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1. This usually happen only for SWR parameter ex SWR gt 10 NOTE If a parameter read definition contains v then a calibration setting is mandatory You can use Debug Logging mode see here to read radio response to read meters commands in order to help you define calibration parameters for your specific radio You can define the list of commands you want to use in order to get feedback from the radio using POLLING parameter ex POLLING CMD READ FREQ amp MODE CMD READ PTT CMD READ VFO CMD READ SMETER CMD READ SWR CMD READ PWR CMD READ ALC CMD READ MOD It is recommended not to use too many parameters as this will slow down the feedback 27 Currently only the following feedback commands are implemented CMD READ FREQ MODE FT8x7 only CMD READ FREQ not applicable to FT8x7 CMD READ MODE not applicable to FT8x7 CMD READ PTT CMD READ VFO CMD READ SMETER CMD READ PWR CMD READ ALC CMD READ SWR CMD READ MOD 9 Startup commands a list of commands to be sent after transceiver power up This is a list of commands separated by using STARTUP as name Example STARTUP CMD SET LOCK OFF There is a special startup command with no definition CMD SET PARAMS FROM INTERFACE If this command is added to the STARTUP line a set of commands will be send automatically at each power on in order to set the radio as it was before stopping the application last time This will pass through all option buttons status and se2. some radios does not have a continuous frequency coverage You can add here all frequency segments defined by lt start_freq_Hz gt lt end_freq_ Hz Segments are separated by char You can add as many segments you want Do not use lt CR gt or lt LF gt control chars inside the line even if the line is very long FSTEP here you can define the frequency steps fine when tuning by the knob or brute when tuning by Up Down buttons The steps can be defined separately for as many frequency segments you want but you must take care that the full radio frequency range is covered otherwise internal default values are used for the undefined segments BANDS list of transceiver available HAM bands when is the same for both VFOs This will determine which bands you can select when you press BAND button in the main app interface BANDSA BANDSB For some transceivers like Kenwood TH F6 7 available bands are different for each VFO In this situation you need to use separate values for each VFO using the following parameters 22 BANDSA BANDSB NOTE Only BANDS or BANDA and BAND must be filled in 3 First wheel default is Mode content LST1NAME MODE LST1ITEMS LSB USB AM FM CW DATA CW REV DAT REV LST1CMDS CMD_SET MODE LSB CMD SET MODE USB CMD SET MODE AM CMD SET MODE FM CMD SE T MODE CW CMD SET MODE DATA CMD SET MODE CW REV CMD SET DAT REV LST1NAME the name which will appear on top of the first whee
3. 2013 2014 Dan Toma YO3GGX Network f Bluetooth Network Bluetooth j Network O GU Ca Please keep in mind the colors blue for Bluetooth magenta for USB Serial and green for network Some icons will be f y Bluetooth displayed over the transceiver image First one represent the connection mode second audio status and third only in network mode the authentication setting no authentication or secure authentication After the selection was done press START button 14 The main screen will look like in the following images both landscape and portrait mode y me as 17 42 FT a Possible icons are represented in the following table 1 icon Connection USB Serial mode Bluetooth Audio ON 2 icon Audio Status Audio Off Secure Authentication ON 3 icon Authentication 15 Configuring direct CAT mode Click on the connection mode icon to configure this mode You will get the following screen both landscape and portrait ae J A TOGGLE a Ma 38400 MA ser SET y 10m a 17 47 Fae NOTE At first run all the fields are empty Section corresponding with each connection mode is positioned in a frame with the border color associated with that connection mode blue Bluetooth Magenta USB Serial green Network You need to enter the following parameters depending on the connection mode Bluetooth nothing to configure you can just see local device name and MAC an
4. 7 The list of the available SET commands These commands are used to set different parameters in the radio and the name always must start with CMD SET As new features will be added to the application this section will be extended The general format of each line from this section is the following lt cmd gt lt bytel gt lt byte2 gt lt byte3 gt The bytes are effectively transmitted over CAT only after the full command is rebuilt inside the application Exception is when one of the bytes represent the special pause byte see below Now the byte can be represented in several ways e by his hexadecimal representation 2 hex chars ex 13 A2 FF 9D e bya non hexa direct representation In this case the full byte is included between lt gt First character after lt reprezents the type of data which follows and can be 24 lt S gt String followed by one to an unlimited number of chars Each character represent the byte to be transmitted Example Elecraft K3 CMD SET MODE LSB lt SMD1 gt This command will send the following string MD1 lt Cx gt Char digit This is used to transmit frequency values and is followed by a number x which can be 0 Hz 1 tens of Hz 2 hundred of Hz 8 hundred of MHz 9 GHz Example Elecraft K3 CMD SET FREO VEO AS S HAS lt C7 gt lt C gt lt Co gt C E 02 gt 5Cl gt lt C0 gt lt 57 g
5. by the users Support for the following transceivers is included in the current version of the application 0 7 o Yaesu FT 817 FT 857 FT 897 FT 450 o Kenwood TS 2000 TS 480 TS 870 o Icom IC 7000 IC 718 IC 7200 IC 746 IC 746Pro o Elecraft K2 KX3 e Control the following functions of the transceiver extensible and customizable by the user Mode Band VFO Output Power PTT ATU ON OFF Tune AGC NR NB IPO Specific functions in SDR Receiver mode e Can connect to multiple WebSDR servers New servers can be added in the future without requiring application update e Control Mode AM USB LSB CW FM bandwidth Normal Narrow Wide Band e Display waterfall or soectrum per band e Waterfall spectrum zoom up to 8x e Slow speed AGC for Waterfall e Mute button Limitations Current version of the application has the following limitations e Feedback from the radio not yet implemented e The direct CAT support was tested only for Yaesu FT 817 and FT 450 e A limited number of tests were performed by me Application for sure still has bugs or can crash for apparent no reason With your help issues will be solved one by one and new features will be added e Audio support even if is available in the interface is not yet functional e Encryption is used only for the initial authentication then all the traffic is unencrypted WARNING Use this application on your own risk As in direct CAT mode your PC can be mad
