for the "DSP", "SDR", and "DMD" buttons?  I'm trying to figure out where to set these at.  Mine currently are:

SDR: Bandwidth/sample rate -1800 KHz 20000 Ksps, RF Gain/Attn - 0 dB, SDRIQ IF Gain/Att - 24 dB, AFEDRI gain: -1, Post-Attenuator S-Metering is unchecked.

DSP: FTT Size - 16384 pts, FTT Averaging - 1, 2D Screen Size - 50%, Mouse Click Resolution - 50 Hz, Max Display Rate - 50 Updates/Sec, Highlight Button Text is checked, Freq Offset - 0.

DMD:
AM: AGC ON - Checked, Use Hang Timer - Unchecked, Slope 0, Knee - -120 dB, Decay - 20 mS, FM Squelch - just past the right edge of the CW Offset box, CW Offset - 0 Hz.
SAM: AGC ON - Checked, Use Hang Timer - Unchecked, Slope 0, Knee - -120 dB, Decay - 20 mS, FM Squelch - far left, CW Offset - 0 Hz.
FM: AGC ON - Checked, Use Hang Timer - Unchecked, Slope 0, Knee - -120 dB, Decay - 200 mS, FM Squelch - far left, CW Offset - 700 Hz.
USB: AGC ON - Checked, Use Hang Timer - Unchecked, Slope 0, Knee - -69 dB, Decay - 20 mS, FM Squelch - above the "H" in Hz on CW Offset, CW Offset - 500 Hz.
LSB: AGC ON - Checked, Use Hang Timer - Unchecked, Slope 0, Knee - -120 dB, Decay - 200 mS, FM Squelch - far left, CW Offset - 0 Hz.
CWU: AGC ON - Checked, Use Hang Timer - Unchecked, Slope 0, Knee - -120 dB, Decay - 20 mS, FM Squelch - far left, CW Offset - 64 Hz.
CWL: AGC ON - Checked, Use Hang Timer - Unchecked, Slope 0, Knee - -120 dB, Decay - 20 mS, FM Squelch - far left, CW Offset - 0 Hz.
 
Thanks,

Kent

[fyngyrz]

Timer script for playback or recording now available at fyngyrz.com on SdrDx download page.

--Ben
AA7AS