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public:radio:2024:hf-vhf_xgate [29/03/24 14:47 GMT] – [Talkthrough Watchdog Timer] johnpublic:radio:2024:hf-vhf_xgate [06/03/25 06:49 GMT] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 I've updated the ''mercurial repository'' - added new files, committed recent changes and made a clone of it on the shack laptop - in Dropbox (which might be a bad idea?) I've updated the ''mercurial repository'' - added new files, committed recent changes and made a clone of it on the shack laptop - in Dropbox (which might be a bad idea?)
  
-There's another page about [[public:linux:mercurial| simple Mercurial]] , as an aid to remembering how to do it each time.+There's another page about [[public:computers:mercurial| simple Mercurial]] , as an aid to remembering how to do it each time.
  
 |24/3/24 |{{ :public:radio:2024:xgate_m710.zip |}} |Xgate scripts | |24/3/24 |{{ :public:radio:2024:xgate_m710.zip |}} |Xgate scripts |
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 Make the Watchdog timer user switchable - be able to disable it if required. Make the Watchdog timer user switchable - be able to disable it if required.
  
-  * Add new DTMF Commands "Timeout on", "Timeout off"+  * Added new DTMF Commands "Timeout on" = ''* 3 1 #'', "Timeout off" = ''* 3 0 #''
   * Use these to write to the "status" file   * Use these to write to the "status" file
   * The watchdog process can check the status file to decide whether to take action or not   * The watchdog process can check the status file to decide whether to take action or not
 +  * Tested and it works as expected
 +
 +=== Problems ===
 +
 +29/3/24
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 +  * Found that the IC-M710 HF radio has poor receive sensitivity - well below spec. 12dB SINAD should be at 0.5uV but it needs more like 3uV (or more) which is quite poor
 +  * X-Gate taken out of use until I can either repair the ''IC-M710'' or make up connections to use the ''IC-7200''. The latter needs a 13-pin DIN plug for the rear panel ACC socket.
  
  
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