SmartSDR v3.6.8 is Now Available

Tim - W4TME

FlexRadio announces the immediate availability of SmartSDR v3.6.8

FlexRadio highly recommends upgrading to SmartSDR v3.6.8 at your earliest convenience and strongly recommends not reverting to any previous versions of SmartSDR v3 to ensure the issues fixed in this release do not reoccur.  

SmartSDR 3.6.8 can be downloaded from the FlexRadio website. SmartSDR v3.6.8 is a general release containing important software bug fixes and enhancements for version 3 of SmartSDR for Windows, SmartSDR for Maestro, SmartSDR for M models, SmartSDR CAT, and DAX.

Please download and review the SmartSDR v3.6.8 Release Notes included with the release package before installing SmartSDR v3.6.8 on your FLEX-6000.

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IMPORTANT: The SmartSDR for Windows Installer software has increased in size.

To better support current and future hardware products, starting with SmartSDR v3.6.8, the file size of the SmartSSDR for Windows installer software package has increased. We have made improvements to the file distribution infrastructure for faster downloads globally. Please exercise patience if it takes a little longer to download the SmartSDR for Windows installer software. 

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Release Highlights for SmartSDR v3.6.8

Added ability to enable/disable multiFLEX: This allows the radio to be used in single-user mode. This feature is accessed from the SmartSDR for Windows and Maestro radio settings. The default setting is enabled. [SMART-8491]

Incremental improvements to CW performance and stability: Multiple improvements have been made to the radio firmware to resolve several issues related to the quality of CW when transmitting [SMART-4437]

Improvements to RF Gain persistence: Fixed several issues to prevent RF Gain settings from reverting to the default settings when recalling a previously worked band. [SMART-9808]

Improved interaction with SmartSDR and the PGXL: Several changes have been made to the radio firmware to reduce the number of intermittent interlock errors, high SWR readings, and RF power drops PGXL during RF transmission. [SMART-9423]

Resolved RF dropouts when using VOX and CW: Fixed an intermittent issue using VOX and operating CW where there was no RF out for a short time [SMART-9361], [SMART-9362]

Fixed TX Slice fails to transmit when using split operation: A defect was resolved that prevented RF transmission after enabling split mode [SMART-9488]

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The SmartSDR v3.6.8 Changelog:

Please refer to the SmartSDR v3 Changelog for a complete listing of changes in the SmartSDR v3.6.8 release. https://www.flexradio.com/software/smartsdr_v3_changelog/