******* EN ************************************************************************************************************* * Version 1.4 (March 26, 2025) - p22 file recorder and playback: - added the Recording Scheduler that allows you to schedule recordings - dedicated button to start a recording on the fly with a default name (date/time) or by choosing the file name - new version of .p22 files with the header aligned on 64 bytes (previous p22 files are still readable) - the window titles are no longer changed based on the selected mode (P22 or File) and therefore neither are their positions save in the file imgui.ini - added the Playback Panel during the playback of a file that shows a progress bar together with the buttons of the main functions (PLAY, PAUSE, STOP, BACKWARD, FORWARD, LOOP, MARKERS, ...) - the Playback Panel also has a function to save a portion of the file being played - possibility in File mode to activate/deactivate the channels present in the recorded file - any problems starting and stopping recordings are saved in a text file (.log) in order to trace possible issues (error opening file for writing, timeout, lack of disk space, ...) - channel window (HF/VHF): - added the status of the demodulator parameters (AGC, NR, Notch, NB) in the tabs title - added an extended view of the demodulator parameters that allows you to see them all together - corrected the IFBW management for SSB modes - updated the Geo Plotter window with the following improvements: - QRZ Lookup window dockable or not to the Geo Plotter window - possibility to change the background mode (Dark or Light) - automatic update of the data from QRZ without having to click on the map marker (requires login) - automatic update of the data from QRZ for both the Caller and the Called (requires login) - selection of the row in the table when selecting the contact on the map - zoom with SHIFT and selection of the area to enlarge or then with SHIFT and mouse click - calibration management: - added the possibility to calibrate using DAB+ modulation or a signal at a certain frequency - it is always possible to manually enter the correction value in ppm - styles management: - modified the previous management of styles (the previous .gui files are no longer compatible) - there are now 6 predefined styles: Army, Classic, Dark, Default, Hewlett and Light - each of the 6 predefined styles can be used to create (and modify) 3 User styles - the editable settings are related to the appearance of the windows, such as borders, rounding or spacing, and related to the colors used: main colors, specific colors (application background, s-meter, marker, ...) and graph/plot colors - other changes: - improved the graphical appearance of popup messages - new Recording/Playback section in the left General Settings menu - various graphical corrections related to incorrect alignments and unused but not disabled graphical features (in particular the WFM RDS and DAB+ parts) - fixed minor problems and added/improved some context menus for the memory management (Memories Manager) - new settings in the window Recording related settings (Recording tab) - new graphic settings in the Settings window (General tab): "Display S-meter Edges" and "Playback Buttons Shadow" - new features in the Settings window (General tab): "Center Selected Memory" and "Highlight 'Same Freq' & 'Inside IFBW'" * Version 1.3 (October 30, 2024) - channel window (HF/VHF): - modified the management of the L/R and Mute buttons: if L and R are disabled then Mute is automatically activated - inserted a separate management of the AVG for the spectrum and for the waterfall - modified the management of the Zoom which becomes a management of the Span with 11 levels for each value of Sample Rate and with an Auto Center function that allows you to bring the tuning to the center of the spectrum when using the Span, the context menu of the spectrum has the "Max Span" item that allows you to quickly return to the maximum Span - improved and simplified the Snap functionality, - new Step values, different depending on the chosen unit of measurement (Hz, kHz, MHz), also added the step at 8.33kHz that allows you to have a channeling between 118MHz and 137MHz - added the management of the VHF Bias in the Front End section with the display of some labels when the Bias are active (functionality that can be deactivated from the Settings window) - the channel window menu has been redesigned to have better organization of the features - fixed a problem in the management of QSAM modulation where the Notch and Noise Reduction were not managed correctly - improved the management of the IF spectrum: Ref, dB/div and Y axis proper, non-symmetrical band filters for SSB and display of the filter limits - memory management and Memory Manager: - added a memory file import utility (file "ImportUtility.exe"), supported file types: EiBi : csv file to download from its website ELAD : xml file produced by the FDM-SW2 software HFCC : txt file to download from its website ILG : csv file to download from its website PERSEUS: txt file exported by v4.1 and v5 Perseus software SWSKEDS: csv file to download from its website NB: the files must be copied into the relative software folders located in "\Perseus22\ImportFiles" - added the management of banks imported with an external utility, executable from a specific button (Import) - changed the size of the memory table accessible from the M-List button, insertion of a button that allows you to enlarge and reduce the memory table - added a context menu (right-click) on the bank buttons (Bank1-6) to be able to: change the button/bank association, rename the bank, delete the memories, delete the bank (deleting the bank is only possible for the banks added with the utility "ImportUtility") - changed the display of the data in the table to highlight the memories contained within the current IFBW, the colors are fixed for the moment: - dark orange for the selected frequency - light orange for frequencies equal to the selected one - dark yellow for frequencies not coinciding with the selected frequency but contained on IFBW - added a filter on the memories visible in the table via the context menu (right click) or via a button located above the bank buttons, the possible filters are: no filter, filter on Span, filter on Time or filter