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Mobile Ubitx thoughts - Re: [BITX20] 16x2 LCD mod for uBITX v6

 

My Mobile Ubitx use thoughts:

Suggest adding a tuner-spinner lock out switch.
Add a separate tuner-spinner activation push button.
You may want to change the Ubitx default tuner-spinner to a detent-spinner.
These changes can help when in a bouncing mobile environment.

The Ubitx¡¯s default tuner firmware is not optimize for a tuner knob being bump.

As a blind individual using a Ubitx,
1. I first feel for with my hands and locate the rig on the table.
2. Then I feel for and locate the spinner knob.
3. At this point have now bump the tuner knob and the frequency has move. This is due to the knob was bump in the process of locating the knob.
It is harder to bump a detent-type-tuner.
Also a lock-out-switch will keep the tuner-spinner from being bump.
Changes to Ubitx tuner-spinner firmware could correct this situation.

Dave WD8AJQ


Sent from my iPhoneSE

On Jun 14, 2022, at 6:10 AM, David Wilcox K8WPE via groups.io <Djwilcox01@...> wrote:

?I have a V6 and it is touchy enough that I don¡¯t think it would be stable on frequency from bouncing around in a car. Just my opinion as I haven¡¯t tried it. But most mobile radios I have used are built on more solid chassis and much heavier where the stability parts are concerned. Try it and let us know.

Dave K8WPE

David J. Wilcox¡¯s iPad

On Jun 14, 2022, at 12:59 AM, Ken N2VIP <ken@...> wrote:

?That sounds like a challenging interface for a mobile radio (the joystick and/or directional buttons, not the LCD display). It would likely require a lot of user attention for mobile operation.

It does sound interesting - let us know how it turns out.

Ken, N2VIP

On Jun 13, 2022, at 23:45, VU3KFK <ashok.das81@...> wrote:
I am thinking to use a 20x2 or 40x2 LCD screen and navigation within the menus to be done by a joystick or some directional buttons.
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