Ham Radio Deluxe 6.5.0.183 Released

Ham Radio Deluxe version 6.5.0.183 is a significant release of Ham Radio Deluxe. This release migrates the code to the latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio – 2017. This ensures ongoing stability and support-ability of Ham Radio Deluxe.

This release includes a rewrite for rig control functions for the Yaesu FTDX-3000 and FT-991/A radios. It is now possible to program and manage keyer memories in Yaesu radios. Improvements were made to the callsign lookup function. The callsign lookup test function was improved ahead of a significant rewrite we are planning for later this year. A problem with the solar progression graph that was caused by the relocation of NOAA files has been fixed. Problems reported regarding QRZ.com log upload are fixed. At the time of this writing, there were 87 changes included in this release.

The full release notes - http://ReleaseNotes.HamRadioDeluxe.com

Peanut D-Star App Stopped

Peanut, the free amateur radio app for Android devices that allowed many users to chat in virtual rooms linked to D-STAR, has been announced to stop.

It is not clear if the project has been suspended or if it has been permanently closed.
Latest updates from 3rd Jan 2019 let us suppose it’s a temporary stop.

SD logging App Now Free

With effect from January 1, version 21 of the logging App SD by EI5DI is free and unrestricted.

SD supports RSGB, UKEICC and IRTS HF contests, and hundreds of others worldwide.

SD runs on Windows, and on Linux with Wine, and on Raspberry Pi 3 with Wine and Exagear (from eltechs.com)

No registration or key file is required. SD will continue to be supported and updated, and users can request help by emailing sd-user (at) contesting.com

More Information - http://www.ei5di.com/