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Sophie-developer at 21:33, 25 October 2026

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	* '''[[SimTX Guide/Map and coverage\|Map and coverage]]''': the globe, station lists and coverage maps.		* '''[[SimTX Guide/Map and coverage\|Map and coverage]]''': the globe, station lists and coverage maps.
	* '''[[SimTX Guide/Catalog and add-ons\|Catalog and add-ons]]''', '''[[SimTX Guide/Health\|Health]]''', '''[[SimTX Guide/Settings and shortcuts\|Settings and shortcuts]]''' and '''[[SimTX Guide/Troubleshooting\|Troubleshooting]]'''.		* '''[[SimTX Guide/Catalog and add-ons\|Catalog and add-ons]]''', '''[[SimTX Guide/Health\|Health]]''', '''[[SimTX Guide/Settings and shortcuts\|Settings and shortcuts]]''' and '''[[SimTX Guide/Troubleshooting\|Troubleshooting]]'''.
			* '''[[CLI]]''': CLI documentation, for integrations.

	All guides are listed on [[SimTX Guide]].		All guides are listed on [[SimTX Guide]].

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Add screenshots of the SimTX desktop app

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	# '''[[How to receive\|Receive]]''': listen with any [[wikipedia:Software-defined_radio\|SDR]] program.		# '''[[How to receive\|Receive]]''': listen with any [[wikipedia:Software-defined_radio\|SDR]] program.

	[[File:SimTX~~-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean~~.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=~~Annotated~~ window of ~~the older Java transmitter showing station settings~~, ~~radio settings~~, ~~audio source~~, ~~antenna~~, ~~Start TX~~, and ~~session controls~~.\|The ~~older Java transmitter (version 0.3.6)~~.]]		[[File:SimTX Transmitter desktop app.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=SimTX desktop app window on the Stations tab: a globe of Europe and Africa with Demo hilltop, an orange TX beam at 300°, a blue RX beam at 180°, dashed lines to satellites, orbit rings, and the station's details in the sidebar.\|The SimTX desktop app on the Stations tab, with a station on air, its beam headings and the satellites in view.]]

	== Find a specific answer ==		== Find a specific answer ==

Clanker: Tighten; list all user guides

2026-10-24T20:06:50Z

Tighten; list all user guides

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	<span style="font-size:180%;">SimTX Wiki</span>		<span style="font-size:180%;">SimTX Wiki</span>

	'''SimTX is a shared radio simulation.''' ~~Set~~ up a virtual ~~transmitter~~, ~~send~~ audio, and listen with ~~a receiver. No physical radio or antenna is needed~~. Distance, antennas, and radio conditions ~~affect~~ what listeners hear.		'''SimTX is a shared radio simulation.''' You set up virtual stations, transmit audio and listen with an SDR program. Distance, antennas and radio conditions change what listeners hear.

	</div>		</div>

	== Getting started ==		== Getting started ==
	'''[[Getting Started~~\|Install SimTX and make your first transmission~~]]'''~~. The guide covers installation~~, sign-in, ~~choosing~~ a ~~server, your first~~ station, ~~a first transmission~~ and ~~listening~~.		'''[[Getting Started]]''': install the app, sign in, create a station, transmit and listen.

	== User guides ==		== User guides ==
	~~How~~ the ~~main parts of the desktop app work, step by step:~~		* '''[[SimTX Guide/Transmitting\|Transmitting]]''' and '''[[SimTX Guide/Receiving\|Receiving]]''': the Transmit and Receive tabs.
	* '''[[SimTX Guide/Stations\|Stations]]''': ~~the place you transmit and receive from~~, ~~with its~~ antennas and radios.		* '''[[SimTX Guide/Stations\|Stations]]''': your stations, antennas and radios.
	* '''[[SimTX Guide/Satellites\|Satellites]]''': ~~design and~~ launch ~~your own~~ satellite, follow its passes, and deorbit it.		* '''[[SimTX Guide/Satellites\|Satellites]]''': launch a satellite, follow its passes and deorbit it.
	* '''[[SimTX Guide/Rotators and tracking\|Rotators and tracking]]''': turn an antenna ~~by hand~~ or ~~let it~~ follow a satellite.		* '''[[SimTX Guide/Rotators and tracking\|Rotators and tracking]]''': turn an antenna or follow a satellite.
			* '''[[SimTX Guide/Map and coverage\|Map and coverage]]''': the globe, station lists and coverage maps.
			* '''[[SimTX Guide/Catalog and add-ons\|Catalog and add-ons]]''', '''[[SimTX Guide/Health\|Health]]''', '''[[SimTX Guide/Settings and shortcuts\|Settings and shortcuts]]''' and '''[[SimTX Guide/Troubleshooting\|Troubleshooting]]'''.
	All guides are listed on [[SimTX Guide]].		All guides are listed on [[SimTX Guide]].

