BobCAT is a free application for written for Perseus users written by Antonio Alliegro.

V3 adds a lot of new features. The button labels are now user editable. The band limits and centre frequency for each button can be changed. Your changes then can be saved to disk and reused at any time by opening the folder where they were saved.

One of the cool features is that you can setup the buttons and bands depending on if you're a HAM or a SWL. The examples below shows two ways to label the buttons and setup the band limits.

An example layout for the HAM bands.

And now with SWL buttons.

Download V3 at source here.

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When working with the Perseus GUI you know to change the frequency you have to use the mouse a lot, and sometimes it can be a bind to move the mouse from where you are to the GUI to click a few numbers ...

Well Alfred Gemsa has made this much quicker with his program - It is easier to change the frequency just by typing numbers into the numpad-keyboard or clicking the quick list of stored stations. As a picture tells a thousand words here is his simple GUI.

You can download version 2.01 here.

If you're a Perseus user you can now add yourself to the The Perseus Registry. This interactive visual tool gives Perseus SDR owners a way to let others around the world know of their interests and DX activities related to Perseus. Based on a Google Maps database approach, the Registry is a quick and visual way to learn of other Perseus owners in your city, region, or country.

For more details see the blog post here.

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We've deployed a better web site backend to handle the traffic and to improve the end user experience. We are currently fixing some 404s and hope to have all the old content back in a while.

Stay tuned!

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Q: I am getting a Perseus firmware download error when I start the program.
A: If you have the latest Nvidia display drivers installed try un-installing these and rebooting then check again. There would appear to be something 'odd' with the drivers and the Perseus software.

Q: Does the Perseus SDR run on Windows 7.
A: Yes! You'll need to install the drivers as an 'Administrator'. The main program runs fine under 32bit and 64bit OSes. The 64bit drivers on this site will allow you to use the Perseus under x64 chip sets. Currently Microtelecom do not have a signed 64bit driver which will load under Windows 7.

Q: Does the Perseus support DRM.
A: Yes! You can use Dream or VT Merlin Communications DRM software radio* to listen to DRM broadcasts. The Perseus GUI has a native DRM button on the modes menu.

Q: How do I download the Perseus driver software.
A: You'll need to email Microtelecom for them to send you a link to download the current 32bit driver. For the 64bit driver use the link on the right hand side menu.

If you're looking to power the Perseus hardware solely from USB then you've probably come across USBs 500ma power limit and either had the hub shut-down or the Windows error message relating to too much power demanded by the device. Well there may be a way around this. Armed with two semi common items I have found of the 'net it seems that for /M or /P operation you can get away with a laptop and a dual power USB lead.

The two items in question are dual power USB lead/hub and the 2.1mm USB power adaptor. Armed with both leads you can draw 1000ma from two USB ports and power the Perseus hardware without an external supply which means you could then go - truly portable - to a quiet location and DX for as long as the laptops batteries can supply power to both devices. Even then there are about some 13200ma/h external laptop battery cells that would probably give at least a few hours at 125Khz / recording / DXing. I have the 2nd lead on order and will let you know how it works out.