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FT Ham – FT8/FT4 transceiverv1.2.6

Released April 1, 2026Major

iOS

What changed

  • New featureAdded a custom frequency picker to select frequencies directly in the app.
  • New featureEnabled the ability to reply once a caller has been decoded.
  • New featureFrequency data is now automatically recorded in logbook entries.
  • UXFixed a bug that caused the tab bar to be hidden while in map view.
  • PerformanceCorrected an issue where incorrect frequency values were displayed.
  • PerformanceGeneral bug fixes and stability improvements.

Original release notes

What's New in 1.2.6
• Custom frequency picker — choose your preferred frequency directly from the app.
• Reply is now available once a caller has been decoded.
• Frequency is now recorded in your logbook entries.
• Bug Fixes & Improvements
  - Fixed an issue that hid the tab bar while in map view.
  - Corrected incorrect frequency values shown in some cases.
  - General bugfixes

What's new in 1.2.5?
• CQ modifiers and grid location improvements
  - Auto locator / GPS toggle
  - Added toggle to include CQ in the grid
  - Fixed identification of CQ modifiers
• Improved swipe to reply behavior

What's new in 1.2.4?
• Improved events reporting, translation
• Fixed a bug when exporting to ADIF and added frequency to the ADIF file
• Fixed bug when going to background

What's new in 1.2.3?
• Improved performance and reduced battery consumption

What's new in 1.2.0?

• New Features
- Contacts Management
  Improved handling and integration of contacts within the application.
- Country Display in Logbook
  The Logbook now display the country associated with each callsign for easier identification.
- Callsign Location Detection
  The app can now infer and show approximate location based on callsign prefix.

• Improvements
- Map Controls
  Added options to enable or disable specific map elements for better customization.
- AutoCQ Smart Behavior
  AutoCQ will not call for CQ when de DX is already in the list of QSO
- Dynamic Log File Naming
  Log files now include timestamps (e.g., `FT_HAM_Log_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS`) to avoid overwriting and make log organization easier.
- Log Export Enhancements
  - Incremental export support.
  - Ability to export only new logs.
  - Option to select a specific date range instead of exporting the full history.

• Bug Fixes
- Several general bugfixes to improve usability and performance
- Auto TX and Logging (Interleaved QSO Issue)
  Fixed an issue where interleaved QSOs could produce incorrect “invalid” entries in the Sent and Received log fields when reports were not received in a simple 1-to-1 exchange sequence.
- Callsign Switching Logic
  Fixed a bug where the application could continue transmitting to the previous station instead of switching to the new target callsign after receiving a signal report.

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