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thetechprepper 905d9f050f release notes - Initial ETC R6 release notes
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EmComm Tools OS Community Release

2026.04.01.R6 (6.0.0) Release Notes

  • Tier 1 radio PnP support
    • Updated notes for IC-7200 and automatically set ALSA audio levels
    • Updated notes for IC-7300 and automatically set ALSA audio levels
  • Tier 2 radio PnP support
    • Added Xiegu X6200 support
  • SDR
    • Added SDR++ application
  • HF Prediction
    • Added et-winlink-find - Locate Winlink stations near a geographic area
    • Updated et-voacap - Add support for VARA HF 500, 2300, and 2750 modes
  • et-predict-app 1.5.2
    • Added VARA HF modes
    • Fixed dark mode
    • Added 24-hour prediction
    • Added Maidenhead grid search
    • Changed default zoom level to work better with global maps
  • Fldigi suite
    • Added flmsg and flamp
    • Added AmRRON forms to fldigi
    • Added zero configuration and PnP support for flmsg and flamp
  • et-api - Updated version 1.3.0
  • Winlink
    • Enabled listener by default for all modes to support P2P
  • WSJT-X
    • Added PnP support for WSJT-X
  • WINE
    • Updated add-on script to set registry keys
  • SIGINT
    • Added Artemis (offline signal database)
  • Misc
    • Added minimodem
    • Added Ventoy
  • Security
    • Added GNU Privacy Agent (gpg)
    • Added AmRRON's public key
    • Added Paranoia File & Text Encryption
  • Data Sets
    • Offline FCC data set updated as of March 2026
    • Offline SSN data set updated as of February 2026
    • Offline Winlink RMS data set updated as of February 2026
    • Added support offline Canadian callsigns (if address available)
  • Offline Reference
    • S2 Underground - GhostNet
    • AmRRON - AIB resources
    • U.S. Maidenhead grid square
    • BPQ cheatsheet and U.S. node list
    • gpg quick reference
    • NATO phonetics quick reference
    • NOAA Weather Radio quick reference
    • Steganography quick reference
  • Bug fixes
    • et-[uv-pro|vr-n76|th-d74] - Added better check for MAC address

2025.11.28.R5 (5.0.0) Release Notes

  • Tier 1 radio PnP support
    • Lab599 TX-500MP via DigiRig Mobile
    • FX-4CR
    • Xiegu X6200
  • Tier 2 radio PnP support
    • FTX-1 Field (CAT control only)
  • SDR
    • rtl-sdr tools
    • dump1090 - ADS-B server
    • et-aircraft-app 1.1.0 - Offline aircraft tracking
    • SDR PnP support - RTL-SDR v2, v3 and v4, ADS-B SDR
  • Offline Raster Map Engine
    • mbtileserver 0.11.0 - Map tile server
    • mbutil 0.3.0 - Tool for creating raster tilesets in .mbtiles format
    • Open Street Maps tileset for US (zoom level 0 through 11)
    • Open Street Maps tileset for Canada (zoom level 0 through 10)
    • Open Street Maps tileset for World (zoom level 0 through 7)
  • RF Prediction
    • voacap
    • splat!
    • et-voacap - Offline command line HF prediction script
    • et-predict-app 1.2.0 - Offline graphical HF prediction application
  • et-api - Java-based API used for various ETC services such as geo location and offline lookup services
  • fldigi
  • Misc
    • JS8Call - Update maidenhead grid based on et-api (GPS if available) or et-user
    • Mapping tools: QGIS, GPSBabel
    • Database: SQLite
  • Data Sets
    • Offline FCC data set updated on 11/12/25
    • Offline SSN data set updated on 11/12/25
    • Offline Winlink RMS data set updated on 11/12/25
  • Bug fixes
    • LinBPQ - Changed PACKLEN and MAXFRAMES stability settings
    • udev - Disabled brltty service due to udev device hijacking
    • Winlink - Fixed position reports via GPS
    • YAAC - Added larger heap to allow for larger OSM map imports
    • Updated various installer scripts to use a more robust download function (download_with_retries)

2025.04.01.R4 (4.0.0)

