That was a typo on Wayne's part. R29 Beta has just been released today. 73, Eric elecraft.com _..._
> On Mar 23, 2022, at 8:14 PM, David F. Reed <[email protected]> wrote: > > Unfortunately, when I "Check for Updates" I only see the Beta release of > R29; am I missing something, or was the email missing "Beta" > > Thanks & 73 de Dave, W5SV > >> On 03/24/2022 02:52 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: >> Release 29 of K4 software is now available for download. You can read the >> release notes below, or from within the UPDATE function at the radio itself. >> >> NOTE: If the UPDATE function doesn't succeed at downloading the new software >> on the first try, please try a second time. We're working to improve this >> situation. >> >> This release will be of particular interest to SSB operators, since it adds >> a new, highly effective speech compression algorithm and CESSB >> (control-envelope SSB). The combination of the two provides as much as 8 dB >> of increase in average talk power. This should be very useful for those >> participating in the CQ WPX SSB contest this weekend. >> >> CW operators will want to try out the new, much tighter filters for >> bandwidths of 50/100/150/200 Hz. In field testing, these have proven to >> provide a huge advantage in heavy QRM. >> >> 73, >> Wayne >> N6KR >> >> >> >> ==================== >> ==== RELEASE 29 ==== >> ==================== >> >> March 22, 2022 >> >> >> NOTE: The RX DVR feature (AF REC/AF PLAY) has been deferred until the next >> software release in order to complete more extensive testing. >> >> >> ===== FUNCTIONAL CHANGES ===== >> >> ENHANCED SPEECH COMPRESSION & CESSB: Speech compression has been >> dramatically improved. Controlled Envelope Single Sideband (CESSB) has also >> been implemented. Together, these boost average talk power by up to 8 dB, >> with virtually no RF overshoot or in-band distortion. Any nonzero setting of >> CMP also engages CESSB. Compression also now applies to Extended Single >> Sideband (wide transmit bandwidths). >> >> TX NOISE GATE: This feature is available in all voice modes. Set up using >> MENU:TX Noise Gate Threshold. Default is OFF. If a non-zero value is >> selected, mic audio will be suppressed during transmit when it is below the >> given threshold. >> >> NEW NARROW CW FILTERS: We've added new CW filtering for the 50/100/150/200 >> Hz settings -- the highest-performance narrow filters we've ever offered. >> These filters have much steeper skirts, yet exhibit minimal ringing. They're >> enabled by default, but can be turned off using the RX CW IIR Filters menu >> entry. When they're off, the filters will be the same as they are now (FIR). >> These filters are centered on 50 Hz pitch increments, which means that the >> narrowest filter width (50 Hz) slightly favors 50 Hz increments of the >> sidetone PITCH setting. For example, if you were using a 530 Hz sidetone, >> consider using 500 or 550 Hz instead. >> >> ALL-MODE SQUELCH: Main and sub receiver squelch can now be used in all >> modes. The settings are independent. >> >> NOISE BLANKER QRM FILTERING: All noise blankers can be compromised by >> strong nearby signals. If you hear artifacts, use the NB LEVEL control to >> turn NB QRM filtering on, then retry different NB levels. There are 3 NB >> filter settings: >> >> NARROW: K4 bases NB filter on regular RX bandwidth (as low as 1 kHz) >> WIDE: K4 applies a 5 kHz NB filter >> NONE: pre-NB filtering off (BW ahead of NB ~24 kHz) >> >> NOTE: The NARROW and WIDE settings may reduce effectiveness on some noise >> types, so use NONE when there's no QRM. >> >> NEW AM DEMODULATOR: Our new AM demodulator provides excellent audio >> fidelity, with up to 5 kHz audio bandwidth and enhanced pre-demodulator >> filtering. >> >> IMPROVED FM DEMODULATOR. >> >> VFO CURSOR OFF-SCREEN ICONS: The panadapter now provides color-coded arrows >> (A=blue, B=green) that appear if the associated VFO frequency is off-screen. >> The arrow shows the off-screen direction. >> >> VFO COARSE TUNING RATES (PER-MODE): Added a new menu entry, VFO Coarse >> Tuning, that specifies which of four per-mode tuning rates is to be used >> when the KHZ switch function is selected. (This is equivalent to the K3's >> COARSE switch function.) For example, in SSB mode, the "KHZ" tuning rate >> options are 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.5 kHz. When the user-specified KHZ rate is >> selected, the VFO digit underline changes from white to gold. These >> selections also apply to the RIT control whenever RIT is *OFF* and MENU:RIT >> Knob Alt Function is set to VFO CRS. Tapping VFO digits to select a tuning >> rate overrides the KHZ tuning rate. >> >> NEW TRANSMIT MONITOR LINE-OUT MODES: Menu entry "TX Monitor Level, Line >> Out" sets the level of the transmit monitor signal (sidetone or voice) at >> the LINE OUT analog jack as well as digital line out (USB-B jack). At the >> default setting ("=MON"), the LINE OUT TX monitor level reflects the setting >> of the regular XMTR-MON knob function. Rotating VFO A counter-clockwise from >> here will select "OFF" mode (no TX monitor line out signal). The other >> available settings (numeric) will scale the LINE OUT transmit monitor >> function upward, which is useful for some external devices such as audio >> recorders. (These values will also prevent K4 switch tones from being heard >> at LINE OUT.) Max TX monitor LINE OUT level is about 2 Vpp. >> >> TX BAR GRAPH FLICKER ELIMINATED: Previously, the power and SWR bar graphs >> exhibited rapid cycling or flickering in voice modes. >> >> VOX-OFF WARNING IN CW MODE: If you send CW with VOX turned off (and >> PTT/XMIT not asserted), you'll now get a warning about not putting out any >> RF. You may ignore the warning if you're simply testing the keyer, >> sidetones, etc. >> >> STUCK-KEY WARNINGS: Individual warnings are provided for all "stuck-key" >> situations on power-up, including PTT, KEY IN, DOT, and DASH. >> >> DIGITAL AUDIO PROCESSOR (DAP) VOLTAGE REPORTS: The DAP now correctly >> reports its various supply voltages and temperature. To see these, use >> Status/All Param. >> >> AM/FM VOX DELAY CORRECTED: These modes now use the voice VOX delay setting. >> >> >> ===== FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS ===== >> >> (Refer to rev. C1 or later of the K4 Programmer's Reference) >> >> NB COMMAND CHANGE: The NB command format has changed to NBnnmf, where nn is >> the NB level, m is 0/1 (off/on), and f is the pre-NB filter mode (0=NONE, >> 1=NARROW, 2=WIDE). See description of filter settings above. >> >> NEW COMMANDS: >> AG/ AF gain toggle >> BL AF balance >> DA digital audio >> DW data TX bandwidth (DATA & AFSK modes) >> PB DVR playback >> VT$ VFO tuning step >> #CUR$ VFO Cursor Display Mode >> #PKM/ toggle panadapter peak mode >> #VFA/B added toggle commands >> >> ME43 COMMAND FIXED: This now correctly returns the radio's IP address. >> >> PB0 COMMAND TERMINATES DVR PLAY. >> >> XT/ TOGGLE COMMAND FIXED: This command now correctly toggles XIT on/off. >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
