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    Power meter

    Member ✭✭✭
    edited June 2020 in New Ideas
    Submitted for consideration --

    Could the front panel display on the 6500/6700 become home to a Power/SWR meter? As much as I admire my own callsign, I don't need it all the time in the window and would love to see some good data! 

    Then we could use the front panel switch to check voltage, current, temperature, GPS quality, time, IP address, and all kinds of cool, geeky things.


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    • Member ✭✭
      edited June 2020
      Sounds good to me George.
    • Member ✭✭✭
      edited March 2017
      Added my vote. It Looks like this idea from a few years ago....so it's on the list but didn't get a lot of votes. https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/front_panel_display_an_idea Regards, Al / NN4ZZ
    • Member ✭✭
      edited December 2017
      Added my vote. Good idea George
      MNY DX
      Luc, I0JBL

    • Member ✭✭✭
      edited December 2017
      Added my vote, even though I would not be able to see the window remotely, I like the idea.
    • Member ✭✭
      edited February 2017
      +1
    • Member ✭✭✭
      edited January 2018
      Pong ... for when the bands are dead
    • Member ✭✭
      edited May 2019
      power meter maybe, thinking more along the lines of radio status.. i.e. voltage, temp, maybe frequency..
    • Member ✭✭✭
      edited May 2019
      Maybe a bar graph along the bottom for power, and rocker switch selectable digits for SWR, ALC, temp, voltage, etc? The possibilities are wide open.
    • Member ✭✭
      edited February 2016
      I agree though, looking at my call sign is great and all but other info would be much better
    • Member ✭✭✭
      edited June 2020
      Outstanding idea. I'd love it. The only problem is that is sure to be seen as "window dressing"... So I'll bet it's unlikely to happen in the short to medium term future. Peter K1PGV
    • Member ✭✭
      edited February 2016
      "Window dressing" in many ways is what sells radios.

      Jon...kf2e
    • Member ✭✭✭
      edited December 2016
      Hi Peter, Would agree, nice feature....the same basic idea was submitted 2 years ago....but it's not a high priority. I'm not saying it should be a high priority, there are lots of other ideas that have more votes, and probably other enhancements we may not even be aware of that FRS ranks higher. https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/front_panel_display_an_idea The good news with SDR is so many things are possible. Regards, Al / NN4ZZ
    • Member ✭✭

      I have a 6400M and I would like to see mic and headphone jacks on the front of the radio. I seldom change mics but when I want to use the headphones it's because I need them and don't want to pull the radio out and fumble around in the back trying to plug in the headphones.

      Fred, K0FG

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