v1.9.9.2

This release contains the following content:

1. Bugfixes:
   • Remove TX attenuation and squelch tooltips. (PR #717)
   • Disable 800XA radio button when in RX Only mode. (PR #716)

Available binary releases:

• FreeDV-1.9.9.2-windows-i686.exe (32 bit Windows for Intel/AMD)
• FreeDV-1.9.9.2-windows-x86_64.exe (64 bit Windows for Intel/AMD, recommended for most Windows PCs)
• FreeDV-1.9.9.2-windows-aarch64.exe (64 bit Windows for ARM)

v1.9.9.1

This release fixes a Windows-only bug discovered in 1.9.9 that prevented startup of the application. Otherwise, the content of this release is the same as 1.9.9.

Available binary releases:

• FreeDV-1.9.9.1-windows-i686.exe (32 bit Windows for Intel/AMD)
• FreeDV-1.9.9.1-windows-x86_64.exe (64 bit Windows for Intel/AMD, recommended for most Windows PCs)
• FreeDV-1.9.9.1-windows-aarch64.exe (64 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV.dmg (Intel/ARM universal binary for macOS)

v1.9.9

This release contains the following content:

1. Bugfixes:
   • Cache PortAudio sound info to improve startup performance. (PR #689)
   • Fix typo in cardinal directions list. (PR #688)
   • Shrink size of callsign list to prevent it from disappearing off the screen. (PR #692)
   • Clean up memory leak in FreeDV Reporter window. (PR #705)
   • Fix issue causing delayed filter updates when going from tracking band to frequency. (PR #710)
   • Fix hanging issue with footswitch configured. (PR #707)
2. Enhancements:
   • Add additional error reporting in case of PortAudio failures. (PR #695)
   • Allow longer length user messages. (PR #694)
   • Add context menu for copying messages to the clipboard. (PR #694)
3. Documentation:
   • Remove broken links in README. (PR #709)
4. Build system:
   • Add ability to build without LPCNet in preparation for potential future deprecation of 2020/2020B. (PR #711)

Available binary releases:

• FreeDV-1.9.9-windows-i686.exe (32 bit Windows for Intel/AMD)
• FreeDV-1.9.9-windows-x86_64.exe (64 bit Windows for Intel/AMD, recommended for most Windows PCs)
• FreeDV-1.9.9-windows-aarch64.exe (64 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV.dmg (Intel/ARM universal binary for macOS)

v1.9.8

This release contains the following content:

1. Bugfixes:
   • Prevent unnecessary recreation of resamplers in analog mode. (PR #661)
   • Better handle high sample rate audio devices and those with >2 channels. (PR #668)
   • Fix issue preventing errors from being displayed for issues involving the FreeDV->Speaker sound device. (PR #668)
   • Fix issue resulting in incorrect audio device usage after validation failure if no valid default exists. (PR #668)
   • Fix bug where PTT button background color doesn't change when toggling PTT via space bar. (PR #669)
   • Fix bug where FreeDV crashes if only RX sound devices are configured with mic filters turned on. (PR #673)
   • Fix Windows-specific off by one issue in FreeDV Reporter sorting code. (PR #681)
2. Enhancements:
   • Add Frequency column to RX drop-down. (PR #663)
   • Update tooltip for the free form text field to indicate that it's not covered by FEC. (PR #665)
   • Enable use of space bar for PTT when in the FreeDV Reporter window. (PR #666)
   • Move TX Mode column to left of Status in FreeDV Reporter window. (PR #670)
   • Add heading column to FreeDV Reporter window. (PR #672, #675)
   • Prevent FreeDV Reporter window from being above the main window. (PR #679)
   • Add support for displaying cardinal directions instead of headings. (PR #685)
3. Code cleanup:
   • Move FreeDV Reporter dialog code to dialogs section of codebase. (PR #664)

Available binary releases:

• FreeDV-1.9.8-windows-i686.exe (32 bit Windows for Intel/AMD)
• FreeDV-1.9.8-windows-x86_64.exe (64 bit Windows for Intel/AMD, recommended for most Windows PCs)
• FreeDV-1.9.8-windows-aarch64.exe (64 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV.dmg (Intel/ARM universal binary for macOS)

v1.9.7.2

This release fixes what was supposed to be fixed in v1.9.7.1 (intermittent crash when enabling/using filters). Otherwise, this is equivalent to version 1.9.7.