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	== Learn in order ==		== Learn in order ==
	# '''[[~~Getting Started~~\|~~Install and transmit~~]]''': ~~follow one complete example from an empty desktop to your first TX session~~.		# '''[[SimTX Guide/Transmitting\|Find your way around]]''': the Transmit tab's controls and meters. The Java transmitter's window is described on [[Transmitter Interface]].
	~~# ''~~'[[Transmitter Interface~~\|Find your way around~~]]~~''': identify the controls and understand the meters~~.
	# '''[[Transmission Sources\|Choose what to send]]''': play a file, use a microphone, or send a stream.		# '''[[Transmission Sources\|Choose what to send]]''': play a file, use a microphone, or send a stream.
	# '''[[Antenna System\|Change frequency and coverage]]''': choose and adjust an antenna, then learn [[Propagation Basics\|why reception changes]].		# '''[[Antenna System\|Change frequency and coverage]]''': choose and adjust an antenna, then learn [[Propagation Basics\|why reception changes]].
	# '''[[Lua extensions\|Add features]]''': install modes, audio processors, tools, and themes without writing code.		# '''[[Lua extensions\|Add features]]''': install modes, audio processors, tools, and themes without writing code.
	# [[How to receive\|'''~~Start to receiving''']]~~: ~~receiving signals and stations using~~ any [[wikipedia:Software-defined_radio\|SDR]] ~~app~~.		# '''[[How to receive\|Receive]]''': listen with any [[wikipedia:Software-defined_radio\|SDR]] program.

	[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated window of the older Java transmitter showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The older Java transmitter (version 0.3.6).]]		[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated window of the older Java transmitter showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The older Java transmitter (version 0.3.6).]]

	== Find a specific answer ==		== Find a specific answer ==
	* '''Nothing happens or no sound?''' ~~Use~~ [[Troubleshooting]].		* '''Nothing happens or no sound?''' See [[SimTX Guide/Troubleshooting\|Troubleshooting]], or [[Troubleshooting]] for the Java transmitter.
	* '''Which radio mode should I choose?''' See [[Modulation Modes]].		* '''Which radio mode should I choose?''' See [[Modulation Modes]].
	* '''How do I save or share my station setup?''' See [[~~Station Configuration~~]] and [[Extension catalog]].		* '''How do I save or share my station setup?''' See [[SimTX Guide/Stations\|Stations]] and [[Extension catalog]]. For the Java transmitter, see [[Station Configuration]].
	* '''What do SWR, bandwidth, and IQ mean?''' See [[Radio terms]].		* '''What do SWR, bandwidth, and IQ mean?''' See [[Radio terms]].
	* '''Looking for formulas or an API?''' ~~Open~~ the [[Documentation\|~~complete~~ documentation index]]~~, including antenna calculations and every Lua API reference~~.		* '''Looking for formulas or the Lua API?''' See the [[Documentation\|documentation index]].

	== Community and other ways to use SimTX ==		== Community and other ways to use SimTX ==

Clanker: Show getting started, the user guides and the API reference first

2026-10-24T19:42:44Z

Show getting started, the user guides and the API reference first

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	'''SimTX is a shared radio simulation.''' Set up a virtual transmitter, send audio, and listen with a receiver. No physical radio or antenna is needed. Distance, antennas, and radio conditions affect what listeners hear.		'''SimTX is a shared radio simulation.''' Set up a virtual transmitter, send audio, and listen with a receiver. No physical radio or antenna is needed. Distance, antennas, and radio conditions affect what listeners hear.

	<~~span style~~=~~"font-size:125%;">~~'''[[Getting Started\|~~Download~~ SimTX and make your first transmission]]'''</~~span>~~		</div>

			== Getting started ==
			'''[[Getting Started\|Install SimTX and make your first transmission]]'''. The guide covers installation, sign-in, choosing a server, your first station, a first transmission and listening.

			== User guides ==
			How the main parts of the desktop app work, step by step:
			* '''[[SimTX Guide/Stations\|Stations]]''': the place you transmit and receive from, with its antennas and radios.
			* '''[[SimTX Guide/Satellites\|Satellites]]''': design and launch your own satellite, follow its passes, and deorbit it.
			* '''[[SimTX Guide/Rotators and tracking\|Rotators and tracking]]''': turn an antenna by hand or let it follow a satellite.
			All guides are listed on [[SimTX Guide]].

	The ~~illustrated guide covers installation,~~ account ~~sign-in~~, ~~server selection, a working example, listening, and saving your settings~~.		== For developers ==
	</~~div>~~		The [[SimTX API]] reference documents the account service and the game protocol, message by message. Start with the [[SimTX API/Quick start\|quick start]].

