PlanPlotter version 6.6.9.5 Released

[Triple7]

From Bev:

Hi,
 
PlanePlotter version 6.6.9.5 is on the web site now.
http:www.planeplotter.com#download
The installation package is a zip file which requires the password "planeplotter" to unzip it.
 
---Usual boilerplate---
Updates are free to registered users.
 
You may need to exercise your browser Refresh function to force it to show you the new version of the PlanePlotter web page. If you post a message complaining that the web page is still pointing to an earlier version, you pay a forfeit - unless I forgot to update the web page, in which case I pay a forfeit!
 
You can install the new version over the old one but you *must* close/exit PlanePlotter before installing the new one. Nic's installer will warn you if PlanePlotter is still running when you try to install the new version. Your settings from the previous installation will be preserved.
 
If you have a version-specific firewall or security system, you may have to reassure it that the new version is permitted to access the Internet. Be aware that increasingly, security systems treat any new file as a threat without any justification except that it is new. Please don't write to me about it; write to your security system provider and ask them to make their program smarter.
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The following are the changes since the last published version 6.6.5.9
 
version 6.6.6.1
 add local decode option to TCP/IP-connected receivers
version 6.6.6.2
 red warning on failure of sharing server connection
version 6.6.6.3
 red warnings on failure of server connection or receiver connection
version 6.6.6.4
 separate red warnings for server and receiver failures
version 6.6.6.5
 similar warnings for SBS receiver connection failure
version 6.6.6.6
 editorial changes to SPI display
version 6.6.6.7
 check for stuck in sharing routine more than 30 seconds and reset the inSharing flag to prevent getting locked out of sharing
version 6.6.6.8
 new option in Chart Options to control Weight Category display
version 6.6.6.9
 detect running under Wine and do not check for NTP - notify server
 optional site name for radar sites
version 6.6.7.1
 chart..options..colours..GPX overlay labels and AIP labels now include colour
version 6.6.7.2
 Home location test uses Google Maps if GM key and no MapQuest key
version 6.6.7.3
 options..Fonts..Open AIP now include colour
version 6.6.7.4
 fix missing optional radar site name for Mode-S sites
version 6.6.7.5
 adjust raw data time tags for unusual configurations (BeastreceiverTCP when not Beast)
version 6.6.7.6
 reformat mlat diagnostics
version 6.6.7.7
 improve remote PP via UDP
version 6.6.7.8
 handle textual VDL2 data by UDP
 handle aircraft position accuracy term (NIC)
version 6.6.7.9
 update NIC handling when sharing
version 6.6.8.1
 NIC from VDL2 "Estimated position uncertainty:"
version 6.6.8.2
 handle alternative VDL2 format
version 6.6.8.3
 VDL2 data cosmetics
 VDL2 waypoint analysis
version 6.6.8.4
 VDL2 waypoint export option
version 6.6.8.5
 scroll VDL2 lists
 correct waypoint file name
version 6.6.8.6
 correct wrong designation when clicking on the Alert list
version 6.6.8.7
 TCAS alerts cause a ring around the target on the chart
 done on 6.6.8.8
 TCAS alerts can be clicked and auto centred
version 6.6.8.9
 separate condex for vignette window
 Vignette: command added to the condex command file
 read tcasexclusions.txt file for a list of hex codes that are not to give TCAS aerts
 make VDL2 log files conditional on Logs enabled in I/O settings
version 6.6.9.1
 ignore doubtful altitude reports
version 6.6.9.2
 remove ppregfix.reg to try to placate security checks
version 6.6.9.3
 add balloon symbol for type code B2 (light than air machine)
version 6.6.9.4
 fix lacuna in balloon symbol plotting
version 6.6.9.5
 add frequency control of SDR++ receiver
This last addition is necessary because recent versions of SDR# no longer allow remote control of the tuned frequency using the Net Remote add-on.  By way of contrast, SDR++ does allow remote control via the Rigctl protocol so that receiver is now a new option in the "Options..Airband receiver tuning menu" item.  SDR++ also supports a wider range of receiver types than SDR#.
The feature allows a receiver to be tuned automatically to the ATC voice frequency appropriate to the position of an aircraft designated in PlanePlotter.  The area frequencies are defined using "Opions..ATC sector frequencies".
Enjoy
Bev
COAA

Tim