Field Day Revision History


The following is a brief summary of the revisions to this program:

Version 6.6.8 10/04/2023

- Updated for new map tile source for world map (will prompt for Affirmatech Extensions update)
- Indexing of Call field for faster JTAlert B4 lookup
- Ensure port remains closed for Rig Interface when None is selected
- CW Loop sending when RI: is used for rig commands


Version 6.6.7 3/30/2023

- Updated for our HamDash online real time scoreboard
- Spot Me on DX Spotting form and via Ctrl + Shift + H
- Notes List - click on header to sort by call or frequency
- Option to display GOTA scoring
- Ability to select power multiplier during contest


Version 6.6.5 12/01/2022

- Updated for new RAC section changes to become effective 1/01/2023

Version 6.6.4 8/17/2022

- Added option for CW cut numbers A = 1, N = 9, T = 0
- CTRL+Shift+J Overrides List option buttons of Last 20 or All (for blind hams, contesting programs only)


Version 6.6.3 5/02/2022

- Corrected map pin location for country environment locations using comma instead of decimal point
- Added Clear on QSY (Tune Away)
- Added Super Check Partial upload to all contest software (Settings > Super Check Partial)
- Added ability to send CW via rig interface with ASCII to hex character conversion using {} to encase converted text
- ADDADIFRECORD command for API


Version 6.6.2 3/03/2022

A world map (View > World Map)
A gray line map (View > Gray Line Map)
Easy access to hundreds of common help questions via our Juliet chat bot (Help > Ask Juliet)
Notes (Ctrl H) added to Band Map (with rig interface enabled)
Ability to disable Duplicate audio alert (Settings > Voice Navigation)
Ability to enter a transverter offset value (Settings > Rig Interface)

Complete details and more information are in this announcement here.

Version 6.6.1 1/03/2022

Dark Theme added.
Ability to alternate backcolor on main list.
Yaesu Newer and Newer 2 - added ability to check for active VFO with VS; command for rigs that support it.
Ability to disable beep when you are spotted (Settings > DX Spotting > Configure).
SETOPINFO command API command (to set various operator variables).
Modified DX Spotting telnet so that lines without carriage returns are displayed.
Revised /MM suffix behavior.

Version 6.6 5/19/2021

- Easy, direct, integration with WSJT-X.
- Font scaling based on manual form height changes of main form.
- Frequency Privileges form enhanced to show current frequency and DX spots.
- Winkeyer settings now saved along with your other CW settings when you click the Save Settings button.
- Winkeyer: Use _ to merge characters and | to add a small amount of space between characters.
- RI: commands in F1 now can be programmed with loop delay.
- You can now toggle most rigs from transmit to receive with Ctrl + Shift + A.

Version 6.5 1/5/2021

Automatic Update
All Logging Software Signed With a Certificate Authority's Digital Certificate
Automatic DX Spots Reconnect. Click Settings > DX Spotting > Auto Reconnect (upper right) to enable.
Toggle Between 3 Rigs
CW and Phone Settings Now Included with Ctrl X Toggle
Advanced and Technician License Class Privilege Filtering for DX Spots
Keyboard Tuning Shortcuts now Optional
CW Text to Speech
Operator Field ADIF Mapping
TCP Networking Port Now User Customizable
Block Band Overlap
Note Function Added
Super Check Partial Wild Cards Added
Winkeyer - Remaining String to be Sent Displayed
Added Shortcut List Summary

Version 6.4 7/23/20

- Updated to default back to regular Field Day scoring rules, but retained the option to allow for scoring based on the 2020 COVID-19 waiver, allowing Delta stations to contact other Delta stations for points, should that ever be needed again (Settings > Enable Delta Station Scoring Waiver).

ARRL's Field Day rules don't normally assign points for Delta station to Delta station contacts. In 2020, to accommodate the social distancing safety practices necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, ARRL granted a temporary rule waiver allowing Delta stations to work all other Delta stations for points. Lord willing, this waiver will never be needed to accommodate a health crisis again, but I've retained the scoring option in future versions, should the need occur.

Version 6.3 5/28/20

- Updated for the 2020 COVID-19 waiver allowing Delta stations to contact other Delta stations for points.

Version 6.2 1/08/20

- Updated to include the new Prince Edward Island (PE) RAC section that was announced on 1/02/2020.

Version 6.1 1/02/20

- DX Spotted digital mode frequencies can be blocked or enabled independently from CW / SSB. Click More Filtering on the DX Spotting set up form to configure.
- Added Tab Sends Message (TSM) option for voice F keys (already existed for CW). Press Ctrl + Shift + G to enable.
- Use Shift (or Ctrl + Shift) + Up / Down, Left / Right arrows to tune your rig's frequency with rig interface enabled.
- Added Yaesu - Newer 2 option on the rig interface form's rig list to support Yaesu 991, Yaesu 101 D and Yaesu 101 MP.
- User added DX Spotting Telnet sites are saved and available for selection in the drop down list on the DX Spotting set up form.
- Added optional filtering for Advanced and Technician frequency privileges (in addition to the already existing General filtering).
- Corrected form display anomalies on 4K monitors.
- Updated for proper FT4 ADIF transfer using mode / submode as defined in the latest ADIF specification.
- Passive Mode Option for FTP Web Upload (Settings > Web Upload Status Settings).

