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The Freq Manager (Freqman) is a frequency database manager. It lets you browse, create, edit, and delete frequency entries organized into named lists (categories). These lists are shared with other apps such as Recon, Scanner, and the Audio-Receivers receiver, which can load them directly.
SD Card location
Freqman files are stored in the FREQMAN/ folder on the SD card as plain .TXT files. Each file is one category.
Using the app
The top bar shows the current category (file). Use the encoder to cycle through categories.
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| 📄 (new file icon) | Create a new category |
| 🗑 (red trash icon) | Delete the current category |
| Edit | Open the full edit screen for the selected entry |
| Frequency | Quick-edit just the frequency of the selected entry |
| Description | Quick-edit just the description of the selected entry |
| ➕ (add icon) | Add a new entry to the current category |
| 🗑 (red delete icon) | Delete the selected entry |
| Exit | Exit the app |
The edit screen lets you set: Entry Type, Frequency A, Frequency B, Modulation, Bandwidth, Step, Tone (CTCSS), and Description.
Freqman file format
Files are plain text, one entry per line. Fields are comma-separated key=value pairs.
- Empty lines are ignored
- Lines starting with
#are comments and are ignored - Maximum description length: 30 characters
- Maximum entries per file: 150 (file is truncated if exceeded)
Warning
Any content that does not match a recognized field is silently ignored.
Entry type fields
Every entry must begin with one of these type-defining key pairs:
| Keys | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
f=freq |
Single | One frequency |
a=start,b=end |
Range | Frequency range to scan |
r=rx_freq,t=tx_freq |
HamRadio | Ham relay: RX and TX frequencies. TX is scanned as a single frequency in scanner mode. |
l=listen_freq,t=tx_freq |
Repeater | Repeater: listen frequency (also used as single freq when repeater mode is inactive) and TX offset |
Optional fields
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
m=modulation |
Modulation mode |
bw=bandwidth |
Bandwidth (must appear after m= in the line) |
s=step |
Frequency step — only meaningful for Range entries |
c=tone |
CTCSS tone frequency — only meaningful for HamRadio entries |
d=description |
Free-text description (max 30 characters) |
Possible values for modulation
| Value | Notes |
|---|---|
AM |
|
NFM |
|
WFM |
|
SPEC |
Spectrum / raw IQ |
AMFM |
Special: AM+FM demod for HF WeatherFax (used by WeatherFax app) |
FMAM |
Special: FM+AM demod for NOAA 137 MHz APT (used by NOAA app) |
Possible values for bandwidth
AM: DSB 9k, DSB 6k, USB+3k, LSB-3k, CW
NFM: 8k5, 11k, 12k5, 16k
WFM: 80k, 180k, 200k
SPEC: 12k5, 16k, 25k, 32k, 50k, 75k, 100k, 150k, 250k, 500k, 600k, 750k, 1000k, 1250k, 1500k, 1750k, 2000k, 2250k, 2500k, 3000k, 3500k, 4000k, 4500k, 5000k, 5500k
Possible values for step
10Hz, 50Hz, 0.1kHz, 1kHz, 5kHz, 6.25kHz, 8.33kHz, 9kHz, 10kHz, 12.5kHz, 15kHz, 25kHz, 30kHz, 50kHz, 100kHz, 250kHz, 500kHz, 1MHz
Example file
# My frequency list
f=468000000,d=Single Freq
f=468000000,m=AM,d=Single Freq AM
f=468000000,m=NFM,bw=12k5,d=Single Freq NFM
f=468000000,m=WFM,bw=200k,d=Single Freq WFM
f=468000000,m=AM,bw=USB+3k,d=Single Freq AM USB
a=87000000,b=110000000,m=WFM,bw=200k,s=50kHz,d=WFM radio search
r=430150000,t=430550000,d=HAM relay
r=430150000,t=430550000,m=NFM,bw=12k5,c=88.5,d=HAM with CTCSS
l=430150000,t=431150000,m=SPEC,bw=1000k,d=1MHz repeat txoffset
Additional freqman files
Community-maintained and country-specific freqman files are available at: https://github.com/portapack-mayhem/mayhem-freqman-files
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