RadioDeck GQRX Hardware Console

by vitasam · Intermediate · manifest draft — being verified

A Raspberry Pi Pico control console for GQRX with a 16×2 display, keypad frequency entry, rotary tuning and dedicated mode/filter switches.

RadioDeck turns GQRX remote control into a tactile radio front panel. Its Pico firmware sends commands through a Python USB-to-TCP bridge while the printed enclosure groups the display, keypad and tuning controls into a compact desktop console.

Original: github.com, github.com, github.com

Parts

Qty	Part	Buy
1×	Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040)	Adafruit DigiKey
1×	LCD1602 with PCF8574 I2C backpack	DigiKey Amazon (budget)
1×	3.3V–5V bidirectional logic level shifter	Adafruit DigiKey
8×	10kΩ through-hole resistor	DigiKey Mouser
2×	100kΩ through-hole resistor	DigiKey Mouser
2×	100nF through-hole ceramic capacitor	DigiKey Mouser
1×	2.54mm breakaway male pin header Quantity is a build allowance; cut sections to fit because the source does not state a header count.	DigiKey Adafruit
1×	Female-to-female DuPont jumper wires One assortment; individual wire count and length are unspecified.	Adafruit Amazon (budget)
1×	USB-A to Micro-USB data cable	Adafruit Amazon (budget)
1×	3×4 matrix keypad	Adafruit Amazon (budget)
1×	KY-040 rotary encoder module	DigiKey Amazon (budget)
2×	RS1010-style rotary switch	DigiKey Amazon (budget)
1×	Round USB 2.0 panel-through connector	DigiKey Amazon (budget)
1×	8×12-hole prototyping board Substitute a 2.54mm prototype board approximately 25×7 holes; the existing indexed board is not an exact size match.	Adafruit Amazon (budget)

Printed parts

RadioDeck front, back and stand — Official STL files; credited to Akseli Nikkanen and licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Noncommercial restriction applies.
Knurled rotary-encoder knob — Official repository copy of tsw’s model, licensed CC BY 4.0; retain attribution.

Notes

Official repository README, hardware BOM, STL index and license were checked on 2026-10-25. Kept as draft because the required host PC/Raspberry Pi and SDR receiver are described functionally but no exact hardware is named; several mechanical/electronic parts are specified only by search phrase, and the recommended 25×7-hole prototype board is not represented by an exact indexed product.

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