diff --git a/openrtx/include/core/backup.h b/openrtx/include/core/backup.h
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+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2022 by Federico Amedeo Izzo IU2NUO,                    *
+ *                         Niccolò Izzo IU2KIN                             *
+ *                         Frederik Saraci IU2NRO                          *
+ *                         Silvano Seva IU2KWO                             *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>   *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef BACKUP_H
+#define BACKUP_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * Start a dump of the external flash memory content via xmodem transfer,
+ * blocking function.
+ */
+void eflash_dump();
+
+/**
+ * Start a restore of the external flash memory content via xmodem transfer,
+ * blocking function.
+ */
+void eflash_restore();
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+#endif /* BACKUP_H */
diff --git a/openrtx/src/core/backup.c b/openrtx/src/core/backup.c
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+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 2022 by Federico Amedeo Izzo IU2NUO,                    *
+ *                         Niccolò Izzo IU2KIN                             *
+ *                         Frederik Saraci IU2NRO                          *
+ *                         Silvano Seva IU2KWO                             *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or     *
+ *   (at your option) any later version.                                   *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>   *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+#include <backup.h>
+#include <xmodem.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "W25Qx.h"
+
+#if defined(PLATFORM_GD77) || defined(PLATFORM_DM1801)
+static const size_t EFLASH_SIZE = 1024*1024;    // 1 MB
+#else
+static const size_t EFLASH_SIZE = 16*1024*1024; // 16 MB
+#endif
+
+size_t  memAddr = 0;
+
+static int getDataCallback(uint8_t *ptr, size_t size)
+{
+    if((memAddr + size) > EFLASH_SIZE) return -1;
+    W25Qx_readData(memAddr, ptr, size);
+    memAddr += size;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void writeDataCallback(uint8_t *ptr, size_t size)
+{
+    // Trigger sector erase on each 4kB address boundary
+    if((memAddr % 0x1000) == 0)
+    {
+        W25Qx_eraseSector(memAddr);
+    }
+
+    for(size_t written = 0; written < size; )
+    {
+        size_t toWrite = size - written;
+        if(toWrite > 256) toWrite = 256;
+        W25Qx_writePage(memAddr, ptr, toWrite);
+        written += toWrite;
+        memAddr += toWrite;
+        ptr     += toWrite;
+    }
+}
+
+void eflash_dump()
+{
+    memAddr = 0;
+    W25Qx_wakeup();
+    xmodem_sendData(EFLASH_SIZE, getDataCallback);
+}
+
+void eflash_restore()
+{
+    memAddr = 0;
+    W25Qx_wakeup();
+    xmodem_receiveData(EFLASH_SIZE, writeDataCallback);
+}