HB3YAQLucerne
TROUBLESHOOTING WORKSHOP
No reception?
From a silent speaker to an overloaded SDR: work through the receiving chain.
For analogue voice and SDR reception. Use a known station that is actually active. An empty channel alone does not prove a fault.
What do you observe on the active signal?
Use the S-meter, spectrum and audio together where available. This observation narrows the search; it does not measure the cause.
Little or no signalStrong but distorted or full of spurious signalsBroad noise or regularly spaced interference
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HB3YAQ · Check record: No reception? Your answers; no automatic measurement. 1. Where is the sound missing? → On a web SDR in the browser 2. Is the waterfall updating? → Yes, new rows appear 3. Can you hear browser audio now? → Yes, I can hear something 4. Do frequency, mode and filter match? → Yes, checked against a source What do you observe on the active signal? Use the S-meter, spectrum and audio together where available. This observation narrows the search; it does not measure the cause. /en/troubleshooting/no-reception?path=web,moving,audible,matched#check