Available binary releases:

• FreeDV-1.9.7.2-windows-i686.exe (32 bit Windows for Intel/AMD)
• FreeDV-1.9.7.2-windows-x86_64.exe (64 bit Windows for Intel/AMD, recommended for most Windows PCs)
• FreeDV-1.9.7.2-windows-aarch64.exe (64 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV.dmg (Intel/ARM universal binary for macOS)

v1.9.7.1

This release contains a fix for an intermittent crash discovered after v1.9.7 was released involving changes in the TX/RX filters. Otherwise, this is equivalent to version 1.9.7.

Available binary releases:

• FreeDV-1.9.7.1-windows-i686.exe (32 bit Windows for Intel/AMD)
• FreeDV-1.9.7.1-windows-x86_64.exe (64 bit Windows for Intel/AMD, recommended for most Windows PCs)
• FreeDV-1.9.7.1-windows-aarch64.exe (64 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV.dmg (Intel/ARM universal binary for macOS)

v1.9.7

This release contains the following content:

1. Bugfixes:
   • Use double precision instead of float for loading frequency list. (PR #627)
   • Improve validation of frequencies in Options dialog. (PR #628)
   • Fix typo resulting in TX device sample rate being used for filter initialization. (PR #630)
   • Fix intermittent crash resulting from object thread starting before object is fully initialized. (PR #630)
   • Prevent creation of filters if not enabled. (PR #631)
   • Fix issue preventing Start button from re-enabling itself on audio device errors. (PR #636)
   • Fix issue preventing proper FreeDV Reporter column sizing on Windows. (PR #638)
   • Fix flicker in FreeDV Reporter window when tracking by frequency. (PR #637)
   • Update Filter dialog to better handle resizing. (PR #641)
   • Fix capitalization of distance units in FreeDV Reporter window. (PR #642)
   • Rename KHz to kHz in documentation and UI. (PR #643)
   • Avoid calculating distances in FreeDV Reporter window for those with invalid grid squares. (PR #646, #649)
   • Fix display bugs in FreeDV Reporter window when switching between dark and light mode. (PR #646)
   • Add guard code to prevent FreeDV Reporter window from being off screen on startup. (PR #650)
   • Fix issue preventing FreeDV startup on macOS <= 10.13. (PR #652)
   • On startup, only jiggle height and not width. (PR #653)
   • Fix issue preventing FreeDV from being linked with older versions of Xcode. (PR #654)
   • Fix issue preventing TX audio from resuming after going from TX->RX in full duplex mode. (PR #655)
2. Enhancements:
   • Allow user to refresh status message even if it hasn't been changed. (PR #632)
   • Increase priority of status message highlight. (PR #632)
   • Adjust FreeDV Reporter data display to better match accepted UX standards. (PR #644)
   • Further reduce required space for each column in FreeDV Reporter window. (PR #646)
   • Provide an option Do save only certain FreeDV Reporter messages sent to the server. (PR #647)
3. Build system:
   • Include PDB debugging file for FreeDV. (PR #633)
   • End support for 32 bit ARM on Windows. (PR #651)
   • Begin performing CI builds for macOS. (PR #654)
4. Documentation:
   • Fix spelling, etc. mistakes in the documentation. (PR #640)
   • Update README to reflect latest state of codebase. (PR #654)
   • Move older changelog from user manual to separate file. (PR #654)
5. Code cleanup:
   • Move GUI related files into their own folder. (PR #654)
   • Move build scripts into cmake folder. (PR #654)
   • Remove no longer used scripts and patch files. (PR #654)

Available binary releases:

• FreeDV-1.9.7-windows-i686.exe (32 bit Windows for Intel/AMD)
• FreeDV-1.9.7-windows-x86_64.exe (64 bit Windows for Intel/AMD, recommended for most Windows PCs)
• FreeDV-1.9.7-windows-aarch64.exe (64 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV.dmg (Intel/ARM universal binary for macOS)

v1.9.6

Merry Christmas! This release contains the following content:

