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This round tests v1.2.8-preview4, built 2026-09-05: a point release of fixes and polish.
This preview is a candidate for the coming v1.2.8 release, offered here for testing ahead of it. The current release is available for download from GitHub.
What's new
Fourth preview of the 1.2.8 line: everything from the first three previews plus the QSO Timer rules settled in preview 3 testing and the FlexRadio transmit-slice change. The highlights since v1.2.7:
- Rag Chew band endorsements, straight from the awards window. The RagChew award window now lists a checkbox row for the overall award plus one for every band you have rag chew minutes on, shows the minutes and level reached (40M x3, for example), and writes one application file per ticked row; it also flags any QSO longer than two hours, which is almost always an end-time error that would bounce the application.
- The QSO Timer is now its own window, in both Log Entry views. Click the Timer button (next to Begin in the Full view, in the action row in the Compact view) to open it, move it anywhere including a second monitor, and leave it open while you log. It always names the QSO from Log Entry; if a contact is already under way it starts counting from that Begin time the moment it opens, otherwise it waits for Start; Start after you type the next call picks that contact up; Log It stops the count with the final time left on screen, and Reset clears it.
- FlexRadio: the logger follows the slice your transmitter is on. With two slices open, the frequency shown and logged is the one you key on, so bumping the other slice's tuning knob can no longer log a contact on the wrong band. The Radio Setup option is now called Follow transmit slice, and existing profiles switch over on their own.
- macOS: a New Folder button in the file dialog, and no more empty window after the Mac sleeps. When saving a log or choosing a folder you can create a folder right where you are, and clicking a SKCCLogger Dock tile after a lid-closed sleep brings the right window forward instead of leaving a blank browser window to close by hand.
- K3Y and CSKM live grid: hover to see the source and what you have worked. A live slot says whether the station was heard on RBN or is listed on the sked page, a worked slot lists every station you worked there, most recent first, and a station that changes bands on the sked page drops off its old band right away instead of showing in two places.
The complete list, including fourteen smaller fixes, is in the app under Help, What's New.
Installing
Windows
Unzip the download and run skcclogger-windows-amd64-v1.2.8-preview4.exe. There is no installer. Windows SmartScreen may warn the first time because the app is not code-signed: choose More info, then Run anyway.
macOS
Open the tar.gz and drag the .app bundle to Applications. The app is signed and notarized by Apple. The first time you open it, macOS asks whether you are sure you want to open it; choose Open.
Linux
Install the package for your distribution, for example sudo dpkg -i skcclogger-linux-amd64-v1.2.8-preview4.deb or sudo dnf install ./skcclogger-linux-amd64-v1.2.8-preview4.rpm. The standalone binaries need no install: make the file executable with chmod +x skcclogger-linux-* and run it.
What to expect from a preview
- Each build replaces the last. When a new preview goes up, download it fresh rather than re-running an older one.
- Windows preview builds are not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen warns the first time: choose More info, then Run anyway. macOS builds are signed and notarized by Apple.
- Debug logging is enabled by default. When testing, start by clicking on the Help Menu, Troubleshooting, Run Diagnostic Check.
- When testing, email your feedback along with the skcclogger.log file that's in your skcclogger-data/logs folder.
- Teams, the multi-operator feature, is deferred to v1.3.x and on track for its own preview round later in September; the Teams design proposal explains it and asks for your input.