vanguard wrote: ↑Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:22 am
Dear developers,
please allow me, to suggest some changes in the next version of opengd77.
Some time ago I tested the version from NA7Q, and IMO some things, he changed, should be implemented to the next vrsion.
Maybe it is possible to do it, and not much to change.
The things, I liked most are:
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VFO Scan Mode
Method 1:
Long Press Green to enter Scan Mode.
Enter Frequency Scan Range limits.
Long Press Green again to start scan.
Left changes scan direction.
Long Press Red to exit VFO Scan Mode.
Method 2:
Double tap Orange to start scanning
Method 3: Blue (SK2) + 1 to start scanning
Channel Scan Mode
Method 1:
Long Press Green to start scanning
Method 2:
Long press 1 to start scanning.
Method 3:
Blue (SK2) + 1 to start scanning.
Method 4:
Double tap Orange to start scanning
Menu Shortcuts:
Blue+1: Start scanning in Channel Mode and VFO Mode
Blue+2: Jump to Battery Screen
Blue+3: Jump to Last Heard Screen
Blue+4: Jump to Channel Details Screen, CC setting
Blue+5: Jump to Options Menu
Blue+6: Jump to Display Options Menu
Blue+7: Decrease Brightness
Blue+8: Increase Brightness
Blue+9: Jump to RSSI Menu
Blue+0: Jump to Sound Menu
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Also very nice:
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Power Levels:
The 1W and 5W power levels may need to be calibrated using the LATEST CPS.
Power levels include 1mW, 5mW, 10mW, 25mW, 50mW, 75mW, 100mW, 250mW, 500mW, 750mW, 1W, 2W, 3W, 4W, 5W, and 5W++
5W++ outputs just over 6 watts on most radios and requires pressing Blue + Long Press Right.
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Especially the scan buttons in actual opengd77 are not intuitiv. Most people start "scan" (long press up), then want to "scan down" (pressing intuively down or long down,but this shows scan edge frequencies). Also scan stop is not intuitiv at all. I personally think, this should be improved. The solution from NA7Q is IMO much better. Just a suggestion....
Related to the power: I like the idea using power lower than 50mW. I used this codeplug for testing antennas in short range. Hope, this would be implemented again, althouugh it might not be accurate, it is a nice feature, too.
Thanks for reading this, and maybe, and I hope, it might be easy to implement.
Best regards
Hans