  • Tier 1 radio PnP support
    • Yaesu FT-991A
  • Tier 2 radio PnP support
    • Icom IC-7300
    • Elecraft KX2 (DigiRig Mobile)
  • et-mode
    • BBS Client 1: Paracon (AGW radio terminal)
    • BBS Client 2: QtTermTCP (multi mode radio terminal)
    • BBS Server: 1200 baud packet node/BBS using LinBPQ
    • Chattervox: Packet-based chat client
    • Added 300, 1200, and 9600 baud packet packet to direwolf
    • Added VARA HF and VARA FM mode selection if installed
  • GPS PnP support
    • Dell 7220 (u-blox 8 receiver)
  • Winlink
    • Enabled P2P listening for AX.25 and ARDOP
    • Updated RMS list as of 03/27/25
  • Bluetooth TNC support
    • et-uv-pro: Support for BTECH UV Pro
    • et-vr-n76: support for Vero VGC NR-76
    • et-th-d74: support for Kenwood TH-D74
    • Added support for: axcall, QtTermTCP, Winlink, and YAAC
  • WINE
    • Added basic installation of WINE
    • Added scripts (~/add-on/wine/*.sh) to install VARA HF/FM
  • Misc
    • Added kiwix for offline Wikipedia and/or .zim browsing
    • et-user-backup: Performs ETC configuration backup
    • et-user-restore: Restores ETC configuration
    • Added misc tooling: pup, socat
  • Bug fixes
    • Updated OSM map downloader to work with updates to Geofabrik site
    • Fixed formatting of et-radio text output
    • Resolved inconsistent Conky startup behavior

2024.11.27.R3 (3.0.0)

  • Plug-and-Play (PnP) support for CAT control, sound card, and GPS
  • Tier 1 radio PnP support
    • Yaesu FT-818ND (DigiRig Mobile)
    • Yaesu FT-857D (DigiRig Mobile)
    • Yaesu FT-897D (DigiRig Mobile)
    • Icom IC-705
    • Icom IC-7100
  • Tier 2 radio PnP support
    • DigiRig Lite (any radio with supported cable)
    • DigiRig Mobile with no CAT (any radio with supported cable)
    • Icom IC-7200
    • QRPLabs QMX
    • Xiegu G90 (DigiRig Mobile)
    • Yaesu FT-891 (DigiRig DR-891)
  • GPS PnP support
  • Automatic time synchronization via GPS
  • Zero-configuration JS8Call launcher
    • Replace callsign, grid and sound card on every startup
    • Added @TTPNET call group
    • Prevent startup if no callsign defined via et-user
    • Prevent startup if no radio connected
    • If no GPS, reminder user to check time synchronization
    • Set default mode to normal
    • Show only message column in band activity window
    • Sort band activity by last heard station
    • Show only callsign, last heard, SNR, and offset in call activity window
    • Expire heard stations after 30 minutes in call activity window
    • Set ETC version in station info field
    • Hide waterfall controls
  • Zero-configuration mode switcher
    • APRS Client (YAAC)
    • APRS Digipeater (Dire Wolf)
    • Packet Digipeater (Dire Wolf)
    • Winlink VHF/UHF (AX.25 packet)
    • Winlink HF (ARDOP)
  • Added Conky for displaying system telemetry information
    • Date/time (local and UTC)
    • GPS time synchronization state
    • System resource utilization
    • Connected radio and connection state for CAT, GPS, and audio interface
    • Operator callsign and grid
    • Current mode of operation
  • Radio Applications
    • ARDOP - amateur radio modem suitable for HF
    • Dire Wolf - Software-based packet TNC
    • Pat - Winlink client
    • YAAC - APRS client
  • Misc Applications
    • Audio tools - Audacity, ffmpeg, sox
    • Development tools - Java 20, meld, vim
    • Min - Web browser
    • Navit - Offline navigation
    • Paracon - Packet radio terminal emulator
  • Added state-level (US only) OSM downloader to installer
  • Utility scripts
    • et-device-info - Capture USB device information for PnP development
    • et-radio - Set active radio
    • et-mode - Communications mode switcher
    • et-system-info - Display system information
    • et-time - Display time synch information for GPS
    • et-user - Configure global operating settings
  • Desktop notification messaging to user
  • Use old-releases for apt repositories
  • Basic post-installation test/validation suite
  • Set terminal to high visibility color palette
  • Upgraded DireWolf from 1.6 to 1.7

2024.05.19.R2

  • Enabled Panasonic brightness fix
  • Added motd
  • Added GNOME settings for power management
  • Added pbcopy and pbpaste command aliases
  • Installed hamlib 4.5 from source
  • Installed JS8Call 2.2.0 from Debian package

2024.03.16.R1

  • Ported and adjusted initial scripts from commercial build
  • Added et-log logger utility
  • Enabled old-releases for apt source
  • Installed base packages
  • Installed initial build tools and image creation tools
  • Replaced Firefox with Brave web browser
  • Removed miscellaneous packages
  • Installed EmComm Tools branding
  • Applied initial GNOME settings
  • Initial work to improve brightness issues on Panasonic hardware
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