Yaesu FT-710 Spectrum Scope Now Supported Over USB – No SCU-LAN10 Required
October 12, 2026
This release is available to anyone using the Production release channel
New Features
- Some fields that you may reasonably want to clear quickly and easily now show a small X which can be clicked to clear them on the right hand side.
- Added a UTC clock to the status bar (can be turned on and off in Settings -> General) and a UTC Clock tool window, available from the Tools menu.
- The export wizard now remembers the end date and time of your last successful export and uses it as the default start for your next custom date range, making it easier to export new contacts.
- Cluster filtering now supports filtering on Spotter CQ Zone and Spotter ITU Zone
- You can now choose which modes are visible in the worked matrix
- The spectrum scope splitter position (the split between the Scope and the Waterfall) is now retained in the layout between reloads.
- Selected page size in the Logbook, Cluster and Debug log are now retained in the layout between reloads
- Added “Previous QSO Lookup Behaviour” to Logbook settings. The default, “Ignore Modifiers”, shows previous contacts across callsign variants, for example, entering M0YOM also finds contacts with M0YOM/P or M0YOM/M, and vice versa. Select “Exact Match” to retain the previous behaviour.
- Added debug logging capability for Amplifiers
- You can now right click a decode in the Network Decodes tool window and copy the callsign to the clipboard.
- You can now double click a line in Call Sense and it will populate the QSO Entry window’s callsign.
- The Logbook now shows how many items you have selected
- If a DX Cluster disconnects an alert is now displayed
- When double clicking a QSO in the logbook, instead of being taken directly to the edit QSO window, a QSO information window is now shown, this allows you to see the following.
- View information about the QSO
- See worked matrix related to that QSO
- See worked matrix related to that QSOs DXCC entity
- View other QSOs for that callsign
- View the map for the QSO
- Choose to edit the QSO
- Added a configurable “Show last QSOs” option to the map’s context menu. It defaults to 100 contacts and lets you edit the count directly in the menu, there is no limit on how many QSOs you can display but performance may be impacted if your logbook is very large and you choose a large number.
- Added “Lock Position” option to the Band Map context menu. Enable it to keep the band map in place while the radio’s frequency marker moves. You can still scroll manually.
- Added “Repair Data” -> “Fill missing My Station details” to the Log Maintenance Wizard. This can be used to repair QSOs that are missing data in the My Station fields.
- Added popup explaining that QSO Director comes with full support.
Changes
- LoTW – History downloads now use smaller date ranges and resume from saved progress after interruptions.
- LoTW – Timed-out requests are retried in smaller sections.
- LoTW – Pending contacts can upload without waiting for the entire logbook history to finish synchronising.
- LoTW – Added clearer progress messages and improved diagnostics for connection problems.
- Improved LoTW synchronisation for large logbooks. Historical downloads now adapt their date ranges to contact density and response performance.
- LoTW – Synchronisation automatically resumes after temporary interruptions and application restarts, preserving completed work.
- LoTW – Added Pause and Resume controls.
- LoTW – Clearer progress messages distinguish working, waiting, paused and attention-required states, with a live retry countdown and local retry time.
- LoTW – Improved retry scheduling avoids unnecessary additional delays while respecting LoTW’s request limits.
- LoTW – Historical checks release resources between download steps so newly logged contacts can receive attention.
- LoTW – Added diagnostic details that can be copied when contacting support.
- ADIF version 3.1.8 is now fully supported
- Substantially improved LoTW integration to make synchronisation more reliable, easier to understand and better suited to large logbooks.
- More reliable synchronisation: Improved tracking of accepted contacts and confirmations, including recovery from older synchronisation timestamps and interrupted downloads.
- Better handling of edited contacts: Changes to previously uploaded contacts are detected more accurately, helping corrections reach LoTW while keeping acceptance and confirmation information tied to the correct contact details.
- Safer upload recovery: Upload attempts are recorded so QSO Director can check uncertain results before attempting another upload. Temporary failures retry automatically, while respecting LoTW waiting periods.
- Improved pause and cancellation: Pausing synchronisation or disabling LoTW stops active work promptly and preserves the information needed to resume safely.
- Clearer setup and station validation: Reworked station-location settings make it easier to compare QSO Director and TQSL details, identify problems and understand certificate coverage. Location checks account for the fields available for the relevant country.
- New LoTW Activity window: View synchronisation progress, upload history and contacts needing attention, with diagnostic export options for troubleshooting.
- Full synchronisation reset: A new “Reset LoTW Synchronisation State” option clears local synchronisation history and progress without changing contact fields, credentials or station mappings. Synchronisation remains paused until resumed, then checks LoTW history before uploading.
- Better large-logbook performance: Reduced memory use and database overhead, with performance testing covering logbooks of up to 200,000 contacts.
- The date and time on the QSO Entry is now always in UTC. Local Date and Time is still stored in the log entry but it is now always entered in UTC. This also applies when editing a QSO.
Bug Fixes
- The statistics tool chart colour was not correctly following the selected theme
- SPE Expert Amplifier Interface Fixes
- Fixed a crash that could occur when closing the Network Listener Inbox.
- Fixed an issue where selecting some spots tuned the frequency but failed to select the radio mode. SSB spots now resolve to USB or LSB, including USB on 60 metres.
- Fixed an issue where overlapping spot reports could cause valid POTA spots to disappear when spot filters were enabled.
- Fixed repeated DX cluster reports not refreshing existing spots, which could leave outdated spot details or cause active stations to disappear prematurely.
- Fixed spotter geographical filtering for CW skimmer and historical cluster spots and portable callsigns. Stations now remain visible while any current report matches the selected spotter filters. Reports from other locations no longer hide qualifying stations or extend the lifetime of expired qualifying reports.
- Switch controller now shows a “Disconnected” message when it’s bound switch is not connected.
- Fixed an issue where editing a QSO cleared its selection in the logbook. The edited QSO now remains selected after saving, provided it is still on the current filtered page.
- Issue where LoTW was checking country specific fields for all callsigns. This could result in LoTW failing to synchronise.
- SPE Expert Amplifiers Reflected Power was not being shown
- Improved recognition of SOTA, IOTA, POTA and WWFF cluster spots from references in the spot notes, even when the programme name is omitted. Notes containing the programme name still identify activation spots without a reference.
- Fixed incomplete “My Station” details when logging contacts from WSJT-X and other network sources. Missing fields now use the station, location and operator selected when the contact arrives, while preserving details supplied by the source application.
- Fixed scrolling in the LoTW Settings Certificates tab so all certificates and the “Manage certificates in TQSL…” button remain accessible in smaller windows.
- Fixed LoTW integration with TQSL when the user’s home folder name contains unicode characters
