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Belt holder / bracket 3D STL file for PicoAPRS V4 (Version 08. November 2023)
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This holder was designed by Tim Rauhut, DL2DMC




Please update the software of your PicoAPRS V4 via the Devices menu


Changelog for PicoAPRS V4 Firmware:

Version 19 - 01.03.2024
-bugfix: improved APRS packet decoding in "iGate" and "Fill in Digi" mode.
-some small improvements

Version 18 - 10.01.2024
-Added more special characters to the virtual keyboard..
-bugfix buffer overflow when receiving very long packets

Version 17 - 30.10.2023
-New: New GPS screen with different GPS coordinate formats.
-Various bugfixes and improvements

Version 16
not public version

Version 15 - 06.09.2023
-Bugfix: If you ended your own callsign with a "-", your callsign was not saved in the internal memory.

Version 14 - 20.07.2023
-New: Key lock function to avoid unwanted key operation
-Bugfix: Wrong distance in "Last heard" station list
-Bugfix: Icon in "Last heard" was always a "house" icon.
-Bugfix: Fill-In Digi has repeated some packages which should not be repeated.
-Bugfix: Fill-In Digi has repeated some text from pacet recevied before.
-Improvement: Fill-In Digi - added a delay between receiving and retransmitting a packet.

Version 13 - 27.06.2023
-New: RX frequency extended to 136 MHz - 174 MHz.
-Change: Bigger frequency display in TNC mode. Removed own callsign from screen in TNC mode (useless in this mode).
-Change: No battery measurement while transmittig to prevent "jumping" battery state.
-Change: No start tone if you disable keypress beep in menu.
-Change: prevent transmitting of status message on startup when TX intervall is set to OFF.
-Change: Setting "RX APRS IS" (from internet) will saved to internal memory and restored again after power cycle.
Version 12 - 13.05.2023
-New: TNC frequerncy can now changed from the used app. Implemented only in RadioMailĀ® App for now. See how it works on Youtube
-Bugfix: Some third party packets (forwarded to RF by igates) could cause your PicoAPRS to reboot.

Version 11 - 24.04.2023
-New: The received stations as well as sent and received text messages are no longer deleted after switching off and on again.
-Decimal point instead of a comma in the CTCSS/DCS tones

Version 10 - 01.04.2023
-Change: BT will not "time out" (powersave) if an USB power source is connected.
-Change: Much faster button response if you release the button between two actions.
-Change: Some optimization for TNC usage.
-Some other small improvements and bugfixes

Version 9 - 25.02.2023
-Bugfix: Some devices can't detect the radio module with version 8

Version 8 - 16.02.2023
-NEW: Added BT Low Energy (BLE) to TNC mode. Now you can connect your PicoAPRS V4 with an iOSĀ® device. Tested wirh "APRS.fi" App and "RadioMail" App.
-NEW: Progress bar on update screen (you will see that on the next update)
-NEW: SET (right) button in TNC mode allows you to set an different frequency for TNC mode.
-Bugfix: Automatic shutdown with empty battery was broken in last update.
-Some other small improvements and bugfixes

Version 7 - 03.02.2023
-NEW: Charging screen in power off state
-Updated VHF-modem firmware to version 12
-Improved packet decoding
-Bugfix: Reduced current consumption in power off state
-Bugfix: Time offset with negative values don't work properly (please set your time offset again after this update)
-Change: Removed "Local time" text on main screen. Now it will only show "UTC" if no time offset is defined

Version 6 - 20.01.2023
-NEW: Time offset for clock (now you can show local time instead UTC).
-NEW: Last heard before "hh:mm:ss" when you select "OPEN" a station or follow the station. Time is updated as soon as a new packet is received from this station
-NEW: Backup (via file download) and restore (upload the file back) your frequency memory via "Web Config". You can make different backups for different regions and replace them easily
-Change: Improved AFSK signal decoding
-Bugfixes

Version 5 - 11.01.2023, more than 60 changes to previous version! Some of them are:
-Change: New design of virtual buttons
-Change: Removed fonts with serif for better readability.
-Change: less button delay
-Change: Disabled of packet decoding in TNC mode (will not shown on PicoAPRS screen)
-Change: Increased AX25 buffer frame size from 180 bytes to 530 bytes
-Change: faster LCD refresh rate
-Change: Extended the password field for your WiFi password from 30 characters to 60
-Change: Swapped the "Settings" icon with "SOS" icon
-Change: BT will now disable after 4 minutes instead of one minute
-Change: Send unacknowledged messages again at a random second instead of second '0' to avoid collisions with other radios doing the same.
-NEW: Added status and comment edit field to webconfig
-NEW: "Busy Data Channel Detection" (BDCD)
-NEW: TX delay after receiving a packet
-Bugfix: Removed SSID 0 from QR code of received stations
-Bugfix: Frequencies out of a step from 0.1250 MHz can not entered in web interface (now 0.0005MHz steps allowed)
-Bugfix: AX.25 paackets with less than 18 bytes was dropped.
-Bugfix: Menu GPS Satellites does not sow outdated information now
-Updated VHF-modem firmware to version 10
-Internal memory usage optimized
-Overall smoother user interface
-And a lot of small other changes and improvements

Version 4 - 27.12.2022
-Bugfix

Version 3 - 26.12.2022
-Bugfixes and improvements
-NEW: added volume 0 (mute)

Version 2 - 20.12.2022
-Bugfixes and new features