Does anyone know if Flex has any plans to develop a 3D display akin to the new Yaesu FTdx-101d 3D display? It is mind blowing awesome how great their 3D display is for finding signals!
Posted 2 months ago
I like having the choice/option of choosing any of the 3 views. Not at all clear you’d have to eliminate the waterfall, just because you have 3D on the main FFT display. I assume the waterfall would also go 3D. Once you’ve actually used 3D , though, I seriously doubt anyone would ever want to go back to plain old 2D. I remember this same phenomenon when color TV first came out. B&W diehards said, Who needs it? Just a novelty! But, as mentioned, it’s a personal choice, and to each his own.
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The only real portion of the band scope display that matters is the front (most forward real time pip), the rest just indicates the same as waterfall history. If suspect if someone can't find a signal between a standard band scope and the waterfall displays, perhaps it's time to give up. If Flex does decide to add this display novelty, I would prefer they go with Mark's display. It's much cleaner than Yaesu's 3D display.
Mike - VE3CKO, Elmer
KF4HR I see what your saying, the bandscope/waterfal works for you as indeed it should. However with innovative, forward thinking there could and probably will be a display method you or I haven't thought about.
7-segment digital readout VFO and fish finders, wow, it will never get any better than that. Thank God for innovation.
7-segment digital readout VFO and fish finders, wow, it will never get any better than that. Thank God for innovation.
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Not a Flex offering but I was working on software in 2015, project abandoned at this point but this was the 3D pan I came up with:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7myl0w93f1y5olm/3DPanaFall.mp4?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7myl0w93f1y5olm/3DPanaFall.mp4?dl=0
Mark, I really do like the way your version looks. Plus, it seems to provide more info since you include the waterfall as well.
James
WD5GWY
James
WD5GWY
What is it showing front to back? It is waving, what does that show?
That was a 6500. The code is C++ using Qt framework. The project kind of stalled due to time.
Bill: Front is your current reading from the radio. As it moves back and right it is each prior radio trace. So they march back and to the right in time.
I don't remember the size or time of the display but I think it was like 5 seconds worth of data. So you saw 5 seconds of history on a signal.
The waving is me dragging the pan back/forth. The old data lags behind.
There is one signal that looked like a couple of competeing CW signals that kind of wavered.
Bill: Front is your current reading from the radio. As it moves back and right it is each prior radio trace. So they march back and to the right in time.
I don't remember the size or time of the display but I think it was like 5 seconds worth of data. So you saw 5 seconds of history on a signal.
The waving is me dragging the pan back/forth. The old data lags behind.
There is one signal that looked like a couple of competeing CW signals that kind of wavered.
Mike - VE3CKO, Elmer
Mark, this is nice display! I can see it would be quite useful for weak signals, but would get very cluttered during say a contest. Would love to have this option to display, may I suggest rekindling it as an FRlogger addon. Wow.
Ya, probably useless for a contest for sure. It is a novelty that when you have the space can sort to tell you a little more about a signal for like 5 seconds of time.
Here's a short YouTube video demo'ing the FTdx-101d 3D display:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI9uch7AWNA
If you are pressed for time, he shows the 3D phenomenon at about 2 minutes into the 3 minute video. It looks like the waterfall is almost superfluous, given the 3D capabilities. But, I don't see any particular reason why a 3D waterfall could not also be developed. Maybe as an ultimate high end, 6700 only feature?
I know thus far, all features show up on all Flex software, but maybe this would be something to distinguish their highest end (Mercedes) 6700 product, giving a sort of extra oomph incentive to the high end boys? I know it's sheer heresy to suggest differentiated software capabilites, but just some food for thought...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI9uch7AWNA
If you are pressed for time, he shows the 3D phenomenon at about 2 minutes into the 3 minute video. It looks like the waterfall is almost superfluous, given the 3D capabilities. But, I don't see any particular reason why a 3D waterfall could not also be developed. Maybe as an ultimate high end, 6700 only feature?
I know thus far, all features show up on all Flex software, but maybe this would be something to distinguish their highest end (Mercedes) 6700 product, giving a sort of extra oomph incentive to the high end boys? I know it's sheer heresy to suggest differentiated software capabilites, but just some food for thought...
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Is a 3D panadapter anything other than just different? I remember at a HALPC meeting years ago a Microsoft rep was telling us we would soon have talking gas gauges on cars..... Sometimes analog is as far as you need to go.
Yes, it’s just oh, so much better than plain ol’ 2D!
I really want to know how he hooks up via USB to any monitor? Now that is something I would buy.
USB to VGA adapter:
Premium USB 3.0 to VGA Adapter Converter, Jackiey Mini Full HD External Video Card Multi Monitor Adapter USB to VGA Adapter Converter Support Max Resolution 1080p for Win 7 8 10 (Black)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P99F59Z/...
USB to DVI adapter:
Display to DVI Adapter Converter, FEMORO DisplayPort DP to DVI-I Adapter Male to Female 1080P (Male to Female) Compatible with Computer, Desktop, Laptop, PC, Monitor, Projector, HDTV - Black
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GORJY4U/...
USB to HDMI adapter:
USB to HDMI Display Adapter JUA195
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HIV2XR6/...
Premium USB 3.0 to VGA Adapter Converter, Jackiey Mini Full HD External Video Card Multi Monitor Adapter USB to VGA Adapter Converter Support Max Resolution 1080p for Win 7 8 10 (Black)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P99F59Z/...
USB to DVI adapter:
Display to DVI Adapter Converter, FEMORO DisplayPort DP to DVI-I Adapter Male to Female 1080P (Male to Female) Compatible with Computer, Desktop, Laptop, PC, Monitor, Projector, HDTV - Black
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GORJY4U/...
USB to HDMI adapter:
USB to HDMI Display Adapter JUA195
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HIV2XR6/...
According to the manual, the external display connector supports 800 x 600
or 800 x 450 resolution. Not cutting edge to me.
or 800 x 450 resolution. Not cutting edge to me.
It's actually 4D ... don't accept anything else!
Ok Dan we are giving you a special version that puts all your pans in another dimension!
Seeing signals in Yaesu’s newly released, all new FTdx-101d clever 3D display, plus their display’s historical view, greatly helps the operator to very easily and quickly find and locate signals. That’s the entire point of Yaesu’s ground breaking SDR FFT 3D display, juxtaposed to traditional and older 2D display limitations. Yes, their 3D display is nothing short of sheer beauty, as everyone is agreeing with, but the real enduring value of this new 3D display is how it immensely helps the OP to instantly snag and pounce on signals. Thus, this new 3D technology gives the OP using this 3D display in tough and highly competitive contests oh, so much of an advantage over the typical 2D constrained conventional operator. This is what is called taking full advantage of new technology! I sure hope Flex will answer the competition bell that has just rung, and embark on some R&D efforts to develop their own answer to a 3D based display.
Maybe a good point but first we need to see it under crowded band contest conditions as it could just as easily be sensory overload.
I still don't see any advantage finding signals, does this mean you can find signals you can't find on a Flex?
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Not necessarily, but 3D is just so much faster and simpler/easier to find signals. Much more intuitive to use, too.
Not necessarily, but 3D is just so much faster and simpler/easier to find signals. Much more intuitive to use, too.
Faster and simpler?..I quess i'm missing something,, I mean it looks cool, but other than that?
Anyways it's intersting...
Anyways it's intersting...
Steve K9ZW, Elmer
Mike - VE3CKO, Elmer
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