Include RIT
Default: NO
This is a new feature. If this is turned on, then the RIT offset frequency will be used to modify
the frequency displayed to show the actual receive frequency.
Band Limits
Default: IARU
This is a new feature. The transceiver’s band edge frequencies can be set to either the IARU
Region 1 limits, or the USA limits. When altering this setting note that it will take effect
when the transceiver is next powered up.
Minor Enhancements
1.
The RIT, VFO, and FAST/VFAST buttons are locked out when in the User Setup
mode. The MODE button is used to rapidly access the configuration pages. Note that
although the MODE button is active in the User Setup mode, no mode changes will
occur, that is, the existing mode (LSB/USB/CW/Tune) will not be disturbed.
2.
The MODE, FILTER, RIT, VFO, and FAST/VFAST buttons are locked out when in
the transmit mode.
3.
The power-down sequence timing is no longer critical. In the previous software, one
had to time the release of the power button fairly accurately to avoid either aborting
the sequence or powering the transceiver back up. In this version, as soon as the
display blanks you can release the button, holding it down will no longer cause a
power-up to occur.
4.
Various audio glitches when changing frequencies or modes have been eliminated or
greatly suppressed, although there are still a few stubborn candidates left. Work in
progress.
5.
The lowest frequency to which the transceiver can be tuned is 0Hz. Whilst the
frequencies below about 30kHz have no real importance, the very low frequency
output at audio frequencies does allow the user to verify that the DDS chip is
operating. By tuning down into the audio range you will hear an audio beat note which
can be measured with a frequency counter to provide an approximate indication that
the frequency synthesis is correct.
6.
Version 1.07h and later slightly modified the way that the Fixed-A display operates.
After careful consideration, I decided that displaying frequencies below 1MHz with
leading zeros was simply ugly. The display now shows a decimal point at the MHz
position for frequencies above 999.999kHz, and simply moves the decimal point to
the kHz position and fills the leading spaces with blanks for frequencies from 1kHz to
999.999kHz. For frequencies below 1kHz, no decimal point is displayed.
7.
The spurious power-down count when locking or unlocking the VFO has been
cleared.
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