6. change accordingly Zoom feature can be very useful if you tune for example in a CW zone where the bandwidth is very small like in the following picture Long pressing ZOOM button will automatically reset the zoom to 1x NTCH ZOOM SP WF You can decrease the zoom to a lower one by touching the waterfall with 3 fingers in the same time 12 Setting the bandwidth You have 3 presets for the bandwidth in WebSDR client mode depending on the current modulation type as follows AM Narrow 2ad KAZ Normal 4 KHz Wide 6 KHz SSB Narrow Oe 2 KAZ Normal Za Kaz Wide 3 KHz CW Narrow Qala 0 78 KHZ Normal 0 6 0 9 KHz Wide Ueno Us do KAZ FM Narrow 5 KHz Normal 8 KHz Wide 15 KHz Current bandwidth is displayed in the top left corner of the waterfall as in the following picture By default the received sound pass through the smartphone tablet speaker If a corded stereo handsfree headset is used then you will hear the sound through the headphones Sometimes you may want to use a cheap Bluetooth mono headset with no media A2DP profile If you want to be able to use the radio sound through that Bluetooth headset then you need to long press on the Speaker button in the left of the knob The icon on the button will change from speaker to headset JR JR NOTE Please be aware that there is another system volume for this audio output Using direct CAT mode Wh
7. comments by starting the line with the char The radio configuration file has the following structure explanation with the example of the Elecraft K3 configuration file 21 1 The header general info about the radio Brand Yaesu Model FT817 Presi to Lpg sigRadios 1gR d10s TIMESTAMP 08 23 2015 22 00 Brand the brand of the transceiver Model the model of the transceiver Pic the filename of the radio image file 480x320 jpeg sigRadios a special signature used to recognize this as a radio configuration file This must be the same for all radios TIMESTAMP this is the date amp time when the file was changed for the last time in the format mm dd yy HH MM 2 Radio frequency range frequency steps and available HAM bands Frequency coverage sections separated by FRANGE 490000 30000000 44000000 54000000 Frequency step per frequency range in KHz freq range in Hz format FSTEP lt brute step gt lt fine step gt lt freq int min gt lt freq int min gt 2 IDPS LOr tame dor Knob tanning FSTEP 1 70 lt 1 100000 8 7499999 10075 387500000 107999999 5 70 1 L08000000 4 36999999 257 5 157000000 137995000 12 57 6 25 133000000 173999999 257 25 1 74000000 215999999 12 5 6 25 216000000 224999999 12 5 6 25 225000000 469999999 25 12 5 470000000 1300000000 List of available Bands BANDS 1 60m 80m 00m 40m 30m 20m 17m 15m 12m 11m 10m 6m BANDSA BANDSB FRANGE
8. everything or to reload the list of the WebSDR servers from the master server and check availability In the first situation the application is initialized and automatically restarted DR 2012 2014 Pieter Tjerk de Boer PA3FWM RELOAD CANCEL In direct CAT mode long pressing on START button allows you to reinitialize application as in the previous mode or to reload embedded radios configuration files in the application folder RADIOS CANCEL Later about this in the dedicated chapter of the user manual The Blue HELP button is used to access the application online help You need to be connected to the Internet for this purpose Long press on HELP button will allow you to directly edit radios configuration file directly on your Android device Later about this in the configuration file description chapter here If you have problems using the application please send me the text displayed in the Display info area Press on START button to go to the application main screen Using the WebSDR client mode When you start the main screen the receiver is powered off so the display will look like in the following pictures for both Landscape and portrait mode ym 16 55 The logo of the currently selected WebSDR server is represented by a small icon in the first of the 3 orange boxes in the left part of the screen Selecting WebSDR server You can select the WebSDR to which the application will conne
9. server when switching between WebSDR client and Direct CAT modes after application start connection mode button color and radio model selection is lost Version 0 8 1 Aug 30 2015 What s new changed from 0 8 default app package no more contain any transceiver configuration when first installed you have to download the transceiver transceivers you want from a central online repository This will significantly reduce the application footprint and startup time Please check here for details several versions of the configuration can coexist on the central online repository you can now remove from the list the transceivers you don t need to gain some space even if you upgraded from a previous version new parameter in the radio configuration file TIMESTAMP will be used for updates management For any queries regarding bugs or features requests please join and use the application dedicated forum here http www yo3ggx ro forum viewforum php f 15 To see more videos about my projects and to be informed about any news please subscribe to my YouTube channel here http www youtube com channel UC3eDuq p4mcwWYE3 pZmObQ videos view 0 33 If you want to contribute to further developments please donate using the link available on my web page here http www y038gX ro Please send me your feedback Further development of the application fully depends on YOU pocketrxtx_v0 8 1 pdf Bucharest Aug 30th 2015 Dan Toma Y
10. 7 o PU E IA E 18 CATOVEr BIU OO Mimete 18 CATO r USB rro ee eee 19 USE MS Meno OS e ane eaacines cuanto rauanage ssa conan neue goaseunpinnan bce saceesticpaus tide tensecanenep basa inaocudiensatdantenaicanenene 20 Saving toa Memory OS AOD psss 20 Recalline a Memo Oca ON ascii 21 Clearing a Memory Oca Oise ies ans 21 ThAUSCCIVER contundencia 21 Changing application TONt SZC ww eed eA ee Meroe RT Resins ee ae ee 28 Activating logging de bugging Mode cccccccccccccccccsssessesseeceeeececccssesseesueuueessssseeeeeeeeeccsseeeeeeeauauueesssseeeeeeeeeessseseeeseuaueesnsseseeeees 29 Applicaton TO FUN aaa 29 Practical demonstrated 29 IDIOTA a e e e o Ae e e de A ty Cath e teat has oa Si 29 APOCO a e e a a 29 WETSION 0 3 ECU A A On 29 Version OF ECD 102013 A A AE 29 Version O Aee ES 1720 a il 30 version O SN Fep ZO 201 E 30 VETSION DOM ZO ea don Seale 31 VET SION O67 AAs 2O tene paabdzs 31 WET SION OF AUS ZA OU asada oda det 31 VET SION 217 AU 29201A dd o a 32 Verion O SAUE S2015 Lar AAA A A A 32 VEO OS MAUI LOS an 33 Introduction This is an Android only application used to remotely control different HAM receivers of transceivers You can connect through Internet to a WebSDR server or through Bluetooth USB Serial or network to a HAM transceiver Features Current version of the application has the following generic features e Works on any Android device including smartphones tablets and Google TV with a minimum resoluti
