KLog-2.3.4 - Bugfix and refactoring

Mar 2024 - 2.3.4

• BugFix: After Editing a QSO, lotw_qsl_rcvd is emptied (Closes #656, #659) (TNX N6PAZ, EA5WA)
• Bugfix: Keep data of SAT tab when entering a QSO stopped working. (TNX EA5WA)
• BugFix: When editing a split QSO, if TX Frequency is modified, split is disabled and frequencies made equal. (EA5WA)
• BugFix: Incorrect CQ zone saved to DataBase (Closes #666) (EA5WA)
• BugFix: FO/x calls are not properly identified/stored (Closes #677) (EA5WA)
• BugFix: Minor CQz & ITUz bugfixes that could, potentially accept CQ or ITU zones being 0.
• Bugfix: Several fields do not meet ADIF specification (Closes #669)
• Bugfix: DX-Cluster activity file can't be edit with normal txt file. (Closes #682)
• Bugfix: QSO_COMPLETE field in database needs to be redefined (Closes #680)
• Bugfix: QRZ.com QSO status was not properly working. (Closes #664)
• Bugfix: Alternative location for logbook.dat was not working properly (Closes #653)
• Bugfix: Clarify how to use mode / submode in the DB (Closes #650)
• Bugfix: Cleared some warning errors about the DB notbeing created in the console.
• Enhancement: Refactored the getADIFQSO/getADIFFromQSOQuery to have just one single point of ADIF creation.
• Translations: Danish (TNX Peter), Russian (YL3GBC), Spanish (EA4K)

Pre-release for testing KLog-2.3.4-RC4

This is a TESTING RELEASE ONLY.

For this release there is a lot of code rewritten to improve the way KLog import & export ADIF files.
If you want to test, please backup your data, install this version and do intensive testing importing and exporting ADIF files.

Please expect to find failures and report them creating issues in github or via the Telegram channels.

Other tests that can be done:

• Check ADIF import and Export.

• Check the bugfixes described below:

• BugFix: After Editing a QSO, lotw_qsl_rcvd is emptied (Closes #656, #659) (TNX N6PAZ, EA5WA)

• Bugfix: Keep data of SAT tab when entering a QSO stopped working. (TNX EA5WA)

• BugFix: When editing a split QSO, if TX Frequency is modified, split is disabled and frequencies made equal. (EA5WA)

• BugFix: Incorrect CQ zone saved to DataBase (Closes #666) (EA5WA)

• BugFix: FO/x calls are not properly identified/stored (Closes #677) (EA5WA)

• BugFix: Minor CQz & ITUz bugfixes that could, potentially accept CQ or ITU zones being 0.

• Bugfix: Several fields do not meet ADIF specification (Closes #669)

• Bugfix: DX-Cluster activity file can't be edit with normal txt file. (Closes #682)

• Bugfix: QSO_COMPLETE field in database needs to be redefined (Closes #680)

• Bugfix: QRZ.com QSO status was not properly working. (Closes #664)

• Bugfix: Alternative location for logbook.dat was not working properly (Closes #653)

• Bugfix: Clarify how to use mode / submode in the DB (Closes #650)

• Bugfix: Cleared some warning errors about the DB notbeing created in the console.

• Translations: Danish (TNX Peter), Russian (YL3GBC), Spanish (EA4K), Ukrainian (YL3GBC)

Pre-release for testing KLog-2.3.4-RC3 ADIF Import & Export test

This is a TESTING RELEASE ONLY.

For this release there is a lot of code rewritten to improve the way KLog import & export ADIF files.
If you want to test, please backup your data, install this version and do intensive testing importing and exporting ADIF files.

Please expect to find failures and report them creating issues in github or via the Telegram channels.

Other tests that can be done:

• Callsigns that are not in the by default CQ/ITU zones are correctly detected if present in the cty.dat file.
• Windows64:
  • The TLS error when downloading files (cty.dat or other) should not be any longer appearing.
  • The map should appear when requested.

Check the src/Changelog file for more details.

Warning: KLog-2.3.3 - Last version of 2023

Warning:
Some users have reported that some QSO fields may not be stored in the database so they would be lost.
There are so some other issues that make me to suggest to use this release hmjust for testing purposes.

Please be aware of it if you upgrade to 2.3.3.
2.3.4 will be released as soon as possible with the fixes.
In the meanwhile, have a great 2024! :-)

Dec 2023 - 2.3.3

• WIP: Started to reduce the possibility of SQLi with the use of prepared statements.
• Bugfix: Sat QSO edit was not showing the worked SAT (Closes #645)
• Bugfix: After editing a QSO, the restore was not working properly. (Closes #649)
• Bugfix: In Sat QSO, still not selected band may make the QSO unusable. (Closes #651)
• Bugfix: All Gridsquares are now listed when Export to ADIF is used. (Closes #514)
• Bugfix: Selecting a sat with a new band made the bandcombobox unusable. #613
• Bugfix: F1 (online manual link fixed (Closes #627) (TNX ikbenkous)
• Bugfix: 'Usage' does not properly handle arguments, print newlines or return status codes (Closes #625) (TNX ikbenkous)
• Enhancement: Improved the Frequency entry. (Closes #622) (TNX ikbenkous)
• Enhancement: Use a good discriminator in header guards (Closes #624) (TNX ikbenkous)

