Revision History
The latest base release of the software is version 1.7.9 released
31-January-2011. Revisions, if any, to that version are
described below. Note that the base releases are complete
versions, in other words they include the previous base and all of the
patches for the previous base. However, the patches for the current
version are incremental and should be installed in sequential order.
Revisions to previous versions:
Revision history for previous versions are on the following pages of the website:
Revision
History - Version 1.7.8
Revision
History - Version 1.7.7
Revision
History - Version 1.7.6
Revision
History - version 1.7.5
Revision
History - version 1.7.4
Revision history for versions prior
to 1.7.4 may be found in the program's Help file CQXClient.pdf
which is available for individual download or via the Help menu of the
program.
Revisions to the current version:
Revision 179-01: This patch
includes a significant enhancement for developing county line crossing
files and distance calculations based on actual drive path. Also
included is a number of "data cleanup" revisions: most of the data
cleanup
revisions were made in order to fix problems wherein it was not
possible to log KG4 and KH6 stations in a number of state QSO parties;
fixed a problem wherein a missing line in the def file of the Missouri
QSO party was causing an access violation when attempting to directly
enter the county abbreviation using #; a file naming error in the def
file for the New Hampshire QSO party was causing a missing file error;
the GPS Simulator dialog was made resizable in order to avoid a problem
wherein the dialog was too large for the screen when using a laptop
with certain projectors; LZ and LY stations were being logged as LA
stations; the file that runs the NA Sprint was missing from the base
package; anti-flickering was added to the multiple waypoint
tracker; added a feature to the K3 interface wherein initiation of the
split mode would cause VFO-B to move to the same band as
VFO-A. The enhancement for developing county line crossing files allows
the user to draw a Google map of the planned route and then download a
file which is analyzed by CQ/X to determine the county line crossings
and to prepare data for performing distance calculations based on
actual drive path. Patch
179-01 made available on the web site 09-April-2011.
Revision 179-02: This small patch
includes several revisions associated with the new
calculation of distances to waypoints along the drive path determined
from the Google Map. Primarily this relates to retention of the
waypoints across a restart and automatic loading of them when CQ/X is
restarted. The changes also allow waypoints to be defined without a GPS
being connected. Other changes allow the calculation of distance to
county line crossings and waypoints to continue along the drive path
when there are large gaps in the data along straight stretches of
highway. The patch also addresses a dialog sizing problem wherein some dialogs are too large for the laptop screen. Patch
179-02 made available on the web site 15-April-2011.
Revision 179-03: Included in
this
small patch are fixes for two internal issues with calculations
related to
the Google Map approach to building crossing files and a drive path.
The first is the reduction of the amount of
memory usage when building a county line crossing file from a Google
Map. The second is improvement in the calculations when the user is
starting out significantly "off path" from the Google Map designed
drive path. The patch also fixes a problem wherein a list index
out of
bounds error occurs on the port assignments dialog when attempting to
connect a
GPS with no waypoints defined. A fix is also provided for the
problem wherein disconnecting the GPS via the prt assignments dialog
causes the program to terminate. Under certain circumstances, when
using a history file, the current log is ignored when showing similar
calls and when doing auto-fill -- this problem has been fixed. Finally
some changes are included to implement changes in the rules of the
South Dakota and Nevada QSO Parties. Patch
179-03 made available on the web site 22-April-2011.
Revision 179-04: Included in
this patch is resolution of several issues related to retention of data
across a restart. This includes: ability to retain the GPS Passthrough
status and port; fixing a problem wherein retention of port assignments
across a restart did not always occur; size and position of the main
display are now retained. Other issues resolved in this patch are
related to logging time and setting of the CPU time via the time from
the GPS wherein there was an hour offset during certain daylight saving
time periods. A request to allow logging of exchanges containing
multiple county abbreviations has been implemented along with the
capability to assign a key to that task. Data files have been added to
support concurrent operation in the Alabama and Maritimes QSO
parties. A cross-country module has been added wherein an operator may
select to operate over a series of states without having to change the
QSO party each time a new state is entered. Several features are added
to support the procedures of the County Hunter Nets. Some
revisions have also been made to the help file and user manual. Patch
179-04 made available on the web site 06-June-2011.
Revision 179-05: Included in
this patch: Correction of a time formating problem which caused an
EConvert error when trying to use the software outside the US; addition
of a feature for scanning a KML file of the route to determine which
states should be included in a Cross Country trip; ability to import a
Cabrillo log; support for the upcoming CW Open contest. Patch
179-05 made available on the web site 22-June-2011.
Revision 179-06: Included in
this patch: Added Support for the upcoming US Counties QSO party;
Corrected a problem in the PA-AZ multi-QP wherein the state, rather
than the section, was being sent on first contacting a PA station;
added color coding of counties based on level of activity; fixed a
problem in the message validation wherein a call was not being detected
if it was followed immediately by a /cnty; added capability to export
county logs in ADIF format; fixed a problem in ARRL SS and IARU-HF
wherein the Cabrillo dialog was not being called; fixed minor problems
in the CW Open contest; revised KSQP files to reflect changes in the
rules of that contest. Patch
179-06 made available on the web site 16-July-2011.
Revision 179-07: Included in
this patch: Added ability to develop KML file for showing stations
actively seeking each county; implemented some rule changes in ARQP
including changing of county abbreviations; added ability to create the
KML showing county activity from a file arranged by stations and the
counties they will activate; added support for the Orion VI; corrected
some scoring errors in the US Counties QSO Party; revised documentation
to reflect recent changes in the Google Maps user interface; fixed a
problem in the county detection logic wherein extraneous characters in
the county name caused detection to fail; fixed a problem with the
multiple waypoint tracker wherein the waypoint selected for
presentation on the GPS Panel would change when the main form received
the focus; fixed a problem with the Extended Log which required a
restart in order for entries to be captured in the log; added the
ability to prepare tabular and map-based webpages for
each station; disabled polling of the K3 AGC to prevent unintended AGC turnoff. Patch
179-07 made available on the web site 01-September-2011.
Copyright: C.W. Sanders, NO5W
Last Updated: 02-September-2011