Updates for the week of September 5–11, 2026

New Features

• The LocalMate TCI settings now include a TX Audio Gain slider, so you can adjust the transmit audio level coming from your local TCI software (WSJT-X, loggers, etc.).

Improvements

• The ALC meter was added to the Icom radio panel, so you can watch your drive level while transmitting.
• Icom radios now clear RIT and XIT when the station starts up, so you won’t inherit a hidden receive or transmit offset left behind by a previous operator.

Bug Fixes

• FT8 on Icom radios now follows the dial wherever you tune it, so working DXpeditions and other non-standard FT8 frequencies works correctly instead of the waterfall freezing with an “out of range” error.
• Antenna switches and other relay-controlled devices now apply their default settings correctly once they come online at station startup, fixing cases where a station came up with the wrong antenna or relay selection.

Station Updates

• 9A Youth 2: the 40m antenna now has its own rotor control (tower 2), separate from the 10/15/20/6m rotor, so it can be pointed independently.
• Eastport 6m: the rotor is back in service.