v1.26.983.1
Released 2026-03-07
New & Improved
- Promoted to public release — Build #983 milestone achieved after multi-station beta testing.
- Band-change propagation is now fully automatic for all supported radios and hardware combinations.
- Band-specific Operate/Standby power control — each band can have an independent power limit and operate mode behavior.
- FlexRadio Aurora™ series support included (beta designation, see Aurora news post).
- Tray meter panel now reports Forward Power (W), SWR, and Amplifier Temperature with live refresh.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed rare race condition where band-change message could arrive before amplifier serial port was ready, causing a missed transition.
- Fixed tray application not reflecting service stopped state after a Windows restart.
- Fixed KPA1500 SWR meter returning zero on first read after service start.
v1.26.982.1
Released 2026-03-02
New & Improved
- Controller - Meter window is now resizable and remembers last position.
- Plugin for GPIO added — controls relay hats on Raspberry Pi for PTT, Amp Operate/Standby, Tuner Enable, and Tune cycle start.
- Plugin SDK public interfaces finalized —
IAmpPlugin, ITunerPlugin, and IPluginHost are now stable and documented.
- Plugin SDK sample projects published on GitHub.
- Controller - Meter panel added — floating window shows live Power, SWR, and Temperature readings from the connected amplifier.
- Installer now checks for .NET 10 Runtime presence and installs if missing (included in msi).
Bug Fixes
- Controller - Fixed Meter window failing to reconnect after service restart when the meter panel was open.
- KPA500 - Fixed status update of AMP icon when front panel Operate/Standby button pressed on KPA500.
- KPA500 - meter value reporting stabilized — consistent forward power and SWR values.