# Announcements

**URL:** https://forum.hamalert.org/c/announcements/7.md

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## [Logging Bugs and Feature Requests on GitHub](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/logging-bugs-and-feature-requests-on-github/1449)

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**Author:** [@2E0FRU](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/2E0FRU)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/logging-bugs-and-feature-requests-on-github/1449 "2025-04-24T16:21:34Z")

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As HamAlert is open source and now hosted in a public repository on GitHub, Bugs and Feature Requests should be logged here HamAlert · GitHub . If you have a new or unresolved Bug or Feature Request, please add it to Git…

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## [About the Announcements category](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/about-the-announcements-category/18)

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**Author:** [@HB9DQM](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/HB9DQM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/about-the-announcements-category/18 "2023-04-07T18:33:57Z")

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In here, announcements about new features, changes or planned outages will be posted. This category is intended to eventually replace the news page.

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## [D-STAR Alerts now live!](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/d-star-alerts-now-live/2490)

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**Author:** [@N4EDO](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/N4EDO)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/d-star-alerts-now-live/2490 "2026-10-05T00:21:26Z")

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I am pleased to announce that, with assistance from Manuel (HB9DQM) and Chris (2E0FRU), HamAlert now supports triggers from D-STAR! You can now get alerts when a callsign is heard on a D-STAR repeater, hotspot, reflecto…

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## [FT4/FT8 spots are now processed from all DXCCs again](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/ft4-ft8-spots-are-now-processed-from-all-dxccs-again/884)

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**Author:** [@HB9DQM](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/HB9DQM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/ft4-ft8-spots-are-now-processed-from-all-dxccs-again/884 "2024-07-15T17:44:25Z")

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Due to optimizations on the HamAlert backend (based on a proposal by @KD0BTO, see FT8/FT4 spots & backend scalability), the CPU load of spot processing has been reduced significantly, and therefore the filtering of FT4/F…

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## [New conditions: Summit points and activations](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/new-conditions-summit-points-and-activations/141)

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**Author:** [@HB9DQM](https://forum.hamalert.org/u/HB9DQM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.hamalert.org/t/new-conditions-summit-points-and-activations/141 "2023-06-06T13:56:06Z")

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I realize that there are many conditions being requested by users (see More conditions - #6 by HB9DQM), with some users waiting for ages (or forever) for “their” favorite condition to be implemented. I apologize if your …