TF3KX wrote:
Is there any software available for measuring S/N and signal strength,
through the soundcard? My idea is to analyze signals arriving from my
antenna, through the receiver and the soundcard, and thus compare
antennas numerically in terms of signal strength and noise.

This capability is already present for the most part in the Faros
beacon monitoring software, but it is tailored to monitoring only the
IARU/NCDXF beacon signals.

73 - Kristinn, TF3KX

Presumably, you'll need some sort of RF front end to translate your
desired RF band of interest down, but after that, there's a fair number
of spectroscope/spectrogram programs out there..

I like DL4YHF's spectrum lab:

http://freenet-homepage.de/dl4yhf/spectra1.html


He's got a beacon logger setup for it, that you could probably modify.