- Details
- Written by: NØTTL
Notes
I replaced the “Conditions” button image with a near real-time Planetary K-Index (Kp). It updates every 5 minutes with the last 5 minute observed Kp. It is not a forecast value. The background changes color depending on the severity of the Kp. Clicking the button still opens the hamqsl.com conditions & solar images window.
Map View Filters can now be hidden/minimized, giving more room for those with smaller desktops.
6 character Maidenhead locators aka MH6 is now only available in Pin mode. We have received way too many support issues where users have entered into MH6 and “lost” all their grids not knowing that they were still there, just small. Unfortunately, this caused a shift in the button positions when in Grid mode.
Change Log
- Main - Conditions button now planetary K-index (5 minute update)
- Main - Map View Filters can now be hidden
- Main - Fixed Prediction button not returning when going online
- Map - All Grid Overlay field boundaries are bolder
- Map - 6 character Maidenhead locators only supported in Pin mode
- Map - Fixed zoom factor bug causing slow and blurred rendering
- Map - Updated timezone data (corrects America/Mexico_City and others)
- Settings - Proper map selections when in offline mode
- System - Missing translations for Spanish and German fixed
- System - Map engine OpenLayers updated to v10.1.0
- System - BIGCTY update from September 5th
- Call Roster - Fixed ignored grids not saving on exit
- Details
- Written by: NØTTL
We are proud to announce the support of propagation prediction layers.
Press the Prediction Layer button to cycle from Off → MUF → foF2 → EPI → PoA → Off
This includes an adjustable opacity slider in Settings → Map
Change Log
- Map - Added propagation prediction layers (MUF, foF2 NVIS, Sporadic-E, Aurora)
- Map - Added layer attribution
- Stats - Added US48 grids
- System - BIGCTY update from August 9th
- Details
- Written by: NØTTL
This release addresses minor issues.
Change Log
• Map - Mouse tracker (Hotkey X) grid displays 6 characters
• System - Callsign databases now cleared from disk on disable
• OAMS - Fixed chat history bug where all messages appeared to come from you
• POTA - Replaced park marker emojis with images (no more black boxes)
• Map - GT Flags and Spots now visible in award layers (including mouse-over)
• System - BIGCTY update July 23rd
- Details
- Written by: NØTTL
Special thanks to Florian DF2ET for his work on CloudLog improvements!
This is a very lean release as I have been out activating rare grids on 6 meters.
Change Log
July 15th
• Logging: Fixed bug where US counties not appearing in Call Roster
July 11th
• Logging: Fixed log breaking bug in CloudLog
July 7th
• Alerts: Fixed bug breaking audio alerts and notifications
• Network: Multicast improvements
• Logging: CloudLog improvements (thank you DF2ET)
• System: Restored PSK24h feature
• System: Removed auto-mute feature
- Details
- Written by: NØTTL
I have multi-threaded the log loading and parsing, we now support over 450,000 QSO in memory with little to no lag once they have been parsed. The ‘Clear Log’ button is removed while we are processing logs in the background. It can take some time to parse large log files, be patient.
Unfortunately the Australian license database provided by the Australian government no longer provides a list of amateur callsigns, so we removed support for it.
This is a point release of all the work this year, there are many things still in the pipeline including the alert system refactor. Enough has changed that we feel it’s worth it.
Special Note
We are aware that GridTracker is not working on a Raspberry Pi 5 using Raspian distribution. A recent update of Raspian for Pi 4 is also reporting issues. We recommend you use the Ubuntu Pi distribution.
We want to thank K8ZM for discovering an anomaly in our QSO hashing function and bringing it to our attention before we released 0504 to a wider audience.
Change Log
May 12th
- System: Fixed bug in QSO unique hash algorithm
May 4th
- System: BIGCTY Update from April 29th (3D2CCC etc)
- Logging: Threaded log loading and parsing > 500,000 QSOs now supported in real-time
- Logging: Manual log loads automatically added to startup
- System: US database refactor
- Call Roster: Only US states and Canadian provinces recognized
- Award Tracker: Added RAC: Worked All North America
- Award Tracker: Added CQ Magazine: WAZ, US-CA, WPX
- Control Panel: Re-ordered buttons based on online/offline mode
- Control Panel: Moved ‘Award Layer’ button to ‘Map View Filters > Award’ drop-down list
