Looking for feedback re proposed features
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:31 pm
Features I would like to contribute to the official firmware if no-one has any objections.
Hi All,
Below is a list of features I have implemented in my personal Github branch which I would like to contribute to the official firmware. these requests have been discussed on the Blind Hams email list with overwhelming support. All except one of these features will not affect any sighted users unless you use the radio with Voice Prompts on. If no-one objects, I will create pull requests for the individual features for inclusion.
Below I'll list the features and the reasoning.
1. Pressing * to toggle between timeslot 1 and 2 announces the new slot number. While a blind person might easily be able to remember that a low beep is off and a high beep is on, settings like which beep is dmr and which is fm or which is time-slot 1 and which is 2 is harder to remember.
2. Pressing sk2+* anounces the radio's new mode. See above.
3. This is the only feature which is not related to voice prompts but has been requested by others and I personally find it useful:Hold down hash in channel or VFO mode to temporarily open the squelch in FM mode, even if there is a CTCSS code on the channel or frequency. This is equivalent to the monitor feature on many radios. I chose the hash key because in DMR mode it allows you to change the tg or pc (i.e. what you hear), but in analog mode it doesn't yet do anything and changing what you hear is remotely related to its function in DMR mode. The squelch is only held open as long as the hash key is held down, and reverts to its prior setting and/or code when released.
Thanks for your consideration.
Joseph vk7js.
Hi All,
Below is a list of features I have implemented in my personal Github branch which I would like to contribute to the official firmware. these requests have been discussed on the Blind Hams email list with overwhelming support. All except one of these features will not affect any sighted users unless you use the radio with Voice Prompts on. If no-one objects, I will create pull requests for the individual features for inclusion.
Below I'll list the features and the reasoning.
1. Pressing * to toggle between timeslot 1 and 2 announces the new slot number. While a blind person might easily be able to remember that a low beep is off and a high beep is on, settings like which beep is dmr and which is fm or which is time-slot 1 and which is 2 is harder to remember.
2. Pressing sk2+* anounces the radio's new mode. See above.
3. This is the only feature which is not related to voice prompts but has been requested by others and I personally find it useful:Hold down hash in channel or VFO mode to temporarily open the squelch in FM mode, even if there is a CTCSS code on the channel or frequency. This is equivalent to the monitor feature on many radios. I chose the hash key because in DMR mode it allows you to change the tg or pc (i.e. what you hear), but in analog mode it doesn't yet do anything and changing what you hear is remotely related to its function in DMR mode. The squelch is only held open as long as the hash key is held down, and reverts to its prior setting and/or code when released.
Thanks for your consideration.
Joseph vk7js.