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# Looking Glass
![image](https://github.com/portapack-mayhem/mayhem-firmware/assets/3157857/07b8cdca-d289-40a4-a68c-eccf17343d1b)![image](https://github.com/portapack-mayhem/mayhem-firmware/assets/3157857/0747622a-0ecb-42dd-94b4-a3473029130d)![image](https://github.com/portapack-mayhem/mayhem-firmware/assets/3157857/ba3c0fe5-55b9-49e5-91a3-89f318a236e8)
This App Provides a view of the spectrum over a very wide range of frequencies. The waterfall display is updated with each full scan. It should be noted that for wide scan frequency ranges the scanning time is very long and the display can look like it has frozen. The key is to keep the band scanned as small as possible. While the HackRF is in RF terms a poor receiver in terms of sensitivity, the Portapack/ HackRF can provide a very useful to scan for local Radio signals Using the appropriate antenna. The Looking glass is an excellent tool to visualise the spectrum and if set to a narrow scanning range can see the on/off patterns of the radio transmission.
The frequency ranges are held in the SD card >LOOKINGGLASS>PRESETS.TXT. It should be noted that the size of the frequencies should be keep small to limit the memory use.
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* PRESET: Move the cursor to the “PRESET:” field to select one of the pre-set frequency ranges set in the SD Card.
* BEEP: enable/disable on click, when enable select beep squelch value in db
* MARKER: If you place cursor over the field and turn the rotary encoder a red marker arrow will appear on top of the cascade so you can see approximate idea of the frequency for each pixel. The interval of the marker that is changed by the encoder knob, is shown and is based on the scan range. If you press the encoder know or Button then it will take you to the Audio App for more detailed view of the signal with setting of 1mHz Steps and a 10mHz view. Unfortunately, on return to the LOOKINGGLASS App the display goes to default settings.
* RXIQCAL: It actually can improve (8 to 10 dB's from worse Calibration point to the best one ) the receiver Image Reject Ratio (IRR). This CAL feature only is available in the Receiver Applications that are using Zero IF-frequency tuning ,like this Looking Glass and Audio SPECTRUM mode. This calibrated value will be stored in the SD card , /settings/rx_glass.ini. (A good default value is to use the central value 15/32 in max2837 (non r9 HackRF version devices) , 31/64 in max2839 (r9 HackRF versions ). (To see more extended calibration details , pls check Audio App SPECTRUM wiki part)
* RES: The field can be changed by the rotary encoder to select the resolution (FFT Trigger point) (2-128). The default setting is 32. This allows the display to show better the Signals received and should be adjusted in conjunction with “Gain:” and “FILTER:”.
* STEPS: This field can be changed by the rotary encoder to select the step size used when moving the tuned window / when moving one of MIN/MAX.
* VOL: This field controls the volume of the beeps when beeps are enabled
* S-/F-: Slow but more accurate scan / Fast but less accurate scan.