[Ham-Mac] Aether 1.5 Now Available

[Bill Howell]

Andrew,

Would it be possible to add satellite logging to Aether?
Satellite logging is only thing keeping me from an Aether purchase. I  
love your simple interface.

As I understand it, there are two important lines in the .adi file
which must be included for LOTW to recognize it as a sat contact...
examples are shown below:

Propagation Mode: <PROP_MODE:3>SAT
Satellite Name: <SAT_NAME:4>AO-7

Although I believe I can edit the .adi file manually to add these
lines, it would be great to have PROP_MODE and SAT_NAME available on  
the Aether interface
(with the list of satellite names available).

See the link below for all the details on LOTW satellite contact  
requirements:
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/LoTW%2520Instructions/N5JB.pdf

thank you,
Bill N5AB

On Dec 3, 2010, at 11:00 AM, ham-mac-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:

>
> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 07:06:14 -0700
> From: Andrew Madsen <andrew at aetherlog.com>
> Subject: [Ham-Mac] Aether 1.5 Now Available
> To: Mac enthusiasts involved in amateur radio applications
> 	<ham-mac at mailman.qth.net>
> Message-ID: <DE0E0816-C87B-4418-BFAA-01DCF765EF75 at aetherlog.com>
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> 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
>