v1.85.4 Bug Fix Release and History File Refresh

[w7sst]

Summary

This release fixes several quality and behavior issues, including improvements to wildcard (?) handling. Several Call History files have been updated. See the full list of resolved issues below.

Installation

Download the Morse.Runner.1.85.4.zip file (also available in the Assets section below), Open the zip file, extract the folder to your DESKTOP, and run MorseRunner.exe within this folder. Do not add these files to a previous release folder, or place in a windows program directory as this causes errors. You can safely copy your MorseRunner.ini file from your previous install directory into the new install directory. After installing, read the Readme.txt file for more information.

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Our goal is to create a program you love to use, so please help by leaving any feedback you would like to share on our Announcements page or our GitHub discussions page.

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Release Details

Version 1.85.4 (May 2026)

General bug fixes and improvements...

• Station gives report before I got the call and give my report (Station gives report before I got the call and give my report #434) (W7SST)
• Fix assertion StnColl.pas, line 128 (Assertion Failure StnColl.pas, line 128 #436) (W7SST)
• Improve '?' handling - exchange is no longer sent with partial callsigns (Improve '?' handling - exchange is no longer sent with partial callsigns #450) (W7SST)

Contest-Specific Improvements

• ARRL DX - MR quickly reports duplicate contacts (ARRL DX Contest quickly reports duplicate contacts #437) (W7SST)
• CQ WPX - MR sends the SCP version, VER20251126, as a callsign (CQ WPX - MR sends the SCP version VER20251126, as a callsign #440) (W7SST)
• ARRL DX - Update call history file
• IARU HF - Update call history file, including WRTC 2022 callsigns (IARU-HF - update call history file #445) (N0UI)

General

• Improve DXCC pattern matching (W7SST)
• Optimize DXCC callsign prefix lookup processing (W7SST)

Improve ? handling - exchange is no longer sent with partial callsigns

Entering a ? after a partial callsign and pressing Enter now sends only the callsign with ?. The user's exchange is no longer sent in this case, aligning with standard contesting practice of sending the exchange only after the full callsign is copied.

Morse Runner suppresses the exchange whenever a ? is present in the callsign field.

As an alternative, operators can use the F5 key (HisCall) to send the copied portion of the callsign and prompt a repeat. Once the full callsign is entered, pressing Enter sends both the callsign and exchange.

What's Changed

• ArrlDx - Quickly reports duplicate callsigns after starting contest by @w7sst in ArrlDx - Quickly reports duplicate callsigns after starting contest #444
• Station gives report before I got the call and give my report by @w7sst in Station gives report before I got the call and give my report #446

Full Changelog: v1.85.3...v1.85.4

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