Ignacio Let's form a subgroup and get on it! Let Eric1 give us some starting parameters and calls to the external MDB and work with the free office product. We can handle the 'memory' functions of the radio in a free open as in gpl database and leverage the value of the hardware. Make it a very well defined separation from the radio backend (coming).
Gerald has often mentioned a 'team effort' and it has worked wonderfully with some of the hardware and software contributions. Let the Flex-radio-Friends group handle the "Memory and Scan" functions with a 'hook' into the radio! Watsa? Eric - AA4SW -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ignacio Cembreros Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:44 PM To: 'FlexRadio' Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Scanner groups and modes addition Hi Eric, I strongly agree!! 73 de Ignacio, EB4APL ----------------------------------------------------------- ecellison escribió: >Mike and Ignacio (anyone else) > >I have not followed this thread, in its' entirety. I have a number of times >commented about MSAccess database as used in the PowerSDR over the last 1.5 >years. (Backups etc). I consider myself a fairly proficient Access >programmer. (Ego?) In the future when the radio and console are separated, >it would be fun to write the whole console in Access! (smile) I have been >tempted to try it, but there are so many fun things to do with this radio! >Like going to Belize! I'm pretty good at the 'tune up' also. 15 minutes >before the contest started: With a XG-2 and 100 watt dummy load and WWV I >swapped 2 radios and tuned them to the existing database! > >I hope that the 'database' as Flex is using it is translated into XML or >some other form for storing the variables in the radio..... or ..... it is >externally addressed in a multi-user environment so users and the radio can >change Constants (dangerous). > >Barring that I think that Flex has only given a 'lick and a prayer' to the >memory functions of the radio. That whole section of memory, scan, etc on >the front of the console is (IMHO) pretty much a POC. It is my opinion that >the Memory section of the radio should be externally addressed in MDB >format. A simple 'internal' interface could be developed with an option to >address an external MDB. Working closely with Flex, the Access programmers >amongst us could develop a wonderful tightly integrated database to allow >virtually any frequency change, scan database, capable of importing other >frequency data! (this inspired by some of the wonderful features of N1MM >Logger) > >Eric - AA4SW > > > > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
