OpenGD77

Hello.
1. It is noticed that when entering the channel name from the radio station buttons, button 2 is incorrectly programmed. Successive clicks cause the characters a-b-c-2-?, there are no capital letters and the characters do not move in a circle.

2. And also, I would like to know about the approximate plans for using the GPS module. Is there any plan to transfer coordinates in any way? For example, in aprs.fi or in a direct communication channel to another radio station? Many friends are interested in this question.

EU1AEQ wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 20, 2022 5:43 am

Hello.
1. It is noticed that when entering the channel name from the radio station buttons, button 2 is incorrectly programmed. Successive clicks cause the characters a-b-c-2-?, there are no capital letters and the characters do not move in a circle.

2. And also, I would like to know about the approximate plans for using the GPS module. Is there any plan to transfer coordinates in any way? For example, in aprs.fi or in a direct communication channel to another radio station? Many friends are interested in this question.

1. There are capital letters when I tested it on my radio.

The only problem I see is that the text entry flashing underline is in the wrong location

2. AFIK the radio can't send FM APRS. It may be possible to send GPS coords via TA, but this would only get written if one of the developers wants that feature themselves.

No one gets any money for the thousands of hours of development time required to write this firmware, so features only get written if a developer wants that feature themselves.

VK3KYY wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 20, 2022 5:51 am

1. There are capital letters when I tested it on my radio.

Me and another amateur radio operator like this in the video.
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/ZWMUu13PUfZGdQ

EU1AEQ wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 20, 2022 6:17 am

My friend and I have it like this in the video.
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/ZWMUu13PUfZGdQ

Looks like, for PMR frequencies this does not matter, if there are capital letters or not
As designed, for licensed Amateur Radio use (the manual says so), the software performs quite well

OE1MWW wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 20, 2022 6:51 am

EU1AEQ wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 20, 2022 6:17 am

My friend and I have it like this in the video.
https://disk.yandex.ru/d/ZWMUu13PUfZGdQ

Looks like, for PMR frequencies this does not matter, if there are capital letters or not
As designed, for licensed Amateur Radio use (the manual says so), the software performs quite well

You can check with yourself on the correct amateur radio channel.

I can confirm that there is an error with Button 2 Alpha characters on this radio. Repeatedly pressing 2 gives abc2??? instead of abc2ABC.

I will have a look and try to find the cause.

Colin G4EML

G4EML wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 20, 2022 7:40 pm

I can confirm that there is an error with Button 2 Alpha characters on this radio. Repeatedly pressing 2 gives abc2??? instead of abc2ABC.

I will have a look and try to find the cause.

Colin G4EML

I am sure I tested it, and it worked OK for me.

We have now found the cause for this problem.
Roger is currently working on the key assignments. Once this is complete it should also fix this issue.

Colin.

G4EML wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 20, 2022 9:32 pm

We have now found the cause for this problem.
Roger is currently working on the key assignments. Once this is complete it should also fix this issue.

Colin.

Thanks

The reason I could not reproduce the problem, is that in my local version, I've accidently fixed it already.

However, I'm still working on other changes to remap the Up/Down keys to work correctly, and this will take more time before everything is working, especially the complex functionality of the VFO

The rotary knob has a position in which it does not register a "key press" or sometimes registers the incorrect "key press".

This issue is present on Stock FW, OpenUV380, and OpenRTX alike. I think this is a physical issue which probably cannot be fixed in firmware, but I'd better post it anyway just in case.

At least 3 people I have spoken to also report their UV380 does the same thing. I don't necessarily think this is a fault, just a poorly implemented design decision, considering the numerics from 1 to 16 stamped on the top of the radio around the dial, with a notch of unstampped area before the 1.