DriveR8 Control Program for Alinco DX-R8/SR8/SR9

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DriveR8 Control Program for Alinco DX-R8/SR8/SR9

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I'm please to announce the release of the DriveR8 Control Program, V1.0.0.0 for the Alinco DX-R8/SR8/SR9 Communications Receivers.

Being the first public release there will probably be a few niggles but like my Scan125 Control Program which has many, many, happy users you can be assured that DriveR8 will get the same attention and support.

Please see/read more at http://www.nick-bailey.co.uk/DriveR8
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Re: DriveR8 Control Program for Alinco DX-R8/SR8/SR9

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I've just release V1.1.0.0 of DriveR8.

Sorry for the delay but hopefully you will find many improvements and fixes.

Please see/read more at http://www.nick-bailey.co.uk/DriveR8
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Re: DriveR8 Control Program for Alinco DX-R8/SR8/SR9

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I've just release V2.0.0.0 of DriveR8.

This new release now supports almost all of Alinco DX-SR8 and Alinco DX-SR9 TRANSCEIVER transmitter functions and controls.

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I've just released V2.1.0.0 of DriveR8.

This new release:

Add - Display Band Information on Virtual Display for VFOA and VFOB operation
Add - VFO Scratch Pad Function
Add - Scheduled Memory Tuning and Recording

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Re: DriveR8 Control Program for Alinco DX-R8/SR8/SR9

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I've just released V2.2.0.0 of DriveR8.

This new release:

New Function/Enhancements
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Add - Remove Registration Function / Requirement
Add - Current time field (as in current program time setting) to Scheduled Tuning Form
Add - Light green colour background to currently set LCL or GMT/UTC clock
Add - IQ mode supported test - Alinco model data not reliable
Add - Menu Comments item link to website form

Bug Fixes
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Fix - Scheduled Tuning Form current program time setting label text only changes on form load
Fix - Restore from Sheduled Tuning and VFOB not working - VFOA coded twice
Fix - CBEU channel 38 frequency incorrectly coded as 37 and not 38
Fix - On Memory Forms only send data to receiver if data values have actually changed - Stops PASS mode being entered
Fix - IQ mode function error due to "rogue" model firmware support

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Re: DriveR8 Control Program for Alinco DX-R8/SR8/SR9

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For your information I've had a report from one DX-SR9 owner/user that DriveR8 has a few issues with their SR9 rig. Nobody else has raised issues but PLEASE if you do have/find bugs and issues the PLEASE contact me.
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Re: DriveR8 Control Program for Alinco DX-R8/SR8/SR9

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scan125 wrote: 20 Sep 2018, 20:08 For your information I've had a report from one DX-SR9 owner/user that DriveR8 has a few issues with their SR9 rig. Nobody else has raised issues but PLEASE if you do have/find bugs and issues the PLEASE contact me.
So just to let you know I'm working with an SR9 user, and Alinco Japan, and we are working on getting to resolve the issues.
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I've just released V2.3.0.0 of DriveR8.

Please see https://www.nick-bailey.co.uk/DriveR8/index.html
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Re: DriveR8 Control Program for Alinco DX-R8/SR8/SR9

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I've just released V2.4.0.0 of DriveR8.

NEW in V2.4.0.0

Add - New Audio Recording system using BASS and BASS.NET sound library functions (BASS.DLL)
Add - DX-SR9 firmware message if not V1.06 or greater (SDR supported)
Add - Windows Version Information
Add - .NET 4.5 now required (by BASS)

Fixes in V2.4.0.0

Fix - Only audio noise is recorded on Windows 10 systems

Please see https://www.nick-bailey.co.uk/DriveR8/index.html for details.
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