	== Learn in order ==		== Learn in order ==
	# '''[[Getting Started\|~~Download~~ and transmit]]''': follow one complete example from an empty desktop to your first TX session.		# '''[[Getting Started\|Install and transmit]]''': follow one complete example from an empty desktop to your first TX session.
	# '''[[Transmitter Interface\|Find your way around]]''': identify the controls and understand the meters.		# '''[[Transmitter Interface\|Find your way around]]''': identify the controls and understand the meters.
	# '''[[Transmission Sources\|Choose what to send]]''': play a file, use a microphone, or send a stream.		# '''[[Transmission Sources\|Choose what to send]]''': play a file, use a microphone, or send a stream.
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	# [[How to receive\|'''Start to receiving''']]: receiving signals and stations using any [[wikipedia:Software-defined_radio\|SDR]] app.		# [[How to receive\|'''Start to receiving''']]: receiving signals and stations using any [[wikipedia:Software-defined_radio\|SDR]] app.

	[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated ~~SimTX Transmitter~~ window showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The transmitter ~~window~~. ~~The guide explains each marked area~~.]]		[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated window of the older Java transmitter showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The older Java transmitter (version 0.3.6).]]

	== Find a specific answer ==		== Find a specific answer ==
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	* '''What do SWR, bandwidth, and IQ mean?''' See [[Radio terms]].		* '''What do SWR, bandwidth, and IQ mean?''' See [[Radio terms]].
	* '''Looking for formulas or an API?''' Open the [[Documentation\|complete documentation index]], including antenna calculations and every Lua API reference.		* '''Looking for formulas or an API?''' Open the [[Documentation\|complete documentation index]], including antenna calculations and every Lua API reference.
	* '''Writing your own software?''' The [[SimTX API]] reference documents the account service and the game protocol, message by message. Start with the [[SimTX API/Quick start\|quick start]].

	== Community and other ways to use SimTX ==		== Community and other ways to use SimTX ==
	* [[:Category:Radio Stations\|Community radio stations]]: stations described by their operators.		* [[:Category:Radio Stations\|Community radio stations]]: stations described by their operators.
	* [[Guide to setting up sdr console with simtx\|SDR Console]], [[DATV RX Tutorial\|digital television reception]], [[DATV TX Tutorial\|digital television transmission]], [[How to receive]] and [[DRM TX tutorial\|DRM transmission]]: additional community guides.		* [[Guide to setting up sdr console with simtx\|SDR Console]], [[DATV RX Tutorial\|digital television reception]], [[DATV TX Tutorial\|digital television transmission]], [[How to receive]] and [[DRM TX tutorial\|DRM transmission]]: additional community guides.
	* [https://simtx.net/downloads Download the transmitter] · [https://simtx.net SimTX website] · [https://discord.gg/BxtpFJAs6c SimTX Discord]		* [[Getting Started#1. Install the app\|Download the desktop app]]
			* [https://simtx.net/downloads Download the Java transmitter]
			* [https://simtx.net SimTX website]
			* [https://discord.gg/BxtpFJAs6c SimTX Discord]

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Point the developer line at the protocol v25 reference

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	* '''What do SWR, bandwidth, and IQ mean?''' See [[Radio terms]].		* '''What do SWR, bandwidth, and IQ mean?''' See [[Radio terms]].
	* '''Looking for formulas or an API?''' Open the [[Documentation\|complete documentation index]], including antenna calculations and every Lua API reference.		* '''Looking for formulas or an API?''' Open the [[Documentation\|complete documentation index]], including antenna calculations and every Lua API reference.
	* '''Writing your own software?''' The [[SimTX API]] reference documents the account service and the game protocol, ~~packet~~ by ~~packet~~. Start with the [[SimTX API/Quick start\|quick start]].		* '''Writing your own software?''' The [[SimTX API]] reference documents the account service and the game protocol, message by message. Start with the [[SimTX API/Quick start\|quick start]].

	== Community and other ways to use SimTX ==		== Community and other ways to use SimTX ==

Clanker: Link the SimTX API reference

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Link the SimTX API reference

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	* '''What do SWR, bandwidth, and IQ mean?''' See [[Radio terms]].		* '''What do SWR, bandwidth, and IQ mean?''' See [[Radio terms]].
	* '''Looking for formulas or an API?''' Open the [[Documentation\|complete documentation index]], including antenna calculations and every Lua API reference.		* '''Looking for formulas or an API?''' Open the [[Documentation\|complete documentation index]], including antenna calculations and every Lua API reference.
			* '''Writing your own software?''' The [[SimTX API]] reference documents the account service and the game protocol, packet by packet. Start with the [[SimTX API/Quick start\|quick start]].

