Who should use substation?

substation is an open-source project built for radio enthusiasts.

Yes — substation is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does substation run on?

substation runs on the command line.

Is substation still active?

The GitHub repository shows 4 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to substation?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include git-build-commit, funkuino, and click-docs.

Is substation open source?

Yes — substation is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license, developed on GitHub.

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substation

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substation is an open-source command-line tool for scanning and analyzing SDR bands. It supports a range of devices including RTL-SDR, HackRF, AirSpy, and SoapySDR, making it ideal for radio enthusiasts and developers needing versatile SDR scanning capabilities.

Open SourceAGPL-3.0CLI

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2026since

Overview

5 features

substation sits in PulseGate's Other dev tools category. Enabling developers and radio enthusiasts to scan and analyze SDR bands across multiple hardware devices via the command line. substation is an open-source project aimed at radio enthusiasts. substation is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. It ships for the command line.

substation first shipped in 2026. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 4 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are SDR band scanning, device compatibility, and CLI interface.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

SDR band scanning
Device compatibility
CLI interface
Frequency analysis
Versatile scanning

Built with & integrations

Runs on

CLI

Trust & compliance

License

AGPL-3.0

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HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 4Active maintenance

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Frequently asked questions about substation

What is substation?: Enabling developers and radio enthusiasts to scan and analyze SDR bands across multiple hardware devices via the command line. It is catalogued under Other dev tools on PulseGate.
Who should use substation?: substation is an open-source project built for radio enthusiasts.
Is substation free?: Yes — substation is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does substation run on?: substation runs on the command line.
Is substation still active?: The GitHub repository shows 4 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to substation?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include git-build-commit, funkuino, and click-docs.git-build-commit funkuino click-docs
How long has substation been around?: substation first shipped in 2026.
Is substation open source?: Yes — substation is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license, developed on GitHub.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 4
License: AGPL-3.0
First seen: 19 Jul 2026
Built for: radio enthusiasts
Model: Open source
Solves: Enabling developers and radio enthusiasts to scan and analyze SDR bands across multiple hardware devices via the command line.

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GitHub: simonholliday/substation
PyPI: substation

Developer

Simonholliday

Small team

GitHub

Open source

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Stars: 4
Forks: 0
Open issues: 0
Last commit: 19 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 4
Contributors: 2
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.5.1 · 19 Jul 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 19 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Unverified
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 19 Jul 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: substation-pypi-org
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 19 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 19 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/substation

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