I had to play with the noise reduction on SSB tonight. Amazing. Thanks guys! 73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

Ignore the last. I found it on Guthub. ....Erik.

Perhaps my browser is playing tricks on me, but I don't see a download link for the new release.
73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

Cancel my request.
The factory posted an image which appears to be a couple of years old. After some serious updates I have a working radio again.
If anyone is interested, the image is at:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dnlm172o2p1yxr8s4fhmz/G2_Display_2308-3.zip?rlkey=ofzfjq6ds1wr145tmxmlwpouz&st ...

Thanks. ....Erik.

All,

After playing with Richie's P2 assist software my radio won't boot. There is no display and I can't get into the box with SSH or telnet.
If someone has a working image could you please post it?

I asked support, but no response yet.

73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

I see that both Christoph's latest version of pihpsdr and the latest release of Thetis uses wdsp 1.26. I can't seem to find any release notes on it. Can anyone tell me what the changes are?

73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

I played around with G2Helper this afternoon. A few observations:

1. "Show most recent firmware" doesn't seem to do anything. The display just freezes.
2. When selecting "G2app as a service" Thetis works OK, but the front panel of my G2 Ultra does not work.
3. Installing the pihpsdr seems to ...

Hi Vin,

Laurence may jump in here, but as I recall you compile P2app yourself, so chances are that it would work with CM5. You may have to search this site for updated compile instructions.
Please let us know what you find out. I'm sure a lot of people would like to upgrade. My G2 Ultra came with a ...

https://github.com/dl1ycf/pihpsdr

73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

I usually just click the 'x' ....Erik.

Vin,

The latest pihpsdr manual gives a clear instruction on how to install the software:

https://github.com/dl1ycf/pihpsdr/releases/d ... urrent.pdf

Go to Appendix J.

73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

Christoph (dl1ycf) has written an excellent manual for pihpsdr. The manual covers the configuration for G2 Ultra. The manual is found at:

https://github.com/dl1ycf/pihpsdr/releases/download/v2.4/piHPSDR-Manual-current.pdf

I am using the latest version of pihpsdr and I am very impressed with his ...

Richard,

Setting up Winlink to work with Thetis is actually little complex. Assuming you have Winlink and Thetis running on the same computer, you will need the following:

1. A virtual COM port connector, which is used for CAT control
2. Activating the Virtual Audio Connector (VAC), which moves ...

Did you do a complete shutdown of the radio after updating software?
By complete I mean holding the Power button down for 10 seconds AFTER Linux has been shut down.

73 de VA7QI, ....Erik.

Hi Michel,

I ran into the same issue, so here is the (simple) process to make it work:

1. Update the firmware to the latest version (19)
2. Shut down the radio - completely. This means pushing the power button for 5 sec after Linux has shut down.
3. Restart the G2 Ultra
4. Now get the PiHPSDR ...

Disregard. It turned out that the tip and ring on the PTT in/out connector were shorted. They are now separated and PTT works as it should.

73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

My G2 Ultra generates a noise burst (see picture) of about 100 mS when it is keyed up. The problem showed up when I worked FT8 using WSJT-X, but also shows up when the radio is keyed up without any audio connected. The TX bandwidth is 2900 Hz and it fill the full passband.

The signal level of the ...

PTT when using WSJT-x does not work with Thetis 10.3.7 either.
I use one of the OC output as a work-around.

73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

Actually, 2.10.3.7 was announced in the 2.10.3.6 thread. ....Erik.

Hello,

I am trying to get WSJT-X working with Thetis (20.10.3.6). A virtual serial port is set to asset RTS when WSJT-X transmit. It does key the radio and RF comes out, but the PTT output on the G2 Ultra to the amp stays high.

CAT control over a virtual serial control works fine. I am using HHD ...

Well, making a backup is actually useful :-)

I updated Linux and restored one of the directories and the panel now works with the latest release of Thetis. Running the p2app with the -p option helps too!

I did not loose much hair in the process - although in % perhaps so.

73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

Hi Laurence,

Thanks for posting the latest version of the manual. I am back working on my G2 Ultra.

And I still do not have any response from the panel. when I try to update P2_app as per page 34 in the manual, I get a bunch of errors - one seems to be related to the panel. See attached file ...

Thanks Laurence, Here is what I get:

ATURN Protocol 2 App. press 'x <enter>' in console to close
register access connected to /dev/xdma0_user
FPGA BIT file data code = 25112024
Product: Saturn; Version = 2
FPGA Firmware loaded: Saturn, full function; FW Version = 19, major version = 1
All clocks ...

I am happy to report that I have received my G2 Ultra. I paid the full amount in September and It was shipped with Fedex. Fedex took quite a while bouncing it around the NA continent. Nice looking radio.

73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

Hello,

Just received my G2 Ultra (with display and controls) yesterday. Nice looking radio.
I see that Laurence has updated the firmware to 19, so I did the update and also updated the P2app. Also re-built pihpsdr from Christoph.

Problems:

1. Panel does not work with pihpsdr, nor with Thetis ...

Thank you Richie.
Works FB here.

73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

I have received mine - quite a while ago. Perhaps it helps being a regular customer 73 de va7qi, ....Erik.

One word: AMAZING!. 73 & tnx de va7qi, ....Erik.

Very sad indeed. He will be missed.
I am a daily user of his efforts and my Andromeda will be marked with his callsign in his memory.
Hopefully Apache will make an updated version with the G2 board at some point.

73 de va7qi, ....Erik.