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# Support GopherTrunk

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GopherTrunk is a one-developer project: a pure-Go RTL-SDR scanner that
decodes ten-plus trunked-radio protocols, runs across Linux / Windows /
macOS, and has no commercial backing. Every hour of development, every
test capture, every spec sheet I track down comes out of personal time
and budget. (For the backstory on why this project exists, see
[The Story of GopherTrunk](story.md).)

If GopherTrunk is useful to you — whether you're a hobbyist, an
amateur-radio operator, a public-safety researcher, or just curious
about software-defined radio — please consider supporting the project.
It keeps the lights on, the hardware up-to-date, and the roadmap moving.

## Donate

- **[GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/MattCheramie)** —
  recurring monthly support, processed through GitHub. Fees waived for
  the first year on every new sponsorship.
- **[Ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/Mrcheramie)** — one-time tips or recurring
  membership. No account required for tips.

## Other ways to help

You don't have to send money to make a real difference:

- **File good bug reports.** A clean reproduction with logs, an IQ
  capture, and the radio system details is worth more than five vague
  reports. See [docs/hardware.md](hardware.md) and
  [docs/architecture.md](architecture.md) for context to include.
- **Contribute IQ captures.** Real-world recordings of trunked systems
  (especially obscure protocols or edge-case modulations) are how
  decoders get hardened. Anonymized captures welcome.
- **Improve the docs.** Spot a typo, an outdated install step, or a
  missing piece? PRs against the [docs/](.) folder ship straight to
  this site on merge.
- **Spread the word.** Star the repo, post about it on
  amateur-radio or SDR forums, or just tell someone who might find it
  useful.

## Roadmap

Sponsorship directly funds the items on the
[opt-in features](opt-in-features.md) and
[vocoders](vocoders.md) roadmaps — better simulcast handling,
hardware-accelerated channelizers, and broader vocoder coverage for
researchers.

Thanks for using GopherTrunk.