From 1ec95a48f457b9af9be1af1042c85042a0f6dd21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Uwe Risse <dg2ycb@gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 10:35:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Restrict this command to Windows, because it doesn't work
 on Linux when rig is "None".

---
 widgets/mainwindow.cpp | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index b9c612e14..ffb3b0e36 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -804,7 +804,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
         config_label.hide ();
       }
       statusUpdate ();
+#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
       QTimer::singleShot (250, [=] {setRig (m_lastMonitoredFrequency);});   // This is needed for Hamradio Deluxe
+#endif
     });
   m_multi_settings->create_menu_actions (this, ui->menuConfig);
   m_configurations_button = m_rigErrorMessageBox.addButton (tr ("Configurations...")

From 3efea6f1f5b439e6c10d04df1eab55503fcfcfbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Uwe Risse <dg2ycb@gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 10:39:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Re-initialize FT8 Hound mode when starting the program in
 this mode.

---
 widgets/mainwindow.cpp | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index ffb3b0e36..34a4406f6 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1039,6 +1039,12 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
   }
 
   m_specOp=m_config.special_op_id();
+  // Starting in FT8 Hound mode needs this initialization
+  if (m_specOp==SpecOp::HOUND) {
+      on_ft8Button_clicked();
+      ui->houndButton->click();
+  }
+
   ui->labDXped->setVisible(SpecOp::NONE != m_specOp);
   ui->labDXped->setStyleSheet("QLabel {background-color: red; color: white;}");
   ui->pbBestSP->setVisible(m_mode=="FT4");

From a7a1507b3d7c0b710d70d4c457786f8cd457494c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Uwe Risse <dg2ycb@gmx.de>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2023 11:12:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Updates to the Release Notes.

---
 NEWS              | 4 ++++
 Release_Notes.txt | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ab2c4a86a..5556eae42 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ changes since release 2.6.0:
 
  - Make the initialization of the decoded text font more robust.
 
+ - Better initialization when starting the program in FT8 Hound mode.
+
+ - Fix a compiler warning on macOS.
+
 
                         Release: WSJT-X 2.6.0
                            January 6, 2023
diff --git a/Release_Notes.txt b/Release_Notes.txt
index 4556f690b..c39453c24 100644
--- a/Release_Notes.txt
+++ b/Release_Notes.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ changes since release 2.6.0:
 
  - Make the initialization of the decoded text font more robust.
 
+ - Better initialization when starting the program in FT8 Hound mode.
+
+ - Fix a compiler warning on macOS.
+
 
                         Release: WSJT-X 2.6.0
                            January 6, 2023