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Kainos

Kainos is a free, open-source SDR program for Windows, built for the Hermes Lite 2. It's a fork of Thetis, based on Reid Campbell MI0BOT's HL2 edition of Thetis, maintained by Justin Cron, K7JUS.

Everything you know from Thetis is still there. Kainos adds a modern layout and a set of features built in, so you don't need extra programs or virtual audio cables for them.

What Kainos adds

• A modern layout: VFO flags on the panadapter, a right-hand column of tabs you arrange yourself, and a left-hand column of buttons. See The Kainos Layout.
• A guided setup for the HL2: callsign, boards, audio and look in a few steps. See Getting Started.
• Kainos Audio: EQ, compressor, AetherVoice and more on receive and transmit. See Kainos Audio.
• FreeDV RADE digital voice, with the FreeDV Reporter. See FreeDV RADE.
• Audio scope: a waveform and audio spectrum of what you hear and send. See Audio Scope.
• RTTY and CW decode and send, with macros. See RTTY and CW.
• DX cluster and POTA spots on the panadapter. See Spots.
• KiwiSDR: listen to receivers around the world, with their own panadapter and waterfall, even with the HL2 off. See KiwiSDR.
• A licence-aware band plan on the panadapter. See Band Plan.
• An SWR sweep for your antennas. See SWR Sweep.
• Safety nets: one-click settings backup, update notices and a bug-report button. See Backups and Updates.

Start here

1. Installing
2. Getting Started
3. The Kainos Layout

Questions? See Troubleshooting and FAQ, or use Report a bug at the top right of Kainos.

Download

The latest release is on the Releases page.