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12. Pocket RxTx Multimode Transceiver Control for Android GET IT ON amazon Wee ee amazo gt ay S LE n Ye Google play BPRS for Android Version 0 8 1 Aug 30 2015 Dan Toma YO3GGX yo3ggx gmail com kindly ask you not to give a negative feedback in Play Store or Amazon AppStore before contacting me by e mail to clarify your issues with the application promise to answer you ASAP Starting with version 0 8 Pocket RxTx is available as a free application Ads based or as a paid application with no Ads Please install the free version first and check it if is useful for you and only if the answer is yes buy the paid version NOTE In the pictures from this document you may see screens from different versions of the application The version from the picture correspond to the first one when that feature was available in the application Contents MOUGU O M ee E E E E E eoumubeedaseasesceteanecce eaten 3 FOAIE e E E e o 3 Mi AEE E E E 4 Audio COMIC AF AUION eee EE E 5 OE E APO MU O a tias 5 Vene USE SLSR CIOM MOUE soree a E E N genie seeetienensaue 8 Soe cne N O DR SEVE n o ER N es ee 8 Operating in WebsDR cient MOE sida 10 Tuning using the Waterfall or SO CtFUM cseccccssseccceeseccccescceceusececsuececseneceessuececausecescunceeseeecessunecessuaeceessgecessenesss 11 settine me DandWIO e E E E 13 Joane eC CAT M nn 13 eiaiiae lai gsace lg e ATOE eer E E E E R 16 CATOVE NW cp E E E E E E E E E E EE 1
13. UART VID 0x0403 PID UXGUOTL CP210x UART Bridge VID 0x10C4 PID QxEA60 Prolific PL2303 VID Ox067b PID Ox2303 Using the Memories You have one set of memories M1 M16 for each available WebSDR server and one for direct CAT mode Saving to a Memory location You have at your disposal 16 memories from M1 to M8 and M8 to M16 when FN key is active where you can store all the info related to a specific channel frequency To save a specific memory configure the transceiver for all the parameters and then long click on one of the memories button ex M2 The screen will change a big entry field will be available together with the standard keyboard Enter the memory name max 6 chars you want to appear on the button for that specific frequency and a description length not limited separated by symbol and then press OK Data is saved to memory button 2 Description is not mandatory and can be omitted 20 Recalling a Memory location To recall a memory location you just have to click on the corresponding button All the settings saved for that location will be loaded from the configuration file frequency mode info etc Clearing a Memory location To clear a memory location you have to long click on the corresponding button and when asked to enter name and alias just delete everything and press OK The memory button will be renamed to the original Mx Transceiver configuration files For each transceiver available in dir
14. ave locally the list of the available servers and each server configuration bands version picture logo etc During this period a few seconds the START button name change to WAIT At the end of the process a list of unavailable servers will be displayed shortly and the button name goes back to START You can change the mode from the startup page at any time by sliding the finger left or right over the image In the second mode named Direct CAT you get the following startup page both landscape and portrait Pocket RxTx v0 8 2013 2014 Dan Toma YO3GGX ff j Bluetooth Network Pocket RxTx v0 8 2013 2014 Dan Toma YO3GGX START BUE 2 1295000 Network non Device info samsung GT P6800 K S F D 16 1 20 9 3 Res px 1280x752 Sock 192 168 33 2 4444 START HELP auena info KISIFID 16 1 20 9 2 Res px 800x1232 Sock 192 168 33 2 4444 y ama 16 49 Fa 2 CF oa 16 50 F a Last used mode is saved when you exit the application so at next start will enter directly in that mode To exit the application click on the system back icon EN You will get a message prompt K module oran Cucul bSDR 2012 2014 Pieter Tjerk de Boer PA3FWM Click on YES if you want to exit or on NO to return to the startup page If at any time you want to revert to the default configuration just long press on START button Depending on your current mode you will have several options In SDR mode you have the option to reset
15. c server is loaded from the local cache prepared during application startup New server can be added in the future without the need to update the application To activate the selected server click on SET button To return to the previous server click on CANCEL button SndSrv Sound Server entry field is used to activate a local sound server The application will listen on the TCP port defined through this entry for localhost audio connections This feature will be used for further integration with other local applications If you enter O or let the field empty then the Sound Server is disabled Operating in WebSDR client mode To start reception long press on the blue power button The screen will change like in the following pictures uoo 17 24 7 d The screen contains the following components for Landscape mode WebSDR mode displayed in the top left corner WebSDR server callsign YO3GGX WebSDR server location KN34bk A big light green display for the tuning frequency Currently selected HAM band or NoHAM if outside official HAM bands S meter level Numerical value for S is displayed on top 8 memory buttons used to store all the settings Freq mode info etc extended to 16 memories through the green FN function button A wheel used to select operation mode LSB USB CW AM FM Any change will be send to the server in real time A wheel used to change the bandwidth Normal Narrow Wide and b
16. changing orientation or manually entering frequency invalid waterfall for some WebSDR servers crash when changing between some of the WebSDR servers some glitches in the graphical interface Version 0 8 Aug 9 2015 What s new changed from 0 7 1 7 a paid version of the application with no ads is now available implementation of a new CAT engine supporting customizable radio feedback several new parameters in the config file check the full list in the radio configuration file section here user customizable radio status feedback speed of feedback based on available CAT Baudrate embedded support added for the new transceivers new tags available in the radio configuration file o Kenwood TH F6 F7 TS 480 TS 590 o Yaesu FTDX5000 o Icom IC R71e IC R7000 sticky PTT option din direct CAT mode sound server using raw 48000bps data to provide support for external applications with stream reconnection Used TCP port is user configurable you can now toggle audio output between media and voice allowing you to use a cheap Bluetooth headset without A2DP support to listen to the radio change Encryption to Security as full encryption is still not functional 32 messages when changing security mode new config file parameter lt VFO gt to better handle VFO selection based commands no more Ad block warning configurable frequency step brute and fine per frequency interval as a new parameter in the radio configuration file better hand