1. Bugfixes:
   • Use SetSize/GetSize instead of SetClientSize/GetClientSize to work around startup sizing issue. (PR #611)
   • Check for RIGCAPS_NOT_CONST in Hamlib 4.6. (PR #615)
   • Make main screen gauges horizontal to work around sizing/layout issues. (PR #613)
   • Fix compiler issue with certain versions of MinGW. (PR #622)
   • Suppress use of space bar when in RX Only mode. (PR #623)
   • Fix Windows-specific issue preventing entry of very high frequencies. (PR #624)
2. Enhancements:
   • Add option to add a delay after starting TX and before ending TX. (PR #618)
   • Allow serial PTT to be enabled along with OmniRig. (PR #619)
   • Add 800XA to multi-RX list. (PR #617)
   • Add logic to report status message to FreeDV Reporter. (PR #620)
   • Allow display and entry of frequencies in KHz. (PR #621)
   • Add 5368.5 KHz to the default frequency list. (PR #626)

Available binary releases:

• FreeDV-1.9.6-windows-i686.exe (32 bit Windows for Intel/AMD)
• FreeDV-1.9.6-windows-x86_64.exe (64 bit Windows for Intel/AMD, recommended for most Windows PCs)
• FreeDV-1.9.6-windows-armv7.exe (32 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV-1.9.6-windows-aarch64.exe (64 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV.dmg (Intel/ARM universal binary for macOS)

v1.9.5

This release contains the following content:

1. Bugfixes:
   • Fix bug preventing frequency updates from being properly suppressed when frequency control is in focus. (PR #585)
   • Fix bug preventing 60 meter frequencies from using USB with DIGU/DIGL disabled. (PR #589)
   • Additional fix for PR #561 to parse/format frequencies using current locale. (PR #595)
   • Add entitlements to work around macOS Sonoma permissions bug. (PR #598)
   • Fix bug preventing FreeDV Reporter window from closing after resetting configuration to defaults. (PR #593)
   • Fix bug preventing reload of manually entered frequency on start. (PR #608)
2. Enhancements:
   • FreeDV Reporter: Add support for filtering the exact frequency. (PR #596)
   • Add confirmation dialog box before actually resetting configuration to defaults. (PR #593)
   • Add ability to double-click FreeDV Reporter entries to change the radio's frequency. (PR #592)
   • FreeDV Reporter: Add ability to force RX Only reporting in Tools->Options. (PR #599)
   • Add new 160m/80m/40m calling frequencies for IARU R2. (PR #601)
   • Add Help button to allow users to get help more easily. (PR #607)
3. Build system:
   • Upgrade wxWidgets to 3.2.4. (PR #607)
4. Other:
   • Report OS usage to FreeDV Reporter. (PR #606)

Available binary releases:

• FreeDV-1.9.5-windows-i686.exe (32 bit Windows for Intel/AMD)
• FreeDV-1.9.5-windows-x86_64.exe (64 bit Windows for Intel/AMD, recommended for most Windows PCs)
• FreeDV-1.9.5-windows-armv7.exe (32 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV-1.9.5-windows-aarch64.exe (64 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV.dmg (Intel/ARM universal binary for macOS)

v1.9.4

This release contains the following content:

1. Bugfixes:
   • Fix issue causing hanging while testing serial port PTT. (PR #577)
   • Fix issue causing improper RX Only reporting when hamlib is disabled. (PR #579)
   • Fix compiler error on some Linux installations. (PR #578)
   • Fix issue causing error on startup after testing setup with Easy Setup. (PR #575)
   • Fix issue preventing PSK Reporter from being enabled by default. (PR #575)
2. Enhancements:
   • Add experimental support for OmniRig to FreeDV. (PR #575)
     • Note: This is only available on Windows.

Available binary releases:

• FreeDV-1.9.4-windows-i686.exe (32 bit Windows for Intel/AMD)
• FreeDV-1.9.4-windows-x86_64.exe (64 bit Windows for Intel/AMD, recommended for most Windows PCs)
• FreeDV-1.9.4-windows-armv7.exe (32 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV-1.9.4-windows-aarch64.exe (64 bit Windows for ARM)
• FreeDV.dmg (Intel/ARM universal binary for macOS)