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Maybe a
better approach would be to have the available fixed filters change with the
selected mode: I don’t think there would be many SSB operators interested in
filterwidths below 1kHz or above 3kHz or so. However, some more intermediate
values available at the push of just one button would be more effective. The
same would hold for the other modes. Additional
to this, you might add being able to modify the fixed filter widths by right
clicking on the relevant button and entering or selecting the desired value. 73 de Joe, AB1DO -----Original
Message----- In 1.3.5 Eric included keyboard shortcuts
for, among other things, selecting filters and I have implemented those in my
ShuttlePro controller. Using FILTER WIDER or NARROWER buttons I can click back
and forth among the various filter selections available. That’s good, but not
good enough yet. For example, I find myself wishing there
were something narrower than the 2.1 Khz but wider than the 1 KHz preset
filters for SSB operation on a crowded band (geez, I guess the cat’s out of the
bag – I DO occasionally operate phone!). Yes I know I can roll my own 1.8 Khz
filter as one of the two Variable presets, but that’s not convenient for use
with the ShuttlePro filter rotation. What I’d eventually like is for my
Variable filters to somehow automatically get slotted into my virtual filter
bank so they are more naturally selectable using the Shuttle. Maybe they could
retain a slightly different button look to indicate they’re Variable. Also, in
terms of just basic cleanup of the GUI, I’d suggest there be GUI preferences
where you specify which filters you want “available” in any given mode. For
example, I surely don’t need to see anything under about 1.5 Khz when I’m in
LSB or USB mode, and I would seldom be interested in having more than 2 Khz of
bandwidth while operating CW. I’d rather they not be cluttering up my console.
You may want to have all of them available in all modes just like they are now,
so you could specify them in your Preference settings. While on the subject, I can’t picture a
time when I’ll ever intentionally want to operate DSB. Why not eliminate that
from the available selections (or at least give us the option to suppress it
via Preferences)? Also, I guess there’s some reason to have CWU and CWL (I
think Icom calls the opposite CW sideband “CW-R” for reverse), but I’d conceal
it as a preference rather than give it prime real estate on the console GUI. In
my opinion we ought to be making room for really important functions (like CW
keying speed and dynamic filter bandwidth settings a la Orion and Bill Tracey)
where continuous access is really important. Gary W5ZL |
- [Flexradio] Some Filter Selection GUI Thoughts Gary Schmidt W5ZL
- RE: [Flexradio] Some Filter Selection GUI Thoughts Joe - AB1DO
