50 ‐ Specific Functions explained - nicsure/QuanshengDock GitHub Wiki
What's all included in the Q-Dock program
Features
- Enhanced preset/channel scanner
- Hardware level VFO (experimental)
- Enhanced LCD display cloning. Font and color selection.
- Channel Editor with ability to adjust multiple channels simultaneously. See video
- RepeaterBook Integration
- Spectrum Analyzer with monitor mode
- Waterfall display
- Audio passthrough
Recent Changes
- Microphone level indicator bar (must be activated in Settings)
- Added microphone level boost on passthrough up to 10x amplification
- VOX (in XVFO)
- Logging received frequency (in CSV-format)
- Various Keyboard shortcuts added
- Reordering of channels in a scan list
- Scanner windows now follow LCD colour settings
- CAT Control via real or virtual serial port (currently only frequency adjustment)
- Connect to a networked radio hosted via QDNH
- DTMF decoding implemented
- Messenger
- XVFO CW Mode
- CHIRP Fix
- Preset selector wheel
- Watch and Respond feature
- Multiple VFOs A, B, C and D added
- Mouse wheel changes XVFO freq by set step when pointer is over jog wheel.
- Individual digit adjustment with mouse wheel
- XVFO Scanner facelift
- XVFO preset scanner (very early design, functional but ugly. Just like me).
- Fixed two erroneous DCS codes
- Added Ultra Wide and Ultra Low bandwidth settings, not sure how useful they'll be though. (XVFO)
- Fixed bug in channel editor preventing entry of negative offset frequency.
- Auto Squelch (XVFO).
- Channel import to XVFO Presets.
- Mic Gain (XVFO).
- RX CTCSS/DCS Implemented (XVFO).
- XVFO TX implemented as well as other features. See video
Multiple Radios on the same PC
- Supply config file name in command line to allow multi instance (control more than 1 radio)
- See the video, for instructions (press picture)
XVFO functions
4 VFO's
- The XVFO now has 4 distinct VFOs,
A
,B
,C
andD
. - Swap between these with the
VFO
button or with theTab
key on the keyboard. - Watch and Respond mode is also available with these.
RANGE memory channel
XVFO channels can now define a range of frequencies for the scanner. To do this:
- Create a channel with a split frequency, the RX frequency is the start of the range, the TX frequency is the end
- It will scan through the range in steps defined by whatever the step is set to.
- When saving the channel save it with a name that starts with
RANGE
(must be UPPER CASE) - Scanning of Multiple RANGE(s) also works.
Scanning RANGE(s) Extended configuration
- Define the memory channels per band, with "RANGE" at beginning of channelname.
- Add those memory channels to an XVFO setting. This example
ALL RANGE(s)
- Start
Scan
in and enjoy ;-)
Better bar-graph plotting for scan RANGEs.
and also: Monitor message in scan window now displays the actual frequency being monitored in a RANGE.
That looks like this
But have a LOOK at THIS .... it all works
AGC or RF-gain adjustable
- AGC is the normal mode ,
RF Gain
overrides it - When the RF Gain button is lit, the AGC is disabled and the specific gain represented by the position of the slider is applied
DTMF decoding
Unlock TX
- Bij default TX is locked (see panel-key in red circle).
- When mouse clicking on PTT button, a window that inform's that "you have to unlock TX"
Keyboard key-assignment
A B C D
select distinct VFO: A, B, C or DTab
swap between the VFO's. Or useVFO
on the screenPgUp
andPgDown
selecting/change presets/channels. Or uselower rotary encoder
on the screenQ
toggle squelch open/closeS
toggle squelch setting (SQ-1 ..- 4 or -R) (Same function as clicking the button)W
bandwidthF
FM Wide/Narrow toggle; quick select to Modulation FM and toggle Bandwith FM-Wide/NarrowG
Mic gainT
pressed during transmit (PTT active), sends 1 second 1750Hz toneM
modulation toggle RX-mode (TX-mode is always FM)- FM
- AM (No TX)
- USB
- BYP (just for test)
- RAW (just for test)
- CW1 (TX carrrier only, no audio, squelch open)
- CW2 (TX with Tone)
P
for vary Power.
,
or*
decimal separatorNumbers
and.
for entering frequencyCase DTMF
key0..9 A..D * #
starts TX temporarily and generates the corresponding DTMF toneENTER
accept (possible) entered numbersBACKSPACE
and-
(Numeric keypad) delete entered numbers "." or "*"Arrow
change VFO frequencySpace
is assigned to PTT (and will Stop scanning)- When TX is NOT enabled, there is NO reaction (like pressing PTT gives popup)
- During an XVFO scan, it toggles Pause and Continue the scan
Esc
stops scanning
Logging received frequency (in CSV-format)
- Can be activated in Settings.
-
A unique file (in CSV-format) is created in the directory ...Documents\QuanshengDock\scanlogs, with the extension .CSV
-
After closing Q-dock, the file can be inserted into Excel for analysis
- A date, B time, C RX frequency, D modulation, E signal strength, F Channel name, G Duration
VOX
- When VOX activates the PTT, the TX turns RED and the VOX letters turn BLUE
- VOX Sensitivity can be controlled in Settings
Microphone boost & level indicator bar (On Passthrough)
-
Must be activated in Settings
-
Only works with Passthrough ON. That's what it takes the data from
-
Must be adjusted yourself, with Microphone Boost
- boosts on passthrough up to 10x amplification
- Then should look like this
TX on FM only
When SET (default) NO TX when PTT-button is pressed and MODE is not FM, CW1 or CW2
- For testing purposes it is possible to disable this setting.
- Radio only can TX in FM-mode
- BEWARE when UNSET: Transmitting (mode FM) on AIR-band frequencies (mode AM) is possible !
EXIT - wait 5 seconds
When EXIT
is pressed, XVFO Q-Dock returns to the main screen (Normal mode).
The screen does not respond to keys (e.g. PTT) for the first 5 seconds.
- This delay is necessary because the radio and the Q-Dock program must first synchronize the initialization properly.
- The delay also occurs when Q-dock is started.
Messenger
- Select the
Messenger
button and this screen will appear
- You can determine the
Callsign
in Settings
Features are explained in videos
The best thing you can do now is watch this video explaining the XVFO-basics
More specific XVFO functions are explained and demonstrated in separate videos