[release-notes] Populate Amateur Radio section
John J. McDonough
jjmcd at fedoraproject.org
Fri May 10 19:45:48 UTC 2013
commit 9069d33bfa2c636c179f4d2577a5e5f294900eb0
Author: John J. McDonough <jjmcd at fedoraproject.org>
Date: Fri May 10 15:45:38 2013 -0400
Populate Amateur Radio section
en-US/Amateur_Radio.xml | 379 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 379 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/Amateur_Radio.xml b/en-US/Amateur_Radio.xml
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--- a/en-US/Amateur_Radio.xml
+++ b/en-US/Amateur_Radio.xml
@@ -8,5 +8,384 @@
<title>Amateur Radio</title>
<para />
+ <section>
+ <title>chirp</title>
+ <indexterm><primary>chirp</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Radio programming</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Programming</primary><secondary>Radio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>chirp</package> has been upgraded to 0.3.0. Some new
+ features:
+ <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Automatic split->offset conversion during import when
+ odd-split is not supported
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Per-memory extra settings and detailed editing
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ TravelPlus importing
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ RadioReference importing
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In addition, the following new radios are supported:
+ <indexterm><primary>Baofeng UV-5R</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Icom IC-208H</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Icom IC-T7H</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Icom IC-T8A</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Icom IC-746</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Kenwood TM-G707</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>TYT TH-UV3R</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>TYT TH-UVF1</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Yaesu FT-1802M</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Wouxun KG-UV6D/UV6X</primary></indexterm>
+ <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Baofeng UV-5R
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Icom IC-208H
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Icom IC-T7H
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Icom IC-T8A
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Icom IC-746
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Kenwood TM-G707
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ TYT TH-UV3R
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ TYT TH-UVF1
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Yaesu FT-1802M
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Wouxun KG-UV6D/UV6X
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>demorse</title>
+ <indexterm><primary>demorse</primary></indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>demorse</package> has been updated to 1.1. This is
+ primarily a maintenance release and no changes should be user
+ visible.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>fldigi</title>
+ <indexterm><primary>fldigi</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>CW</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Contestia</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Domino</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Hellschrieber</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>MFSK</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>MT63</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Olivia</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>PSK</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>QPSK</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>RTTY</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>THOR</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>THROB</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>WEFAX</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Navtex</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>SitorB</primary><secondary>fldigi</secondary></indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>fldigi</package> 3.21.68 is now included in Fedora 19.
+ This is primarily a maintenance/bugfix release.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section>
+ <title>gnuradio</title>
+ <indexterm><primary>gnuradio</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>SDR</primary></indexterm>
+
+ <para>
+ There are quite a number of changes to get
+ <package>gnuradio</package> to version 3.6.4.1, including:
+ <indexterm><primary>PDU</primary><secondary>gnuradio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>gr_message_debug</primary><secondary>gnuradio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>gr_message_strobe</primary><secondary>gnuradio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>gr_tagged_stream_to_pdu</primary><secondary>gnuradio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>gr_pdu_to_tagged_stream</primary><secondary>gnuradio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>gr_socket_pdu</primary><secondary>gnuradio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>gr_tuntap_pdu</primary><secondary>gnuradio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>gr-analog</primary><secondary>gnuradio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>gr-blocks</primary><secondary>gnuradio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>gr_modtool</primary><secondary>gnuradio</secondary></indexterm>
+ <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Addition of the ability to add and connect formally
+ defined asychronous message ports to signal processing
+ blocks and hierarchical blocks
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ the concept of PDUs (Protocol Data Units) as a convention
+ for passing data+metadata using the new messaging ports
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ A few new general purpose blocks supporting these
+ capabilties are in gnuradio-core:
+ <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>gr_message_debug</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>gr_message_strobe</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>gr_tagged_stream_to_pdu</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>gr_pdu_to_tagged_stream</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Two new blocks for interfacing with networking stacks
+ using the new PDU semantics:
+ <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>gr_socket_pdu</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <code>gr_tuntap_pdu</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Addition of new Python-based signal processing blocks
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Addition of <code>gr-analog</code> top-level component
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Addition of <code>gr-blocks</code> top-level component
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Metadata file source and sink blocks
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ GNU Radio buffer latency control
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Ability to set processor affinity for GNU Radio blocks
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Inclusion of <code>gr_modtool</code>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Use of GNU Radio preferences in native C++ applications
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Addition of GNU Radio block performance counters
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ dozens of other features considered minor
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>linsmith</title>
+ <para>
+ Fedora 19 includes version 0.99.24 of
+ <package>linsmith</package>. Improvements include:
+ <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Slight improvements to the vector plot.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Better default values for colors of plot.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Modified the confmgr to accept hex and octal values in the
+ configuration file.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Removed the (deprecated) gnomeprint depency. Now the
+ complete print route relies on Pango/Cairo to generate the
+ plot, and the GtkPrint interface to do the actual
+ printing.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Change papersize_combo to combobox, and load the list from
+ the available papersizes.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Adapted confmgr to accept char * from comboboxes.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Moving elements up implemented.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Converted the strange negative default values for the
+ color definitions to their (easier to understand?) hex
+ values.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The 'standard cable' code mostly re-written, and a few
+ more cable types added.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>soundmodem</title>
+ <indexterm><primary>soundmodem</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>AX.25</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>NetROM</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>ROSE</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Packet</primary></indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>soundmodem</package> has been updated to 0.16,
+ primarily to interoperate with <package>systemd</package>.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>xnec2c</title>
+ <indexterm><primary>xnec2c</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>NEC2</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>Antenna Modeling</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary></primary></indexterm>
+ <para>
+ <package>xnec2c</package> 2.1 includes a number of improvements:
+ <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Modify the xnec2c user interface so that it will, as far
+ as possible, allow the user to save and re-open NEC2 files
+ in the Editor window, without closing the Radiation
+ Pattern and/or the Frequency Plots windows
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ replaced all the (deprecated) GDK drawing primitives with
+ equivalent Cairo graphics equivalents (e.g. replaced
+ gdk_draw_line() with cairo_line_to()) since Cairo provides
+ for nicer anti-aliased drawing.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ added code to save data of the structure display,
+ radiation patterns and frequency plots into file, in a
+ format suitable for the "gnuplot" plotting program
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+
</section>
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