On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 09:55:46PM +0200, Tomek CEDRO wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM Larry Gadallah <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hello FreeBSD ports maintainers,
> > I'm announcing my intention to create two new ports in the comms category 
> > for Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications:
> >
> > Port 1: comms/ka9q-radio

Be aware of the [email protected] group who would love this in the tree!

https://wiki.freebsd.org/electronics/hamradio

> > Port 2: comms/SoapyRX888
> >
> > Description: SoapySDR module for RX888 wideband SDR receivers
> > Upstream: https://github.com/cozycactus/SoapyRX888
> > License: Open source (investigating specific license)
> > Author: CozyCactus


SoapySDR is already in ports

SoapySDR-0.8.1_1|/usr/ports/misc/soapysdr|/usr/local|Vendor and platform 
neutral SDR support 
library|/usr/ports/misc/soapysdr/pkg-descr|[email protected]|misc 
hamradio|cmake-core-3.31.5 expat-2.6.4 gettext-runtime-0.23.1 indexinfo-0.3.1 
jsoncpp-1.9.6_1 libffi-3.4.6 libidn2-2.3.7 libunistring-1.3 libuv-1.50.0 
mpdecimal-4.0.0 ninja-1.11.1,4 pkg-2.0.5 python311-3.11.11 readline-8.2.13_2 
rhash-1.4.4_1||https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR|||


> >
> > I have experience with both SDR hardware and FreeBSD systems, and I'm 
> > committed to maintaining these ports long-term. The SDR community has 
> > expressed significant interest in FreeBSD support for these tools.
> >
> > I welcome any feedback, suggestions, or offers of collaboration. Please let 
> > me know if there are any concerns or recommendations before I begin 
> > development.

Oh gosh yes.

> >
> > Related Existing Ports:
> >
> > comms/SoapySDR (framework)

SoapySDR appears to be under /misc for some odd reason.


> > comms/SoapyRTLSDR, comms/SoapyHackRF, comms/SoapyAirspy (similar backends)
> > comms/rtl-sdr, comms/hackrf (hardware support)
> > math/fftw3 (dependency)
> >
> > Thank you for your time and consideration.
> > Best regards,
> > --
> > Larry Gadallah, NM7A/VE6VQ lgadallah AT gmail DOT com
> > PGP Sig: 0247 9AD1 FFA8 2E35 0B5B  E387 F9B8 2875 FDFE DB69
> 
> Thank you Larry and Have Fun! Let me know if there is anything to test
> and how to test :-)

73 Diane VA3DB
> 
> You should find all necessary hints in the Porter's Handbook :-)
> 
> https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/
> 
> NM7A 73 SQ7MHZ / Tomek
> 
> -- 
> CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
> 
> 

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