release v.15

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Fixes:

• based on multiple tests and measurements of TX power levels by Erik, using 3 different watt meters, the LOW power setting is now fixed and normalized:
  • f=145Mhz, L=0.45W, M=3W, H=4,6W
  • f=147Mhz, L=0.45W, M=3W, H=4,7W
  • f=430Mhz, L=0.3W, M=3W, H=3.4W
  • we'd like M to be lower on UHF, but that is caused by the factory calibration data, and we do not intend to fix it in firmware, users can re-calibrate EEPROM if they really want to correct the factory

release v.14

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Fixes

• fixes bug reported by users where S-meter values were incorrect for UHF/VHF bands

release v.13

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Features:

• switched from proprietary Quansheng 55Hz tail tone to a standard CTCSS0 180°phase shift tail tone, this should help with squelch tone elimination when receiving signals from the radios that emit standard CTCSS tail

Fixes:

• output power levels are now fixed
  • L=0.6W M=3.56W H=4.67W (f=147Mhz)
  • thanks to Gmrs Kissimmee for helping with testing
  • update (31/12/2023) after additional measurements with 3 different meters from Erik it seems that output power on L is in fact ~1.8W, this will be lowered to more reasonable level in the future release

release v.12

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Fixes:

• fix and normalize TX output power on different settings

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thanks to @spm81 for PA gain settings

release v.11

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Features:

• new VOXDel (VOX delay) menu setting allows to set VOX delay in the range of 0-10 (in increments of 128ms)
  • 0 value is no VOX delay which might be useful for packet radio enthusiasts (APRS etc.)

Changes:

• renamed VOX menu setting to VOXSen (VOX sensitivity) to better indicate intent
  • 10 value is max sensitivity, 1 is min sensitivity, OFF for off

Improvements:

• improved and fixed VOX sensitivity so now 10 value easily picks up regular human voice, before user would have to talk very loudly to activate VOX even on the highest sensitivity

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thanks to @egzumer for helping me with registry setting :)

release v.10

Fixes:

• spectrum channel scan:
  • fix bug showing first channel as M256 after multiple blacklists on SL II
  • fixed blacklisting when used with more than 128 channels
  • fixed #14
• other:
  • fix: channel save menu option is now unlocked again allowing updating of saved channel settings
  • imported egzumer#206 (thanks to @egzumer)

release v.09

Features:

• spectrum channel scan:
  • spectrum channel scan scanlist 1, 2, all selectable by user (with 4 button) - this can be actually useful to have different scan lists for different modulations, as spectrum channel scan uses single modulation for the whole scan
  • pressing PTT button will now put radio into channel memory mode with the corresponding peak channel

Changes:

• IF setting in spectrum fine tuning menu has been replaced with more useful MIX setting
• UP and DOWN keys in spectrum channel mode now reset the blacklist

Fixes:

• squelch was too sensitive and some users reported radio freezes in presence of strong singals, squelch is now less sensitive which should resolve this problem
• spectrum channel scan:
  • fixed visual bug with invalid indicator arrow position
• fixed bug causing device to freeze after CTCSS scan

release v.08

Fixes

• this release should improve stability and prevent freezes reported by some users:
  • it now uses docker based build method (the same as used by @egzumer )
  • if you still experience any issues please report them and I will address it, please include steps needed to reproduce the freeze if possible

release v.07

Features

• New spectrum channel scan mode (enter by going into memory mode and press F+5
  • this allows SUPER FAST channel scanning (4.5x faster than regular scanning)
  • regular scan of 200 memory channels takes roughly 18 seconds,
  • spectrum memory scan takes roughly 4 seconds,
  • if you have less channels stored i.e 50 - the spectrum memory scan will take only 1 second

release v.06

Features

• ENABLE_ADJUSTABLE_RX_GAIN_SETTINGS feature keeps the rx gain settings set in spectrum mode after exit (otherwise these are always overwritten to default value), this makes much more sense considering that we have a radio with user adjustable gain so why not use it to adjust to current radio conditions? maximum gain allows to greatly increase reception in scan memory channels mode (in this configuration default gain settings are only set at boot and when exiting AM modulation mode to set it to sane value after am fix)

Improvements

• based on the issue described here egzumer#170 by @losehu I've added a permission system in menu to not allow setting memory only settings: MENU_S_ADD1, MENU_S_ADD2, MENU_DEL_CH, MENU_MEM_NAME, MENU_1_CALL) in vfo mode
  and vfo only settings: MENU_MEM_CH in memory mode. If user tries to reproduce issue shown on video NOT ALLOWED will be displayed and menu entry will be prohibited.

Fixes

• all DTMF related menu entries are hidden if ENABLE_DTMF_CALLING==0
• imported @egzumer bugfix: egzumer#167