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CW Pokemon Mini(Pro) Updates firmware and user manual
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Add Farnsworth timing #1

Open sebket opened 11 months ago

sebket commented 11 months ago

Hi,

I've recently bought a HAMCUBE Mini and it's a great little device.

But I really miss the option to set Farnsworth timing.

In case you are not familiar with it, it's a great help in learning the code. You set the character speed to, for example, 20 WPM but the spacing in between the characters to, like, 10 or 12 WPM. Like this you learn to hear the characters at the full speed, but have a little more time in between characters to recognize them.

I would really, really appreciate it if you could add this feature, it would make the device much more useful!

Learning with Farnsworth timing is very common with European radio amateurs. If the feature will be added I will recommend the device to some of the amateurs I know and will also make a YouTube video about it!

Thanks and best 73, Sebastian DL2KSE

admvip commented 11 months ago

Dear Sebastian OM：

Hello, thank you very much for your feedback and suggestions. As for your first suggestion, you can set character spacing and word spacing in the practice Settings, so as to meet your needs.

As for your second suggestion, the current firmware does not have similar functions. I will seriously consider your suggestion and then upgrade the firmware of the device. If the firmware function is completed, it will be released on Github in time.

GL and best 73 TU Hu BA6IV

sebket commented 11 months ago

Dear OM Hu,

thank you very much for your immediate reply!

I have now found the setting for the character spacing and it does the trick indeed! Just a small question, how exactly do the numbers in the settings influence the spacing? Is it simply a factor? Meaning, when I set the speed to 20 WPM and the character spacing to 2, then the spacing is twice as long as usually for 20 WPM?

There's a roughly comparable device here in Europe, it's called the Morserino32 and it's developed by an Austrian OM. I had the chance to try it out, it is a very capable device, but it has two major drawbacks: the display is very tiny and portability is not very good. That's why I have now chosen the CW Pokemon, as it adresses exactly those two issues. But what I do remember fondly from the time I've spent with the Morserino32 is the so called "Echo Mode", which is what I have described in my initial post (hearing code, then sending it back and finally receive a feedback wether it was correct or not). I am glad that you are considering adding said feature to the firmware and would be happy to see it happen!

Keep up the good work and all the best!

Sebastian DL2KSE

admvip commented 11 months ago

Dear Sebastian OM:

The spacing of Pokemon characters and words is adjusted by how many drops are inserted into the middle, so that the actual speed can be adjusted more finely. When the spacing is 1, it is the normal code speed.

GL and 73! de BA6IV