17. ct For this purpose click on the WebSDR server logo in the left part of the screen When you enter WebSDR client setup for the first time you will be asked to enter your own callsign which will appear on that WebSDR server web page If you are not a HAM please use your name alias You will get the following screen CANCEL You can enter a string no shorter than 3 chars and no longer than 8 chars and then press OK You will not be asked anymore till you will decide to reset the application If at any time later you want to change your callsign name you just have to long press on the server owner callsign and you will be prompted again Pr N A YO3GGX KN34bk L a Y YO3GGX KN34bk SET YO3GGX CANCEL SET YO3GGX CANCEL 3 589870 3 781870 MHz 6 997650 7 189650 MHz 10 075000 10 171000 MHz 14 050240 14 242240 MHz 3 589870 3 781870 MHz 6 997650 7 189650 MHz 10 075000 10 171000 MHz 14 050240 14 242240 MHz y wa a 17 06 F You can select the SDR server you want to connect to using the wheel For each server you get a picture a small logo and info regarding the available bands frequencies the server owner callsign and server locator You can click on the big picture to get more info about that server or on the WebSDR software Green label to get more info about WebSDR software The wheel contain a locally stored list of servers which are available at that moment All the data about a specifi
18. d remote device and MAC only if previously was a successful Bluetooth connection USB Serial enter Baudrate Use the wheel to select the CAT speed as configured in the transceiver menu Network enter remote hostname or IP address and TCP port Enter the secret password if you want to use secure authentication over the network There are no limits in the characters to be used for the secret You can toggle between secure authentication and unauthenticated modes by pressing TOGGLE button close to the lock You can toggle between Audio ON OFF TCP port used for the audio connection if active is the one following the CAT TCP port defined in Remote socket frame When you are ready just press SET button to save all parameters in the configuration file For network connection mode you need to configure the PC side too as connection is done to the transceiver through a PC running Windows Linux or Max On the PC you need to run my application named jAReC from j ava A Audio and Re mote Cjontrol which you can download for free from my web page Follow the instructions from the application user guide for the PC side configuration The guide for the current version of jAReC application can be found here 16 http www yo3ggx ro AReC docO8 AReC v0 8 pdf NOTE As a general rule use ARec application with the same version number in this case 0 8 as Pocket RxTx application NOTE Audio can be activated only when c
19. dscape and portrait modes After you enter the desired frequency click on the big SET button in the lower right part of the screen The button name will be grayed out Tuning using the Waterfall or Spectrum To access the waterfall drag the gray slider down over the frequency display The frequency display will be covered by the waterfall 11 Current frequency will be displayed now on the bottom info box Use the SP WF button to toggle between Waterfall and spectrum Current tuning frequency will be represented by a vertical yellow marker and the bandwidth with a semitransparent green strip showing current bandwidth Current frequency scale is displayed on top of the waterfall spectrum You can directly touch the waterfall spectrum or drag the yellow marker to tune to a specific frequency A fine tuning can then be done using the knob When in spectrum mode you can toggle from a full graph to a peak graph and back by long pressing on SP WF button You can zoom into the firewall using the ZOOM button from the lower part of the screen Clicking on it you will increase the zoom level as follows 1x gt 2x gt 4x gt 8x Depending on the available bandwidth of a specific HAM band you can have a maximum zoom between 2x and 64x As an example for a 192 KHz bandwidth you will have a maximum zoom of 8x for 96 KHz a maximum of 4x and for a 2MHz bandwidth a maximum zoom of 64x The frequency scale will
20. e accessible from Internet for CAT and audio is your job to protect against attacks possible by using some kind of VPN ex PPTP application providing only secure authentication no data encryption Full encryption option will be added in the future If you are not comfortable with this and you are not using any kind of VPN then use this only over your LAN More even this application does not send any dangerous data to the transceiver as the protocol used by FT 8x7 for CAT does not use any error correction mechanism it is possible in some extreme situations to give you unexpected results like a software crash on the transceiver requiring to power cycle it or in a worst case scenario even a complete wipe of all EEPROM data including configuration software calibration alignment and memories As any CAT command is user customizable by just editing a text file supplemental precaution must be taken For this reason please save your transceiver settings using for example FT 817 Commander you can google for it before using this application Please use any program you like ex FT817 commander to save at least all soft calibration settings plus any other information stored in your radio before using this application cannot be held responsible for any damage caused to your Android device your transceiver or your PC You are warned Audio Configuration There is nothing to configure for the audio f
21. e is O then interpret this as PTT is active ON If is 1 interpret this as PTT is not active OFF CMD READ PWR 01 02 00 00 00 00 BD lt R gt 02 lt vvVVXXXX gt lt XXXXXXXX gt This command will send at each read timer tick priority 01 during TX only when to read 02 the following byte sequence 00 00 00 00 BD and wait to receive 2 bytes nr of expected bytes 02 Keep only bits 7 to 4 from the first byte and compose a 4 bit numeric value 0 to 15 decimal A numeric value is used normally to read one of the following parameters S meter output power SWR ALC or MOD In order to display useful values standard S level power in W standard SWR or percentage for ALC and MOD some calibration parameters must be used In some situations ex S meter for FT817 each S value correspond with a fixed received numeric value Then the calibration data must be omitted empty parameter Available calibration settings are CALIB SMETER CALIB PWR CALIB SWR CALIB ALC and CALIB MOD The syntax for each calibration setting is the following xx valxx xx received 2 digit hex value val xx parameter value corresponding to that received value You can specify multiple points useful when the value variation is not linear For the intermediary values linear interpolation is used to calculate that parameter real value If latest value is not the highest possible value any values greater than that one will be represented with gt
22. ect CAT mode two files are required e A configuration file with the filename lt brand gt _ lt model gt radio ex yaesu ft 450 radio e A 480x320 JPG image representing the radio with the filename lt model gt jpg ex t 450 jpg All filenames are lowercase NOTE Starting with version 0 8 you can edit the transceiver configuration files in two ways using a text editor on a PC connected to your Android Device or directly on your device For the last option in the startup page select your transceiver and long press on HELP blue button The configuration file will be open in the default text editor Press on Android BACK button to return to Pocket RxTx Both files are located in a subfolder named Radios of the main application folder named prxtx This is located in the root of the internal device SD card not external even if that one exist This is how the folder structure looks on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 7 with Android 4 2 2 4 3 GT P6800 amp Card 4 ey Tablet de Alarms Jo ALBUMS dy Android btvna D DaM do Poacasts 4 5 prix Lo Mems Ly Radios di Rinatones To edit radio configuration file use a simple text editor not Word Notepad or any other high level editor as this can add unexpected chars in the file which can make the application behaves unexpectedly The file is based on the following general structure for each line lt parameter gt lt values gt un NOTE Anywhere in the file you can enter
