On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Brian Lloyd <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Pierfrancesco Caci <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>>> "Brian" == Brian Lloyd <[email protected]> writes: >> >> >> Brian> Well, as long as we are on the idea of a wish list, how about >> Brian> making the big >> Brian> frequency display be the signal center frequency rather than >> Brian> the VFO frequency? >> Brian> VFO frequency is mostly useless plus I already have that on >> Brian> the front of the >> Brian> radio. What I really want to know is where my signal is going! >> >> Brian> Other than that, not much. ;-) >> >> >> I would definitely not like that. The frequency display is also a >> control from which you can change the vfo directly. The two just have to >> match. >> > > No, they do not. In fact, we don't really need a knob for VFO frequency at > all, at least not with digital modes. The problem that just about everyone > is having here is the idea that the VFO is a primary control and therefore > needs a specific knob to control it. This is not really the case. The > primary control is output frequency, for which we currently have no specific > knob. We determine the output frequency by changing two knobs -- audio > "carrier" frequency and VFO frequency, not just one. What I would really > like is proper output frequency display and a logical combination of > controls so that, in effect, I have only a single control for output > frequency. The VFO frequency display on the front of fldigi is nothing more > than a duplicate of the one on the front of the transceiver and is therefore > a waste of display real-estate. The emission frequency is much more useful > because that is what I need to compare to things like channels centers and > band edges. > > Continuing in this vein, I am imagining that I set output frequency > directly on the fldigi waterfall. Wherever I put the cursor I see that > actual emission frequency in the frequency display. The software manipulates > both VFO frequency and audio subcarrier frequency concurrently for me and I > don't need to do it with two separate controls. Think of it as automatic > transmission. ;-) > > >> Would a bigger font for the qso frequency field (the first one of the >> log fields) be enough of an improvement for you ? >> > > Why? I want a display that is always updated and not tied to the logging > display, a display that tells me precisely the frequency of my RF emissions. > > Perhaps a switch for the primary frequency display to allow it to display > actual frequency or VFO frequency. > > -- > Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL > 3191 Western Dr. > Cameron Park, CA 95682 > [email protected] > +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) > +1.931.492.6776 (USA) > (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) > > -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 [email protected] +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN)
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