Visually scan the stored frequencies for the active band¶
The Band Stack panel shows all your bookmarked frequencies as a vertical strip of color-coded buttons beside the panadapter. Glancing at it lets you see at a glance which frequencies you have stored, what band segments they fall in, and how many bookmarks exist — without tuning to any of them.
Before you start¶
- AetherSDR must be connected to a FLEX-8600 radio. The Band Stack panel is only visible when a radio is connected.
- At least one bookmark must already be saved. If the panel is empty, see Bookmark the current frequency.
Steps¶
- Look at the narrow vertical strip immediately beside the panadapter. This is the Band Stack panel.
- Read the frequency labels on the bookmark buttons. Each button displays the stored frequency in MHz to three decimal places (for example,
14.225). - Hover over any bookmark button to see its full detail: frequency to six decimal places, mode, and RX antenna, shown in a tooltip.
- To group bookmarks by band for easier scanning, click the ⚙ button at the bottom of the panel, then click Group by band. The panel redraws with band-name headers separating each group. Bookmarks that do not fall within a defined band appear under an Other header.
- To return to insertion-order display, click ⚙ again and click Group by band to uncheck it.
What each control does¶
| Control | Behavior | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmark buttons | Display a stored frequency; click to recall, right-click to open a menu with Remove. | Button color reflects the band-plan segment for that frequency. Tooltip shows full frequency, mode, and RX antenna. |
| + | Adds a new bookmark at the active slice's current frequency. | — |
| × | Requests deletion of all bookmarks. | Tooltip reads "Clear all bookmarks". |
| ⚙ | Opens the band stack options menu. | See options below. |
| Group by band (⚙ menu) | Toggles grouped vs. insertion-order display. When checked, band-name headers appear and bookmarks are sorted by band. | Default: unchecked. |
| Auto-expiry (⚙ menu) | Automatically removes bookmarks older than the chosen age: Off, 5 min, 15 min, 30 min, or 60 min. | Default: Off. |
| Auto-save dwell (⚙ menu) | Automatically saves a bookmark after the VFO dwells on a frequency for the chosen time: Off, 10 sec, 30 sec, or 60 sec. | Default: Off. Pair with Auto-expiry for a self-pruning rolling history. |
Bookmark data is persisted in BandStack_<serial>, where <serial> is your radio's serial number.
Tips¶
- Button colors come from the active band plan. Buttons for frequencies in different segments (CW, phone, digital) appear in different colors, making segment distribution visible at a glance without reading each label.
- When Group by band is on, you can right-click a band-name header to clear all bookmarks in that band only, using the Clear \<band name> menu item.
- If the bookmark list is long, the panel scrolls vertically. The scrollbar appears on the right edge of the panel; the + , ×, and ⚙ buttons remain pinned at the bottom.