23. en a value span over multiple bits You can have between O and 8 v s in each binary represented bytes but they must be contiguous For example a succession of 4 v s means that the value to be read is between 0000 and 1111 from O to 15 decimal x means bit to be discarded If several possible values are to be interpreted separate them with 26 To better understand how to use this here are some examples from the Yaesu FT817 configuration file CMD READ SMETER 01 01 00 00 00 00 E7 lt R gt 01 lt xxxx0000 S0 xxxx0001 S1 xxxx0010 S2 ss Ot 1 te eee S9 xxxx1010 S9 10dB xxxx1011 S9 20dB xxxx1100 S9 30dB xxxx1101 S89 40dB xxxx1110 S 9 5UdB xxxx1111 59 600B gt This command will send at each read timer click priority 01 during RX only when to read 01 the following byte sequence 00 00 00 00 E7 and wait to receive one byte nr of expected bytes 01 The received byte is then interpreted as follow Bit 7 to bit 4 are discarded x and for the rest bit 3 to 0 depending on the specific values set the S meter accordingly for 0000 set it to SO for 0001 set it to S1 for 1111 set it to S9 60dB CMD READ PTT 04 00 00 00 00 00 F7 lt R gt 01 lt Oxxxxxxx ON 1xXxxxxxx OFF gt This command will send at each 4 read timer tick priority 04 during both RX and TX when to read 01 the following byte sequence 00 00 00 00 F7 and wait to receive 1 byte nr of expected bytes 01 If bit 7 of the received byt
24. en you start the application for the first time or you have manually removed all the radios configuration stored locally you will be automatically redirected to the central online repository where all radios configuration are stored 13 CANCEL Default configuration file Default configuration file Dan Toma YO3GGX 08 23 2015 22 00 Dan Toma YO3GGX m 08 23 2015 22 00 o m A CANCEL Several configuration sets may be available for a specific server For each one a short description will be displayed If is only one the description will contain only Default configuration file At any time you can access the central repository but you need to be online for this You need to long press on the blue HELP button in the startup page You will be asked if you want to load a new transceiver from the online repository or to locally edit the configuration file of the currently selected local radio Pocket RxTx v0 8 1 2013 2014 Dan Toma YO3GGX START Blueto CANCEL In order to use this mode you need to download minimum one transceiver from the repository Now in the startup page you need to select the desired transceiver model if more than one available locally and the connection mode Bluetooth USB Serial or Network According with the selected mode the display will look like in the following images Pocket RxTx v0 8 2013 2014 Dan Toma YO3GGX Pocket RxTx v0 8 2013 2014 Dan Toma YO3GGX Pocket RxTx v0 8
25. ers availability is checked at startup and if no available then that server is automatically removed from the list HRD mode was removed 31 a new mode direct CAT was added which is based on text plugins These allows users to add support for new transceivers without the need for an application upgrade transceivers supported in this version in direct CAT mode for some of them just basic commands are included in the configuration file Kenwood not tested TS 480 TS 870 TS 2000 o Icom not tested IC 718 IC746 IC 7000 IC 7200 o Yaesu FT 817 FT 857 FT 897 FT 450 o Elecraft not tested K3 KX3 Version 0 7 1 7 Aug 29 2014 What s new changed from 0 7 add debug log you can now enter radio address for Icom transceivers new type included in the radio config file lt A gt for Icom radios enter the radio address add embedded support for IC 7400 updated config file for Icom transceivers do not automatically enter in SETUP if in Bluetooth or USB Serial mode version 9 servers like I1YRB are supported again radio pictures no more visible in Android Gallery Bug fixes an error at application startup in v0 7 package not found if manually enter the frequency and after that use the wheel there is a frequency jump back Java error if changing back from SDR mode to CAT after entering WebSDR mode S meter in WebSDR mode stops if changing orientation PTT button wrongly activated in WebSDR client mode when
26. l MODE wheel LST1ITEMS the list of the available operation modes separated by the char LST1CMDS list of the commands separated by the char to set the modes from the previous list You must take care to respect the same position in the enumeration 4 Second wheel default is Output Power content LST2NAME PWR LST2ITEMS 1W 5W 10W 25W 50W 100W LST2CMDS CCMD SET PWR 1W CMD SET PWR 5W CMD SET PWR 10W CMD SET PWR 25W CMD SET P WR 50W CMD SET PWR 100W LST2NAME the name which will appear on top of the second wheel POWER wheel LST2ITEMS the list of the output power values to appear in the list LST2CMDS the list of the commands separated by the char to set the corresponding power levels from the previous list You must take care to respect the same position in the enumeration 5 Option buttons configuration with Fn key pressed and with Fn key released for click action BTN OPT1 NOFN VFO CMD SET VFO A VFO A CMD SET VFO B SPLIT BTN OPT2 NOFN NB CMD SET NB OFF OFF CMD SET NB ON ON BTN OPT3 NOFN BTN OPT4 NOFN R ATT CMD SET ATT OFF OFF CMD SET ATT ON ON BTN OPT5 NOFN AGC CMD SET AGC OFF OFF CMD SET AGC SLOW SLOW CMD SET AGC FAST FAST CMD SET AGC AUTO AUTO BTN OPT1 FN BTN OPT2 FN BTN OPT3 FN BTN OPT4 FN BTN OPT5 FN 23 For each button OPT1 to OPT5 with or without FN pressed the structure of the line is the following soOtn name lt Fn Status S btn Caption lt emdl g
27. leName FT 450 CAT Operation Reference Book pdf amp FileContentType application 2Fpdf Elecraft K3 and KX3 Programmer s reference http www elecraft com manual K3 amp KX3 20Pgmrs 20Ref 20E11 pdf Application history Version 0 3 Feb 3 2013 First release of the application in the current form Version 0 4 Feb 10 2013 What s new changed waterfall and spectrum added in SDR mode connection power status LED replaced with a circular light around power button to toggle ON OFF you have now to long press on Power button mute button added 29 waterfall spectrum zoom x1 x2 x4 x8 you can now select the language for the online user manual or HELP menu exit menu added default font size is auto scaled based on device type config other small cosmetic changes ex info frame background changed to Black rounded buttons gray background for help etc Bugs solved Version 0 4 1 3 Feb 17 2013 What s new changed feedback for PTT and S Meter added in HRD mode support extended to more functions transceivers see the table Bugs solved cannot change mode because of feedback from transceiver in HRD mode the power is not read correctly at startup if Off and then On does not connect anymore to HRD need to restart app do not keep mode and bandwidth settings when rotating in SDR mode sound dropouts in SDR mode Version 0 5 Feb 26 2013 What s new changed USB CAT support in FT8x7 mode On
