On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Pierfrancesco Caci <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Jun 2011 21:32:56 -0700 > Brian Lloyd <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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 channel > > 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 for me > > and I don't need to > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > You know, your argument actually makes sense. Thank you. I like to think that I make sense occasionally. :-) > All the data is already > there, it's just matter of doing the proper math. Precisely. It would be nice if there was a clear indication of the center of the signal. > A user-configurable > knob to let fldigi know how the user wants the control to operate > would probably accomodate different operating styles. > Yes. -- 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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