Fedora 33 Update: CubicSDR-0.2.5-11.20200824git4f1db55.fc33

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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2021-9843e45b6c
2021-02-15 01:30:33.648493
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Name        : CubicSDR
Product     : Fedora 33
Version     : 0.2.5
Release     : 11.20200824git4f1db55.fc33
URL         : https://cubicsdr.com
Summary     : Cross-Platform Software-Defined Radio Panadapter
Description :
CubicSDR is a cross-platform Software-Defined Radio application which
allows you to navigate the radio spectrum and demodulate any signals
you might discover.  It currently includes several common analog
demodulation schemes such as AM and FM and will support digital modes
in the future.

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Update Information:

Update to hamlib 4.1 and rebuild dependencies.  ----  WSJT-X 2.3.0 General
Availability release  adds the new modes FST4 and FST4W along with many defect
repairs.  See summaries below and for the prior release candidates (2.3.0-rc1
through  -rc4) of this version for details.   - FST4/W: Disable envelope
shaping at start and  end of transmission    when environment variable
FST4_NOSHAPING=1. Works for fst4sim too.   - Add time stamp to error message
boxes to aid diagnosis.   - Repair a defect that caused crashes  at start up for
some macOS Big    Sur users.   - Repair a defect that could cause  the jt9 slow
mode decoder process    to exit incorrectly with a failure status.   - Updated
CTY.DAT file.                      Release: WSJT-X 2.3.0-rc4
Jan 26, 2021                    -------------------------  WSJT-X  2.3.0 Release
Candidate 4  is a  stop-gap release  while some recent important Hamlib changes
are  being verified. Also included are the following regression and defect
repairs.   - The wsprd command line tool  uses the current working directory for
the data file directory if it is not specified.   - Updates to the language
translations of the WSJT-X user Interface.                      Release: WSJT-X
2.3.0-rc3                          Jan 6, 2021
-------------------------  WSJT-X 2.3.0  Release Candidate 3  adds an improved
FST4W  decoder and fixes  several defects  and  regressions discovered  since
the  second release candidate.   - FST4W:  Improve FST4W  decoder sensitivity
on fading  channels and    decrease false  decode rate.     FST4W  uses  50-bit
messages  and  a  24-bit   CRC.   The  74-bit    message+CRC is  encoded into a
240-bit  codeword. Received messages    are decoded by  two different decoders:
(i)  a ���belief propagation���    (BP)  decoder and  (ii) an  ordered statistics
decoder (OSD).  The    ordered statistics  decoder has a knob  that allows any
or  all CRC    bits to be treated as additional parity bits rather than as part
of    the  message+CRC  field.  Thus,  the OSD  decoder  can  decode  the
received message  as a  (240,50+Nc) code, where  Nc is  any integer    between 0
and 24.  In  the RC1 and  RC2 releases the  OSD decoding    attempt  treated the
code as  a (240,64)  code (14-bit  CRC). This    release uses 2  OSD decoding
attempts that treat  the received word    as (i) a (240,66) code with 16-bit CRC
and code rate 0.308 and (ii)    a (240,50) code with no CRC and code rate 0.208.
Codewords returned    by  the (240,50)  CRC-less decoding  attempt are  unpacked
and  the    decode is  printed only  if it contains  a callsign/grid  pair that
have  been previously  decoded  by the  belief propagation  decoder    (which
treats the  code as a (240,74) code with  24-bit CRC) or the    ordered
statistics  decoder   configured  for   (240,66)  (16-bit    CRC). The
callsign/grid memory  is stored in file ���fst4w_calls.txt���    which resides in
the data directory.   - FT8: Fixed a crash triggered by double clicking on the
waterfall to    invoke a decode of a signal in the preceding T/R interval.   -
FST4W: Do not save .c2 files.   - FST4W:  Correct a  bug that  could cause
incorrect operation  when    using  negative noise  blanker (NB)  percentage to
trigger looping    over a range of NB percentages.   - fst4sim: Added simulation
of Lorentzian fading spectrum, invoked by    negative fspread values.   - Color
highlighting scheme window fixed in dark mode.   - Reports sent by QSO partners
to  other stations no longer logged in    error.   - UDP Status(1) message now
includes the current Tx message.   - Example diagnostic logging configuration
files included.   - Use system localization for date fields in Log QSO dialog.
- Improvements to audio input and output buffer sizes.   - wsprd: Fails
gracefully if data directory does not exist.   - wsjtx_app_version: new utility
to print application version string.   - Regression  causing  incorrect  working
frequency  selection  when    changing modes repaired.   - Regression with QSO
initiation with "Best S&P" repaired.   - Updated installation instructions
for
macOS covering M1 hardware.   - Improved compatibility is Debian 9 required
distribution packages.   - Repair regression with missing time-stamps in the
ALL.TXT journal.   - Allow hamlib_settings.json to work  with PTT only
configurations so    that optional PTT sharing on RTS or DTR can be enabled.   -
Several improvements to main window sizing and layout.   - Repair regression
with OpenSSL libraries being  required when LoTW    highlighting is not enabled.
