Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
On 3 November 2024, at 21:00, "Dave, W1HKJ" <w1hkj@...> wrote:
>The Swr/ALC/Idd is a left clickable widget.? Left click on it to rotate between readings.
On the meters window?
>Dave
Phil.
>
>On 11/3/24 13:50, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA via wrote:
>
>Sorry Dave,
>
>I didn't see your post until late afternoon when I was just about to prepare the evening meal. I've now got around to testing this and it's not the best news. IDD is not showing for either the IC-705 or the IC-7300. Here is the screen shot for IC-7300.
>
>Although there's power out I am not seeing IDD and I left it several seconds for the polling to take effect.
>
>This happened as well with IC-705.
>
>Phil.
>
>On 03/11/2024 13:56, Dave, W1HKJ wrote:
>
>Phil,
>Please test 80 posted at /
>flrig-2.0.05.80.tar.gz flrig-2.0.05.80_setup.exe
>
>73, David, W1HKJ
>
>On 11/2/24 17:51, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA via wrote:
>
>Hi Dave,
>
>I just started to use my other rig (IC-7300) to operate FT8 on 40m and I noticed that the IDD scale had replaced the SWR scale on the main flrig window. (I changed the background colour to distinguish my two radios.)
>
>
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Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
The Swr/ALC/Idd is a left
clickable widget.? Left click on it to rotate between readings.
Dave
On 11/3/24 13:50, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA
via groups.io wrote:
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Sorry Dave,
I didn't see your post until late afternoon when I was just
about to prepare the evening meal. I've now got around to
testing this and it's not the best news. IDD is not showing for
either the IC-705 or the IC-7300. Here is the screen shot for
IC-7300.
Although there's power out I am not seeing IDD and I left it
several seconds for the polling to take effect.
This happened as well with IC-705.
Phil.
On 03/11/2024 13:56, Dave, W1HKJ
wrote:
Phil,
Please test 80 posted at
73, David, W1HKJ
On 11/2/24 17:51, Philip Rose,
GM3ZZA via groups.io wrote:
Hi Dave,
I just started to use my other rig (IC-7300) to operate FT8
on 40m and I noticed that the IDD scale had replaced the SWR
scale on the main flrig window. (I changed the background
colour to distinguish my two radios.)
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Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
Sorry Dave,
I didn't see your post until late afternoon when I was just about
to prepare the evening meal. I've now got around to testing this
and it's not the best news. IDD is not showing for either the
IC-705 or the IC-7300. Here is the screen shot for IC-7300.
Although there's power out I am not seeing IDD and I left it
several seconds for the polling to take effect.
This happened as well with IC-705.
Phil.
On 03/11/2024 13:56, Dave, W1HKJ wrote:
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Show quoted text
Phil,
Please test 80 posted at
73, David, W1HKJ
On 11/2/24 17:51, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA
via groups.io wrote:
Hi Dave,
I just started to use my other rig (IC-7300) to operate FT8
on 40m and I noticed that the IDD scale had replaced the SWR
scale on the main flrig window. (I changed the background
colour to distinguish my two radios.)
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Re: FreeDV (was Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio)
Hi Dave,
(Disclaimer: I'm one of the developers on the FreeDV project.)
Some basic information can be found over at?, along with some audio samples on the various blog posts on the FreeDV website (for example:?). I'm not fully sure about your current setup but it's very probable that RADE will be an improvement over what you used before, at least with voice quality.
Thanks,
-Mooneer K6AQ
Rick.
How does the later FreeDV handle high levels of man-made noise
(especially pulse type noise) these days?
The earlier 1.8.x version (I built from source on Mint) was terrible,
the slightest QRM would kill decoding for up to half a second, making it
worse than analogue SSB under such conditions. Higher levels would
prevent the decoder from "locking" to the signal at all.
(With a "clear" signal, it's quality was excellent, but there again, so
can analogue SSB under the same clear conditions.)
I have S8+ normal "ambient" noise on 80m here these days, and very
little of it is under my control in any way, so I gave up on FreeDV.? :-(
But, if it's more robust now, I may look again.
73.
Dave G0WBX.
--
Created on and sent from a Unix like PC running and using open source software:
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
Let me also pile on the Linux fan club. Definitely love doing radio on it.
