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Font used for FRG-7

 

Hello,

I'm working on a new version of the digital readout. Does anyone know which font has been used for the dial in the FRG-7?

Regards,
Marcel
de PA8MA
Chris Rogers
 

Hi Marcel,
Does this version have the Mhzas well as the Khz readout?
 

Hi Chris, yes that is my goal. But it is more effort then expected. The Arduino run out of memory and the speed is too low. So I have switch to an ESP32. And a redesign of the pcb.


Op wo 26 jun. 2024 12:55 schreef Chris Rogers via <crvee8=[email protected]>:

Hi Marcel,
Does this version have the Mhzas well as the Khz readout?

 

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If you can get a reasonably detailed picture of the dial, there are several web sites that can try to identify the font from a picture you upload to them. I believe I¡¯ve used this one in the past:

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Subject: [Yaesu-FRG-7] Font used for FRG-7

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Hello,

I'm working on a new version of the digital readout. Does anyone know which font has been used for the dial in the FRG-7?

Regards,
Marcel
de PA8MA

 

The font ¡°Redgar Clean¡± by Graphite is a $12 font that comes pretty close! Note the serif on the number ¡°1¡± as well as the curves on the 3, and 5, and the straight vertical sides of the zero. Link:
https://www.myfonts.com/products/clean-redgar-162082
73, Randy K7RAN
 

Hi gbrandy and Randy, thanks for your reply. I'll give a try.
73 de PA8MA
Marcel


Op vr 28 jun. 2024 15:21 schreef Randy K7RAN via <k7ran=[email protected]>:

The font ¡°Redgar Clean¡± by Graphite is a $12 font that comes pretty close! Note the serif on the number ¡°1¡± as well as the curves on the 3, and 5, and the straight vertical sides of the zero. Link:

73, Randy K7RAN

 

Addendum¡­ screen shot for ¡°Redgar Clean¡± by Graphite (link in previous post):
 

One more¡­ this one for $4.99 is cleaner and even closer! It¡¯s called ¡°Bebas Neue Semi Rounded¡±.
Link:
https://www.myfonts.com/products/regular-bebas-neue-semi-rounded-204747
73, Randy K7RAN

shot:
 

Hi Chris,
Coming back to your question concerning the MHz readout, it seems my proto is working well.
I could stay to the Arduino, but I had to squeeze everything out. I'm now at 99% of the memory.
I also switched to 7 segment characters. I've included some pictures.
Now I can start to design a new PCB. Hope to have it ready within a few months.
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Regards, Marcel
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Chris Rogers
 

Hi Marcel,
It looks good and I am glad you got it working well. I am looking forward to buying one.
 

Marcel, that is excellent work. Just a suggestion to increase the versatility of your design dramatically. As you know, the VCO frequency of the FRG 7 runs from 55 to? 85 mHz with a 55mHz 1st IF. The very common Racal R17 uses the same Wadley loop design, with slightly different VCO frequencies, this one spans 40 to 70 mHz with a 1st IF of 40 mHz.. IF you could find? a little room to program a few extra? bytes into the "megacycle" routine, a keypress perhaps to alter a pointer to a lookup table, this would increase interest enormously..... there are many Wadley loop receivers? out there.that are lacking a good readout, I think interest would be very high. I would buy two without question.

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