This release - if one of a frequency-dependent device's three control names is cleared, properly sets its name to "CTRL n" (tnx to Ron KK1L) - ensures that initial slider commands sent immediately after switching to an Icom radio are executed - correctly handles slider expansion when the slider specifies a non-zero lower bound - provides a Secondary CAT Serial Port that can * direct an attached Elecraft, Flex, Icom, Kenwood, Orion, or recent Yaesu transceiver to track the current transceiver's frequency and mode (tnx to the many users who requested this capability) * execute frequency and mode directives in the Elecraft, Icom, or Kenwood CAT protocols received from a transceiver control application, typically via a connected pair of virtual serial ports provided by an application like com0com or VSP_Manager (tnx to Jay W5JAY, Joe W4TV, Jim W8WY, and Art K6XT) - provides an SO2R Serial port that can control microHam and OTRSP-compliant SO2R devices, with the ability to drive the Accessory or Auxiliary outputs of these devices from a specified frequency-dependent device (tnx to Paul K1XM, Ron KK1L, and Joe W4TV) - displays the user-defined name of the current sub-band in the Main VFO caption (tnx to Anthony KE7ADU) - provides the option to prevent a slider from initializing the radio at startup or when switching radios (tnx to Art W2NRA and Larry AD6ST) - supports the Yaesu FTDX-5000 (tnx to Lou N2TU) - updates the CommandSequences.htm, Configuration.htm, ChangingFrequency.htm, ExampleSliderSetup.jpg, and index.htm documentation files To setup Commander so that a secondary transceiver or receiver will track your primary transceiver's frequency and mode, do the following in the new "Secondary CAT Serial Port" panel on the Config window's Ports tab: 1. specify the serial port settings (serial port number, baud rate, word length, etc) 2. set the CAT protocol selector to the appropriate manufacturer or model (choices are Elecraft, FlexRadio, FT-450, FT-950, FT-2000, FT-9000, FT-1000MP, Icom, Kenwood, Orion) 3. click the Radio button To setup Commander to obey frequency and mode directives received from a transceiver control application like CW Skimmer, SpectraView, or BobCAT, do the following: 1. establish a connected pair of virtual serial ports using com0com, VSP_Manager, or equivalent; these notes assume that connected virtual ports 7 and 8 are created. 2. in the new "Secondary CAT Serial Port" panel on the Config window's Ports tab, 2a. set the serial port number to 7 (one member of the connected virtual port pair), the baud rate to 9600, word length to 8, stop bits to 1, and parity to none 2b. set the CAT protocol selector to Elecraft, Kenwood or Icom 2c. click the "Transceiver Control Application" button 3. configure the the transceiver control application 3a. set its CAT serial port number to 8 (the other member of the connected virtual port pair), the baud rate to 9600, word length to 8, stop bits to 1, and parity to none 3b. set its CAT protocol to Elecraft, Kenwood or Icom CAT protocol, consistent with your choice in step 2b Commander 8.2.7 is available via the DXLab Launcher and via 73, Dave, AA6YQ