[Ham-Mac] Aether 1.5.3 released

[Andrew Madsen]

Version 1.5.3 of Aether is now available.  This release includes a full German translation of Aether as well as several fixes for bugs reported in 1.5.3.  Fixes are included for awards tracking and callbook lookup in particular.  The latest version can be downloaded at this URL:http://www.aetherlog.com/files/current/Aether.dmg .  If you already have Aether installed, you can run it and select "Check for Updates" from the Aether menu to automatically download and install the update.

For complete release notes see http://www.aetherlog.com/1_5_3_197.html , 

Special thanks to Stephan Werker (DL8STW) and Hanna Simon (DO8DSP) for their excellent work on the German translation of Aether. Also, thanks to everyone who has provided feedback on beta versions of this release.  I really appreciate it.

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/USB 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, AppleScript and VoiceOver 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.  Aether is available at http://www.aetherlog.com or in Apple's Mac App Store at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aether/id404629109?mt=12 .

Thanks and 73,
Andrew Madsen AC7CF

P.S. If you're willing to help translate Aether into another language, please get it touch with me. It doesn't require any experience or technical knowledge.