diff --git a/Scanner.md b/Scanner.md index da2b253..6ea9d66 100644 --- a/Scanner.md +++ b/Scanner.md @@ -1,3 +1,17 @@ +The scanner should be able to scan about 20 frequencies per second, as it requires about 50ms to stabilize after re-tuning. + +The scanner will stop into any frequency carrying a signal strong enough. You can adjust the signal power threshold with the SQUELCH. + +For better scanning precision, once a frequency with a powerful enough signal is found, the scanner will analyze it for some extra milliseconds, in order to confirm that the signal is still present (and not a spurious peak). + +# Big Numbers Frequency +The big numbers display will show the frequency value currently being scanned, using the following color code criteria: + +* GREY scanning +* YELLOW analyzing possible signal +* GREEN found a strong enough signal + + # Frequencies to scan The application parses `FREQMAN\SCANNER.TXT` by default. You can use the Frequency manager app (Tools -> **Freq managern**) to add more entries to that list.