If anyone tries Opensuse Tumbleweed (and I do recommend it because it is a rolling release and yet it's stable) and would like my repo list. Ping me and I'll send it along. I ahve the encessary repos in there for radio and KDE and devel also. Al are Suse OBS repos (official build) except for the M$ edge one. SO things get automatically rebuilt as version and lib changes come out for the main OS. It's seamless.
TW is a KDE distro but it does support about any desktop environment out there. I'm a big KDE fan, so I tend to like a distro that has full integration with it. TW does that and it'll let you chose the DE you want to use, or several of them and all will work as you expect.
Rick Kunath, K9AO
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
Hey Glenn?
I agree. I have ran many distros of Linux in the past. I only keep Windows for logging.?
Bog W7ZDX?
On Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 08:50 Glenn Jensen, WA6BJQ via <WA6BJQ= [email protected]> wrote:
Hey Rick,
Frankly¡ any Linux distribution will work just fine.? I happen to use Ubuntu 24.04 and Mint 22 ¨C everything is scripted, I use udev rules for setting up the ports / audio (sadly, macOS does not support udev / locking down USB ports (I also use macOS)).
Fellow Hams¡ Linux works great ¨C Rick and I confirm it ¨C take the plunge, you won¡¯t regret leaving Windows.
73,
?
?
Glenn
WA6BJQ
?
?
?
I have used SuSE Linux since about 2001 or so when I switched from Redhad 9.0 (the last one before Fedora I think)? to SuSE Linux 9.0 and then continued to this day switching to OpenSuSE when they switched.
I had FLDIGI,? WSJT-X and? JS8Call running fine on my OpenSuSE (Leap 15.5) desktop running an older AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor on an Asrock board + Nvidia card
?
Also used the above with a Mid 2012 Core i7 Macbook Pro also running OpenSuSE Leap 15.5 and am currently running (Ubuntu-based) KDE NEON? on the 2012 Macbook Pro
?
?
I also was running Tumblweed on the MAC but in order to download and run the Proton Mail Bridge for Linux, I switched to an Ubuntu based Linux because Proton Mail Bridge will not run on any SuSE linux because a missing dependency. Evidently
there's not enough interest for Proton to provide a SuSE RPM for it. (there is a REDHAT RPM but the dependency problems persist with SuSE)
?
?
KDE NEON runs well and all the .deb's out there can be installed with no problems.
?
?
Now considering other ham radio digital programs, has anyone used the Opensuse Build Service to "build" an RPM for FreeDV? (other than the guy that did it for FreeDV 1.8.9)
?
There's been many changes since the above version and now the 2.0 Beta is also out.
?
Have a look! ?
?
The newest mode "RADAE" is really going to give analog SSB a run for it's money!
?
-----------------------------------
--
Bog W7ZDX
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
Hey Rick,
Frankly¡ any Linux distribution will work just fine.? I happen to use Ubuntu 24.04 and Mint 22 ¨C everything is scripted, I use udev rules for setting up the ports / audio (sadly, macOS does not support udev / locking down USB ports (I also use macOS)).
Fellow Hams¡ Linux works great ¨C Rick and I confirm it ¨C take the plunge, you won¡¯t regret leaving Windows.
73,
?
?
Glenn
WA6BJQ
?
?
?
I have used SuSE Linux since about 2001 or so when I switched from Redhad 9.0 (the last one before Fedora I think)? to SuSE Linux 9.0 and then continued to this day switching to OpenSuSE when they switched.
I had FLDIGI,? WSJT-X and? JS8Call running fine on my OpenSuSE (Leap 15.5) desktop running an older AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor on an Asrock board + Nvidia card
?
Also used the above with a Mid 2012 Core i7 Macbook Pro also running OpenSuSE Leap 15.5 and am currently running (Ubuntu-based) KDE NEON? on the 2012 Macbook Pro
?
?
I also was running Tumblweed on the MAC but in order to download and run the Proton Mail Bridge for Linux, I switched to an Ubuntu based Linux because Proton Mail Bridge will not run on any SuSE linux because a missing dependency. Evidently
there's not enough interest for Proton to provide a SuSE RPM for it. (there is a REDHAT RPM but the dependency problems persist with SuSE)
?
?
KDE NEON runs well and all the .deb's out there can be installed with no problems.
?
?