28. ling for Bluetooth device discovery and connection reset Bluetooth with a long press on Bluetooth button display the correct band based only on tuned frequency from 3Hz up to 3GHz application menu was removed all the menu features available now directly in the interface a dual function Help button available in the startup page open online help or edit radio configuration file launch default text editor for the configuration file directly from the application startup page with a long press on Help button long press on BAND button when off to toggle logging debug mode display meter calibration data in RDS label in WebSDR mode can now be used any names for the bands set application font size directly from the main application window GUI no more a menu item lower audio latency in WebSDR client mode cleaner spectrum in WebSDR client mode using some averaging Bug fixes java error Java io error FileNotFoundException when starting the application when entering Setup in direct CAT mode all text entries are cleared connection status circular LED goes blue when returning from standby even if connection is over network or USB wrong circular LED color when switching back from standby or from setup mode authenticated mode not saved between app restarts AndroidManifest xml error at application startup secure authentication does not work on some 4 x x devices Java error when changing orientation and then selecting another WebSDR
29. lue power button If the Bluetooth interface is not activated then you are prompted to do it when you try to power on the transceiver 18 M8 a 9 BAND Fn y Ha a 18 30 NOTE You can reset Bluetooth connection in order for example to connect to another transceiver by a long click on the Bluetooth button in the startup page CAT over USB Read first the chapter about configuring direct CAT mode in order to configure the right Baudrate for the serial connection to the transceiver Connect your USB CAT interface to the tablet smartphone before starting the application You will be automatically prompted to run the application or other USB enabled application if any Select Pocket RxTx from the list You can choose to automatically run Pocket RxTx when you connect the USB CAT interface Pocket RxTx will be started with USB support enabled Magenta USB button active You can now press on blue Power button to connect to the transceiver over USB cable The circular virtual LED around the power button will go magenta Use the same operation mode as for the Bluetooth CAT M7 M8 9 BAND Fn r Maa 18 41 7 19 NOTE To use this mode you need Android 3 1 or higher with embedded USB host support If not available then you can connect only over Bluetooth or network In the current version of the application the USB CAT interfaces based on the following USB Serial chips are supported FTDI FT232R
30. ly FTDI and CP2102 based USB Serial adapters are supported for the moment ask to activate Bluetooth if disabled at application startup added support for FT 840 IC 718 IC 746pro in HRD mode symbol added on the main screen to display current mode HRD SDR Bluetooth USB better handling memory load save edit optimize feedback Freq mode PTT S in HRD mode better handling MODE PWR BW wheels updates real power read for FT817 at startup or band change not only 5W 0 5W Max Power no more on the display as it is represented by the wheel Max power saved for each memory location other small bug fixes small cosmetic changes Bugs solved no graphical representation for S level the power is not set correctly for some transceivers ex IC 7200 memory edit field overwritten by the frequency digits in portrait mode when starting in SDR mode the BW wheel does not correctly represent current BW last freq mode BW not saved in SDR mode if exit 30 Version 0 6 Mar 12 2013 What s new changed multi WebSDR servers support slow AGC for waterfall better contrast without fast changes High Low quality mode for Waterfall Spectrum use camera hardware button if available as PTT added support for IC 7000 in HRD mode when you manually edit the frequency the display is cleared at first key press Bugs solved USB symbol remains when starting in FT8x7 mode even if USB is not activated incorrect UTC time if
31. nd corresponding commands This is used to keep the radio in sync with the application especially when for a specific reason you don t want to use feedback Each new button press is memorized in the configuration file When you exit and then re enter the application last status is restored for all option buttons Some commands are sent automatically when long pressing round blue power button inside the application CMD SET POWER ONand CMD SET POWER OFF Not using feedback does not seems to generate lost sync even at higher speeds but make all the controls very responsive ex the tuning wheel Changing application font size Under normal circumstances the font size is automatically set by the application at first start For some Android devices is possible that application fonts to be too big or too small based on the system settings or you just want to adapt it to your own preferences You can change the size of the font by selecting FONT SIZE menu NOTE You can change font size only when the receiver is OFF For this purpose slide the finger vertically up or down in the left part of the frequency display to increase decrease font size When you are satisfied with the result you can press on the round blue power button The new font size will be automatically saved in the application configuration file When you further run the application the new font size will be used 28 Activating logging debugging mode If you lo
32. ng press on the BAND button when the radio is off you will activate debugging logging mode This can be useful for application debugging or to help you define meters calibration parameters in the radio configuration file Debug mode is automatically disabled when you power off the radio or exit the application When in Debug mode a yellow label Debug will be displayed and the info will be available in the orange info box in the lower part of the screen Application forum There is a dedicated forum for this application on my web site here http www yo3ggx ro forum viewforum php f 15 Please join it to discuss any details about Pocket RxTx This will further help other interested users Practical demonstration A short video demo of of a very old version of the application 0 3 is available on YouTube http www youtube com watch v b3LWF4xa6nE The Waterfall and Spectrum features in version 0 4 can be seen in the following YouTube video http www youtube com watch v gsjUc980HS8 Please subscribe to my channel Dan Toma to be automatically informed when a new video will be available Bibliography The KA7OEI FT 817 pages http www ka7oei com ft817 meow html Icom Cl V protocol http www plicht de ekki civ civ pOa html Kenwood PC control protocol http www kenwood com i products info amateur ts 480 pdf ts 480 pc pdf FT 450 CAT operation reference book http yaesu com downloadFile cfm FilelD 26008 FileCatID 1588 Fi