KLog-2.3.2 - Bugfix on KLog start

Jun - 2.3.2

• Bugfix: KLog was not starting when started in clean installations.(Closes #599)(TNX cwross)

KLog-2.3.1 - Many bugfixes, Ukrainian and new settings

Jun - 2.3.1

• Bugfix: When exporting a log, selecting the stationcallsign has no efect on the qsos shown
• Bugfix: When no validating callsigns, some ADIF fields were exported even if they were empty.
• Bugfix: In some conditions, not identified propagation modes were exported as "NO". (Closes #518)
• Bugfix: VUCC_GRIDS validation was not properly done.
• Bugfix: It was not possible to select the second pair of freqs of a Sat (Closes #483)
• Bugfix: Export/Upload lists of QSOs where not properly created due to call validation issues. (Closes #528)
• Bugfix: Fixed the ClubLog URLs that were changed by ClubLog. (Closes #502)
• Bugfix: QSOs confirmed with LoTW were not properly shown in DXCC Status. (Closes #551)(EA5WA)
• Bugfix: In some conditions, not identified propagation modes were exported as "NO".
• Bugfix: In some conditions QRZ.com log upload was not working. (Closes #542)
• Bugfix: In some conditions eQSL.cc log upload was not working. (Closes #526)#
• Bugfix: VUCC_GRIDS validation was not properly done.
• Bugfix: It was not possible to select the second pair of freqs of a Sat (Closes #483)
• Bugfix: LoTW export was not using the selected grid when exporting (Closes #539)
• Bugfix: Some statistic widgets had a broken layout (Closes #491)
• Bugfix: When a new QSO is added, the numbers in awardswidget were not updated.
• Bugfix: Distance/beam is shown when editing. (Closes #330)
• Improvement: Inclusive search and submodes in LoTW download and WSJTX import. (TNX AG5UR)
• Improvement: Code improvement in the MainWindowInputQSO class.
• Improvement: Log export widget shows now only QSOs in the current log.
• Improvement: Code improvement in the MainWindowInputQSO class.
• Improvement: Warning of unused parameters removed.
• Improvement: Some SQL queries optimized for speed.
• Improvement: Optimized the way log files are exported to online services.
• UI: Added QRZ Lookup Button (Closes #390) (EA5WA).
• UI: Removed the locator, TX Freq and RX freq widgets from the Satellite tab. (Closes #534, 535, #536)
• UI: Shows the total number of QSOs when exporting.
• UI: Added a Right-click menu in the DXCluster widget to send a spot to QRZ.com.
• UI: Columns in LogView are now movable with the mouse.
• Removed the user callsign from the http header when checking for a new version for increased privacy.
• Translations: Catalan (TNX Txema), Latvian (TNX YL3GBC), Spanish (EA4K), Ukrainian (UR6QV & UR3QJW).

KLog-2.3.1-RC4 - Release Candidate 4 - Latvian translation

This release is just to test the Latvian translation.
Thank you YL3GBC!

KLog-2.3.1-RC2 - Release Candidate 2

Please know that this is a release candidate, only for testing purposes.
Backup your data before running this version.
Report all your findings.

Differences from RC1:
#580
#578
#577
#575
#572

Thank you EA5WA for your contributions!

KLog-2.3.1-RC1 - Release Candidate 1

Please know that this is a release candidate, only for testing purposes.
Backup your data before running this version.
Report all your findings.

KLog-2.3 - We keep improving KLog

Oct 2022 - 2.3

• Improvement: Code optimization (TNX JohnS0819)
  #485
• Bugfix: Calls like EA4K/P were not identified as EA.
• Bugfix: Adding DXCluster servers was failing. (Closes #492) (TNX EA7IXM)
• Bugfix: When accepting changes on Settings, the settings were being readed twice, causing errors an delays. (Closes #495)
• Bugfix: QSOS with a lotw_qsl_sent status as NULL where not identified when queuing QSOs for LoTW. (closes #514)
• Improvement: Added the modes and propagation modes of ADIF 3.1.3 (Closes #509, #510)
• Improvement UI: Freq & RST labels have been reorganized for clarity.
• Improvement: Windows package updated to hamlib 4.4.
• Improvement: Minor UI changes in the Setup->misc tab.
• Improvement: Showing seconds in the QSO edit can be selected by the user.
• Improvement: LoTW upload process allows the user to select a specific locator to be uploaded to be matched with TQSL locations.
• Improvement: Changed how hamlib is initialized to speed-up the setup widget exit, specially for non-hamlib users.
• Improvement: Some code cleaning.

What's Changed

• improved and more frequent hash implementations by @JohnS0819 in #485

New Contributors

• @JohnS0819 made their first contribution in #485

Full Changelog: 2.2.1...2.3