Now considering other ham radio digital programs, has anyone used the Opensuse Build Service to "build" an RPM for FreeDV? (other than the guy that did it for FreeDV 1.8.9)
?
There's been many changes since the above version and now the 2.0 Beta is also out.
?
Have a look! ?https://freedv.org/
?
The newest mode "RADAE" is really going to give analog SSB a run for it's money!
?
-----------------------------------
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Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
Phil,
Please test 80 posted at
73, David, W1HKJ
On 11/2/24 17:51, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA
via groups.io wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Hi Dave,
I just started to use my other rig (IC-7300) to operate FT8 on
40m and I noticed that the IDD scale had replaced the SWR scale
on the main flrig window. (I changed the background colour to
distinguish my two radios.)
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FreeDV (was Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio)
Rick.
How does the later FreeDV handle high levels of man-made noise (especially pulse type noise) these days?
The earlier 1.8.x version (I built from source on Mint) was terrible, the slightest QRM would kill decoding for up to half a second, making it worse than analogue SSB under such conditions. Higher levels would prevent the decoder from "locking" to the signal at all.
(With a "clear" signal, it's quality was excellent, but there again, so can analogue SSB under the same clear conditions.)
I have S8+ normal "ambient" noise on 80m here these days, and very little of it is under my control in any way, so I gave up on FreeDV.? :-(
But, if it's more robust now, I may look again.
73.
Dave G0WBX.
--
Created on and sent from a Unix like PC running and using open source software:
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Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
?I'll look at that tomorrow
Phillip.? I see the behavior on my 7300.
Dave
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Re: Best Linux for Ham Radio
Howdy all,
?
I have used SuSE Linux since about 2001 or so when I switched from Redhad 9.0 (the last one before Fedora I think)? to SuSE Linux 9.0 and then continued to this day switching to OpenSuSE when they switched.
?
I had FLDIGI,? WSJT-X and? JS8Call running fine on my OpenSuSE (Leap 15.5) desktop running an older AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor on an Asrock board + Nvidia card
?
Also used the above with a Mid 2012 Core i7 Macbook Pro also running OpenSuSE Leap 15.5 and am currently running (Ubuntu-based) KDE NEON? on the 2012 Macbook Pro
?
?
I also was running Tumblweed on the MAC but in order to download and run the Proton Mail Bridge for Linux, I switched to an Ubuntu based Linux because Proton Mail Bridge will not run on any SuSE linux because a missing dependency. Evidently there's not enough interest for Proton to provide a SuSE RPM for it. (there is a REDHAT RPM but the dependency problems persist with SuSE)
?
?
KDE NEON runs well and all the .deb's out there can be installed with no problems.
?
?
Now considering other ham radio digital programs, has anyone used the Opensuse Build Service to "build" an RPM for FreeDV? (other than the guy that did it for FreeDV 1.8.9)
?
There's been many changes since the above version and now the 2.0 Beta is also out.
?
Have a look! ?https://freedv.org/
?
The newest mode "RADAE" is really going to give analog SSB a run for it's money!
?
?
?
--
-----------------------------------
73/Rick
W7IMM (in a few days)
Western? Wa
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Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
Hi Dave,
I just started to use my other rig (IC-7300) to operate FT8 on
40m and I noticed that the IDD scale had replaced the SWR scale on
the main flrig window. (I changed the background colour to
distinguish my two radios.)
I have put in-line three screenshots:
A. Receive mode: Looks the normal receive view.
B: Transmit, no audio: IDD is about 3A that looks OK for this
mode. But main screen says its showing IDD rather than SWR, and
not showing the 3A IDD.
C: transmit, 50% carrier: IDD on meters window looks correct, The
main window is showing IDD scale, but it looks like SWR value.
Thanks for sorting the scale/number alignment.
73 and good night.
Phil GM3ZZA
On 02/11/2024 00:24, Dave, W1HKJ wrote:
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79 posted at
commit
c43cb315995a2e7b936a89e6831644aacba61133
Author: dave-w1hkj <w1hkj@...>
Date:?? Fri Nov 1 11:52:00 2024 -0600
??? alpha
commit b9b09c33f675afb7fa6aee5d6660e2d6c703ac97
Author: dave-w1hkj <w1hkj@...>
Date:?? Fri Nov 1 17:34:01 2024 -0500
??? FLTK 1.4.0
?? ?
