SIGNALS / INTERFACES
RF Commons
A browser radio-workbench prototype designed to make spectrum exploration and radio learning approachable.
- Current state
- Radio prototype
- Discipline
- Signals · Interfaces
- Built with
- JavaScript / HTML / CSS / Node.js / RTL-SDR tools / FFmpeg
The idea
Radio tools can make the spectrum difficult for newcomers to explore. RF Commons develops an approachable workbench for tuning, signal learning, bookmarks and logs, with a local receive-only audio bridge.
How it works
A dependency-free browser interface provides a synthetic waterfall, tuner controls, bookmarks, logs and learning surfaces. A local Node helper offers receiver health checks and receive-only audio through rtl_fm and FFmpeg.
What’s implemented
- Synthetic spectrum/waterfall and signal-learning UI
- Frequency bookmarks and a local logbook
- Local RTL-SDR audio bridge with explicit missing-tool/device states
- Public receiver directory/map interface
PROJECT STATUS / RADIO PROTOTYPE
Where it stands
Radio-workbench prototype
- The waterfall is synthetic, not live receiver IQ
- No completed real FFT/waterfall pipeline or gain calibration
- A front-end prototype; listed product modes partly describe its roadmap
Source & resources
Documentation behind this project page
Reviewed October 1, 2026. Project descriptions reflect a source review; repository validation claims were not independently reproduced.