Version 6.0 1/1/19

- Added CONTESTEX API option to facilitate digital interface.

Version 5.9 9/19/18

- Added CW Tab Sends Message (TSM) feature (press Ctrl + Shift + G from the main form to enable / disable).
- Additional DX Spotting menu items including spot on entry, jump to next spot on entry, band map, and large DX spots form.
- Fire rig internal memories from F keys in CW mode when CW keying option not selected.
- Flex - feed Flex DX spots as received via their API.

Version 5.8 3/14/18

- Modified online score upload feature to default to the new Score Distributor.
- Added Icom2 rig interface selection to make interfacing Icom 7610s easier (but should work with all Icoms).
- Added Yaesu 891 selection (previously worked with 991 selection).
- Large DX Spots list form will now sort with column clicks.
- Send rig commands with PH and CW F keys to play stored messages in rig (not all rigs support this feature).

Version 5.7 11/07/17

- Added Mode override to designate any mode, regardless of what is returned from rig interface (Ctrl + Shift + M).

Version 5.6 9/11/17

- Added Online Score upload feature.
- Added additional call checking validation on entry (already existed when typing the call).

Version 5.5 7/12/17

- Auto advance to the next DX spot on enter (Press Ctrl + Shift + E to turn on the auto advance option).
- Clear a DX Spot from your keyboard (press Ctrl + Shift + X with the call you want to clear in the call field).
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Z to advance to the next DX Spot (rig interface must be enabled).
- Option to spot DX on entry (enable by pressing Ctrl + Shift + T).
- Obtain the long path bearing by clicking on the Bearing label (while it is currently displaying the direct bearing).
- Option to log the contact by clicking on the blue dialog label.
- Better handling of VE3 ON default for GTA section.
- Additional API commands.

Version 5.4 1/02/17

- Added ability to select the sound card or device (RIGblaster, SignaLink, etc.) that you want to use to play your audio wave files.
- Added ability to record wave files for transmit (Settings > Transmit > Phone)
- Removed Windows Media Player dependency.
- Flex radio users can now connect to their rig via a Flex API to read and change the frequency and mode of the active slice.
- Additional API commands (0.9) as requested by users and developers.
- Additional DX Spotting filter options including blocking stations in your country and stations not in the Super Check Partial list.

Version 5.3 10/04/16

- Additional API commands (0.8), as requested by Fldigi, PSK Express and other developers.
- Ability to quickly and easily switch between two rigs as configured on the rig interface form (Just press Ctrl X).
- To clear the band map, click on the band map and then press Shift C (this only affects the band map, not the DX Spots list).
- Ability to add an offset on frequency change such as clicking on a DX spot.
- To quickly display the frequency column in the QSO list in any contesting program, click Ctrl + Shift + F.

Version 5.2 6/27/16

- Ability to check the entity status in your master log when you tab from the Call field in your contest log via API.
- Transfer QSO Records via API (File > Transfer via API).
- Added history file option (Settings > History File).
- Rig Interface via API (Settings > Rig Interface > N3FJP API).
- CW via API (Settings > Transmit > CW).
- DX Spots Summary Graph (View > DX Spots Summary Graph).
- Type frequency in Call field and press enter to change frequency.
- Modified frequency change form behavior so that it will optionally close on action.
- Additional API commands (API version 0.7).

Version 5.1 4/05/16

- DX Spots where the entity is a needed multiplier is displayed in italics (in programs where applicable).
- Press Ctrl + Shift + S for programs to read next serial number (for blind hams in programs where applicable).
- Press Ctrl + Shift + H to hide the Horizontal / Vertical button on the band map (click a blue area of the band map first).
- Added more Application Program Interface (API) commands.
- Band and mode (based on frequency) determined by band plan file.

Version 5.0 3/07/16

- Added Application Program Interface (API) functionality (Settings > Application Program Interface).
- Added CW PTT to key linear amplifiers (Settings > Transmit > CW).
- Added ability to temporarily disable band and mode updates from rig interface (press Ctrl + Shift R).
- Updated address label tags for Cabrillo output in compliance with the latest Cabrillo output specification.

Version 4.9 2/03/16

- Updated for ARRL's 2016 bonus point additions of Social Networking and Safety Officer.
- Added button on Submittal form to take you directly to the on line submittal form (since it's not necessary to complete the form in the program).
- Added Bearing & Distance

Version 4.8 1/04/16

- Delta stations worked by other Delta stations aren't included in QSO points.

Version 4.7 1/02/15

- Added option to display dx spots on a separate form (Ctrl+Shift D).
- Ability to save and load CW settings for easy transfer to other N3FJP logging programs.
- Ability to save and load phone wave settings for easy transfer to other N3FJP logging programs.
- Removed Tech + from frequency privilege form.

Version 4.6 12/02/14

- Band map DX spotting zoom scale and rig tracking features added.
- Spot last button on main form.
- Ability to adjust CW character spacing for PC generated CW.

