What's new in Fldigi 3.20.17
Jun 25, 2010
- 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 mode
- 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
- Added new RSID codes
- CONTESTIA 32-2000
- CONTESTIA 64-500
- CONTESTIA 64-1000
- CONTESTIA 64-2000
- Modified RTTY 75 baud menu
- Removed RTTY-75 from menu structures
- Added RTTY-75N, 75 baud, 5 bit, 170 Hz shift
- Added RTTY-75W, 75 baud, 5 bit, 850 Hz shift
- PSK Browser - Added decoding for PSK63F and new PSK___R types
- RSID code additions
- RSID MODE
- 203 OLIVIA-4-125
- 204 CONTESTIA-4-125
- 211 OLIVIA-64-2000
- 214 OLIVIA-8-2000
- 221 OLIVIA-32-2000
- 229 OLIVIA-4-1000
- 234 OLIVIA-16-2000
- 238 OLIVIA-4-2000
- 247 CONTESTIA-8-2000
- 254 CONTESTIA-4-2000
- 255 CONTESTIA-4-1000
- 259 CONTESTIA-16-2000
- 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
- Added new contest macros to allow faster capture of outgoing exchange
- 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
- Is 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
- < ID > video text modified
- Combined 3 patches from kb3cs, added value (W1HKJ)
- Expanded video ID text for Olivia, Contestia and RTTY
- Amended macro editor < ID > explanation
- Changed format of auto-generated video ID text.
- Increased number of characters to 8 for both font sizes
- Simplified video generation methods
- Added limit switches on video width
- 500 Hz for US HF compliance
- Mode bandwidth, video constrained to mode in use bw
- Added abbreviated video mode name strings
- Added FEC indicator for DominoEX FEC modes
- 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
- Disable word wrap when file insert or drag-n-drop operation s performed. Restore word wrap to former state after TX is finished or TX panel is cleared.
- Added user setting in seconds to allow RSID to open squelch in decoder.
- Changed default to Extended Characters for Olivia, Contestia and MT63
- Changed default to "Capture wrapped messages"
- Suppressed RSID transmit for unassigned RTTY, OLIVIA and CONTESTIA modes.
- Changed QRZ.com xml server page to "xml.qrz.com"
- Beginners Guide - Updated for new Lk and RsID button behaviors
- PH Cabrillo report generator - added SSB to USB, LSB, PH log entries which generate the PH Cabrillo report category.
- 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
- Pulse audio tx/rx flush blocking eliminated on Ubuntu
- RSID - Disabled signal search on init of psk modem, prevents jumping off of RSID detected frequency
- RSID - Resolve DominoEX / DominoEX-FEC modes
- Implement CLOCK_MONOTONIC on OS X
- Modify cty.dat lookup to account for special KG4 call assignments. 1 & 3 letter suffix in US 2 letter suffix in Guantanamo
- Re-enabled VideoID suppression
- Increased buffer size used for line input from file fldigi_def.xml
- Many more small (and a couple not so small) bug fixes all over the tree