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= Fldigi 3.22 release notes =
== Modems ==
* RTTY
- Fixed decoder for baud rate > 110
- modified DSP filter; filter length dependent on baud rate
* EmComm 8PSK modes
Mode Baud WPM BW FEC ITU RSID-1 RSID-2
8PSK125 125 310 125 Y 125HG1B 56 1037
8PSK250 250 620 250 Y 250HG1B 56 1038
8PSK500 500 1650 500 Y 500HG1B 56 1043
8PSK1000 1000 3300 1000 N 1000HG1B 56 1047
8PSK1200 1200 3540 1200 Y 1200HG1B 56 1058
8PSK1333 1333 4300 1333 N 1333HG1B 56 1059
* PSK/PSKR squelch changed to fast attack / slow decay processing
* fft-scan - used to measure transceiver filter characteristics.
- preferred noise source is wide band noise bridge.
- open circuit antenna will suffice
* Analysis modem
- added signal level to display and text file
- removed debugging printf statement in cw.cxx file
- restored "noise" controls to active state
== Macros ==
* Added information macro tags
- <ANTENNA> my antenna
- <BAND> current operating band
* New modem tests based on a specified number of 5 letter code groups
- <CPS_N:nnn>
- <WAV_N:nnn>
* <DELTA:+/-n.nnn> increment/decrement xcvr carrier
* <FOCUS> force keyboard focus to frequency control.
== User interface ==
* Added Dutch translation
* Updated Polish translation
* Touch Screen UI
- user selectable macro button bar height
- allow swapping Rx and Tx panels.
- larger frequency control with max range into GHz values
- modified single left click behavior. Single left click either
. grabs QSO data
. acts on "clickable" item.
. starts drag sequence
* Smeter / Power meter, added new meter viewers
- annunciates values received from flrig / xmlrpc values
- button to toggle between meter(s) and xvcr mode/bw controls
* Freq Control
- Modified keyboard events:
. added progdefaults.sel_lsd
selection of Right / Left arrow least significant digit
Right Arrow + 1 LSD
Left Arrow - 1 LSD
Up Arrow + 10 * LSD
Dn Arrow - 10 * LSD
Shft Rt Arrow + 100 * LSD
Shft Lft Arrow - 100 * LSD
Shft Up Arrow + 1000 * LSD
Shft Dn Arrow - 1000 * LSD
. Added OFFCOLOR to background of group box to insure that all digit areas
are contiguous with digit backgrounds.
. added "focus" indicator that is more visible than the default fltk
dotted line
* Signal browsers
- modified rtty and psk viewers to eliminate modem specific code in the
UI elements
- restricted psk multichannel viewer to modes
. PSK31, PSK63, PSK63F and PSK125
. QPSK31, QPSK63 and QPSK125
* Removed Mixer controls and supporting code
* Macro Buttons
- Increase width of alternate macro button(s)
- Added 2 row scheme, one above, one below text panel
- Macro row(s) button height user adjustable
* New User Exit Behavior - changed defaults for new user to force
- confirm exit, save configuration & macros on first use
- prompt dialogs thereafter until user changes configuration dialog selections
- added UI configuration to new install Wizard
== XMLRPC control language ==
* Added xmlrpc commands
- main.get_txid get state of txid switch
- main.set_txid set state of txid switch
- main.toggle_txid toggle state of txid switch
- main.rx_only disables Tx.
- main.rx_tx enables normal Rx/Tx operation
* KISS/ARQ specific commands
- io.in_use Returns the IO port in use (ARQ/KISS).
- io.enable_kiss Switch to KISS I/O
- io.enable_arq Switch to ARQ I/O
== Other changes ==
* Thumb drive - updated documentation on thumb drive installation
in folder FL_APPS
* KISS interface
- query and Set Kiss hardware commands
- support bcast rsid over kiss socket
- selectable modem options limited to 8 bit versions only (kiss i/o mode)
- simple HDLC encapsulation frame for transmit/receive CRC data verification.
- histogram based threshold detection.
- user configurable inhibit transmit on busy frequencies for nn seconds
- imposes transmit wait on valid frame reception
- dual UDP ports for concurrent operation of programs using the same IP address.
- transmit buffer cleared when data is available for more then 10 mins and
has not been transmitted.
- AX-25 decoding.
- user configuration item to disable CSMA from config panel and kiss
hardware frame.
- KISS command to adjust KPSQL detection gain (for testing).
- new xmlrpc command 'BUSY:<T|F>'
* Waterfall display gain adjusted based on sample rate changes.
- added DEBUG Logging command LOG_HEX(const char *buf, int len);
D:,... ReadFromHostSocket: ..BUSY:. C0 06 42 55 53 59 3A C0
* MEMMAP removed old Kachina rig control code
* RsID time out Changed secondary time out to use real time vice RsID symbols
* Documentation change to doxygen and included in repository.
