Still not totally satisfied (are we ever?), but I did do most of the coding with the idea that others could easily adopt it. It is all addition to the v1.27.7 BitX40 sketch by Allard Munter, PE1NWL, and pretty much takes all available resources. My quick attempt to comment out some code related to the touch-key option was not successful and caused some odd behaviors, so I put it all back in. Also, I want to see if I can calibrate the S-meter better than just "eyeballing" it. maybe then I'll post it, but certainly will help anyone trying to implement the same thing.
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