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Welcome to the SimTX Wiki, the documentation for the SimTX radio simulation platform. These pages cover the SimTX Transmitter desktop application: station setup, transmitting, antennas and the calculations behind them.
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Start here
- SimTX Transmitter: what the software is and how it fits together
- Getting Started: connect to a server and make a first transmission
- Transmitter Interface: reference for every control in the window
Operating
- Modulation Modes
- Transmission Sources
- Radio Presets
- Advanced Transmitter Settings
- Station Configuration
- Sessions and Queueing
- Power Amplifier Behaviour
- SWR and Transmitter Protection
Extensions and sharing
- Lua extensions: installing, managing, and using transmitter extensions
- Creating Lua extensions and Lua extension API: package creation and the public Lua interface
- Extension catalog: browsing, previewing, installing, and publishing extensions and station presets
Antennas
- Antenna System: overview and configuration
- Types: Dipole Antenna · Inverted-V Antenna · Vertical Antenna · Yagi Antenna · Full-Wave Loop Antenna · Longwire Antenna · Beverage Antenna · End-Fed Half-Wave Antenna
- NEC File Import: custom antenna geometries
- Antenna Calculations: sizing, decibels, SWR arithmetic
Understanding the simulation
- Propagation Basics: groundwave, skywave, MUF and LUF, noise, and whether a signal will be heard
Community
- Category:Radio Stations: station pages made by users, and how to add your own