Thanks Rick, glad to hear the GPS lockup time improved with a new battery. The small red creeper is an “idle time” indicator. The speed on the main grid display screen depends on the number of items i

Welcome to a few new folks joining the forum! I want to keep you posted about Griduino activity. GPS Sync Time: If you have trouble with Griduino taking 15 minutes to an hour to sync with satellites,

Welcome to new Griduino owners and subscribers. What’s new with Griduino these days? Stickers: We have a free front-panel sticker for your Griduino. Now that folks are showing Griduino position pictur

Time sync Griduino has tested okay with BktTimeSync, a free time-sync program from Mania Radio. Configure BktTimeSync for the right COM port and set its baud rate to 115200. Since Griduino sends stand

Want to try my first prototype of AutoGrid with WSJT-X? A command-line version written in Python is ready: https://github.com/barry-ha/Griduino/tree/master/examples/AutoGridCL The prototype I whipped

What’s new with Griduino these days? Griduino version 1.10 is available for download. The previous crasher bug and the longer breadcrumb was fixed and tested on a long rove. A new feature is full supp

Ed and Glenn, thank you for helping test Griduino v1.09 beta version on your travels. Download the latest and greatest from the downloads folder at https://github.com/barry-ha/Griduino. Look for “grid

Ok, Griduino 1.09 beta appears to be working. I'll use as the primary laptop time sync source for Field Day and on my upcoming trip to MT. Will report back the results. Thanks Barry! Ed N7PHY

I hope you’re roving to interesting places during this E-skip season. Software update I’ve fixed the “hang on Hints screen” bug by rewriting how it saves and restores the GPS bread crumb trail. This i

We have a fix for the hang condition during startup on the Hints screen. This new v1.08 software is recommended for all users. What's Changed in 1.08 Fixed: Fixed a hang condition in startup on the Hi

Hi all, Griduino now has a new voice to announce grid-crossings. A Scottish woman has contributed her own delightful accent to the NATO alphabet. The pitch is better suited to these small speakers and

New KML for Griduino I’ve started using Google Earth this winter for planning rover trips. For me, its main attraction is easily finding altitude of locations, and flying the bird’s eye view from hill

Griduino in the news My rover location database is mentioned in “50 MHz and Up” column in the QST December issue, page 80. The database contains 615 locations across the country, at the moment. I was

I wanted a better way to use Griduino when it’s sitting on my desk. It’d be nice to adjust the height and angle and generally improve the look. So I bought several “cell phone desk stands” in the $10-

Thanks Dave! It’s great to hear that the Griduino feature is working so well. On my last trip it was fun to see the straight-line distance traveled from home. I drove out to the Olympic Peninsula whic

What new with Griduino these days? Griduino version 1.06 is available for download. The new feature is to show the internal case temperature on the main display screen. This is intended to help identi

Is anyone using the 12v input power option on their Griduino? In a future version, if it makes sense, I’d like to do away with the barrel power connector and the internal power supply. This would save

How to upload the V1.03 etc firmware? Github does not make it clear how to proceed.

I’m starting a new feature for Microwave Rovers and would like your opinion on the screen. Background: Microwave contests are based on distance scoring using the 6-digit grid square. Fair enough. Grid

Today we released new Griduino version 1.03 software. This fixes bugs involved in the screen orientation: It will now save your selected screen rotation across power off/on cycles It will now draw the