aniControl vs Greyline FT8

aniControl is an iOS app specially designed to control aniFree products via Bluetooth LE, including changing device settings (such as Light brightness, RGB light color, White color temperature, Delay time, etc.) and performing Over-the-Air (OTA) firmware upgrade to keep your device up to date. First, you need to operate aniLight to enter BLE mode: ① Power aniLight off: Press and hold the left PWR button for 3 seconds until red light runs counterclockwise once. ② Enter BLE mode: Press and hold the right SET button, while SET button is held, press and hold PWR button for 3 seconds until BLUE (not green) light runs clockwise once, then release both buttons. Go to [Connect] tab to scan and find aniLight device with the name of "aniLight_1", and connect to it. Go to [Control] tab to change settings of the connected aniLight or perform firmware upgrade. * You need to press the Save button to save your changes to the device. * After firmware update, aniLight will restart to the normal operation mode (without BLE). If you want to use BLE feature, re-enter BLE mode. Go to [Help] tab for more detailed information. BLE mode needs more power to run. So after finishing firmware update and settings change, re-enter the normal mode: ① Power the unit off. ② Power the unit on normally: Press and hold PWR button for 3 seconds until green light runs clockwise once. * This app (v1.0.1) only works with aniLight v1 device. It provides the firmware v1.2. * This app (v1.0.1) does not work for aniLight v3 device which supports BLE Mesh instead.

Greyline FT8 is a highly portable, capable amateur radio app designed specifically for field operation with an iOS device. I designed this app because I got very used to my full-stack FT8 solution: GridTracker, WSJT-X, PSK Reporter, WRL Desktop, several browser tabs, and more. But I didn't want the bulk and weight of a full Windows PC in the field. At the same time, while there are excellent and lightweight FT8 iOS solutions out there, they were lacking features I really wanted. Greyline is everything you need and nothing you don't. It automatically locates your grid square, performs callsign and calling station DXCC lookups (internet access required), and can even show you real-time spot data from PSK Reporter. Want to adjust your directional antenna? Now you've got the info you need to do it! Greyline also incorporates automated calling features. Gatherer mode calls CQ, responds to the first reply it gets, finishes the QSO and returns to calling CQ all without your input. On the other side of things, Hunter mode listens for CQ calls and pounces on them, finishing a QSO then returning to the live band to find the next. Or, take control of the conversation yourself with standard mode. That's the experience you're already used to from WSJT-X and other digital mode apps. Some other noteworthy features are: - Intelligent automatic free frequency selection - Dynamically adjusted audio delay for virtually drift-free message timing - PSK Reporter integrated Live Spots - Direct-to-QRZ, WRL and private Cloudlog logging and ADI export - Configurable waterfall settings - CQ addendums - CQ filtering for contesting and general courteous operation - Configurable retransmissions - Intelligent log recovery (didn't get that last 73 but want to log the contact anyway? Now you can!) - Log import and export - Antenna tuning - POTA Autospotting - One touch POTA activation and POTA.app-compatible ADIF export - Multiple POTA activation support - And so much more! Greyline uses audio VOX and not serial PTT. Most radios support this with simple cabling or an audio interface like a Digirig. For helpful tips on cabling and configuring popular radios, visit the Support URL below. Built by a ham, for hams, I'm very open to your feedback and hope Greyline can be your field companion. Want to share your own Field Notes (https://greylineft8.com/fieldnotes.html)? Email me at support@greylineft8.com!