33. on of 320x240 and Android version 2 1 or higher For USB support Android v3 1 or higher is required or to have USB host support installed for Android 2 3 x e Works in both portrait and landscape modes e Tuning through the rotary knob or by directly entering the frequency from a numeric keypad in MHz e Up Down buttons to change the frequency with a preset step or which depends on the selected band e 16 presets all currently available parameters are saved For each of the 16 memories all parameters are saved freq alias description band mode etc e ON OFF button When off the application is disconnected from the server transceiver e Select band from the pool of available ones e Select operation mode AM LSB USB CW etc e Display SWR in both graphical and text mode e Default application font size does not depend on the system settings e lf you are not satisfied with the default font size you have the possibility to change application font size to match any device or taste Font size is then stored in the config file and displayed on the startup screen at next run e AFN key to extend the number of memories to 16 and for second function of the options buttons e UTC clock included in the interface Specific functions direct CAT mode e Can connect to the transceiver over Bluetooth USB Serial or Network e Network connection can use secure authentication e Radios support is based on text plugins and can be extended
34. onnecting over Network If audio is activated a thin meter will be displayed under the frequency display in the main app window This meter will show you when connected the mic level from your tablet smartphone CAT over Network CAT operation of the transceiver is identical for all 3 connection modes The only difference is the way you initiate each mode You need to connect your transceiver to a PC Windows Linux or Mac and run the application jAReC see chapter named Configuring direct CAT mode for more details When the background of the PC application goes yellow is ready to receive network connections In the startup page press NETWORK button which will go green Select you transceiver from the list and press START In the next screen powered on the transceiver by a long press on the round blue button If POWER_ON CAT command is available the transceiver will be powered on automatically mua 18 25 Fa You can control frequency mode output power Band VFO A B Noise Blanker PTT and any other parameter which are supported through CAT commands All 5 option buttons are user configurable by just editing radio configuration file You can practically define up to 10 commands 5 option buttons without or with Fn Any command available through CAT for your specific transceiver can be programmed on any option button Option buttons can be used to go through an unlimited number of commands based on the previous state Cur
35. or parameters which are not faster updated like MODE lt when to read gt byte defining if the parameter must be read during RX only 01 during TX only 02 or during both RX and TX 00 lt command variable length gt this is the command to be send to read that specific parameter and can have a variable bytes length The same syntax as for the SET commands is used There is one more specific command available for this which applies to Yaesu FT8x7 transceivers only Read EEPROM value The syntax of this command is the following lt REaaaa gt Read EEPROM value from the address aaaa as a 4 digit hex value This command returns 2 bytes the value at address aaaa and at the next address azaa 1 lt separator gt asthe command length is variable wee need to know when the command definition is ended We use lt R gt char sequence as separator lt nr of expected bytes gt number of data bytes expected to be received for the read command This a 2 digit hex number lt rec byte x gt the way received byte number x is to be interpreted The rule used here includes the definition for the SEND commands bytes plus lt 00 gt byte not containing useful data to be discarded lt value recei ved how to ser the parameter gt value received can be represented as a 2 digits hex or a 8 digit binary value When a binary value is used possible values for each bit are 0 1 v or x v is used wh
36. rent state is displayed in the corresponding option label Long pressing an option button can be programmed to send a timed command for example TUNE Then a short toast message is displayed that the timed command is executed 17 In the right side of the knob there is a button used to activate deactivate radio feedback Press on that button to activate deactivate the feedback from the radio The button icon will change accordingly When feedback is active a yellow dot will blink in the upper left part of the UTC clock area It will act as a heartbeat E Radio feedback is user configurable through the same text configuration files See the chapter dedicated to the radio configuration file for more details about how to edit it to cover your own needs Sticky PTT There is a feature implemented for the PTT button If you short click on PTT button the transceiver will remain in Tx mode A new click will put the transceiver back in Rx mode This can be useful when you need to talk and to have the hands free If you press on the PTT button for more than 2s it will operate in normal momentary mode CAT over Bluetooth To enter in Bluetooth mode you just have to press on Bluetooth button in the startup page and then press START The main screen looks like in the following picture As you can see only Bluetooth Icon is displayed as in this mode you cannot use secure authentication nor audio To start operation long press on the round b
37. t If the frequency is 14 120MHz this command will send the following string FA14120000S lt Dxy gt BCD digit This is used to transmit frequency values and is followed by 2 numbers x and y from 0 to 9 same as above as two digits are packed for each byte Example Yaesu FT817 CMD SET FREQO lt Do gt lt D6o gt lt D43 gt lt D21 gt 01 If the frequency is 145 225MHz this command will send the following bytes sequence represented as hex values 14 52 25 00 01 lt P gt Pause This is a special identifier and is followed by 4 digits representing the pause time in milliseconds If this special byte is encountered all the previous bytes are sent and then wait for the defined number of milliseconds and then build the next part of the command Example lt ELODO gt This will send previous bytes sequence from the command insert a 1s pause and then go further for the next sequence s of bytes which follows in the same line lt WEaaaa bbbbbbbb cccccccc gt This command is used only for FT8x7 transceivers to write specific EEPROM memory location some basic commands are undocumented and available only through direct EEPROM writing Enter EEPROM location aaaa as a 4 digits hex value first byte bbbbbbbb and second byte cccccccc as binary values Use only 0 1 or x for each individual bit value x meaning to keep the old value unchanged Example CMD SET PWR 1 0W lt WE0079 xxX