- Repair a  defect that  caused 2  by 1  callsigns to  be incorrectly    parsed
as non-standard.   - Several updates to international UI translations.
Release: WSJT-X 2.3.0-rc2                          Nov 16, 2020
-------------------------  WSJT-X  2.3.0  Release Candidate  2  fixes  issues
found in  RC1  and includes some new functionality that missed the RC1 cut off
deadline.   - Dropped audio samples message box  removed, warnings and errors
for    these are now sent to the WSJT-X system log.   - FST4W spots to
WSPRNet.org will be augmented such  that the server    can distinguish the  mode
being spotted. Spots  to WSPRNet.org will    no longer be restricted to WSPR
sub-bands.   - A new  internal system  and data logging  facility used  to
provide    trace,  debug,   information,  warning,  error,  and   fatal  error
messages. The verbosity and filtering of messages is user definable    via a
configuration file. Without  a configuration file a basic log    is written with
information, warning and error  messages only. Log    files are automatically
rotated to limit disk usage.   - Due to  some users using  inappropriate
multicast IP  addresses for    their interoperating  severs the default
behaviour now is  to only    send multicast  UDP datagrams  to the loop-back
network interface.    Users who  require WSJT-X UDP  Message Protocol datagrams
to reach    other  hosts will  now  have  to configure  WSJT-X  to  send on  an
appropriate  network interface,  and  use  an appropriately  scoped    multicast
group address for their  server applications.  If you are    not sure then
224.0.0.1 (or ff02::1 if IPv6 is  desired) is a safe    choice.
Release: WSJT-X 2.3.0-rc1                          Sept 28, 2020
-------------------------  WSJT-X  2.3.0 is  a program  upgrade offering  two
new  modes designed especially for use  on the LF and  MF bands.  FST4 is  for
2-way QSOs, and FST4W is for WSPR-like transmissions.  Both modes offer a range
of options for T/R sequence  lengths and threshold decoding sensitivities
extending well  into the -40 dB  range.  Early tests have  shown these modes
frequently spanning intercontinental distances on the 2200 m and 630 m bands.
Further details and  operating hints can be found in the "Quick-Start Guide to
FST4 and FST4W", posted on the WSJT web site:
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/FST4_Quick_Start.pdf  WSJT-X 2.3.0-rc1
is a  beta-quality release  candidate for  a program upgrade  that provides  a
number  of new  features, capabilities,  and defect repairs.  These include:   -
New modes FST4 and FST4W targeting LF and MF bands.   - Improved noise baseline
discovery for more reliable SNR estimates.   - On the waterfall and 2D spectrum
a tool-tip shows the frequency    offset under the mouse pointer.   - The *On Dx
Echo* Doppler compensation method has been modified in    response to feedback
from Users. Basic functionality is unchanged.    See the User Guide (Section
8.1) for more information.   - Improved user_hardware script or program
initiation for WSPR    band-hopping mode.   - Decoded  QSO  mode  message
display  narrowed  to  make  appended    information easier to view without
scrolling the window.   - Option to record the propagation mode in logged QSO
records.   - ADIF v3.1.1 compliance.   - Option to connect to PSKReporter using
TCP/IP for those with very    poor Internet connections.   - Major rewrite of
the PSKReporter interface to improve efficiency    and reduce traffic levels.
- Removal of the Tab 2 generated messages.   - Accessibility improvements to the
UI.   - Tweaked decode speed options for a better user experience with    lower
powered single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi.   - Updates to UI
translations in Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Chinese,    Hong Kong Chinese,
Danish, and Japanese.   - Audio devices only enumerated when starting up and
opening the    "Settings->Audio" device lists.   - Option to select the
default
audio device removed to minimize the    likelihood of system sounds being
transmitted.   - Better handling of missing audio devices.   - Improved and
enhanced meta-data saved to .WAV files.   - More reliable multi-instance
support.   - Included CTY.DAT file moved to installation share directory.   -
The bundled Hamlib library is updated to the latest available which    fixes
several regressions, defects, and adds new rig support.   - Fixed some edge-case
message packing and unpacking defects and    ambiguities.   - Fix a defect that
allowed non-CQ messages to be replied to via the    UDP Message Protocol.   -
Fix a long-standing defect with Tx start timing.   - Repair a defect with style
sheets when switching configurations.   - Repair defects that made the
astronomical data window an several    main window controls unreadable when
using the dark style sheet.   - Repair a regression with setting WSPR
transmitted power levels.   - Repair a regression with newly created ADIF log
file's header.   - Many other defects repaired.
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ChangeLog:

* Sat Feb  6 2021 Richard Shaw <hobbes1069(a)gmail.com&gt; - 0.2.5-11.20200824git4f1db55
- Rebuild for hamlib 4.1.
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1914403 - klog-1.4.7 is available
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1914403
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