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OBS Studio

Open Broadcaster Software or OBS Studio (OBS) is a free and open-source, cross-platform screencasting and streaming program. It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux distributions, and BSD. OBS was chosen as client software for hams.live for several reasons, but primarily because OBS has internal embedded web browser functionality which can render the online SDR Sources. Go to https://obsproject.com/ and download the latest version of OBS.

AFTER successfully installing latest OBS version, in the menu go to Tools – Websocket Server Settings. Make sure that all settings match what is shown below:

Enable Websockets server should be CHECKED
Server Port setting of 4455
Enable Authentication should NOT be checked.
Click Apply and OK

OBS Settings

From theGateway Files page, download latest OBS Scene Collection shown. Then import file into OBS (main menu, SCENE COLLECTION-IMPORT).

In the OBS menu, select FILE-SETTING-ADVANCED, and then scroll down to the Sources section. Make sure that Enable Browser Source Hardware Acceleration is UNCHECKED. Click Apply and OK.

In the OBS manu is an option to hide it using the Windows System Tray. Go to FILES-SETTINGS-GENERAL-SYSTEM TRAY and make sure that ENABLE is checked. Then, clicking OBS icon in System Tray will toggle it to appear/disappear from the Windows desktop.

In OBS, hover over the Canvas area, right click and choose OPEN PREVIEW PROJECTOR–NEW WINDOW. This will launch a re-sizeable window displaying the OBS Canvas, where your slot grid and s-meters for activated SDRs will be shown. There is an option in OBS to hide it using the Windows System Tray. In OBS, go to FILES-SETTINGS-GENERAL-SYSTEM TRAY and make sure that ENABLE is checked. Then, clicking OBS icon in Windows System Tray will toggle it to appear/disappear from the desktop.

theGateway Files

There are some files that need to be stored on your local PC in order for theGateway to function. On your local PC, create a new directory folder under the C drive root and name it obsfiles Go to theGateway Files page. Select all files there and download to your local PC into the newly created directory folder c:/obsfiles/ For theGatewayXX.html file, create a Windows shortcut and place somewhere convenient on your PC to run. This is the software code that will be used to manage and control SDRs

Executing theGateway

Clicking on the Windows Shortcut created above launches theGateway in your default web browser. When first running theGateway, go down to Settings area at the bottom, finf Profiles and select one (e.g., North America)and then load that profile. This will ensure that your slots have plenty of SDR choices.

After completing above installation steps, you should be ready to activate SDRs and use the system!