[Ham-Mac] Aether 1.5 Now Available

[Andrew Madsen]

Hi Dino,

	Some newer rigs have USB ports, but as far as I know, they all actually just contain a built in USB to serial converter.  Aether works fine with several Icom rigs that work this way.  You do have to install a driver on your Mac before they'll work, however.  I should probably update the requirements to make it clear that a USB to serial adapter is only required for most rigs, not those that have a built in one (i.e. have a USB port).

	Which rig do you have?

73,
Andrew AC7CF

On Dec 3, 2010, at 7:40 AM, Dino Papas wrote:

> Andrew - Do you have any plans for USB vice serial rig control?
> 
> Dino KL0S
> 
> On 3Dec2010, at 9:06 AM, Andrew Madsen wrote:
> 
>> I'm happy to announce that Aether 1.5 is now available.  Aether can be downloaded at http://www.aetherlog.com/ .  New features in this release include:
>> 
>> * LoTW integration, including the ability to upload and download confirmations as well as manage TQSL certificates right in Aether
>> * eQSL.cc integration with one click synchronization
>> * Awards tracking including detailed awards report and an indicator that shows up when you enter the callsign of a contact you need for an award
>> * Export of Google Earth KML file so you can see all your contacts in Google Earth
>> * Use of callsign prefix database from www.country-files.com, including the ability to easily update the database
>> * Much faster and more reliable callbook lookups
>> * Many more performance and user interface improvements
>> 
>> For complete release notes see http://www.aetherlog.com/1_5_0_181.html .
>> 
>> Aether is a ham radio logging application for Mac OS X. Aether includes tools to quickly and easily log QSOs while on the air, as well as organize, search and track your QSOs later. Aether was designed for Mac OS X, and has the same kind of clean, intuitive, friendly interface you've come to expect on the Mac. Some of the useful features that Aether provides include:
>> 
>> * LoTW and eQSL.cc integration
>> * Awards tracking
>> * ADIF, Cabrillo export/import
>> * Serial Rig Control
>> * Automatic callbook lookup including optional support for QRZ.com subscriptions
>> * Automatic dupe checking
>> * Powerful address and QSL info label printing
>> * Google Maps integration
>> * Automatic distance and beam heading calculation
>> * cocoaModem 2.0 integration
>> * Instant Search
>> * Spotlight, Mail, Address Book and AppleScript support
>> * Much more
>> 
>> The free version of Aether is fully featured except for a 30 QSO limit for logs.  The full version of Aether, priced at $39, removes this limit.
>> 
>> Thanks and 73,
>> Andrew Madsen AC7CF
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