This is version 1.5.4 of Aether. This update fixes several bugs as well as adding minor new features, most notably support for connection to TEN-TEC Orion II and Jupiter radios.

New Features

• Added support for TEN-TEC Orion II.
• Added support for TEN-TEC Jupiter.
• Added support for Kenwood TS-590.

Improvements

• Added an AppleScript command to key the RTS (or DTR) line for PTT. The command is "key transmitter true/false".
• Frequency, mode and power of a connected radio can now be accessed via AppleScript.
• Improved cocoaModem integration so that rig frequency, mode and power are included in QSOs logged from cocoaModem.
• Running cocoaModem integration setup now adds the option to use Aether for cocoaModem PTT functionality.
• Improved migration of preferences when upgrading from earlier versions of Aether.
• By default, Aether now creates a new log when launched for the first time. On the second and subsequent launches, the last open log is reopened.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused Cabrillo import to fail in some cases.
• Addressed an issue that could cause the previous QSO indicator to stop working requiring a restart in rare cases.
• Improved AppleScript "lookup" command so that it can take either a list of QSOs or a single QSO as a parameter.
• Fixed a bug that could cause callbook lookups to stop working requiring a restart of Aether.
• Fixed a bug that could cause a hang when clicking the "Needed" button in the Worked All States award if the award had already been qualified for.
• Added preliminary support for microHam interface devices.
• Fixed a situation where a "please check your internet connection" error was returned upon failure to download an LoTW report, even though the real error was an incorrect username/password for the LoTW website.
• Fixed a bug that caused the previous QSOs indicator to remain visible in certain cases when it should be hidden.
• Removed extraneous "QSL via" checkbox under "Automatically default to most recently entered" section of Logging preferences.
• Rig control reliability improvements.
• General stability improvements.

Known Issues

• None at this time

This page lists changes made in this update only. To see a list of all changes made since the last major version of Aether, please see this page.