On 12/16/2015 12:59, Joe Taylor wrote: > Mike and all, > > On 12/16/2015 12:00 PM, Michael Black wrote: >> This brings up the idea that perhaps we should remember power level for >> each mode/band. > > Let's not get carried away implementing special-purpose features. Lower > power for Tune is probably useful for some, and OK.
I agree that automagically remembering many different band/tune/etc combinations is probably a lot more confusing than it is helpful. > I think power settings by band is NOT a good idea, however. Indeed, in > most setups power should not be set using our "Pwr" slider. The proper > audio level should be set with the OS volume control, and power output > then set with a control in the radio. The Pwr slider should be all the > way up, at 100%. The OS control is fine and is why I'm not too worried about this patch. The RF power setting in my rig is not much use for digital modes because it has only a small effect on gain, and mainly seems to just set the ALC threshold. If I want to avoid running deep into ALC I have to tweak the audio levels every time I change power level or band. And even if I did rely on it, the setting only goes down to 5W so it's still not enough to run WSPR where I want it. Thus I've given up on the rig's RF power and just leave it at maximum all the time, and rely on audio levels to set output power. I think what suits my own purposes best is a separate program that can manage power levels by observing what band the rig is operating on and using a lookup table or RF sensor to adjust audio levels to produce suitable output. But that's nothing to do with wsjtx so I'll ruminate on it by myself. -- michael, NF4E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
