One program
instead of five.
Most stations run an SDR console, a digital-mode program, a cluster client, a logger and the software for a controller — then join them with virtual audio cables and CAT bridges. DX Pro puts the radio, the receivers, the spots, the decoder and your hardware in one application, so every part knows about the others.
Five programs and four links, or one application
The usual station
A DX Pro station
DX Pro against the usual categories
Status is shown honestly: a tick means it is in DX Pro's development builds now; a pill means it is in development or planned.
| Capability | DX Pro | A typical SDR console | A typical digital-mode program | A typical cluster client / logger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drag-and-drop layout of any function | ✓ | Partly | — | Partly |
| Several workspaces | ✓ | Partly | — | Partly |
| Any part pops out to its own window | ✓ | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| Finger-sized touch interface | ✓ | Partly | — | — |
| Receivers with their own DSP and panadapter | ✓up to 7 on Hermes | Varies by radio | — | — |
| 3D / glow panadapter and whole-HF band ribbon | ✓ | Partlypanadapter yes | Partlyaudio waterfall | Partlyband map |
| Low-latency static reduction, separate CW and voice methods | ✓about 8 ms | Partlynoise reduction | — | — |
| TX EQ, dynamics rack and monitor scope | ✓ | Partly | — | — |
| CQ caller and QSO recorder | ✓ | Varies | — | Partly |
| Iambic keyer with touch paddles | ✓ | Varies | — | Partly |
| Cluster spots classed by mode and drawn on your panadapters | ✓ | Add-on | — | Partlyspots, own window |
| MIDI, HID foot switches and Stream Deck built in | ✓ | Partly | Add-on | Add-on |
| FT8 decoding inside the radio application | In developmentFT8 engine tested; FT4 next | Add-onseparate program | ✓its core job | — |
| FT8 / FT4 automation (reply list, auto-sequence, auto-log) | In development | Add-on | ✓ | — |
| Remote operation | Planned | Varies | — | — |
| Price model | £99 once, one machinerelay £4.99/month only if used (planned) | Variessome come with the radio | Variesmany are free | Variesfree to subscription |
The categories are generalisations: individual programs differ, and some do more than their category suggests. Many operators use excellent dedicated programs alongside DX Pro, and nothing here stops you doing so. “Add-on” means the job is usually done by a second program or plug-in.
What one application changes
Nothing to glue together
The panadapter, decoder, cluster and controls share one radio connection. There is no audio cable to route and no CAT bridge to keep in step.
Your layout, not ours
Every function is a widget. Drop it anywhere, size it, keep several workspaces and pop any widget out to a second screen.
Seven receivers, each its own
On Hermes-class radios, up to seven receivers run at once, each with its own panadapter, DSP, notches, EQ and audio strip.
Static Reduction built for DX
DX Pro's own noise reduction runs at about 8 ms of delay, with a line enhancer for CW and carriers and separate methods for speech.
Hardware is first-class
MIDI knobs and faders, HID foot switches and Elgato Stream Deck keys work without extra software. Learn mode: touch the control and it is mapped.
Decoders written in-house
The FT8 decoder runs inside the application straight off the receiver, so automation can be part of the radio rather than bolted on through CAT.
A real transmit chain
TX EQ, noise gate, compressor and de-esser, a monitor scope, VOX, a CQ caller, a QSO recorder and an iambic keyer with touch paddles.
One licence, no subscription
£99, perpetual, one machine. The only subscription anywhere is the relay for remote operation, and only if you need it.
What DX Pro is not (yet)
- Not a contest logger. Keep your logger for that; ADIF auto-log for FT8/FT4 contacts is In development
- Windows only for the client. Windows 10/11 64-bit. Mac and Linux desktop clients are not promised.
- FT8/FT4 automation and FT4 decoding are In development
- TCI radios, CAT radios and remote operation are Planned
- FlexRadio transmit is In development — receive and panadapter work now.
The full status for every radio and platform is on Platforms & radios.