Updating the firmware on an radio is the single best way to improve its usability, as the stock firmware (typically version 1.1.5) is often considered functional but basic. Popular Firmware Options ATS_EX (Goshante)
The dim blue glow of a soldering iron was the only light in Elias’s workshop. On the bench sat his ATS-20, a compact SI4732-based radio that usually hummed with the comforting static of shortwave broadcasts. Tonight, however, it was silent. It was "bricked." ats20 firmware
The ATS20 firmware is a quiet rebellion against planned obsolescence. A $30 radio, transformed not by new hardware, but by better ideas written in C and flashed over a serial cable. That’s the kind of engineering that makes you smile. Updating the firmware on an radio is the
One of the most clever snippets from an open-source ATS20 firmware build handles SSB BFO (beat frequency oscillator) control: Tonight, however, it was silent