SharkRF openSPOT3 firmware v12

SharkRF · Released Sep 7, 2026 · First seen Sep 7, 2026

Source: sharkrf.com

v12 is not the latest firmware for the SharkRF openSPOT3: the current version is v68 (September 7, 2026). Go to v68

In short — summary by updatemystuff.com

Added hardware transcoding between modes, webaudio call audio playback, battery announcements, and call muting.

  • Hardware transcoding between DMR, C4FM, and NXDN modes
  • Webaudio playback of call audio via web interface
  • Battery percentage and low voice announcements

Written from SharkRF's release notes, which are printed in full below.

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What's in this update

Added hardware tr​anscoding support between DMR-C4FM, NXDN-C4FM, and DMR-NXDN Added webaudio feature: call audio (coming from the network or the modem) can be played using the web interface Added battery percentage voice announcement Added battery low voice announcement Added call muting support based on ID or callsign Allow powering on with the power button even if the “Turn off if no charger is connected” setting is active Added “Unlink TG/ref. on cross mode DTMF call” setting to the Homebrew/MMDVM connector.

If this is enabled (it is enabled by default), the openSPOT3 will automatically do a group call to DMR ID 4000 before calling the newly requested DTMF ID Fixed: quick call did not update the Route cross mode cal​ls to ID setting correctly when using cross modes Fixed: BMM sidebar button not hidden after switching connectors from Homebrew Fixed D-STAR message in AP mode Smaller fixes and enhancements

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