Re: [Hamlib-developer] Yaesu FTX-1--target for 4.7.0?

[Nate B. <n0...@n0...>]

* On 2025 18 Jun 10:44 -0500, George Baltz wrote:
> I don't have any problem with working just from the manual(when there is
> one), but I don't think the FTX-1 should be the defining feature of 4.7. 
> Since we don't have any clue as to what the command set even looks like,
> it's really hard to give a time line.  I guess I should check out the
> feature set and see how much it shares with previous hardware.

I did take a look at the Yaesu site earlier
(https://www.yaesu.com/product-detail.aspx?Model=FTX-1%20Series&CatName=HF%20Transceivers/Amplifiers)
and there isn't a CAT manual that I could find.  The operating manual
has the menu items for changing serial rate and such but not even a
command summary is included.

> We would need some volunteers who have one to check out the daily builds and
> give feedback.

Certainly.

> It is ready when it is ready.

I agree.

That said, perhaps we need a feature roadmap (bugs will always be
stomped as they become visible).  I know Mike was setting various
feature issues to various milestones but that isn't a concise list of
items that can be checked off or progress documented.  It seemed the
roadmap was in his mind which made it a bit inaccessible to the rest of
us.

I know you have some things to work on as does Daniele, myself, and
likely others.  Such a list should probably be no more than six to ten
items long.  It may be that not all items are 100% complete but I think
we need some kind of an idea of where we're going with each release.

What are everyone's thoughts on this idea?

73, Nate

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