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**What is wfview? **
**What is wfview?**
wfview is a program that allows one fully use the IC-7300 on a computer. Functions include the waterfall spectrum visualizer, frequency, mode, band change, memory (on the computer), antenna tuner, and more. wfview also enables complete operation of the IC-7300 from a standard PC keyboard.
**How much does wfview cost? **
**How much does wfview cost?**
wfview is open source and available without cost. The last thing ham radio needs is more propritary software! Download it today! The source code is available for tinkering or just viewing to see how it works.
**What can wfview run on? **
**What can wfview run on?**
wfview had been tested on the linux operating system using standard PC hardware from abou 10 years ago. wfview also runs great on the Raspberry Pi. When a Pi is set up to run wfview full screen on boot, it makes the Pi into a perfect "display adapter" for demonstrations using large TVs or projectors.
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wfview can be run entirely from a keyboard. Every operation has been made with a keystroke available. Most keystrokes, for common tasks, are single keys. For example, to enter a frequency, hit the "/" key (also available on most numberic keypads), type in the frequency desired in MHz, and then hit enter. For frequency, mode, and tuning, a numeric keypad works great and wfview was designed with this in mind. You can even use a wireless numeric keypad and tune around the bands from across the room.
**How can wfview help blind hams? **
**How can wfview help blind hams?**
Using the touch screen on the IC-7300 is a real chore for the visually impaired. Afterall, there is nothing to feel other than a smooth screen! wfview solves this problem entirely. A Raspberry Pi, set to run wfview full screen on boot (note, no real screen need be actually attached), enables a standard keyboard to fully control the IC-7300. Commands are available to trigger the IC-7300's built-in speech synthesizer. Future plans include a software speech synthesizer on the computer to speak more operations.
**Does wfview work with other radios? **
**Does wfview work with other radios?**
At this time, only the IC-7300 is supported. However, most Icom radios share the same commands for many common functions. If you change your CI-V address to be the same as the 7300, there is a good chance that many of the functions will work. The spectrum view, however, is probably unique to the 7300. Currently it is programmed for 160-pixels wide. This might be extended to support the IC-9700 and IC-7610, however those radios also include a high-speed ethernet port which would make the waterfall display significantly faster (but also require additional work to wfview's code).
**Does wfview eat the serial port? **
**Does wfview eat the serial port?**
No. wfview is cool like that. It provides a pseudo terminal device that other programs, such as flrig and fldigi, can use to maintain control of the radio. wfview passes any commands from these other programs to the radio using a software CI-V bus. In the future, I would also like to add support for native TCP/IP control such as the XML RPC that fldigi and flrig support.
**How can I contribute? **
**How can I contribute?**
Simple. Use the program and let me know what you think about it. If you can code, clone the repository and see what you can add. If you want to add a new radio, send me one and I will add support for it (if possible of course).