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As a new Anan and PowerSDR OpenHPSDR mRX user I'm finding how easy it is to change settings by rolling over and touching the mouse wheel without realizing it. Most of these errors are no big deal and of little concern UNTIL, repeat, UNTIL you raise the drive power while using an amplifier. I would LOVE to see a Drive lock button implemented near the Drive slider to prevent an inadvertent Drive power change. Have any developers considered this before?

Thanks,
Carl
NX5T

More likely you will forget to check the slider after a band or mode change...

If you want to get sure just adjust the PA-Gain setting according to max. amplifier input.

Regards Walter,
DL2XY

I like to operate barefoot at times which make the PA gain limiter inconvenient.
Thx
Carl
NX5T

ok, it would be quite simple to add this functionality to source-code.
In my personal build i implemented that in this way:

In console.cs add a DoubleClick-Event for lblPWR.

Add appropriate ToolTip-text to lblPWR.




This will do what you expect.
One double click on the label will grey-out/lock the slider and turn the label color to red.
The next double click will restore normal slider function and label color.

Notes:
The state is not persistent, the slider is always unlocked after programmstart.
There are other funktions that may overwrite the drive level settings (Tune and Two Tone Test) if not set to "Use Drive Power" !
Profile switches will overide power setting with profile defined Power even if locked !

73 Walter
DL2XY

Thank you Walter! That's just what I was hoping for.
I don't write code or even know how to modify, but I'll try to figure it out.

Carl
NX5T