Hello Elecrafters, While some of you wait for the P3, get your feet wet with PowerSDR-IF Stage in the meantime.
New version of PowerSDR/IF Stage has been posted v1.19.3.4 to the download website: http://www.wu2x.com/sdr.html A couple quick highlights: Its based on PowerSDR 1.19.3. This includes "wide band image rejection" and support for Windows XP, Vista and Version 7, both 32 and 64 bit. I will include the release notes at the end of this post and it is repeated on the download website. -Scott (WU2X) and Chad (W1CEG) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PowerSDR/IF Stage v1.19.3.4 (2-15-2010) New Features: 1. [Issue 104]: Based on PowerSDR v1.19.3 1. Automatic Wide Band Image Rejection 2. Support for 64 bit operating systems 3. Support for Vista and Windows 7 4. Many bug fixes over v1.19.0 for skin support 2. [Issue 85]: Direct connection for Yaesu rigs (tested with FT-2000 and FT-950 only) 3. [Issue 103]: Optimization of direct connection support for Kenwood rigs with OEM CAT control boards 4. Removal of unused DLL's (potential computer resource savings (CPU/Memory)) 5. [Issue 107]: Configuration data files (database.xml, databaseIF.xml, etc.) are now written outside of the installation directory, to a common application data area ( C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\PowerSDR IF-Stage v1.19.3\* ) 6. [Issue 118]: Added CWL, CWU, FSKL, and FSKU IF mode Offsets in Setup IF 7. [Issue 124]: Added new debugging console that can be dynamically enabled to help us determine the source of bugs 8. [Issue 79]: Added support for FT, MD, and TQ for future use. Bug Fixes: 1. Many fixes for Elecraft K3 direct connection (Multiple Issues in Bug Database) 1. [Issue 96]: 6 Meter IF Offset will now be in automatic aligment 2. [Issue 66]: Modes will remain sticky when switching bands with the PowerSDR/IF Stage band buttons 3. [Issue 120]: Improved IF Center adjustment on mode changes 4. [Issue 90]: CW pitch from PowerSDR/IF Stage is automatically added to the CW offset - no need to put pitch frequency in the CW IF Offset box 5. [Issue 68] : K3 MOX no longer comes on when PowerSDR/IF Stage is started 2. Setup IF settings not being recalled correctly after restarting the program - multiple settings such as I/Q will now be reloaded properly 3. [Issue 116]: New warning message box when PowerSDR/IF Stage can't communicate with external rig after connection to the COMM port 4. [Issue 122]: New warning message box that rig type cannot be switch when PowerSDR/IF Stage is powered on 5. [Issue 115]: Reset / Import / Export buttons now work in the Setup IF menu 6. [Issue 123]: Added european minimal locale support - database.xml is primed with a european style data to avoid crashing upon application startup with numbers format exception 7. [Issue 41]: Improved polling performance on VFO-B 8. [Issue 67]: PowerSDR/IF Stage no longer hangs when closed 9. [Issue 76]: Fixed problem where meter does not fall back immediately when switching from TX to RX Enjoy! 73. Lee WW2DX.com "You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat. " -- Albert Einstein, when asked to describe radio. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
