9 Main Menu
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Main Menu

The main menu is the first screen shown after boot. It is a 2-column button grid that provides access to all major areas of the firmware.

SCR_0002

Menu items

Entry Color Description
Receive Cyan Receiver applications — audio, ADS-B, AIS, APRS, BLE, POCSAG, and more
Transmit Cyan Transmitter applications — APRS TX, BLE TX, OOK, RDS, TouchTunes, and more
Transceiver Cyan Bidirectional apps — Microphone TX/RX and KISS TNC
Recon Green Automated frequency scanning and signal reconnaissance
Capture Red Raw IQ capture to SD card
Replay Green Playback of previously captured IQ files
Looking Glass Green Wideband spectrum sweep visualizer
Utilities Cyan Tools — File Manager, Freq. Manager, IQ Trim, Notepad, Flash Utility, Debug, and more
Games Cyan Built-in games
Settings Cyan Device configuration — radio, display, UI, P.Memory, and more
HackRF Cyan Switch to standard HackRF mode (USB SDR)

Note

HackRF always appears as the last item in the menu. It is not a navigation target but a mode switch — selecting it opens a confirmation dialog. See HackRF for details.

External apps in the main menu

External apps (.ppma or .ppmp files in the APPS/ folder on the SD card) can be configured to appear directly in the main menu rather than inside a submenu. Apps registered at the HOME location are inserted between Settings and HackRF in the order they appear in the APPS/ directory.

See External-apps-informations for how to configure an external app's menu location.

Navigation

From the main menu, pressing the back button (or the left hardware button on H1/H2, or navigating back on H4M) has no effect — the main menu is the root of the navigation stack.

The title bar at the top of every screen provides access to quick settings (converter, clock output, speaker, stealth mode) and shows the current UTC time, battery status, and SD card status. See Title-Bar for details.