????? * correct for Fl_Preferences change
commit 7cf5065f6e4784cffe018d2c42e0c42b5691d30a
Author: Philip Rose <[email protected]>
Date:?? Fri Nov 1 17:05:27 2024 -0500
??? IC705 update
?? ?
????? * changes to computation of IDD
commit dae09c473349c538f65f9f5821341759b19e527a
Author: dave-w1hkj <w1hkj@...>
Date:?? Fri Nov 1 17:00:03 2024 -0500
??? IDD scales
?? ?
????? * enable optional 4=5 amp scale
??????? . auto select 5, 25, 50 amp IDD range
73, David, W1HKJ
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Re: Unusual question re WSL2
If you get hung up on the ports thing Joel, get in contact with CodeWeaver's and they'll help you figure out exactly what to do to get it working. Thosee folks really do understand the guts of Windows and MAc and Linux and hjow to get things to play.
It was worth it for me.
I see another new VARA version and I am about to test that on Crossover too.
I do have a VirtualBox VM that I can fire up that runs Windows 10 Pro here on the Opensuse Tumbleweed Linux box, but unless I need to, it takes a lot more time and work and resources to do that than just launching the app ina small bottle in Crossover.
Definitely make sure your Crossover version is up to date though. As I recall there aren't any Linux or Mac betas right now, but if you sign up for their beta tester program you can get access to these. And they'll run alongside the release version.
I have 4nec2 and AN-SOF running on Crossover nicely (those are antenna modelling applications for Windows). I needed help from Codeweaver's on the 3D part of 4nec2, but it all works as expected now.
73,
Rick Kunath, K9AO
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Re: Unusual question re WSL2
This thread has been fortuitous for me... I have a 2015 11" MBA that went EOSL last month. While I could circumvent the OS checks and install a later version of macOS, the last time I did that, there were issues; not least of which was OS responsiveness. I also have a 2014 13" MBA that went EOSL in 2023 or 2022. I loaded Linux Mint Cinnamon on it and it has run fine so far. The 2014 really could use a new battery and the hinge could be tightened up; otherwise, the hardware is in pretty good shape. The 2015 is in even better shape and has a 1 TB SSD. I just couldn't (cannot) see buying a new laptop for amateur radio.
?
I currently have a CrossOver subscription for my main computer - an M2 Max Mac Studio; however, with its ARM processor, it's hard to run some amateur radio software especially if you're trying to configure a serial port (I have yet to figure this out). When I still had an Intel-based iMac, I had a subscription to Parallels. I resubscribed to Parallels after I bought my current Mac but I ran into a similar serial port issues with it - Parallels on the M2 runs an ARM-based version of Windows Pro (only) and I was absolutely *not* paying for an OS. Granted, you don't have to for it to work but I don't like the "you really need to pay for this" watermark.
?
I'm in the process of installing Winlink Express and VARA HF on my 2014 MBA. Once I get done with my honey-do's for the day, I will figure out the serial ports (if memory serves, I have to go into the Bottle registry and edit some settings) to get this to work with my IC-7300.
?
Thanks for the thread giving me the motivation to continue using perfectly good hardware.
?
Regards,
Joel - W4JBB
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Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
79 posted at
commit
c43cb315995a2e7b936a89e6831644aacba61133
Author: dave-w1hkj <w1hkj@...>
Date:?? Fri Nov 1 11:52:00 2024 -0600
??? alpha
commit b9b09c33f675afb7fa6aee5d6660e2d6c703ac97
Author: dave-w1hkj <w1hkj@...>
Date:?? Fri Nov 1 17:34:01 2024 -0500
??? FLTK 1.4.0
?? ?
????? * correct for Fl_Preferences change
commit 7cf5065f6e4784cffe018d2c42e0c42b5691d30a
Author: Philip Rose <[email protected]>
Date:?? Fri Nov 1 17:05:27 2024 -0500
??? IC705 update
?? ?
????? * changes to computation of IDD
commit dae09c473349c538f65f9f5821341759b19e527a
Author: dave-w1hkj <w1hkj@...>
Date:?? Fri Nov 1 17:00:03 2024 -0500
??? IDD scales
?? ?
