Moving Forward

Hi everyone,

I wanted to take a moment to share some thoughts on the current direction of development and what's coming next. There are several exciting possibilities on the horizon, and I’m carefully evaluating how best to move forward.

At the forefront is the Radtel 880, which is currently in my sights for nicFW treatment. However, progress is being slowed by a lack of publicly available technical documentation, specifically around the internals, GPIO mappings, and other key hardware details. While all of this can be reverse-engineered, it represents a significant investment of time and effort.

Interestingly, Radtel has indicated that they may release official documentation in the future. Their track record gives this some credibility, as they’ve already published substantial technical info for other models. If they do follow through, any prior reverse engineering efforts might ultimately be redundant. It's a bit of a dilemma.

In the meantime, I’m considering revisiting the H3 and 890 models. With the 900 receiving several updates and new features, it could be highly beneficial to backport or integrate some of those improvements into the earlier radios. This could bring meaningful enhancements without waiting on uncertain timelines.

Additionally, I’ve been exploring Avalonia, a cross-platform development framework with modern UI capabilities, similar in style to WPF. Its ability to deploy across Windows, Linux, and macOS is a compelling feature. I’m considering a complete rewrite of the programmer app using Avalonia, consolidating all radio support into a single, unified application. One app, one consistent UI; across all platforms and devices.

So as you can see, there’s plenty to keep me busy! I’m hopeful that Radtel will release the data we need, but I’m prepared to take on the heavy lifting if they don’t.

Thanks as always for your continued support, your enthusiasm and encouragement make all the difference.