This release 

- correctly sets the Phone RX and TX frequencies even if a phone transceiver mode isn't specified (tnx to Art W2NRA and Bob AD5VJ)

- disables the "QSO Info" panel's ? button while a callbook lookup is underway

- doesn't generate an errorlog.txt entry if a transceiver reports its WPM as 0

- accepts CQ zone, ITU zone, IOTA tag, and Primary Administrative Entity information from SpotCollector (version 4.2.2 and later)

- conveys CQ zone, ITU zone, IOTA tag, and Primary Administrative Entity information to DXKeeper after receiving them from SpotCollector (ignored by the current release of DXKeeper)

- with the Operating Mode set to RTTY, both soundcard RTTY and External RTTY Modem active, and the RTTY Transmit panel's QSO selector set to 'S' or 'X', then the "QSO Info" panel doesn't distinguish between information captured from the two receive panes (tnx to Gary K6JAJ)

- disables the "Log QSOs" panel's Spot button if SpotCollector isn't running or if SpotCollector is running but with outgoing cluster spots disabled (tnx to Danny N7DC)

- provide a "transmit split" option in the Main window's "PSK Transmit" panel that when enabled places the transceiver in split mode and transmits on the specified optimal offset (see explanation below)

- updates the BroadbandDecode.htm, Logging.htm, PSKTransmission.htm, and RTTY.htm, documentation files.

WinWarbler 5.4.8 is available via the DXLab Launcher or via http://www.dxlabsuite.com/download.htm


WinWarbler's ability to QSY your transceiver (via Commander) to place a PSK (or RTTY) signal on a specified "optimal" audio offset is useful for two reasons:

1. an audio offset can be chosen that is both within the transmitter's audio bandpass and high enough to keep its second harmonic above the transmitter's audio bandpass

2. a narrow receiver filter can be pre-positioned at the specified audio offset

However, QSYing the receiver each time you work a PSK31 or PSK63 station means that the Broadband Decoder must re-acquire the signals its been monitoring, as their audio offsets have all been shifted by the QSY. 

To eliminate this disruption, enabling the new "split" option in the Main window's "PSK Transmit" panel will place your transceiver in split mode; when you transmit, WinWarbler will set VFO B to a frequency that places your transmitted audio on the specified optimal audio offset. This accomplishes point #1 above without disrupting the Broadband Decoder. The tradeoff is that you must manually position any required receive filtering. The "PSK Transmit" panel's "split" box will only be enabled if Commander is running.

This new capability has not received a lot of testing, and should be considered experimental; I thought it might prove useful in the upcoming EPC PSK-63 contest. As always, critique, comments, and better ideas are welcome.

    73,

        Dave, AA6YQ