????? * enable optional 4=5 amp scale
??????? . auto select 5, 25, 50 amp IDD range
73, David, W1HKJ
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Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
Thanks Dave,
I've tested the update I did for IC-705 now as well. Please find
the files attached. Because IDD was showing as 1.6A I had to get
to the shack and check that was what it was also showing on the
rig.
Seems OK.
Updated IC705.h and IC705.cxx attached.
73 Phil GM3ZZA
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On 01/11/2024 21:32, Dave, W1HKJ wrote:
Here are the two scale
images expanded by x4
I'll check the xbm files, it might be a slight displacement to
the left for the IDD scale.
Dave
On 11/1/24 14:27, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA
via groups.io wrote:
Thanks Dave,
Obviously it's not got the mod I did to IC705.h/.cxx. But it
selected the 5A range OK. I know it's a minor issue but the
difference between the ALC and IDD scales was very obvious to
me - the numbers don't align! The scales do, but the numbers
don't - see image. They're a pixel or two out.
I'll rework the 705 code and get back to you.
Phil.
On 01/11/2024 17:11, Dave, W1HKJ
wrote:
Updated the support code
to auto select IDD meter at 5, 25 or 50 amp scale.? Posted
at
73, David, W1HKJ
On 10/30/24 15:51, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA via groups.io wrote:
Thanks Dave,
See in-line.
On 30/10/2024 17:08, Dave,
W1HKJ wrote:
Phil,
There is an IDD scale with a maximum of 50
Suggest you scale your 705 IDD measurement to a scale
of 50.
?? ???? ??? mtr = 50.0 * mtr / 241.0;
?? ???? ??? if (mtr > 50) mtr = 50;
I think this should be 40, rather than 50 to keep the
measurement in line with the number value. So the scale is
now measuring dA (deciamps).
The attached (idd25-2A.png) is with the scale 25 (but
image_idd50 - see below). Ignore the SWR - something has
gone wrong with my antenna (I'll need to look at this in
daylight - when we get any at 55N!) and both the actual
rig display and external SWR bridge are showing high SWR.
But the rig display itself is showing just over 2A, so 22
or 23 on the display looks right.
Then change
void cbALC_IDD_SWR()
{
?? ?switch (meter_image) {
?? ???? case ALC_IMAGE:
?? ???? ??? if (selrig->has_idd_control) {
?? ???? ??? ??? btnALC_IDD_SWR->image(image_idd25);
?? ???? ??? ??? meter_image = IDD_IMAGE;
?? ???? ??? ??? sldrIDD->show();
?? ???? ??? ??? {
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? guard_lock
serial_lock(&mutex_serial, "40");
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? trace(1, "cbALC_IDD_SWR()? 2");
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? selrig->select_idd();
?? ???? ??? ??? }
?? ???? ??? ??? break;
?? ???? ??? }
?? ???? case IDD_IMAGE:
to image_idd50
Let us know if that works for you.
I found no differences between the two. See images (idd25
and idd50).
David
PS. After I change IC705.cxx and rerun make I get the
following error message:
In file included from
./include/rigpanel.h:56,
???????????????? from ./include/rig.h:38,
???????????????? from ./include/status.h:28,
???????????????? from ./include/rigbase.h:38,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/ICbase.h:25,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/IC746.h:24,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/IC705.h:26,
???????????????? from rigs/icom/IC705.cxx:29:
./include/flinput2.h:41:26: error: operator '>' has
no left operand
?? 41 | #if FLRIG_FLTK_API_MINOR > 3
????? |????????????????????????? ^
make[2]: *** [Makefile:2100: rigs/icom/flrig-IC705.o]
Error 1
Look's like there's a missing #include or #define. I have
to run 'make distclean' etc to get a clean compile. Just
running 'make clean' first also fails. This doesn't happen
when I modify support.cxx.
Phil.
On 10/30/24 10:20, Philip
Rose, GM3ZZA via groups.io wrote:
On 30/10/2024 14:19, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA via groups.io
wrote:
I updated to .77 and I noticed that the IDD meter is
now greyed out. So, thanks. I'll have a look at what
needs to be done to read IDD. It's one I occasionally
use when remote operating, but might not be so useful
on IC-705 where TX standing current does not register
as the IC-7300 where a standing current of 3A sticks
out like a sore thumb more than PO of 0W.
73 Phil GM3ZZA
I've copied the get_idd() method from IC-7300 and
changed the calculation to max of 4A and it seems to
work. It looks like the scale maximum of 25A is fixed.
