From e19d901a32931f261c7acda61342068837599c00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DC0SK Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:12:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs(readme): update the roadmap for 0.8.0 The old roadmap still described the operating backlog as the main work ahead; it is now essentially complete. Rewritten to reflect where the project actually stands: the two hardware-gated items (audio character, DVR/message centre) with the specific question each waits on, the remaining bring-up, the deferred lower-priority items, and the Phase 2/3 CAT server. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01KiAgfnGv746wwVBSfFkoRY --- README.md | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f2b1a56..1bce557 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -159,9 +159,31 @@ Windows on every push and pull request; **release** builds are in `release.yml`. ## Roadmap -- **L4 hardware bring-up** — validate audio, PTT, spectrum, and the serial path against a real K4. -- App-level keychain/serial polish from real-world use. -- Possible Phase-2/3: an embedded CAT server for WSJT-X / loggers. +The rig-control **operating backlog is essentially complete** as of 0.8.0 — +VFO/mode/filter control, metering, panadapter, memories, transmit (voice + CW), +the audio path, K-Pod, on-screen macros, DTMF, and transverter setup are all in. +Most of it has been validated against a real K4; what's left is a short, +honest list. + +**Blocked on hardware answers** (each unblocks a feature that is otherwise +guesswork): +- **Audio character** (`MX` / `BL` / `FX` / `AL`) — needs confirmation that a + radio-side audio setting actually reaches the *remote* stream. The K4 streams + RX audio at a fixed level regardless of its own AF gain, so this is an open + question, not an assumption. +- **DVR / message centre** (`DARM`) — needs to know whether recording captures + the *remote operator's* streamed microphone or a mic at the radio. + +**Remaining hardware bring-up** — audio, PTT, waterfall rendering and the +USB/serial path get their final validation against a live K4; most control paths +are already confirmed. + +**Deferred, lower priority** — the mW power scale while operating on a +transverter band, stored DTMF sequences, and `SI`-based V/I metering (whose +response format the K4 Programmer's Reference leaves for a future revision). + +**Possible Phase 2/3** — an embedded CAT server so WSJT-X, loggers and other +software can share the remote link. ## License