This is version 1.5.8 of Aether. This minor update includes minor new features and several bug fixes. The most notable change in this release is support for HamQTH.com, which can be set up in the Logging section of Aether preferences. Complete release notes are below.

New Features

• Support for callbook lookups via HamQTH.com.
• Support for Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark V Field

Improvements

• Update for callbook lookups via QRZ.com.
• User defined LoTW mode mappings can be defined.
• Automatic callbook lookup is now turned on by default.
• Aether now looks in both root-level and user-level Library/Application Support/Aether folders for cty.csv prefix file.
• LoTW mode mapping files and cty.csv callsign prefix files can be installed by dragging them onto Aether's icon in the Dock, or by selecting them using File->Open.
• Updated LoTW configuration file to include new supported modes.

Bug Fixes

• Mode is now properly handled when uploading to LoTW.
• Fixed exception upon exporting LoTW certificate request file after failed upload to ARRL.
• Fixed extra spaces in exchange fields after importing ADIF file exported by Skookum logger.
• Frequency, mode, and power are not updated from connected rig when editing QSOs older than 1 hour.
• Fixed bug that caused Aether to sometimes reset certain callbook information for slash-prefixed callsigns when a previous QSO with the same primary station is in the log.
• Fixed bug that could cause the wrong QSOs to show up in certain complex custom (non-built in) awards.
• Fixed a bug that could cause validation errors after importing a malformed ADIF file in certain cases.

Known Issues

• None at this time

Note that all changes since Aether 1.5.7 are listed here. Changes marked with an asterisk (*) are new to this build. Changes marked with an exclamation point (!) are are relative to earlier betas and will not appear in the release notes for the final release.

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.