Version 4.5 11/08/14

- Addition of Super Check Partial, which can either be displayed in the Possible Duplicates window, or on a separate floating form.
- Dynamic scale resizing on band map form reflecting range of actual posted DX spots for a given band.
- Option to display band map automatically on start up.
- Resize the main form and the individual controls will reposition after you complete your mouse move.
- Your customized main form dimensions are saved on exit.
- Press Ctrl F to display a small form to quickly change your rig's frequency, band and mode. This form can optionally be set to display on start up from the rig interface form.
- Pressing Ctrl W displays the CW setup form as always, but now, you can also press Ctrl > Shift W to display a tiny version of the form showing your F key strings. This form can optionally be set to display on start up from the CW setup form.
- Press Ctrl > Shift C to display the bearing as a compass point as you type the call.
- Additional DX spotting filtering option to block calls that would be identified as duplicates.

Version 4.4 8/13/14

- Ability to set DX spots filtering.
- Ability to display a DX spots band map (press Ctrl E from the main form to display).
- Ability to set have the program speak the details of a DX spot.
- DX label added to section display

Version 4.3 7/24/2014

- Ability to purge D contacts if you are a D station.
- Ability to list recent QSOs filtered by the same band and mode.
- Additional error checking to let you know if you have the clients set to TCP but forgot to also set the server to TCP.
- Ability to see the QSO rate time statistics of your specific PC (from the settings menu).
- Clients networking in TCP can now make local backups.
- Backups for both File Share and TCP are now in ADIF.
- Web status uploader.
- Before downloading country file from AD1C, gets path to file from n3fjp.com.
- CW Buffer Form (Ctrl K).

Version 4.2 9/04/2013

Modification of forms for better screen reader performance to assist visually impaired users.

Version 4.1 7/19/2013

Addition of the TCP Networking option! (The tried and true File Share option continues to be the default)

Version 4.0 3/09/2013

The C# rewrite! Lots of new features, too numerous to list here!

Version 3.0 7/3/2012

Added the breakout of Ontario sections from 1-4 (map shows all of ON worked if any ON sections worked as KX9X does not yet have a new finalized map)
Fixed post contest mode time
Added satellite to summary
Added F (EOC) to summary

Version 2.9 1/3/2012

Cabrillo and ADIF files are saved in My Documents in the Users's profile directory (or a directory of the User's choice) in better compliance with Vista, Win 7 and future operating systems.
Better font sizing and scaling on larger, wide screen monitors.
Quadrupled country lookup array size to accommodate Jim, AD1C's highly specific country prefix database.

Version 2.8 1/03/06

WinKey Functions
Archive Log File
Add a ! to your pre-programmed CW String to save the contact
K7RE RTTY Functions

Version 2.7 3/14/05

Speed up AGW to 333 milliseconds
Call dupe check on band and mode changes
Added youth participation and web form submission bonus reminder
ADIF Import - changes SSB, FM and AM to PH

Version 2.6 12/24/04

- Corrected Ctrl G to display rig control form

Version 2.5 12/6/04

- DX Spotting List enhancements
- Click on a post to tune your rig to the spot frequency (mode will also change for many rigs)
- Press Ctrl G to display a form to change frequency and mode
- Sleep CW timing option
- Enhanced Loop timing option
- Dynamic resize of band map spots

Version 2.4 8/2/04

Find Function
Permanent backup every 15 minutes if record count has incresed
Backup to floppy option
Right click band label to scroll down
Error checking on tab for class
Change initials from main form
SSB changed to PH
Cancel on edit

Version 2.3 1/05/04

Post Contest Mode - Option for entering contacts after the contest is over.
Loop Timing Option for CW added.
Option to key rig when a wave file is played with serial port.
Esc stops wave file.
BT prosign added.
Operator's initials field.
Imports ADIF files for easy merging of files from other software.
Displays statistics by Operator.

Version 2.2 7/21/03

Addition of parallel (printer port) support options for CW keying (serial port is already supported)
ESC key terminates CW
Improved CW timing performance
CW WPM speed can be specified
CW word spacing is user modifiable
CW text being sent displays on main form
Addition of prosigns
Program retrieves system time for UTC offset on startup
Addition of a utility to send on-the-air code practice
Items on main list can be copied to the Windows clipboard
Graph background color can be changed from black to white

Version 2.1 4/13/03

Added section map
Main form displays above taskbar
Lists previous contacts with same station
Right click DX spot to change rig frequency
Main form background color is Windows default background color
Installs in common N3FJP Software Windows program group

Version 2.0 12/30/02

Added support for Elecraft rig interface
Added DX spotting via Telnet, TNC and AGW Packet Engine

1.9 12/11/02

Visually impaired enhancement
Rig Interface

1.8 - 11/25/02

Call wildcard
Key rig phone
Graph
CW terminate
CW space

1.7 5/5/02

ADIF Export
Key rig for wave files

1.6 2/18/02

GOTA rule change
Update Summary sheet
'1.5

Form resize
Colors
CW & Phone



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