on Time+Span - added the information on the number of memories displayed and the total number of memories loaded (which may not correspond to the number of memories present in the imported files: only one memory is loaded if more memories have the same data) - added a memory search function on the Memory Manager (Search Mode), when activated the Frequency, Name, Mode fields allow you to perform the search - the function keys on the Memory Manager (bottom) have been modified: 1. Search: to activate/deactivate the search mode within the bank 2. Clear : enabled only in Search Mode, allows you to delete the search fields 3. Add : allows you to insert a new memory 4. Save : allows you to save/update the selected memory 5. Delete: allows you to delete the selected memory 6. Import: opens/closes the import utility ("ImportUtility") - added the display of other fields on the memory table (From To, Start Date, Stop Date) - Geo Plotter window: - made changes to the window menus with a new organization and new tooltips - changed the display of markers for Caller and Called in WSJTX mode - fixed an error in the management of the display of data arriving from the QRZ Lookup service - improved the management of the tooltip related to the markers displayed on the map (information on the memory or on the contact) - improved/speeded up the display of the WRTH table - other changes: - reviewed the Settings window for a better presentation of the available settings - added some information on the Help window regarding: - user interface tips and tricks - mouse functions on channel spectrum and on waterfall - mouse functions on IF spectrum (demodulator part) - the position and size of the window of the software are now saved - new right-click function that allows you to bring a hidden window back to the foreground: works for channel windows (HF 1, HF 2, ...), Memory Managers (Mem button), Geo Plotter window (Show button), Manual Blending windows (Undock button) and "Other Windows" (Show Settings, Show About and Show Help) - changed the Perseus22 software icon * Version 1.2 (July 26, 2024) - fixed a problem in managing the scrolling of the channel window when you want to change the frequency using the mouse wheel - management of WSPR messages: they are now valid even if the locator is not inserted - WSJT-X management: added an option to automatically delete messages when the frequency changes, the message decoding frequency is now inserted in the table - improved management of UDP connections for VHF1 and VHF2 channels - added an option to disable warning or error pop ups that can block features that require an internet connection - improved the frequency display by adding the decimal symbol and the digit grouping symbol where they were missing - improved display of the level scale on the spectrum - added the "Copy Info" button in the About window which allows you to copy important software and hardware information to the clipboard - improved memory bank management: a problem related to the maximum limit of accepted memories has been fixed and the visualization of large tables has been optimized - all decimal values are now displayed using the decimal symbol of the operating system - added the management of characters not supported until now for RDS and DAB data and for memory names - calibri and courier fonts are no longer used, so the calibri.ttf and cour.ttf files are no longer present in the font folder of this release * Version 1.1 (May 30, 2024) - added WFM demodulation also on HF channels - added decoding of WSPR messages on WSJT-X management, changed the display table to do the distinction between FT8 and WSPR messages - solved issue on the management of entering the frequency from the keyboard (it was not possible to enter the frequency if you first clicked under the mode buttons) - modified the "WSJT-x/Update Frequency" function of the GeoPlotter window, in addition to updating the frequency this function now also forces USB mode - added "Add to Memories" menu to be used by right clicking on the WRTH table, allows you to copy to memory the selected row - the RDS PI Code is now in uppercase - added udp connection for VHF chanels for WSJT-X - for WSJT-X management, two UDP connections have been added for the VHF1 and VHF2 channels, connections can be configured from the Settings window * Version 1.0 (May 21, 2024) - added a window to allow entering and modifying the frequency (right click on the frequency to open it) - added the ability to enter the frequency in kHz via keyboard - added latitude and longitude to the memories with the possibility of setting them manually - improved the graphic display of maps in the Geo Plotter window (land filling and blending) - added on the Geo Plotter window the display of the WRTH frequencies and of the frequencies of the selected memory (NB: the download from WRTH is now on trial as established by the owner of wrth.com) - added management of L/R channels in sound card settings - fixed error on stereo demux for WFM modulation - optimization of software startup (it is now faster) - the possibility of choosing the deemphasis constant (None, 50us, 75us - default 50us) for WFM modulation has been added to the Settings window - added the possibility of inserting the Noise Blanker on channels and demodulators - fixed error on squelch threshold management ************************************************************************************************************************ * Version 0.14 (March 28, 2024) - added the -f command line option to be able to launch the software directly in playfile mode - added RDS (WFM mode) and its constellation - inserted for each channel the Geo window which allows the processing and display of maps downloaded from Noaa site and also interacting with the WSJT-X software via UDP - added UDP configuration for interfacing with WSJT-X to the settings - added to the settings the management of QRZ credentials used to retrieve information on contact - added to the settings the ability to choose a different audio output for each channel (right click on the sound card) * Version 0.13 (December 19, 2023) - added new QSAM mode, which can be activated with the same button as SAM mode (like CW/CWr and RTTY/RTTYr) - improved memory file management (.db) * Version 0.12 (November 24, 2023) - first published version