Modified IC705.h and IC705.cxx attached (based on this
morning's download of alpha .77).
73 Phil GM3ZZA
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Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
Here are the two scale images
expanded by x4
I'll check the xbm files, it might be a slight displacement to
the left for the IDD scale.
Dave
On 11/1/24 14:27, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA
via groups.io wrote:
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Show quoted text
Thanks Dave,
Obviously it's not got the mod I did to IC705.h/.cxx. But it
selected the 5A range OK. I know it's a minor issue but the
difference between the ALC and IDD scales was very obvious to me
- the numbers don't align! The scales do, but the numbers don't
- see image. They're a pixel or two out.
I'll rework the 705 code and get back to you.
Phil.
On 01/11/2024 17:11, Dave, W1HKJ
wrote:
Updated the support code
to auto select IDD meter at 5, 25 or 50 amp scale.? Posted
at
73, David, W1HKJ
On 10/30/24 15:51, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA via groups.io wrote:
Thanks Dave,
See in-line.
On 30/10/2024 17:08, Dave, W1HKJ
wrote:
Phil,
There is an IDD scale with a maximum of 50
Suggest you scale your 705 IDD measurement to a scale of
50.
?? ???? ??? mtr = 50.0 * mtr / 241.0;
?? ???? ??? if (mtr > 50) mtr = 50;
I think this should be 40, rather than 50 to keep the
measurement in line with the number value. So the scale is
now measuring dA (deciamps).
The attached (idd25-2A.png) is with the scale 25 (but
image_idd50 - see below). Ignore the SWR - something has
gone wrong with my antenna (I'll need to look at this in
daylight - when we get any at 55N!) and both the actual rig
display and external SWR bridge are showing high SWR. But
the rig display itself is showing just over 2A, so 22 or 23
on the display looks right.
Then change
void cbALC_IDD_SWR()
{
?? ?switch (meter_image) {
?? ???? case ALC_IMAGE:
?? ???? ??? if (selrig->has_idd_control) {
?? ???? ??? ??? btnALC_IDD_SWR->image(image_idd25);
?? ???? ??? ??? meter_image = IDD_IMAGE;
?? ???? ??? ??? sldrIDD->show();
?? ???? ??? ??? {
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? guard_lock
serial_lock(&mutex_serial, "40");
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? trace(1, "cbALC_IDD_SWR()? 2");
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? selrig->select_idd();
?? ???? ??? ??? }
?? ???? ??? ??? break;
?? ???? ??? }
?? ???? case IDD_IMAGE:
to image_idd50
Let us know if that works for you.
I found no differences between the two. See images (idd25
and idd50).
David
PS. After I change IC705.cxx and rerun make I get the
following error message:
In file included from
./include/rigpanel.h:56,
???????????????? from ./include/rig.h:38,
???????????????? from ./include/status.h:28,
???????????????? from ./include/rigbase.h:38,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/ICbase.h:25,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/IC746.h:24,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/IC705.h:26,
???????????????? from rigs/icom/IC705.cxx:29:
./include/flinput2.h:41:26: error: operator '>' has no
left operand
?? 41 | #if FLRIG_FLTK_API_MINOR > 3
????? |????????????????????????? ^
make[2]: *** [Makefile:2100: rigs/icom/flrig-IC705.o]
Error 1
Look's like there's a missing #include or #define. I have
to run 'make distclean' etc to get a clean compile. Just
running 'make clean' first also fails. This doesn't happen
when I modify support.cxx.
Phil.
On 10/30/24 10:20, Philip Rose,
GM3ZZA via groups.io wrote:
On 30/10/2024 14:19, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA via groups.io
wrote:
I updated to .77 and I noticed that the IDD meter is now
greyed out. So, thanks. I'll have a look at what needs
to be done to read IDD. It's one I occasionally use when
remote operating, but might not be so useful on IC-705
where TX standing current does not register as the
IC-7300 where a standing current of 3A sticks out like a
sore thumb more than PO of 0W.
73 Phil GM3ZZA
I've copied the get_idd() method from IC-7300 and changed
the calculation to max of 4A and it seems to work. It
looks like the scale maximum of 25A is fixed. Modified
IC705.h and IC705.cxx attached (based on this morning's
download of alpha .77).