* Virtual serial ports - added /opt/vttySn usage for Linux
- create a linked name to a virtual port (socat) with link defined as
/opt/vttyS0 ...
== Bug fixes ==
* too numerous to list
= Fldigi 3.21 release notes =
== Modems ==
* Weather Fax receive and transmit
* RSID can be configured to open the decoder squelch
* Added several new RSID modem codes
* Video ID improvements
* Added browser support for the PSK63F and PSK-nnn-R types
* Improved CW prosign handling
* Improved signal detection in PSK multiple decoder
* The MT-63 modem can now receive and transmit on any frequency
* Added support for multiple RTTY decoders
== Macros ==
* Added REPEAT macro
* Added LNW macro
* Added CLEARLOG macro
* Added QSY macro
* Added RIGMOD and FILWID macros
== User interface ==
* Added Italian and Spanish translations
* Translations now also work on win32
* Added second (optional) macro bar
* Improved PSK/RTTY browser widget
== Other changes ==
* RigCAT can use RTS and DTR PTT simultaneously
* Added interface to Logbook server
* Added support for ADIF 2.2.3 QSO_DATE_OFF field
* Added support for CALLOOK (http://callook.info)
== Bug fixes ==
* Yes
= Fldigi 3.20 release notes =
== Modems ==
* Added new PSK-500 mode
* Added "robust PSK" modes: PSK-125R, PSK-250R, PSK-500R
* Added PSK63F mode, compatible with MultiPsk PSK63FEC
* Added Contestia support
* Added SSB "modem" to simplify logging of SSB QSOs
* Added MT63 modem preamble tones to aid signal acquisition
* Added selectable filter widths for Hellschreiber modes
* Added AGC and S/N detector for FM-HELL modes
* Added Olivia noise estimator
* Improved THOR and DominoEX squelch responsiveness
* Improved Olivia squelch detection
* Improved Feldhell AGC and S/N detector
* Improved RTTY decoder
* Removed THOR soft decoding
* RSID now works at the same time as modem decoding
* The HELL-80 tone spacing was changed to 300 Hz
== Macros ==
* Added <LOCK:on|off|t> macro to enable/disable/toggle the transmit lock
* Added <TUNE:nn> macro to transmit tuning tone for ''nn'' seconds
* Added <RXRSID:on|off|t> and <TXRSID:on|off|t> macros
* Added <WAIT:nn> macro to delay macro expansion by ''nn'' seconds
* Added <SRCHUP>, <SRCHDN>, <GOHOME>, <GOFREQ:nnnn> macros to search for a
signal up and down in frequency, go to the "sweet spot frequency", and
set the current modem frequency to ''nnnn''
* The <MODEM> macro syntax is now <MODEM:str>. The older <MODEM>str syntax is
still supported. Modem parameters may be specified when using the new
syntax; currently for RTTY (shift, baud, bits), Olivia (bw, tones) and
Contestia (bw, tones), e.g.: <MODEM:RTTY:170:45.45:5>, <MODEM:OLIVIA:500:16>,
<MODEM:CTSTIA:250:8>.
== User interface ==
* The main window's QSO and waterfall toolbar are now much more configurable
* The QSO toolbar can now be set to Contest mode, Minimal mode, Full mode,
and some combinations thereof
* The docked digiscope can be hidden and shown without a restart
* It is now possible to select the modes for which to transmit RSID, VideoID
and CWID
* The Op Modes menu can now be customised
* Removed the floating rig control window
* Removed various Alt-<key> shortcuts
* Added a simple "wizard" for first-time users
* Added a waterfall-only mode; enabled with --wfall-only
* Removed option to use check buttons for AFC and SQL toggles
== Other changes ==
* The XML-RPC server now supports HTTP/1.1 keep-alive connections
* Added several new XML-RPC methods
* Renamed various main.set_rig_NNN XML-RPC methods to rig.set_NNN
* Removed obsolete command line switches: --twoscopes, --experimental
* Improved support for PulseAudio, now also the default backend on Linux
* The ^R string is no longer treated like ^r; it is now ignored unless at the
end of the text to be transmitted
* The Portaudio playback stream is no longer kept open in receive mode; this
fixes a problem with certain rig interfaces that generate a PTT signal even
when the audio is complete silence
* Improved win32 serial port support
== Bug fixes ==
* The MT63 transmit buffer is now correctly initialized
* Fixed random exceptions-related crashes on win32
* Stabilized AFC for all PSK baud rates
* Improved sensitivity of RSID implementation
Many more small (and a couple not so small) bug fixes all over the tree