38. t lt opt1on display Lor cmdl gt lt emd2 gt lt opu Lon display Tor cmdz gt S lt cmd gt 3 gt Soption display Lor Cmd3 gt lt Ccmd4 gt lt opt1on display Tor cmd4 gt Each button in both normal and with Fn mode can have 2 or multiple states You can have as many commands as you want in the list for each button but minimum is 2 as you need to have minimum two states ex ON OFF In the example above ATT attenuator button has two states ON OFF The AGC auto gain control has 4 states OFF SLOW FAST AUTO The status following each command execution is displayed on top of the corresponding option button 6 Option buttons configuration with Fn key pressed and with Fn key released for long click action BTN LONG OPT1 NOFN BTN LONG OPT2 NOFN BTN LONG OPT3 NOFN BTN LONG OPT4 NOFN BTN LONG OPT5 NOFN BTN LONG OPT1 FN BTN LONG OPT2 FN BTN LONG OPT3 FN BTN LONG OPT4 FN BTN LONG OPT5 FN TUNE CMD SET ATU TUNE Tuning The syntax is the same as for the click action For both click and long click actions you can have a special syntax for a single action button in the example above BTN LONG OPT5_ FN is used to launch a TUNE command on a FT 450 transceiver The syntax is a little bit different Instead of lt option display for cmd4 gt the fomat is lt toast message gt The text included between is the text to appear for a short period as an overlay not in the option button label above
39. time zone is negative PTT does not work for TS 2000 crash if no USB host support available on the smartphone tablet with os version 2 3 x bands not saved recalled when changing memories Version 0 6 4 Jun 8 2013 What s new changed fully redesigned SDR routines to allow playback on low performance Android devices too ex WM8650 save load config and or memories to a file automatically load memories and last frequency per WebSDR server if a file exist with the server callsign name memories are now separate per operation mode SDR HRD FT8x7 and saved to external files not internally second location for servers master data for redundancy display bandwidth in SDR mode better handling of waterfall AGC automatically set the default font size independent on the device type model font size no more dependent on system font size settings easier procedure to set font size if the default one is not acceptable toast message to long press on Power in order to start Waterfall AGC active only when no zoom Up DOWN steps are now aligned at first press useful when changing channels in VHF UHF bands Bugs solved 11m Band button does not work cannot access 2m and 70cm bands in HRD mode IC 7000 Version 0 7 Aug 24 2014 What s new changed fully redesigned application engine slightly redesigned graphical interface all WebSDR servers info is cached in the application at startup for faster switching all serv
40. unctionality This is available only in Direct CAT mode over the network You can activate or deactivate it in the Setup page Microphone level is displayed in a thin meter under the frequency dispay only when audio is activated Starting the application You can install the application directly from Google Play Store search for Pocket RxTx or using the link from the top of this document After you install the application you will have a new icon like the following Press on the icon to launch the application You will get the following startup page for Landscape and Portrait modes at first run WebSDR client mode Pocket RxTx v0 8 2013 2014 Dan Toma YO3GGX SDR module 2013 Florian Cucui WebSDR 2012 2014 Pieter Tjerk de Boer PA3FWM Pocket RxTx v0 8 2013 2014 Dan Toma YO3GGX SDR module 2013 Florian Cucui WebSDR 2012 2014 Pieter Tjerk de Boer PA3FWM f START HELP Device info samsung GT P6800 K S F D 16 1 20 9 3 ms Y Res px 1280x752 sico Dos Dim A WebSDR server tn A Lj http websdr yo3ggx ro 8765 A ae gt CALLSIGN YO3GGX NS LOC KN34bk S F D 16 1 20 9 2 Res px 800x1232 ebSDR server ttp websdr yo3ggx ro 8765 A CALLSIGN YO3GGX A OC KN34bk a SDR Receivers KN34ick Bucharest Romania P ama 16 42 Fd 5S GD A E E y 16 47 F If you start the application in WebSDR client mode or change to that mode from direct CAT mode the application starts to s
41. uttons to increase decrease frequency with a step depending on the current HAM band By keeping one of these button pressed you will enter a Repeat mode for faster change A rotary knob which can be used for tuning like the one available on a real transceiver When slow rotating the step is 10Hz when fast rotating is higher An ON OFF button used to turn ON or OFF the connection to the WebSDR server When OFF the display will be completely dimmed and buttons locked A Function FN button to switch between the two groups of memories M1 M8 and M8 M16 and to further select the second function for the 5 option buttons not all used in WebSDR client mode A gray slider on top of the frequency display used to activate the Waterfall or Soectrum mode An orange box in the bottom of the screen used to display customized info if available 10 e A BAND button used to change the band When you press on this button only the available bands for the currently selected server are displayed You can select any the available HAM by just pressing on the corresponding button e A big blue button In this mode it is only used to set the frequency from the numeric keypad see further e You can directly enter the frequency you want For this purpose long press on the frequency display to activate the numeric keypad The rotary knob will be replaced by the keypad and the big blue button will change to SET as in the following images both lan
42. xXXXX107XXXXXXXX gt This command will set bit O of memory location 0079 to O bit 1 to 1 and will keep unchanged the rest of the bits for the same memory location and for the next one 007A The Write EEPROM command has two steps In the first one previous values for the two successive EEPROM addresses are read and then only desired bits are changed and the updated values goes back to the EEPROM WARNING It can be very dangerous to modify EEPROM locations If you have not saved all the transceiver configuration before using this application is better not to use it with an FT8x7 transceiver Although took a reasonable number of precautions in the code use this feature at your own risk 25 8 Radio feedback section To get radio feedback several read commands must be defined The command name must always start with CMD READ A timer is used to execute read commands at a specific interval which is dependent on the available CAT Baudrate The syntax is different than the one used for SET commands and is much more complex CMD READ lt 2 lt prioritty gt lt when to redda lt command Variable TENGEN yy Se paratol gt y lt i Of Sxpecred Dyes Sreo Dyte lar ps Bee DYES 1 dl DJ Like for the SET commands there are several bytes separated by lt priority gt byte to define when the command is executed Currently possible values are 01 at each read timer tick 02 at each 4 read timer click Use 02 f
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