PlanePlotter 6.7.3.9 Released

[Triple7]

From Bev,

PlanePlotter version 6.7.3.9 is on the web site now.
http:www.planeplotter.com#download
 
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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 6.6.9.5
 
done in 6.6.9.6
correct plane symbol $G
 
done in 6.6.9.7
default com port #4 3000000 bps
 
done in 6.6.9.8
if VDL2 sends change voice frequency, display the contact frequency and name in the info pop up
add aircraft label option to show the voice frequency
if designated aircraft has a defined voice frequency, tune the SDR if enabled
add "voice frequency"/"frq" to the condex nouns
add access to voice frequency in OLE/COM interface routines
 
done in 6.6.9.9
handle GNRMC, etc. as well as GPRMC, etc. on GPS input
exclude prompts from local GPS receiver setup
 
done in 6.7.1.1
updated WMM.COF file for 2025 to 2029 (no change to PP)
 
done in 6.7.1.2
new option View..VDL2..List VDL2 ATC contacts
 
done in 6.7.1.3
process VDL2 payload for ACARS format messages
add options to export VDL2 ground stations and ATC contacts
rationalise the time tag option in alerts to log file, to alertmessage.txt, and to the alert popup
new option specifically to log VDL2 messages
 
done in 6.7.1.4
identify VDL2 contacts with ":" after flight no on chart
 
done in 6.7.1.5
update dynamic charts option to allow HTTPS chart servers
 
done in 6.7.1.6
option to download and calibrate SkyVector World Enroute charts
add negative colour option in chart transparency dialog
chart  is replotted after a change in the chart transparency dialog
save transparency settings in quick charts
 
done in 6.7.1.7
include logon requests in the VDL2 message log file
profile window vertical axis scaled by left and right mouse clicks
 
done in 6.7.1.8
enhanced support upload
 
done in 6.7.1.9
Correctly set the Mode-S option after loading a saved configuration
 
done in 6.7.2.1
handle empty lines in .lrt files
 
done in 6.7.2.2
record all Mode-A pings for designated aircraft
log beams file for designated aircraft depends on "log desig"
 
done in 6.7.2.3
reduce Mode-A ping detection threshold for dongle-based receivers
 
done in 6.7.2.4
revert change in 6.7.2.3
 
done in 6.7.2.5
reset alert data when alertmessages.txt file is written
 
done in 6.7.2.6
prevent outline recentring when dragging aircraft labels
 
done in 6.7.2.7
manual method for locating radar sites
 
done in 6.7.2.8
option to adjust Mode-A detection thresholds
 
done in 6.7.2.9
fix creep when replotting ortho outline
 
done in 6.7.3.1
fix infelicity in position of profile window
save and restore the "m" window size
Mode-C exclusion upper limit lowered from 80000' to 61000'
 
done in 6.7.3.2
remove debug logging of Beamfinder beams
 
done in 6.7.3.3
add "Options..Script..Fetch registration and type database (2)"
 
done in 6.7.3.4
editorial corrections/additions to the help files
apply SQL update for new VDL2 messages
 
done in 6.7.3.5
apply SQL update for ACARS messages within VDL2 messages
 
done in 6.7.3.6
Userstring4 #rrggbb in the SQB database defines the colour of the aircraft symbol overriding the normal colour
 
done in 6.7.3.7
Add OLE/COM function SetUserString4ByHex()
 
done in 6.7.3.8
add conditional expression to control saving data to SQB database
 
done in 6.7.3.9
add option to list/export VDL2 route information
 
Enjoy!
Bev
COAA


Tim