python binding for power2mW

[Kyle Boyle]

How can the power2mW function be invoked from python binding? I don't see it exposed.

[Michael Black]

Are you using to the the transmit power level?
If so, take a look at RIG_LEVEL_RFPOWER_METER_WATTS

[Kyle Boyle]

I'm testing with FT-710.. RFPOWER_METER_WATTS seems to always return 5.0. The RFPOWER level value seems to correspond with changing the RF Power setting on the radio (but it's not in a watt unit). Invoking power2mW via rigctl doesn't yield a matching value to the radios RF Power setting so this is probably a fruitless endeavour. The power2mW function is reporting the power level at 39.2 % of the radio's setting.

[Michael Black]

What version of hamlib? Send me a small python test script just for RFPOWER_METER and RFPOWER_METER_WATTS so I can see what you are doing. Also run rigctl and generate debug so I can see what the rig is doing. rigctl -m 1049 -r /dev/xxxxx -s 19200 -vvvvv -Z l RFPOWER_METER l RFPOWER_METER_WATTS >log.txt 2>&1 And send the log.txt file. Mike W9MDB On Monday, May 27, 2024 at 07:28:48 PM CDT, Kyle Boyle ***@***.***> wrote: I'm testing with FT-710.. RFPOWER_METER_WATTS seems to always return 5.0. The RFPOWER level value seems to correspond with changing the RF Power setting on the radio (but it's not in a watt unit). Invoking power2mW via rigctl doesn't yield a matching value to the radios RF Power setting so this is probably a fruitless endeavour. The power2mW function is reporting the power level at 39.2 % of the radio's setting. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Kyle Boyle]

I'm not doing anything in python with this right now, the _Hamlib module just doesn't have the power2mW function. But this function doesn't appear to be doing anything useful anyway (for 710 at least)

RFPOWER_METER l RFPOWER_METER_WATTS l RFPOWER
0.050000
5.000000
0.392157

log.txt