x6100 Documentation for Mac

x6100.md

x6100 Fun and Games (With a Mac)

Install the latest firmware

• Download from https://www.radioddity.com/pages/xiegu-download
• Copy Image to SD card using https://etcher.balena.io
• Insert SD in to device and Power On
• Ensure the x6100 is externally powered (particularly for the baseband upgrade)

"MARS" Mod

• SSH in to the x6100 using the secret super secure credentials
• From Terminal:
  • cd /etc/xgradio/
  • nano xgradio.conf
  • Change fullband-tx=disable to fullband-tx=enable
  • Save and Reboot

WSPR Decoding on the x6100

• Have a look at this great repositary for instructions https://github.com/sstjohn/x6100-wspr

Stopping and starting the App from SSH

• If your x6100 has: /etc/init.d/S99userappstart
  • /etc/init.d/S99userappstart stop
  • /etc/init.d/S99userappstart start
• Otherwise
  • /usr/share/support/userapp stop
  • /usr/share/support/userapp start