This month, the freedv-gui project got several good feature improvements and bug fixes:
- macOS: include entitlements to allow usage of audio devices on Sonoma.
- Added the ability to force RX Only reporting for FreeDV Reporter.
- Operating system usage is now logged with FreeDV Reporter (to help guide future development).
- New calling frequencies for 160 and (for IARU Region 2) 80 and 40 meters: 1997 KHz, 3850 KHz, 7197 KHz.
- A visible “Help” button has been added to the main window of the application that goes directly to a list of resources for obtaining assistance.
- Fixed an issue preventing FreeDV from compiling when using Hamlib 4.6.
- Fixed issues with reloading previous window sizing.
- Fixed issue preventing the reload of the previous manually-entered frequency.
Additionally, ezDV got some significant improvements as well:
- Improvements to reduce sleep/off power usage due to new “charging status” mode.
- Fixed check for battery fuel gauge chip to allow operation without it being included on the board.
- Now reports as running “other” for the OS to FreeDV Reporter.
- Added ability to customize the hostname of ezDV (in case a user has multiple devices on the same network).
- Added ability to select Wi-Fi networks from a list (instead of needing to manually enter the SSID).
FreeDV Reporter updates:
- Added link between Discord and FreeDV Reporter.
- Fixed website formatting issues.
- Added escaping for HTML to prevent scripting attacks.
More information can be found in the commit history below: