3.x Release Notes

3.13

New

• QSO Party support for Indiana outside, Delaware outside, Illinois inside, Seventh call area inside.
• File > Change Log’s Contest Rules supports entering concurrent QSO parties with a single log; for example, 7QP, NEQP, INQP and DEQP. See the topic Submitting One Log for Multiple Contests in the Cabrillo section of SkookumLogger Help.
• The Activity > Create command has been added to the list of XK-24 commands. Thanks SMØHRP.
• When a QSO entry field has keyboard focus, up arrow and down arrow bump your CW speed.

Changed

• Discovery of video capture devices was sometimes reporting more than one "UVC Camera" device when only one was physically present. The search now ignores Continuity Camera devices, and uses the first discovered device instead of giving up. Thanks N9SE and GØDVJ.
• The KPA1500 forward power meter now displays peak level on a linear scale (was dBm), green between 1000 and 1500, yellow between 1500 and 1800, red between 1800 and 2000 Watts.
• Modified the terminator date-time display in map windows to use a date picker. When the Automatic Terminator option is on, the date picker is disabled and the displayed date updates about once per minute. When the option is off, click a component of the date-time to edit the value with keyboard or increment/decrement the value with the stepper. In either case, the displayed date-time is year-month-day, hour:minute 24-hour UTC (if you care, this is accomplished by forcing the date picker to use the English language Canadian locale). Thanks W2RU.
• QSO status now appends "Other radio needs multiplier" (for 2T2R) to candidate QSO status (e.g. "duplicate") instead of replacing that status. Thanks SMØHRP.

Fixed

• Several QSO parties had missing sent report entry fields: AL AZ BC CP FL LA MI NV OH ON QC SC TN.
• The submission URLs for PACC and BC QSO Party were wrong.
• Correct Last QSO was confused by info entry fields containing county-line separators. Now it ignores the separator and everything after. Fixing QSOs for straddlers is best done directly in the log. Thanks AI6W.
• The MAC address for TCP devices (needed only for wake-on-LAN) was being overwritten by a default value at startup.
• Note in the Audio Recording Guide that QSOrder-Menubar requires a Silicon Mac. Thanks N9SE.

3.12 2023-02-01

New

• Some windows now have gear buttons at the top right that open the appropriate settings panel for the windows. These panels can be dismissed with File > Close Window.
• Map windows now have text buttons in their toolbars that are shortcuts for commands buried in nested Window > Maps menus.
• File > Import Cabrillo now fills an empty SkookumLogger log with the data contained in a Cabrillo file, for any contest supported by SkookumLogger. See the Log Import, Export and Reports topic in the Help Book.
• Added support for the RSGB 4m CW contest. Thanks GØDVJ.
• Preliminary support for WRTC 2022 has been added based on WRTC 2018, with pending questions about software features required by the rules.

Changes

• Added buffering for keyboard CW characters when sending with the YCCC SO2R Box+. Thanks AI6W.
• The background color for Map windows is now the system color for text backgrounds and correctly adapts to the system Dark/Light appearance setting.
• Replaced the Name exchange entry field with report fields for the New Mexico QSO Party. Thanks N5ZGT.
• Augmented initialization of audio routing configuration when changing operating mode. For 2T2R the Not Sending, Radio 1 Transmits and Radio 2 Transmits choices are set to Both, Radio 2, and Radio 1 respectively, and choices and blending are enabled. For 1T*R, the three routing choices are set all set to Radio 1, and all choices and blending are disabled.
• The 2023 start dates for RSGB and UKEIDX contests have been updated. Thanks GØDVJ.
• Dysfunctional Practice mode support for NAQP has been removed. Thanks N5EP.
• The internal database containing URLs for rules and log submission has been scrubbed. The logic for the Help Menu items for showing contest rules has been changed to display the Contest Rules Summary page on the WA7BNM Contest Calendar site if there is one, otherwise to display the Contest Rules URL from the internal database.

Fixes

• The Country checksheet was showing a duplicate empty row for each worked country, and omitting rows for unworked countries.
• Sent report entry fields were missing for Generic contests. Thanks AF8A.
• The data source for K4 Mini-Pan A window wasn’t being restricted to Radio 1.
• Multiple phrases in the QSO Notes field were missing spaces between them. Thanks AI6W.
• Logic for extracting items from the DX Cluster spots comment field was omitting the last item.
• Checksheets were not being cleared when resetting a log.
• Winter Field Day was rejecting M in the Class+Category entry field. Thanks N5EP and KB1BPM.

3.11 2022-12-19

New

• Added Flex Radios topic to Reference section of Help.
• Added Settings buttons at top right corner of Log, Activity, and DXCluster windows that open the relevant pane in the Preferences (Settings) window.
• Support CT1BOH skimmer spot quality flags V, Q, ? and B. When a spot arrives with a corrected call for ? or B quality flags, SkookumLogger uses the corrected call and changes ? to c and B to C. Send “set dx extension skimmerquality” to your AR Cluster to enable delivery of the flags. Also see section X.13 in the DXLog.net documentation.

Changed

• Revised IC-705 baud rate to 9600. Thanks K1JSM.
• Added support for additional FT-450 modes.
• Revised TS-2000 TCP (for flex) polling scheme and added timeout report. Thanks WO2X.
• Sending CW with WinKeyer or SO2R Mini/Neo now leverages their buffers to eliminate stuttering when logging while a message is sending. Thanks JE1JKL and JH5GHM.

Fixed

• The Check log table column was uneditable. Thanks W6FB.
• Setting radio band was dysfunctional for some ICOM radios, including IC-705, IC-910H, IC-7000, IC-9100, and IC-9700. Fixes tested for IC-705 and IC-9700. IC-705 apparently does not respond to documented commands for setting band to 2m or 70cm. Thanks G0DVJ and K1JSM.

3.10 2022-11-02

New

• Alerts explain why when SkookumLogger cannot send CW, SSB, FSK or PSK messages, and cannot record SSB messages. Thanks AI6W.

Changed

• The K4 Mini-Pan window has additional features, see the Help Book. Thanks AI6W.
• Updated log submission URL for WAG.

Fixed

• Handle case of more than one Panadapter video capture device instead of displaying nothing.
• Modified enabling process for WinKeyers so that special logic for WKmini Rev B keyers does not cause sporadic timeouts for other WinKeyers. Thanks W2RU.
• Corrected references to k1gq.com (now k1gq.net) in the Help Book. Thanks W2RU.
• Removed control of the 2000A amplifier antenna; SkookumLogger doesn’t know which of the 10 choices to use and was choosing antenna 10 when band changed. Thanks W2RU.
• K4TCP was failing to set mode correctly when grabbing a spot on another band and the spot mode was different from the radio mode when last on that band.

3.9 2022-10-03

New

• When a K4 TCP radio is enabled, the Window menu shows a new item named "K4 Mini-Pan" below the Panadapter item. The resizeable window replicates the K4 Mini-Pan content for the main receiver and adds overlays showing the main receiver passband and the transmit frequency offset.

Changes

• Changed call sign cleanup logic to not strip /m suffixes.
• Changed Canadian multipliers for NYQPInNY to the standard province/territory list.
• Updated Data Encode/Decode help topic to note that the transmitted sent exchange is defined in the Data Messages Editor, not the Sent Exchange editor. Thanks AI6W.

3.8 2022-09-09

New

• K4 TCP now changes the "K4 VFO B Different Band" option when Diversity mode changes, so that the option is off when Diversity is on and on when diversity is off. This supports using the subreceiver (with a separate receive antenna) on any band unless diversity is on. The K4D subreceiver bandpass filtering logic gets confused when changing bands with diversity on, with the effect that the subreceiver goes deaf after the band changes -- also fixable by toggling diversity off and back on.
• Rotators > Set Unidirectional Antenna Pattern to Long Path adds 180° to the main lobe bearing when drawing the pattern on a map window. Use this command with a SteppIr antenna controller set to 180° away from your rotator's bearing.
• SkookumLogger now can use the qsorder python app to make recordings of receiver audio. See the "Audio Recording Guide” link at the SkookumLogger Hints web site page.

Changed

• Removed a spurious test when processing incoming spots that was rejecting spots that contained "FT8" or "FT4" (case sensitive) in the spot information field. The mode for these spots is now identified as Data.
• The text of the WWV announcement in the Great Circle Map window is now selectable.
• The delay after resetting a WinKeyer, the first step in enabling, has been increased from 0.5 to 1.0 seconds. If the last enable step, HostOpen, fails with a timeout alert, disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable is usually enough to allow enable to succeed.
• The "Pounce receive frequency change fills QSO entry from nearby activity" option now choses the closest from the set of nearby activities. This helped eliminate an issue where tuning rapidly across many spots would trigger oscillation between two spots, requiring toggling from pounce to run and back to stop the oscillation. Thanks AI6W.
• Scrubbed code for tracking K4 frequencies and extended to handle the independent RIT offset for the second receiver.
• CWT adjudication notes now include the logged value of an error, wrapped in parentheses. Thanks AI6W.
• Cleaned up code relating to UDP broadcasting, preparing for special WRTC requirements.
• Reworked code involved in logging a QSO delivered to a SkookumNet peer. The primary effects are that CW messages sent by the peer are no longer stalled on older macs, and the peer’s log is no longer saved until the peer logs a QSO created on the peer. This was affecting SkookumLogger users during WRTC 2018. The same change may have also reduced a delay in displaying typed characters on the peer. Another message-sending stall happens, even without SkookumNet, when you manually log a QSO (tap return) while a message is sending. For now, doctor says don’t do that. Thanks WA1Z.
• Updated the Time Tracker topic in the Help Book to better explain off times. Thanks AI6W.
• Updated log submission URLs for the Tennessee QSO Party.
• Updated submission URL for NYQP. Thanks N2ZN.
• Replaced all occurrences of k1gq.com with k1gq.net within SkookumLogger and its Help Book.

Fixed

• K4 TCP was failing to update the Panadapter cursor frequency when radio band changed. Thanks AI6W.
• The "Pounce receive frequency change creates activity from QSO entry and clears entry" option was causing grabbed activities to be cleared immediately. Thanks SMØHRP.
• Clearing a QSO entry pane when an entry field other than Call had keyboard focus and the field was not empty was failing to clear that field. Thanks W2RU.
• SkoomumLogger was losing track of pounce transmit frequency when toggling transmit focus in 1T2R operating mode. 3.7 2022-08-07

  New

  • Added the Messages > Abort command to commands supported by the XK-24 keypad. Keypad commands work when SkookumLogger isn't the active app.

  Changed

  • Added BY to the list of entity codes for which call areas are multipliers for EU entrants in the WAEDC contest.
  • Added 13cm, 9cm and 6cm to Band text commands supported by the Phantom radio. Thanks K2QO.
  • Modified the age entry to support cut number detection for the All Asian contest. With this change, SkookumLogger cannot correctly open previous All Asian logs.
  • Moved the Log Table Columns sub-menu from the View menu into the Log menu. Moved the Activity Table Columns sub-menu from the View menu into the Activity menu. Moved the Maps menu to a sub-menu in the Windows menu. Moved the Morse menu to a sub-menu in the Messages menu. This doesn't affect any keyboard shortcuts. Removed the View, Maps, and Morse menus from the main menubar. I generally don't like nested menus, but the prior arrangement was problematic on laptops with notches in the middle of the menubar.
  • When Keyboard Morse mode is enabled in 1T*R, the most recent-recently focused QSO entry field gains keyboard focus so that typing will immediately send CW.

  Fixed

  • The CW messages queue was stalling when attempting to send an empty message. Thanks W6FB.
  • Some versions of the XK-24 were not being discovered. Thanks AI6W.
  • SkookumLogger crashed if the "Table update interval" value in Activities preferences was set to zero. The lower limit is now 0.5 seconds. Thanks AI6W.

  3.6 2022-07-10

  New

  • Support for “weekly” contests, allowing creation of new logs with correct start dates when creating the log after the start of the event. Thanks W2RU, AI6W.
  • Items on the radio menus for K4 TCP and FTdx101MP for toggling main and sub receiver antennas.
  • Items on the Radio 1 menu for K4 TCP for stepping M.RF and S.RF in 3 dB increments, beginning with the values read from the radio when enabling the connection and when changing bands.
  • Sub-receiver tracking in 1T2R for FTdx radios. Thanks NE6NE.
  • Logging a call ending in “/R” marks that call as a Rover.
  • World Radiosport Team Championship 2022 contest, currently using the same rules as WRTC 2018.
  • RSGB 6m CW Contest.

  Changed

  • Enabling a connection to a WinKeyer now displays the type of keyer, and its version in major.minor format.
  • When the “Do not use the SCP database” option is on, also disable use of the Exchange Database. The option is automatically enabled for WRTC and CWT. Thanks AI6W.
  • Revised SkookumNet to adopt changes in Apple networking security.
  • Updated rules for Salmon Run. Thanks W6OAT.
  • Removed use of Caps Lock to toggle Keyboard Mode, introduced in version 3.5.
  • Removed the “all your QSOs are outside the contest period” feature, introduced in 3.5.
  • Removed Panadapter overlays for K3+P3.

  Fixed

  • Editing sent exchange fields in the Sent Exchange Editor was badly misbehaving, with some entries overwriting other fields, tabbing between fields skipping over editable fields, and garbled Morse Sent Exchange Templates. Additionally, the Sent Exchange Editor was not being properly reinitialized when changing logs. Thanks KD5YPH.
  • File > Export to Numbers… was failing with an error message about ASCII encoding. Thanks W6FB.
  • When the “Do not use the SCP database” option is on, also disable use of the Exchange Database. The option is automatically enabled for WRTC and CWT. Thanks AI6W.
  • When starting SkookumLogger and a previously enabled WinKeyer was reported as not available (because you unplugged it), SkookumLogger was failing to reset the enabled state to off. Thanks AI6W.
  • The file embedded in 3.5 for adjudicating a CWT log was malformed. Thanks AI6W.
  • File > Statistics Report was crashing SkookumLogger when applied to a log with zone multipliers. Thanks JH5GHM.
  • The Section Checkoff window content wasn’t being reset by Log > Reset Log. Thanks W22RU.

  3.5 2022-06-03

  New

  • When you type a character in a QSO Entry field, SkookumLogger sets the state of Keyboard Morse Mode to match the state of caps lock.
  • Added three more bands to the six bands above 6m: 13cm, 9cm and 6cm. [The K3 and K4 can support all 9 bands above 6m via their transverter features, tracking and setting bands and frequencies. I’ve tested only K4. Please be alert for changed behavior in your normal operating scenarios. Known issue: there are no activity tables for the added bands.] Thanks VE3DS.
  • SkookumLogger now detects a band name entered in a Call field and changes to the band when you type return. Band names are numbers followed by M or CM, like 2M and 13CM.
  • When all of the first 10 QSOs in a log are outside the contest period, SkookumLogger now posts an alert warning you to check the start date in Time Tracker.
  • Added RSGB Platinum Jubilee HF CW, HF SSB, VHF.

  Changes

  • Changed Indiana QSO Party multipliers to not per-band. Thanks N9SE.
  • Removed the no more than one limit on the number of his call tokens in CW messages. The token is processed with type ahead only when it is the first character in the message. Thanks W2RU.
  • Updated start time and bonus points for KY QSO Party.
  • Limit the maximum value of Keying Compensation to 40ms — the key-down duration of a dit at 30 WPM. Larger compensation fills the space following the dit, which is probably not useful.
  • Updated hints pages for antennas and panadapters.
  • Added documentation for Band text command to Help.
  • Added 60m to list of K4 TCP supported bands, which now supports all 20 bands supported by SkookumLogger.

  Bugs

  • A change made to fuzzy match code in the 3.2.2 release last fall seems to have degraded performance in SSB mode. This beta restores the relevant code from 3.2.1. [I couldn’t understand either version well enough to understand how it works. Again, be alert.]
  • SkookumLogger was claiming QSOs had bad received location fields in NEQP Inside. They were not incorrect, the code was.
  • SkookumLogger was failing to initialize the sent exchange location field for NEQP Inside logs to the value from the County field in New Log Sent Exchange preferences.
  • Some Sent Entry Editor entry fields were missing formatters that restrict what can be typed into the field. For example, it was possible to enter CAR NH; the correct formatter ignores spaces. Thanks W1VKE.
  • RSGB Club Championship Data QSOs weren’t per-digital-mode. Thanks GØDVJ.
  • Setting a spot filter containing the buddies token was breaking the filter when the buddies list was empty. Now, when the buddies list is empty, SkookumLogger inserts your contest call. Also improved the UI for adding buddies. Thanks AI6W.
  • Enabling the RX Antenna Overlay in Maps windows wasn’t displaying the receive antenna name in the windows. Thanks GØDVJ.
  • Sometimes grabbing a spot with the Panadapter cursor changed the radio but failed to fill the Pounce QSO Entry fields. Thanks AI6W.
  • When 24-hour time was off and locale was eu_GB, the format of times in Cabrillo files was, err, unexpected. Thanks 2MØGUI and GØDVJ.

  3.4 2022-04-24

  New

  • Added font and color for identifying a call that “Might be multiplier”. This case arises when call-band-mode isn’t enough information to identify dupes, and when the call is a rover. See the Fonts and Colors topic in the Log Window section of Help. You will need to revisit your font and color choices in Logging preferences.
  • Added support for the Medium Speed Test, in the nontest category. This nascent event is described at mst-contest. Thanks W1VKE.
  • Disabled Practice mode for contests that aren’t supported for practicing. The supported contests are listed in The Practice Mode topic of the Other Windows section of Help.

  Changed

  • Toggling Keyboard Mode now toggles the red backlight for the corresponding X-Key keypad key.
  • The web site has moved to a far more reliable host, with the domain k1gq.net replacing k1gq.com. Thanks KM3T.
  • The "Do not use the SCP database" Logging option had no effect. Now it prevents partials matching against the SCP database without blocking matching against the current log and your Exchange database. The option defaults to off and is turned on for CWops Mini-CWT and 2014/2018 WRTC.

  Fixed

  • Activity table column ordering and sizes were not being remembered.
  • Editing some log table fields when Keyboard Morse mode was on was transmitting CW instead of changing field content. Thanks W6FB.
  • Magic Message wasn’t sending anything in contests where the sent exchange had a location field. Thanks KK6MC.
  • CQMM was not restricted to CW only.
  • The Michigan QSO Party start time was incorrect.
  • Exchange guessing wasn’t enabled for Michigan, Ontario and Quebec QSO parties for Outside entrants.
  • Correct Mode was broken for some of the "acknowledge and log" CW messages.

  3.3 2022-04-03

  New

  • Show the current K4 reference level in dBm in the Panadapter window.
  • Automatically send a copy of the Cabrillo log to the Super Check Partial  server when submitting a Cabrillo log to a contest sponsor. Report in the Status Messages window when the send succeeds. Optionally disable automatic sending with a checkbox in the Cabrillo pane of New Log preferences.
  • For Countries, Super Check Partial and CWops Roster databases, use the newer of the internal or the downloaded database files. The internal databases are updated when preparing a release for the App Store.
  • VE2ZEB provided code for the Quebec QSO Party, Canadian Prairies QSO Party, and British Columbia QSO Party.
  • Added support for Louisiana QSP Party In and Outside LA. Thanks W6FB.
  • The token "{0" is expanded to the content of the sent exchange Info field when sending messages.
  • All US and VE QSO Parties now provide completion lists for the Info (county/district) field in the Sent Exchange Editor.

  Changed

  • Use posting to the web server instead of email when submitting a Cabrillo file to the SCP maintainer. Thanks K6TU.
  • The Panadapter window now uses any external device reporting as "UVC Camera" for video capture.
  • The KX3 poll rate has been increased by a factor of five.
  • K4 TCP uses Digital Audio commands introduced in firmware R29 in place of previous work-arounds for playing and recording voice messages.

  Fixed

  • The county components of the sent exchanges for inside entrants in QSO parties for Idaho, North Carolina, Washington (Salmon Run) and Wisconsin were not properly initialized. Thanks K7LXA.
  • Pounce frequency tracking in 1T*R was broken when the "Pounce frequency change creates activity from QSO entry and clears entry" option was enabled. Thanks VE3MM.
  • QSO points for FM contacts in the Ontario QSO Party were incorrect. Thanks VE2ZEB.
  • The new cutify info field feature was interfering with editing info for logged QSOs. Thanks KA1IS.
  • The VA QSO Party was mishandling bookkeeping for the mandatory off period. Thanks W2RU.

  Hints

  • Use the {0 token when you are roving in a QSO party. Change your county in the Sent Exchange Editor as needed. The current county is shown in the prompt line, saved when you log a QSO, and sent in place of the {0 token in your CW messages.
  • To record a DVR message (K4 TCP), begin with the keyboard shortcut for Messages > Record Voice Message > Message n, and finish with the keyboard shortcut for Messages > Save Recording. The radio will be switched to transmit mode while recording. Recording is directed into a 90 second buffer and does not change the existing DVR message if you choose Cancel Recording instead of Save Recording.

  3.2.9 2022-03-05

  New

  • Added Mexico International RTTY Contest, In and Outside Mexico. W2RU.
  • Added CW WW RTTY WPX Contest. W2RU.
  • Added IC-746 Pro. IV3CVE.
  • K4 TCP: Iimplemented SUB and DIV toggles in the Radios menus.
  • K4 TCP: Support separate offset and RIT state for sub-receiver.
  • KPA-1500: Support a new Track Radio option that sends the radio transmit frequency to the amplifier. KA1IS.
  • Pounce pileup simulation in Practice mode. JH5GHM.
  • Practice mode received signal tuning with radio knobs. JH5GHM.

  Changes

  • For serial entry fields, and for contests like RDXC where the info field value can be either a region code or a serial number, SkookumLogger converts the letters A E N O and T to digits when the value is a serial. 
  • Hid the mistakenly exposed Import CQWW Cabrillo… File menu item. K4TO.
  • Changed ARRL RTTY Roundup mode to FSK only. WA1Z, W6PH.
  • Changed tolerance for grabbing an activity to match the Activities Frequency tolerance.
  • Updated rules for Michigan QSO Party. AF8A.
  • Removed report fields for North Carolina QSO party. W2CS.

  Fixes

  • Control of the Kenwood TS-890S DVR was dysfunctional. IZ6FXS, JH5GHM.
  • SkookumLogger wasn’t allowing double-multipliers in the European Union DX Contest. IZ6FXS.
  • The email submission address was wrong and the web site submission address was missing for the Minnesota QSO Party.
  • In 2T2R with Alternating CQ and 2BSIQ off, sending a CQ message was causing transmit focus to toggle. KA1IS, JH5GHM.
  • In 1T2R, the transmit frequency offset displayed for the Pounce QSO was sometimes incorrect.

  3.2.8 2022-01-27

  New

  • Minnesota QSO Party In Minnesota, thanks WQØN.
  • European Union DX Contest In European Union, thanks IZ6FXS, IK6QON.
  • BARTG (RTTY) Sprint Contest. Thanks W2RU.
  • Elecraft K4 DVR support in the K4 TCP radio module.
  • Hints item at web site describing RIT/XIT management in K4 TCP.
  • Viewing and control of the K4 EXT display in the Panandapter window.
  • Hints item at web site describing the updated Panadapter window.
  • Radio 1 menu items to step K4 TCP radio bandwidth and attenuator.

  Changed

  • Turned off qsosArePerDigitalMode flag for ARRL RTTY Roundup. Thanks WA1Z.
  • Changed labels and Help to no longer refer specifically to the Elecraft P3 panadapter.

  Bugs

  • Frequency tracking was misbehaving for some Kenwood radios. Thanks JH5GHM.
  • K4 mode control was dysfunctional for K4 TCP.
  • Handling of FSK and PSK received packets was dysfunctional for K4 TCP.
  • Clear button for Send text in Text Decode window was nonfunctional. Thanks GØDVJ.
  • Message chaining wasn’t working for FSK and PSK modes.
  • Enabling Keyboard mode wasn’t aborting message sending.
  • Message queue was stalled when sending a message while Keyboard mode was active and had sent at least one character.
  • Grabbing a spot wasn’t always setting radio mode.

  3.2.7 2022-01-05

  New

  • The support page now contains a work-around for when downloading updates from the App Store doesn’t work with the unhelpful “try again later” outcome.
  • K4 TCP fixes a mode tracking bug and now supports bumping filter width up and down, toggling spot, and the SkookumLogger Panadapter.
  • The Steal Frequency command, previously available only via the XK-24 Keypad, is now available in the Log menu.
  • The YCCC SO2R window now displays the device name and firmware date when you enable the connection to a Mini. This requires new firmware; see About the YCCC SO2R Mini for details.
  • In Practice mode, all callers that have the same number of matched characters now call again when the sent callsign isn’t exactly matched. Thanks JH5GHM.
  • Added the File > Export Calendar… command, which creates a .csv file listing the start dates in the current year for the 338 events supported by SkookumLogger. Use Numbers to open the file and make a pretty table.
  • Added support for the RGO One radio to the Other group in the Radio Types lists. Thanks DF9TS.

  Changed

  • Several internal changes to Morse keyer code to improve behavior in stressful scenarios, including aborts, use of PTT, and interleaving paddle sending with messages. These changes require updating the firmware if you are using the YCCC SO2R Mini. Thanks JH5GHM and W2RU.
  • In 1T*R, messages that automatically log a QSO now delay performing the log until the entire message has been sent.
  • Updated many RSGB and UKEI contests for 2022 changes. Thanks GØDVJ.
  • Updated Ontario QSO Party for 2022 changes. Thanks VE3CX (the very first time any contest sponsor has proactively notified me about a change).

  Bugs

  • The explanation for a suspect QSO containing an invalid callsign was unhelpful.

  3.2.5 2021-12-03

  New

  • Added NA Sprint CW and NA Sprint SSB, replacing NA Sprint. Thanks NK4O.
  • Added a hidden preference named "ForceZeroPointAndHighlightBackgroundCallColorToWhite" that changes the text foreground color for the active call field to white for zero-point QSOs. Designed and implemented by JH5GHM.
  • When rescoring a log, the Suspect QSO flag is set when the notes field contains "X-QSO". This is a way to manually cause a QSO to be marked as X-QSO when exporting to Cabrillo.
  • Added eight actions to the menus in the XK-24 Keypad window, requested by SMØHRP:
    • Log ▶︎ Delete Last QSO
    • Log ▶︎ Correct Last QSO
    • Radio ▶︎ Toggle Submode
    • Radio ▶︎ Toggle Submode
    • Morse ▶︎ (toggle) Keyboard Mode
    • Morse ▶︎ (toggle) Key Down
    • Activity ▶︎ Grab to Radio 1
    • Activity ▶︎ Grab to Radio 2
  • Added discussion of Dark mode color issues to Help.
  • Added Phantom One and Phantom Two amplifier types to support controlling amplifier drive powers in 2T2R. Thanks JH5GHM. 
  • Remember Phantom amplifier power-on state across restarts. Thanks JH5GHM.

  Changes

  • Replaced provinces with “sections” as multipliers for the UBA DX Contest.
  • Replaced the radio button image in the Log window with a square crop and add a second button for radio 2.
  • Added behavior to the radio buttons: they now toggle the enable state of the respective radios. The disabled state is indicated by a red X overlaid on the image.
  • Changed the DX Cluster button image to indicate the disconnected state with a red X.
  • Updated the Log Window Help topic.
  • Reinstated Alpha 87A amplifier support. Thanks W2RU.
  • Changed the color of the target overlay on maps to white and increased the stroke width from 30% to 50% of the dot diameter, to increase contrast for red/green color-deficient users.
  • Removed the leading zero for CQ/ITU zones everywhere except Cabrillo output. Thanks W2CS.

  Bugs

  • The CQ count in the Score window was truncated for counts larger than 9,999. Thanks JH5GHM.
  • The Explain Suspect QSOs result was unhelpful for the case where the country or zone for a call (e.g. 4U9A) couldn't be determined from the Countries file. Thanks W2RU.
  • A Countries file parsing mistake was mis-identifying the country for calls that partially matched exact-match calls in the file. For example KA1I is Guam, SkookumLogger was falsely identifying KA1IS as Guam. Thanks GØTPH.
  • Sending CW messages wasn't being disabled when no morse keyer was available.
  • The amplifier Enable option wasn't being turned off when an enabled amplifier timed out. Thanks W2RU.
  • Polling wasn't working for the TenTec Omni 7 radio. Thanks AF8A.
  • In 2T2R, when changing antennas in a certain sequence some previous antenna patterns were incorrectly disappearing in map windows. Thanks GØDVJ.
  • The SQ column title was displayed as "…" on macOS 12 (Monterey).
  • The Countries checksheet showed extraneous bands on macOS 12. Thanks JH5GHM.
  • In 2T2R, the transmit offset display wasn't being updated when RIT/XIT offset was changed with RIT on if the radio didn't have transmit focus. Thanks JH5GHM.

  3.2.4 2021-11-01

  New

  • K4 support for FSK and PSK.
  • JARTS WW RTTY Contest. Thanks W2RU.
  • Oceania DX Contest for entrants in Oceania. Thanks, DU3TW.

  Bugs

  • Crash when enabling Yaesu FT950. Thanks KW4E.
  • Sluggish frequency tracking with Kenwood TS-480. Thanks VE3MM.
  • Call unstacking was sending the previous call instead of the next call. Thanks JE1JKL.

  3.2.3 2021-10-13

  New features

  • When the My Call preference value is "K1CX" at startup, SkookumLogger Help opens showing the Getting Started topic. This is intended to provide "onboarding" assistance to new users.
  • In the 2T2R operating mode, when a multiplier for the QSO on one radio is needed on the band/mode of the other radio. the QSO status line displays "✦ Other radio needs multiplier ✦".
  • The new "Acknowledge + QSY + Log" message sends the Acknowledge message followed by a QSY request message and logs the QSO. The QSY message is defined in a hidden preference as "R QSY ! ?", where the ! token is replaced a transmit frequency in kHz. For 2T2R, the transmit frequency for the other radio is used. For 1T1R and 1T2R when SkookumNet is not active, the transmit frequency for the QSO entry that doesn't have transmit focus is used. When SkookumNet is active, the run transmit frequency for the selected row in the Peers table is used.

  Changes

  • Revised the approach for detecting loss of communication with radios to prevent false alerts when communication is stalled due to holding a blocking window open too long.
  • Enabling Practice mode in the Practice window now also transfers keyboard focus to the Log window.
  • Setting the Disable After value in the Practice window to zero now disables the feature.
  • Added DC to the list of multipliers for NASprint. Thanks NK4O.
  • When guessing the location for a call, use "My Location" when call matches the sent exchange call to improve the bearing value in activity tables. Thanks W2RU.
  • Many additions to Practice mode to improve the behavior and audio characteristics of callers. Most of these are controlled by hidden preferences. See the “Practice Mode Hidden Preferences” item in the web site Hints page. Thanks JH5GHM.
  • Radio Type popup menus now have items grouped by radio manufacturer.

  Bugs

  • The TenTec Eagle radio interface was dysfunctional. Thanks KK4E.
  • A startup crash was caused by attempting to reopen an amplifier with an unknown type name.
  • When radio band changes, the Activity window for the old band instead of the new band was becoming the frontmost activity window. Thanks NK4O.
  • Texas QSO Party In Texas was crashing when creating a new log. Thanks KG5OWB.

  3.2.2 2021-09-05

  3.2.0 had a plethora of issues created when I redesigned the architecture for external devices to handle both serial and TCP devices. 3.2.1 was an emergency patch to deal with a crash potentially affecting many serial radios. In 3.2.2, I’ve addressing additional problems reported by users and cleaned up other serial radio-related issues.

  New features

  • Added visibility menus for each activity table to the View menu, and re-enabled the visibility popup menus on the tables' header rows. GØDVJ provided a good example why you might not want all tables to show the same columns: he sorts on the rotator column when S&P on a band where he has rotatable antennas, and hides the bearing column to save screen space on bands where he doesn't have a rotator.

  Changes

  • The new K3 + P3 radio type implies that there is a P3 panadapter connected to the K3 and turned on. The K3 radio type now implies that there is not a P3.
  • Added support for the 60m band, recognized for K3 and Phantom radios. This prevents a crash. Thanks W2RU.
  • Revised scoring for the UKEICC 80m contest to include points for bonus calls. Thanks GØDVJ.

  Bugs

  • Corrupted packets received from Elecraft radios were causing a crash. Thanks KB3ZGL.
  • The Practice mode Spread settings for caller speeds and amplitudes were creating much too small variations.
  • Adding multiplier information to the Notes field wasn’t working for QSOs with county-line straddlers. Thanks NK4O.
  • Ohio QSO Party Outside wasn’t identifying calls in the eighth call area as “possibly needed”. Thanks NK4O.
  • The set of mode-dependent flags in the QSO column of the Pass Information window wasn’t depending on the log’s Cabrillo Mode setting.
  • Port names defined in the Port Device Name Editor were sometimes being reset when the serial port disappeared or wasn’t present at startup.

  3.2.1 2021-08-20

  IMPORTANT BUG FIX: Crash when enabling any Kenwood radio, any ICOM radio, Elecraft K2, or Yaesu FTDX3000. Thanks NK4O.

  3.2.0 2021-08-19

  New features

  • Added the Elecraft KPA1500 TCP amplifier with wake-on-lan support. See the TCP Devices topic in the External Devices section of SkookumLogger Help.
  • Added the Elecraft K4 Serial and the K4 TCP radios with basic frequency and mode tracking and control. Thanks W2CS and N9SE.
  • Added the Kenwood TS-2000 TCP radio, which can be used with third-party software to interface with a FlexRadio Systems radio. I do not recommend or support third-party software for this purpose. Thanks 5B4WN.
  • Added the Yaesu FTdx101D radio, with behavior identical to the FTdx101MP.
  • Added Youth to the list of Overlay choices in Cabrillo Category Items. Thanks W6SX.
  • Added Explorer to the list of Station choices in Cabrillo Category Items. Thanks K1DG.
  • Added the Missouri QSO Party. Thanks N9SE.
  • Added the K1USN Slow Speed Test in the Nontest group.
  • Added the Tennessee QSO Party Inside Tennessee.
  • Added pre-fill of Canadian province codes in relevant contests.
  • Added View menu with items for setting visibilities of activity and log table columns. See the new About MacOS Tables topic in SkookumLogger Help.

  Changes

  • Added “OV” as an alias for the “OEVSV” IARU society code.
  • Removed the hyphen in the Yaesu FTdx-101MP radio type name.
  • Removed the dysfunctional future events popup menu at the top of the Time Tracker window.
  • Some contests do not have predictable start dates. In those cases, SkookumLogger now sets the start date to the current date when you create the log. As always, use Time Tracker and the WA7BNM contest calendar to confirm that the start date is set correctly.

  Bug fixes

  • Practice mode for Worked All Europe CW Outside Europe was not limiting callers to EU stations. Thanks JH5GHM.
  • The Score window wasn’t being reconfigured when changing logs. Thanks GØDVJ.
  • The Region checksheet had duplicated rows. Thanks NK4O.
  • Changing logs while the Pass Information window was open caused a crash. Thanks GØDVJ.
  • The European HF Championship rule set was not limiting QSOs to EU entrants.
  • The score computation for WAE wasn’t applying the per-band multiplier weight factors. Thanks W6SX.

  3.1.8 2021-07-07

  New features

  • The 07Z CWOps MiniCWT is supported.
  • The ARUKR society code is recognized for the IARU HF Championship.

  Changes

  • The alert presented when opening an old log with an unknown contest name is more informative. Thanks W2CS.
  • The Database Versions Tools has been replaced with status messages at startup and includes the IARU HQ database version.
  • The RSGB Clubs database has been updated.
  • SkookumLogger has 55 non-blocking windows. All of them now have consistent appearance. All except Checksheets and Editors remember their visibility states across SkookumLogger restarts. All except the Log window obey File > Close Window. All interpret the escape key as the shortcut for Messages > Abort.
  • Checksheets now automatically hide when opening a different log.
  • Multiplier information is not added to the Notes field when logging in Practice mode.
  • Window > QTC Series now has a shortcut that opens the window without any side effects.
  • Window > SkookumNet now opens the window without any side effects. The SkookumNet window now has a Connect button for enabling the network connection.
  • Map > Change Great Circle Map… and Map > Change Grid Map… are now disabled when the corresponding Map window hasn’t been opened.

  Bug fixes

  • Section tracking, scoring, and crashes for ARRL Field Day have been corrected. Thanks N9SE and W2RU.
  • The label for Needed QSOs in Logging preferences wasn’t tracking the selected color.
  • The selections for the popup menus in Activity windows were not being remembered across SkookumLogger restarts.
  • Memory management issues in Practice mode code might have been causing sporadic crashes while using that mode. Thanks JH5GHM and W7AY.

  3.1.7 2021-06-14

  New features

  • Added a  new CW message, Repeat Exchange, similar to Repeat Serial but sends the content of the & token without RST. Thanks K1XX.
  • The info field in the Sent Exchange Editor for QSO parties now lists counties using Edit ► Complete. Thanks K1XX.
  • Append multiplier information to the Notes field when a QSO that is a new multiplier is logged.
  • Added simple support for Elecraft K4 via serial I/O.
  • Added support for the 7QP QSO Party for Outside entrants.
  • Added support for the Kentucky QSO Party for Outside entrants provided by N9SE.
  • Added handling of Delaware QSO Party counties in the NEQP Inside contest so that log-what-you-hear doesn’t confuse SkookumLogger.
  • Added handling of elided state in state-county exchanges sent by county-line straddlers so that log-what-you-hear works. SkookumLogger prepends the missing state code when the QSO is generated.

  Changes

  • Deleted support for the Manchester Mineira (CQMM) contest because SkookumLogger cannot support both per-band DXCC and not per-band prefix multipliers at the same time.
  • Updated NEQP URLs.
  • Updated default Countries, SCP and CWOps Roster databases.
  • Modified poll response handling for Elecraft radios to group all responses relating to receive and transmit frequencies before processing possible changes. This is a blind attempt to address a scenario that I cannot reproduce where SkookumLogger misses a band change and so logs QSOs on the wrong band.
  • The behavior of sending CW by computer using a WinKeyer, a YCCC SO2R Box keyer, or a YCCC SO2R Mini keyer is now somewhat more consistent across each type of keyer. Tapping the paddle while a message is playing now has the same behavior as tapping the escape key. Tapping a keyboard shortcut to send a message while sending with the paddle adds the message to the message queue, which begins playing after you stop sending with the paddle. For 2T2R, SkookumLogger now accounts for PTT tail delay before changing transmit focus when a message ends.

  Bug fixes

  • Unstack QSO wasn't sending RST for the second call. Thanks NK4O.
  • The start time for INQP was 16Z instead of 15Z. Thanks N9SE.
  • The SO2R Blend slider was always disabled. Thanks JH5GHM.
  • SkookumLogger wasn’t detecting dupes for rovers in the NEQP Inside contest.
  • SkookumLogger was trying to open the YCCC Mini port when it was already open, disrupting tracking of the enabled state.

  3.1.6 2021-04-18

  New features

  • A default CWOps roster is now included with SkookumLogger, used for self-adjudication (see Help). Thanks W2RU.

  Changes

  • Deleted the ARRL Maxim Birthday Contest.
  • Updated IRTS Counties calendar, and scoring for Inside entrants. Thanks GØDVJ.
  • Updated Polish DX Contest (SPDX) information, submission rules now require using web site; emails are rejected.
  • Updated Florida QSO Party log submission and rules URLS.

  Bug fixes

  • For NEQP entrants inside New England, working a 7QP or INQP rover is a dupe when they change counties. In 7QP, the same rover in difference states is a dupe but may be a state multiplier. Thanks K1KI.
  • The & (sent exchange) CW message token now excludes the signal report, as documented. For QSO parties where the sent exchange is the county, the & token can be used to send the county as part of any message. Thanks K1XX and WA1Z.
  • OK-OM DX Contest SSB was requiring CW mode for QSOs. Thanks NK4O.
  • Florida QSO Party Inside Florida was mishandling QSOs with other Florida stations.
  • Ontario QSO Party start time was 12Z instead of 18Z.

  3.1.5 2021-03-22

  New features and changes

  • Relocated radio-related settings from OpMode preferences to Radios window.
  • Removed Toggle Tune command and RF Gain bump commands Radio commands.
  • Added New Mexico QSO Party In and Outside New Mexico. Thanks KK6MC.
  • Made contest names consistent for rules that differ for entrants In or Outside an area. If you need to open an existing log for a
  • contest with a changed name, use the File ► Change Log's Contest Rules command to update the existing log after it opens.
  • Added K3 Remote radio type for VA7GI, identical to K3 type except requires 9600 baud rate instead of 38400.
  • Added reopen and hide-when-inactive behaviors to P3Panadapters window. Thanks W6FB.

  Bug fixes

  • Changed to per-band QSOs for Tesla HF CW Contest. Thanks WA1Z.
  • Repaired the help link for P3Panadapters window. Thanks W6FB.
  • Squished bug that blocked communication with TenTec Eagle. Thanks KK4E.
  • Squished bug that broke DVR play for Elecraft KX3. Thanks KX9E.
  • Squished bug that affected exchange guessing for QSO parties that had info fields containing other info types in addition to county codes.

  3.1.4 2021-02-22

  New features

  • Winter Field Day.
  • Florida QSO Pary In Florida.
  • Wisconsin QSO Party In Wisconsin.
  • Wisconsin QSO Party Outside Wisconsin.
  • European DX Contest.
  • Diversity mode controls for K3 in Radio menus.
  • Distribute and Rover Cabrillo station categories.

  Changes

  • Reorganized New Log Chooser menu items.
  • Updated February NA Sprint start date.
  • Enabled hardware flow control for TS590S. Thanks N1JM.
  • Relocated P3 options items from Radios window to new P3 Panadapter window.
  • Replaced "Radio Has P3" control with automatic detection when enabling a K3.

  Bug fixes

  • Corrected band code definitions for Yaesu FT950, FT1000, FT1000MP, FTDX3000.
  • "Enable PTT" in Morse Keyers window no longer leaves PTT disabled. Thanks DL1YCF.
  • The rotary antenna pattern on map windows was failing to track rotator heading unless the Rotators window was opened.
  • Attempted again to address a crash when saving a new QSO. Thanks M4J and AF8A.

  3.1.3 2021-02-02

  New features

  Updated rules for Hungarian DX Contest. The multipliers now include DXCC and WAE countries.

  Support for Idaho QSO Party, both Inside and Outside.

  Support for North Carolina QSO Party, both Inside and Outside. Handles bonus points. Rules specifically exclude FT4 and FT8 as not appropriate for contesting; excellent! Thanks N4CW for creating a machine-readable list of county names and codes.

  Support for South Carolina QSO Party, Outside. Handles bonus points. Does not handle combining SSB and FM into one “phone" mode. Does handle combining FSK, PSK and Data into one “digital” mode, but Cabrillo mode is DG not RY.

  Separate CWOps Mini-CWT modules for 13Z, 19Z and 03Z. This supports creating a new log for these non-contests any time before the next event without confusing the Time Tracker Start Date.

  Bug fixes

  Addressed a rare crash when logging a new QSO. I was not able to reproduce this one and so may not have actually solved the problem. GØDVJ was the most frequent victim and reports that this version seems to have fixed the issue.

  Repaired too-narrow column widths in Time Tracker Off Times table. Thanks N9SE.

  3.1.2 2021-01-03

  New features

  • Antenna switching and SteppIr controller interface now support SO2R. Thanks K1XM and GØDVJ.
  • IC-705 support. Thanks N8GAS.
  • Updated start dates for RAC Winter, some RSGB and UKEI contests. Thanks W2RU and GØDVJ.

  Bug fixes

  • Another crash when enabling the "Automatically set sent grid" option. Thanks W2CJL.
  • Incorrect "Port is in use" alerts when enabling serial ports.

  3.1.1 2020-12-12

  New features

  • Added Rename Log and Save Log As to File menu.
  • Added RSGB 70cm FM Activity Contest.

  Bug fixes

  • Crash when turning on the "Automatically set sent grid" option in Logging preferences. Thanks Shaun Favell.
  • Repaired animation for disclosure buttons in Amplifiers and Radios windows. Thanks W6FB.
  • Changed font to fixed-width for frequency displays in Log window. Thanks AF8A.
  • Fixed Cabrillo category mode name for FM. Thanks GØDVJ.
  • Sending CW with paddle or keyboard was incrementing the CQ counter. Thanks GØDVJ.
  • Corrected spelling of the Cabrillo GRID-LOCATOR tag. Thanks KA1IS.
  • Rotator bearing changes were not noticed on the great circle maps. Thanks GØDVJ.

  3.0.4 2020-11-16

  Mac App Store version 3.1

  New features

  • Optimize for Silicon Mac.
  • Support FM mode for Kenwood radios and Yaesu FT-991. Thanks G4IZZ.
  • Add Log > Focus Call Field. Thanks W2RU.
  • Export sent exchange grid to Cabrillo GRID_LOCATOR record.

  Bug fixes

  • Fixed crash when starting app with an unknown radio type in user preferences. Thanks WBØM.
  • Default signal report was 599 instead of 59 for FM mode. Thanks G4IZZ.
  • Deleted Updating topic from Help. Thanks W6FB.
  • Fixed mis-identification of a bearing entered in a call field as a frequency.
  • Fixed rotator re-enabling when waking from sleep.
  • Fixed missing score in statistics reports.

  3.0.1 2020-11-10

  First release on App Store.

  3.0.0 2020-11-10

  DO NOT UPDATE WITHOUT READING THESE NOTES. The minimum macOS version has changed, and future releases will be distributed on the Mac App Store.

  This release has many internal changes relating to new and deprecated macOS features. It runs on macOS 11 (BigSur) and on a Silicon Mac (using Rosetta 2). The most significant changes are:

  • The minimum macOS version is now 10.13 (High Sierra).
  • Logs created with this version cannot be opened by earlier versions.
  • Preferences and the Window menu have been reorganized.
  • Help has been thoroughly updated.

  You will need to redo some of your settings:

  • Color choices.
  • Activity table layouts.
  • Antenna configurations.
  • Country aliases.