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Panadapter Applet

The Panadapter applet is a container for a single panadapter display (FFT spectrum + waterfall) with a title bar offering drag grip, pop-out, maximize, and close controls. An optional CW decode panel can appear underneath for off-air Morse decoding.

Controls

Control Kind Default Range Setting Key Behavior Notes
Slice title indicator "Slice A" Slice A..Slice H none Shows which slice is bound to this panadapter.
⬈ / ↩ (pop-out/dock) push_button none Pops the panadapter out into a floating window or docks it back. Hidden in single-pan mode. Floating window is frameless. Drag via the in-app title strip, resize via the bottom-right size grip. On macOS, every float/dock cycle resets GPU resources prevents spectrum from going stale.
□ (maximize) push_button none Maximizes this panadapter in a multi-pan layout. Hidden in single-pan mode.
× (close) push_button none Closes this panadapter. Hidden in single-pan mode.
Spectrum / waterfall drag_handle none Click activates the panadapter; drag to tune, scroll to zoom.
CW stats label indicator none Shows detected CW pitch and speed (e.g. "700 Hz 20 WPM").
Sens (CW decoder sensitivity) slider 30 0-100 CwDecoderSensitivity Filters low-confidence decodes. Higher values are stricter. Maps 0-100 to cost threshold 1.0-0.1.
🔒P (Lock Pitch) toggle_button none Locks the CW decoder pitch to the current tuned frequency.
🔒S (Lock Speed) toggle_button none Locks the CW decoder speed to the current WPM.
Lo (pitch min) slider 500 300-1200 Hz none Minimum pitch the CW decoder searches. Automatically clamped to ≤ Hi.
Hi (pitch max) slider 700 300-1200 Hz none Maximum pitch the CW decoder searches. Automatically clamped to ≥ Lo.
A- (font size down) push_button none Decreases the decoded-text font size by 1 pixel. Persisted between sessions. New in v26.7.4.
A+ (font size up) push_button none Increases the decoded-text font size by 1 pixel. Persisted between sessions. New in v26.7.4.
CPY ALL push_button none Copies all decoded text to the clipboard.
CPY VIS push_button none Copies only the text currently visible in the scroll area.
CLR push_button none Clears the CW decode buffer.
✕ (close CW) push_button none Hides the CW decode panel entirely.
CW decode text text_field none Read-only rolling display of decoded CW text. Colored by confidence: green (<0.15), yellow (<0.35), orange (<0.60), red (≥0.60). Font size adjustable via A+/A- controls.

CW Decode Panel Controls

The CW decode panel appears at the bottom of the panadapter when CW mode is active. It contains:

  • Drag resize grip: A thin 4-pixel strip along the top edge of the panel. Drag up or down to resize the panel height and reveal more decoded text history. The panel height is persisted between sessions (range: 60-600 pixels).
  • Stats bar: Shows detected CW pitch (Hz) and speed (WPM).
  • Sensitivity slider: Adjusts decoder sensitivity (0-100).
  • Pitch lock/speed lock toggles: Lock the current pitch or speed values.
  • Pitch range sliders: Set minimum and maximum pitch search range (300-1200 Hz).
  • Font size controls: A- and A+ buttons adjust the decoded text font size (8-32 pixels). Changes are persisted and restored on next launch.
  • Copy buttons: CPY ALL copies all decoded text; CPY VIS copies only visible text.
  • CLR button: Clears the decode buffer.
  • Close button (✕): Closes the CW decode panel.

Waterfall Freeze Behavior

The waterfall automatically freezes when the radio enters TRANSMITTING state based on the radio's interlock system. It unfreezes when the TRANSMITTING state clears. This behavior tracks the radio's actual hardware interlock state rather than a local software edge, eliminating the 10-23 second TX trail artifact that could appear after unkeying in earlier versions.

  • In a multiFLEX session, any connected client transmitting triggers the waterfall freeze on your panadapter.
  • On radio reconnect, the desired panadapter FPS and waterfall line duration are automatically reasserted to prevent dropping to the radio's 10 Hz default.

Secondary Panadapter Initialization

Secondary panadapters (Slices B-H) now have their dBm range primed on reconnect to the radio. This ensures the noise-floor auto-adjust starts from the correct baseline rather than the default [-50, +50] range that could cause a flat spectrum display after reconnection.

Indicators

Label Possible States Meaning
CW stats <hz> Hz <wpm> WPM Detected pitch and speed from the ggmorse decoder
CW hint (requires PC Audio) Reminder that the CW decoder needs PC audio routing to work

Behavior Details

Pop-out/Dock

When docked, clicking ⬈ pops the panadapter into a floating window. When floating, clicking ↩ docks it back. The pop-out button is hidden in single-pan mode. Floating windows are frameless and can be dragged by the title strip and resized by the bottom-right size grip. On macOS, each float/dock cycle resets GPU resources to keep the spectrum live. Saved floating-window state is not restored when subsequent panadapters are added, preventing blank floating windows from spawning.

Sizing and Layout

  • Slider bars use a GuardedSlider to prevent signal loops during programmatic changes.
  • The CW decode panel height is settable between 60 and 600 pixels.
  • The decode text font size ranges from 8 to 32 pixels, adjustable in 1-pixel increments.
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