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Version 1.42 released Shared band context, a session-based ON4KST connection and signed macOS packages 2026-08-22

Version 1.42 is out

v1.42 is available as a Stable release. It brings several previously separate calculations together: band information, Worked status, NOT-QRV marks, callsign suffixes and frequencies are now used consistently by the user list, the station map, the priority calculation and the external interfaces.

The highlights

  • Shared band context: One central band-opportunity calculation feeds the user list, New bands, the band-upgrade hint, the Priority Score, the station map and the automatic band selection. The band columns now distinguish X, a, B+ and o, and 50 and 70 MHz are supported everywhere — from the station settings through to the Win-Test listener.
  • A connection you can trust: The ON4KST link has been rebuilt around session-scoped connection handling with bounded timeouts, heartbeat detection and controlled reconnect backoff. A compact LINK indicator in the main window shows what the connection is actually doing, and the user list no longer disappears after login.
  • Signed and notarized macOS packages: The DMG files for Apple Silicon and Intel are signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple. The first launch now works by double-clicking, without the detour through Open in the context menu, and it works offline too.
  • More precise frequencies: QRG recognition uses a station-specific band context, AirScout and the map path analysis derive realistic per-station frequencies, and the obsolete 430 MHz fallback is now 432 MHz.

The complete list of new functions, changes and fixed bugs is in the changelog and in the release notes.

Getting it

Packages for Windows, Linux and macOS are on the download page and in the GitHub release. Arch Linux users get it via the AUR as usual.

The German and English manuals have been checked against the source code, extended and re-screenshotted for this release. 73