what is a TURF file ?

ik2egl · February 2014

anybody knows what has been designed for the TURF file and the functionalities of this configuration file ?

Al_NN4ZZ · February 2014

Here is a note from the manual....

Regards, Al / NN4ZZ
al (at) nn4zz (dot) com

ik2egl · February 2014

tnx Al,
my question arised after the manual reading and the need on not to have a EU file.
Klaus confirm me that he provide a EU version after sending the SN Number

Steve-N5AC · February 2014

TURF is "Tool for Updating Radio Frequencies" and it is primarily used to send region-specific transmit frequency ranges to the radio. A file that has the region data in it is called a "TURF file" and it has the .turf extension. If you are in MARS in the US, you can contact FlexRadio sales for a TURF file for extended transmit coverage or if you are a non-US customer, your distributor can provide you with a TURF file for your country-specific transmit ranges. Generally, radios sold to non-US customers are "TURF'ed" before going to the customer -- they already have the national frequency ranges for the end-user's country programmed in the radio.

ik2egl · February 2014

thanks Steve

Kevin Hartley · February 2014

Unfortunately if you run a different turf file (for MARS use for example) then shut off the radio/ SmartSDR, it doesn't remember and you have to re-load every time. Bit of a pain! Was hoping this lack of persistence had been addressed in 1.1.0 but it hasn't been yet.

Steve-N5AC · February 2014

We just fixed this last week and we will have it for you shortly. It was a fascinating, obscure bug, it it's definitely fixed now.

Kevin Hartley · February 2014

Fantastic news, thanks Steve!

Michael - N5TGL · February 2014

I've used it and it worked great since I had a US radio that I've taken with me to the UK. Process was simple, easy and went without a hitch. Now I'll have to re-TURF when I repatriate back to the states.