If you are using DXKeeper and haven't upgraded it to version 18.1.4 (or later), please do so and then direct DXKeeper to "Recompute" before upgrading to SpotCollector 9.9.2. After upgrading SpotCollector 9.9.2 and starting it the first time, direct it to "Recompute"..

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This release

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- correctly logs a QSO from WSJT-X via direct interoperation submitted while Spot Database compaction is underway (tnx to Chuck KM3V)

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- prevents autoscroll from being inadvertently disabled?

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- ensure thats the IRC Spot Source indicator is set to "red" when its disconnected (tnx to Jamie WW3S)

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- enlarges the space available to display error messages in the Network Service panel on the Configuration window's General tab (tnx to Salvatore I4FYV)

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- correctly sets the "Marathon Zone Need" field in Spot Database Entries that don't specify a CQ Zone (tnx to Joe W4TV)

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- disables the "QSY no mode change" right-mouse menu command when Commander isn't running and connected (tnx to Salvatore I4FYV)

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- makes the four VCR-style buttons above the vertical scrollbar behave as documented in https://www.dxlabsuite.com/spotcollector/Help/SpotDatabase.htm#Navigating%20the%20Spot%20Database (tnx to Salvatore I4FYV)

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- provides a "Discard spots of invalid callsigns" option on the Pre-filtering window that when enabled ignores spots whose base callsigns violate the ITU rules governing formation of callsigns: (tnx to Bj?rn SM7IUN and Joe W4TV)

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--- contains a / or ?

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--- contains more than one transition from letters to numbers

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--- begins with a digit that is followed by more than two letters

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--- contains more than two groups of digits separated by letters

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--- ends with a digit

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--- begins with more than 2 letters followed by a digit, and the first 2 letters aren't SS

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--- begins with a digit followed by 2 letters and a digit, and the first two characters aren't 3D

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- exploits DXKeeper 18.0.4's new Check command to display the progress of an activated K1JT callsign and the progress of a new "DX Call" in WSJT-X

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- adds a "QSY (no mode change) command to the Spot Database Display's right-mouse menu (tnx to Joe W4TV)

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- adds SFH, S/FH, and SF/H to the set of words encountered in spot notes that cause a generated Spot Database Entry's mode to be set to FT8 (tnx to Dale AA1QD)

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- allows <> in cluster source window macros (tnx to Jim KR9U)

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--- provides Realtime Award Tracking for the IOTA HF and VHF categories (tnx to Steve K4WA)

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--- adds an IotaMixedEn field to each Spot Database Entry, indicating whether pursuit of "IOTA Mixed" is enabled

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--- adds an IotaCatProg field to each Spot Database Entry, indicating the progress towards the entry's IOTA category (HF or VHF)

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--- adds an IotaCatEn field to each Spot Database Entry, indicating whether pursuit of the entry'sIOTA category (HF of VHF) is enabled

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--- adds an IotaCatWB4t field to each Spot Database Entry, indicating whether the entry's callsign has been previously worked in the the entry'sI OTA category (HF or VHF)

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- Increases the rate at which incoming spots are processed

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- updates the ConfigurationGeneral.htm, Prefiltering.htm and SpotDatabase.htm documentation files

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Notes:

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1. Update your firewall and anti-malware applications to consider the new versions of SpotCollector.exe to be "safe"

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?? a.? 0/13 Jotti scanners detected malware in SpotCollector.exe or SC_WSJTX.exe

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?? b.? 0/72 VirusTotal scanners detected malware in SpotCollector.exe; 0/73 VirusTotal scanners detected malware in SC_WSJTX.exe

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2. If this upgrade doesn't work correctly, see the "After an Upgrade" section of

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3. After upgrading, to revert to the previous version of SpotCollector, see

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SpotCollector 9.9.2 is available via the DXLab Launcher, and via

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http://www.dxlabsuite.com/download.htm

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????? 73,

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