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  • v1.817

    jksjks

    From the CHANGE_LOG file:

    v1.816,817 August 7, 2025

      Better indication of when a channel is initially occupied. (thanks AC8FL)

        The list of connections displayed on the control panel "User" tab and admin "Status" tab

        is updated every 3 seconds. But a "bot" connection that isn't following the Kiwi API rules

        takes about 10 seconds to be correctly identified and kicked. This has the side-effect of

        making a channel look available when in fact it is occupied for those 10 seconds

        (because the connection list entry is still blank). If this happens to the last channel

        available you might incorrectly get the impression the channel isn't being “released"

        because it looks unoccupied, but you can't connect to it (all channels are seen as full).

         

        To make this situation more clear a user name of "(connecting)" will be shown immediately

        when a channel is first allocated and updated when the connection is fully established.

        This will also make it somewhat easier to spot when there are lots of bot connection

        attempts rather than having to spot them by reviewing the log.


      Admin webpage tab:

        New button "Display all fonts in bold" which some of us need, lol. (thanks Jerry and KFS)

          Does not apply to the admin page currently. This change required minor adjustments to

          the user interface nearly everywhere to account for the larger size of the bold fonts.

          If you see a spot where things look wrong please let us know.


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  • Some servers always disconnect after 10 seconds with kiwirecorder.

    jksjks

    These Kiwi most likely have the setting "Number of simultaneous channels available for connection by non-Kiwi apps" set to "None" (admin "connect" tab).

    The algorithm for determining if a connection is a "bot" connection takes a little while to run (about 10 seconds). And one consequence of this is the behavior you describe. I tried this myself just now to confirm.

    okron

  • Help needed: fixing the "connections from 127.0.0.1" problem [fixed in v1.816]

    jksjks

    Yep, bug in the Mongoose web server we use. Fixed by switching to an updated version. I had been planning this switch for a long time (it's needed for wide band mode), but delayed because it's a major change. Now there is a good reason to finally make the switch..

    studentkrasmgG4ZFE

  • VDSL filter for the Kiwi SNR measurement

    jksjks

    Well, this entire thing quickly becomes yet another SNR-related rabbit hole. One that I can ill afford at the moment given all the other important stuff I'm working on. I'm only doing it because of a person who is very unhappy the top NZ SNR score is due to VDSL noise.

    I should have never added any SNR capability. The project has actually suffered because of it.

    F5AFY

  • TDOA Stations not appearing on map [fixed itself]

    jksjks

    Hi John. Not sure what might have happened. The TDoA station list is generated dynamically by the same process that generates the rx.kiwisdr.com list, which in turn causes map,kiwisdr.com to be updated.

    But the reference station list is static, and it disappearing would indicate more of a kiwisdr.com web server problem or Internet problem. The web server logs for the refs.cjson file at that time are:

    [23/Jul/2025:12:13:29 +0000]

    [23/Jul/2025:13:20:42 +0000]

    (all UTC) So, the web server didn't see any requests at precisely 12:36Z. So my guess would be a temporary Internet routing problem between your location and tdoa.kiwisdr.com (same server as kiwisdr.com).

    johnj