Radiotext codes

[LucasGallone]

Hi,

Do you think there would be a way to display the Radiotext codes such as <0D> and <00> just like RDS Spy?
These codes that are not supposed to be visible on common receivers give the order to the receiver to stop the decoding. Those are placed at the end of the text. Since Radiotext is able to contain 64 characters max, a <0D> code located at the end of a 20 characters text will prevent the receiver to decode the other 44 blank characters. This way, the text is displayed faster than if the 44 blank characters were also decoded.

This might be a very useful feature for engineers and people who have an interest for engineering.
Ideally, the user would have the possibility to enable or disable it on demand, just like the underscores on PS.

If you need a screenshot as example, I can provide one. Please let me know.

Thanks in advance for your consideration.

[PE5PVB]

Ofcourse the RDS decoder uses this 0x0d. But why do you want to show it on your radio. For these kind of details it's better/easier to use a PC based RDS parser.

[LucasGallone]

Why not after all? This could be a useful indicator for the engineers and those who a deep interest for RDS stuff, as I said. This is a great way to see how the Radiotext for some stations works, and what kind of code they use: <00>, <0D>, ...

Of course it would be better to use a PC based RDS parser, but if we have the possibility to implement this on a portable receiver, why not? ;)

[andimik]

Engineers have professional equipment. They should be even able to read RDS blocks in hex format.

Sjef is right. Rdsspy shows it.

[LucasGallone]

I assume so, and confirm it since I am an engineering assistant myself. But it could very handy to have such information on a portable receiver. A laptop cannot be used in some circomstances... So to clarify, is it impossible to implement these codes or very complicated?

[radiola2]

I think it would be a good addition to an "advanced options" choice in the menu.