	== Community and other ways to use SimTX ==		== Community and other ways to use SimTX ==

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	# '''[[Antenna System\|Change frequency and coverage]]''': choose and adjust an antenna, then learn [[Propagation Basics\|why reception changes]].		# '''[[Antenna System\|Change frequency and coverage]]''': choose and adjust an antenna, then learn [[Propagation Basics\|why reception changes]].
	# '''[[Lua extensions\|Add features]]''': install modes, audio processors, tools, and themes without writing code.		# '''[[Lua extensions\|Add features]]''': install modes, audio processors, tools, and themes without writing code.
	# [[How to receive\|Start to receiving]]: receiving signals and stations using any SDR app.		# [[How to receive\|'''Start to receiving''']]: receiving signals and stations using any [[wikipedia:Software-defined_radio\|SDR]] app.

	[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated SimTX Transmitter window showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The transmitter window. The guide explains each marked area.]]		[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated SimTX Transmitter window showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The transmitter window. The guide explains each marked area.]]

Bmcgeneral at 06:58, 22 October 2026

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	# '''[[Antenna System\|Change frequency and coverage]]''': choose and adjust an antenna, then learn [[Propagation Basics\|why reception changes]].		# '''[[Antenna System\|Change frequency and coverage]]''': choose and adjust an antenna, then learn [[Propagation Basics\|why reception changes]].
	# '''[[Lua extensions\|Add features]]''': install modes, audio processors, tools, and themes without writing code.		# '''[[Lua extensions\|Add features]]''': install modes, audio processors, tools, and themes without writing code.
			# [[How to receive\|Start to receiving]]: receiving signals and stations using any SDR app.

	[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated SimTX Transmitter window showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The transmitter window. The guide explains each marked area.]]		[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated SimTX Transmitter window showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The transmitter window. The guide explains each marked area.]]

Bmcgeneral at 14:46, 14 September 2026

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	== Community and other ways to use SimTX ==		== Community and other ways to use SimTX ==
	* [[:Category:Radio Stations\|Community radio stations]]: stations described by their operators.		* [[:Category:Radio Stations\|Community radio stations]]: stations described by their operators.
	* [[Guide to setting up sdr console with simtx\|SDR Console]], [[DATV RX Tutorial\|digital television reception]], [[DATV TX Tutorial\|digital television transmission]], and [[DRM TX tutorial\|DRM transmission]]: additional community guides.		* [[Guide to setting up sdr console with simtx\|SDR Console]], [[DATV RX Tutorial\|digital television reception]], [[DATV TX Tutorial\|digital television transmission]], [[How to receive]] and [[DRM TX tutorial\|DRM transmission]]: additional community guides.
	* [https://simtx.net/downloads Download the transmitter] · [https://simtx.net SimTX website] · [https://discord.gg/BxtpFJAs6c SimTX Discord]		* [https://simtx.net/downloads Download the transmitter] · [https://simtx.net SimTX website] · [https://discord.gg/BxtpFJAs6c SimTX Discord]

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	# '''[[Antenna System\|Change frequency and coverage]]''': choose and adjust an antenna, then learn [[Propagation Basics\|why reception changes]].		# '''[[Antenna System\|Change frequency and coverage]]''': choose and adjust an antenna, then learn [[Propagation Basics\|why reception changes]].
	# '''[[Lua extensions\|Add features]]''': install modes, audio processors, tools, and themes without writing code.		# '''[[Lua extensions\|Add features]]''': install modes, audio processors, tools, and themes without writing code.
	# [[How to receive\|Start to receiving]]: receiving signals and stations using any SDR app.		# [[How to receive\|'''Start to receiving''']]: receiving signals and stations using any [[wikipedia:Software-defined_radio\|SDR]] app.

	[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated SimTX Transmitter window showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The transmitter window. The guide explains each marked area.]]		[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated SimTX Transmitter window showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The transmitter window. The guide explains each marked area.]]

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	# '''[[Antenna System\|Change frequency and coverage]]''': choose and adjust an antenna, then learn [[Propagation Basics\|why reception changes]].		# '''[[Antenna System\|Change frequency and coverage]]''': choose and adjust an antenna, then learn [[Propagation Basics\|why reception changes]].
	# '''[[Lua extensions\|Add features]]''': install modes, audio processors, tools, and themes without writing code.		# '''[[Lua extensions\|Add features]]''': install modes, audio processors, tools, and themes without writing code.
			# [[How to receive\|Start to receiving]]: receiving signals and stations using any SDR app.

	[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated SimTX Transmitter window showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The transmitter window. The guide explains each marked area.]]		[[File:SimTX-0.3.6-first-transmission-guide-clean.png\|thumb\|center\|850px\|alt=Annotated SimTX Transmitter window showing station settings, radio settings, audio source, antenna, Start TX, and session controls.\|The transmitter window. The guide explains each marked area.]]