73 Phil GM3ZZA
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Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
Thanks Dave,
Obviously it's not got the mod I did to IC705.h/.cxx. But it
selected the 5A range OK. I know it's a minor issue but the
difference between the ALC and IDD scales was very obvious to me -
the numbers don't align! The scales do, but the numbers don't -
see image. They're a pixel or two out.
I'll rework the 705 code and get back to you.
Phil.
On 01/11/2024 17:11, Dave, W1HKJ wrote:
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Show quoted text
Updated the support code to
auto select IDD meter at 5, 25 or 50 amp scale.? Posted at
73, David, W1HKJ
On 10/30/24 15:51, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA via groups.io wrote:
Thanks Dave,
See in-line.
On 30/10/2024 17:08, Dave, W1HKJ
wrote:
Phil,
There is an IDD scale with a maximum of 50
Suggest you scale your 705 IDD measurement to a scale of
50.
?? ???? ??? mtr = 50.0 * mtr / 241.0;
?? ???? ??? if (mtr > 50) mtr = 50;
I think this should be 40, rather than 50 to keep the
measurement in line with the number value. So the scale is now
measuring dA (deciamps).
The attached (idd25-2A.png) is with the scale 25 (but
image_idd50 - see below). Ignore the SWR - something has gone
wrong with my antenna (I'll need to look at this in daylight -
when we get any at 55N!) and both the actual rig display and
external SWR bridge are showing high SWR. But the rig display
itself is showing just over 2A, so 22 or 23 on the display
looks right.
Then change
void cbALC_IDD_SWR()
{
?? ?switch (meter_image) {
?? ???? case ALC_IMAGE:
?? ???? ??? if (selrig->has_idd_control) {
?? ???? ??? ??? btnALC_IDD_SWR->image(image_idd25);
?? ???? ??? ??? meter_image = IDD_IMAGE;
?? ???? ??? ??? sldrIDD->show();
?? ???? ??? ??? {
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? guard_lock serial_lock(&mutex_serial,
"40");
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? trace(1, "cbALC_IDD_SWR()? 2");
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? selrig->select_idd();
?? ???? ??? ??? }
?? ???? ??? ??? break;
?? ???? ??? }
?? ???? case IDD_IMAGE:
to image_idd50
Let us know if that works for you.
I found no differences between the two. See images (idd25 and
idd50).
David
PS. After I change IC705.cxx and rerun make I get the
following error message:
In file included from
./include/rigpanel.h:56,
???????????????? from ./include/rig.h:38,
???????????????? from ./include/status.h:28,
???????????????? from ./include/rigbase.h:38,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/ICbase.h:25,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/IC746.h:24,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/IC705.h:26,
???????????????? from rigs/icom/IC705.cxx:29:
./include/flinput2.h:41:26: error: operator '>' has no
left operand
?? 41 | #if FLRIG_FLTK_API_MINOR > 3
????? |????????????????????????? ^
make[2]: *** [Makefile:2100: rigs/icom/flrig-IC705.o] Error
1
Look's like there's a missing #include or #define. I have to
run 'make distclean' etc to get a clean compile. Just running
'make clean' first also fails. This doesn't happen when I
modify support.cxx.
Phil.
On 10/30/24 10:20, Philip Rose,
GM3ZZA via groups.io wrote:
On 30/10/2024 14:19, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA via groups.io
wrote:
I updated to .77 and I noticed that the IDD meter is now
greyed out. So, thanks. I'll have a look at what needs to
be done to read IDD. It's one I occasionally use when
remote operating, but might not be so useful on IC-705
where TX standing current does not register as the IC-7300
where a standing current of 3A sticks out like a sore
thumb more than PO of 0W.
73 Phil GM3ZZA
I've copied the get_idd() method from IC-7300 and changed
the calculation to max of 4A and it seems to work. It looks
like the scale maximum of 25A is fixed. Modified IC705.h and
IC705.cxx attached (based on this morning's download of
alpha .77).
73 Phil GM3ZZA
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Re: #flrig Lack of power meter display for IC-705.
#flrig
Updated the support code to
auto select IDD meter at 5, 25 or 50 amp scale.? Posted at
73, David, W1HKJ
On 10/30/24 15:51, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA via groups.io wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Thanks Dave,
See in-line.
