RT4D Editor 0.5.4

Important

CPS For DualTachyon's RT-4D REFW Beta 42

Features

• Dual-bank support — Beta version detection, settings bank
  detection, and zone region reading for dual-bank radios
• Scan list functionality — Scan list support for zones with UI
  integration
• Legacy codeplug format — Support for legacy codeplug format
  with channel parser updates
• Firmware flashing — Implement firmware flashing functionality
  with improved port population logic
• FM standby option — Added to FMWidget settings
• FN key & hotkey support — FN+0..9 hotkeys in settings
• DTMF preset names — Added DTMF preset names support
• Searchable combo boxes — Zones and channels in SettingsWidget
  are now searchable
• Last used port saving — Remembers previously used port in radio
  dialogs
• Work mode zone/channel visibility — SettingsWidget manages
  visibility based on work mode
• New function key options — "DMR Last Call" option added to
  function key values
• LCD contrast range — Updated to new range (0–13)

Bug Fixes

• Band A / Band B work mode zone settings — Fixed zone settings
  for dual-band work modes

Refactoring

• Removed voice prompt settings from SettingsWidget
• Removed DMR Group Name settings from CustomFirmwareDialog
• Removed Auto Power Off, Radio Clock, startup picture, call
  group display, and clock/timer settings from UI
• Renamed "Group Call ID Show" → "Talker Alias", "Color Code
  Detect" → "Bandwidth Toggle" in function keys
• Simplified function key handling by removing label
  transformation
• Replaced hang time combo boxes with spin boxes
• Simplified DTMF duration values with list comprehension,
  increased max
• Enhanced operation settings layout in SettingsWidget
• Updated DTMF and function key labels for beta version
  compatibility
• DTMF List label fix

Docs

• Updated about dialog to reflect new contributions and clarify
  application purpose

Full Changelog: v0.5.3...v0.5.4

RT4D Editor 0.5.3

New Features

• Auto-update checker — The editor now checks for new releases on startup and notifies you when an update is available. Can be toggled in
  settings.
• CSV import mode selection — When importing CSV files, you can now choose to replace existing data or append to it.
• Multi-select channel deletion — You can now select and delete multiple channels at once, with an improved confirmation dialog.
• Application icon — The built executable now includes a proper application icon.

Bug Fixes

• TX End Tone settings — Renamed and fixed options dropdown.
• Zone name length validation — Zone name input dialogs now enforce the maximum character length.

Build & Packaging

• Architecture-specific Windows builds (64-bit only, 32-bit dropped).
• Build and release workflows updated to use .spec file for PyInstaller.

RT4D Editor 0.5.2

New Features

• Theme management — Added theme support with the ability to save and apply UI themes across sessions

Bug Fixes

• Fixed FM radio mode — FM frequency mode and channel mode values were inverted (0 is frequency mode, 1 is channel mode)
• Fixed dual display mode — Corrected swapped values for dual display mode options
• Fixed DMR scan speed and PTT lock options — Updated dropdown labels to match actual radio behavior
• Fixed TX backlight options — Corrected labels for TX backlight settings

UI Improvements

• Reorganized operation settings into a two-column layout
• Improved DTMF widget layout and organization
• Cleaned up widget sizing across channel, contact, group list, and zone views
• Removed redundant labels from contact, group list, and zone widgets
• Fixed settings group names for consistency
• Removed unsupported TX protection and NOAA channel settings from the UI

Reliability

• Improved error handling and resource management in radio dialog operations (read, write, address book)

RT4D Editor 0.5.1

Bug fixes

• SMS contact IDs were wrong on the inbox/outbox
• Couldn't properly change settings of analog channels

RT4D Editor 0.5.0

Highlights

• Beta41+ Firmware Support - Full compatibility with the latest firmware layout, with automatic detection
• FM Radio & Messages - Read and write FM radio presets and messages to your radio
• Search & Filter Everywhere - Quickly find channels, contacts, and zones with new filter boxes
• 10 Hz Frequency Precision - Improved frequency handling across the application
• New Channel Options - RX/TX Permission, Modulation, and Repeater Delay settings

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New Features

Channel Settings Enhancements

• Added RX/TX Permission options to channel settings
• Added Modulation options to channel settings
• Added Repeater Delay options with configurable values
• Added TX Tone column to channel table for easier viewing

UI Improvements

• Filter/search functionality in channel table, zone widget, and contact lists
• Replaced list widgets with table widgets for better display and interaction
• Enhanced drag-and-drop for channel reordering
• Editable dropdowns with auto-complete for CTCSS/DCS tones and Timeout (TOT)
• Added Options dialog for configuring repeater frequency shifts

Bug Fixes

• Fixed frequency conversion rounding for improved accuracy
• Fixed DTMF code decoding and length validation (max 14 characters)
• Fixed contact and encryption key index handling
• Fixed table cell edits not saving when updating details pane

Refinements

• Renamed "TX Priority" to "DMR Busy Lock" / "Analog Busy Lock" for clarity
• Renamed "Display Lines" to "Frequency digits"
• Window title and About dialog now display version number

RT4D Editor 0.4.0

• Greatly improved the UX of the address book CSV importing: Now multiple times faster!

RT4D Editor 0.3.0

• Improved UI responsiveness of large datasets of address book contacts
• There's now a script to convert from DMRid.net CSV format to a "compressed" RT-4D format.

RT4D Editor 0.2.0

Support for DualTachyon's custom firmware settings.

RT4D Editor 0.1.2

Features:

• Add functionality to move zones up and down in display order
• Add support for custom fw additional function keys

Bug Fixes:

• Fix index calculation for contacts and group lists
• Fix TOT

RT4D Editor 0.1.1

• Adding zones was broken (due to the bug below)
• Zones with 0 channels did not appear
• Improved the UX of adding/removing channels from zones: it remembers which zone was active, and tries to keep the position in the list when adding and removing channels, for quick management.