On 30/10/2024 17:08, Dave, W1HKJ
wrote:
Phil,
There is an IDD scale with a maximum of 50
Suggest you scale your 705 IDD measurement to a scale of 50.
?? ???? ??? mtr = 50.0 * mtr / 241.0;
?? ???? ??? if (mtr > 50) mtr = 50;
I think this should be 40, rather than 50 to keep the
measurement in line with the number value. So the scale is now
measuring dA (deciamps).
The attached (idd25-2A.png) is with the scale 25 (but
image_idd50 - see below). Ignore the SWR - something has gone
wrong with my antenna (I'll need to look at this in daylight -
when we get any at 55N!) and both the actual rig display and
external SWR bridge are showing high SWR. But the rig display
itself is showing just over 2A, so 22 or 23 on the display looks
right.
Then change
void cbALC_IDD_SWR()
{
?? ?switch (meter_image) {
?? ???? case ALC_IMAGE:
?? ???? ??? if (selrig->has_idd_control) {
?? ???? ??? ??? btnALC_IDD_SWR->image(image_idd25);
?? ???? ??? ??? meter_image = IDD_IMAGE;
?? ???? ??? ??? sldrIDD->show();
?? ???? ??? ??? {
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? guard_lock serial_lock(&mutex_serial,
"40");
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? trace(1, "cbALC_IDD_SWR()? 2");
?? ???? ??? ??? ??? selrig->select_idd();
?? ???? ??? ??? }
?? ???? ??? ??? break;
?? ???? ??? }
?? ???? case IDD_IMAGE:
to image_idd50
Let us know if that works for you.
I found no differences between the two. See images (idd25 and
idd50).
David
PS. After I change IC705.cxx and rerun make I get the following
error message:
In file included from
./include/rigpanel.h:56,
???????????????? from ./include/rig.h:38,
???????????????? from ./include/status.h:28,
???????????????? from ./include/rigbase.h:38,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/ICbase.h:25,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/IC746.h:24,
???????????????? from ./include/icom/IC705.h:26,
???????????????? from rigs/icom/IC705.cxx:29:
./include/flinput2.h:41:26: error: operator '>' has no left
operand
?? 41 | #if FLRIG_FLTK_API_MINOR > 3
????? |????????????????????????? ^
make[2]: *** [Makefile:2100: rigs/icom/flrig-IC705.o] Error 1
Look's like there's a missing #include or #define. I have to
run 'make distclean' etc to get a clean compile. Just running
'make clean' first also fails. This doesn't happen when I modify
support.cxx.
Phil.
On 10/30/24 10:20, Philip Rose,
GM3ZZA via groups.io wrote:
On 30/10/2024 14:19, Philip Rose, GM3ZZA via groups.io wrote:
I updated to .77 and I noticed that the IDD meter is now
greyed out. So, thanks. I'll have a look at what needs to be
done to read IDD. It's one I occasionally use when remote
operating, but might not be so useful on IC-705 where TX
standing current does not register as the IC-7300 where a
standing current of 3A sticks out like a sore thumb more
than PO of 0W.
73 Phil GM3ZZA
I've copied the get_idd() method from IC-7300 and changed the
calculation to max of 4A and it seems to work. It looks like
the scale maximum of 25A is fixed. Modified IC705.h and
IC705.cxx attached (based on this morning's download of alpha
.77).
73 Phil GM3ZZA
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Re: Unusual question re WSL2
Also to all on the thread, keep in mind that there is a commercial version of WINE called Crossover by CodeWeavers, who also supplies code and improvements to the WINE project.
You can setup several bottles if needed with different configurations. And you get support to get applications running that might need alternate dlls or things installed. Most of the stuff I use just runs, but I did need a quick tip from them on getting 3d display working on 4nec2 for antenna modelling.
It's not free but a year's worth is about the cost of a single dinner with your significant other. So for me it's worth it.
I haven't tried it with VARA so thanks for the tip. I'll do that and if it works I'll write it up on their web site and advocate for it.
As to Linux for ham radio, I like a rolling release so I never have to deal with yearly upgrades and I get all of the stuff right away. Opensuse Tumbleweed is my distro of choice and has been for many years. It's stable and has repos for anything ham or radio related that you might want (and anything else too).
Rick Kunath, K9AO
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Dave, W1HKJ
Bogmonte, W7ZDX
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