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Changelog

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Version history of KST4Contest / PraktiKST.

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For the latest changelog, please refer to GitHub. The previous changelog is below.

v1.263 (2025-06-08)

AirScout Communication and Login Name

Changed:

• AirScout communication fundamentally revised: Only stations with QRB < max-QRB are now sent to AirScout.
• Query interval extended from 12 seconds to 60 seconds.
• Significantly less computation load and message traffic → more stable AirScout tracking.
• Name of the AS client and AS server is now configurable from the Preferences (was previously hardcoded to "KST" / "AS").

Fixed:

• "Track in AirScout" button was very sluggish → greatly improved by new communication logic.
• Name in chat is now saveable (bug fixed).
• Visual corrections before and after login.
• Bug fixed that was reported by 9A2HM (Kreso).

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v1.262 (2025-05-21)

Freeze Fix for Early Message Delivery

Fixed:

• ON4KST sometimes delivers messages before login is complete. This caused errors in the message processing engine → now fixed.

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v1.26 (2025-05)

Multi-Channel Login and Dark Mode

New:

• Dark Mode: Toggle via Window → Use Dark Mode.
• Multi-channel login: Simultaneous login to two chat categories.
• Opposite station multi-callsign login tagging: Support for stations with multiple callsigns.

Changed:

• Colouring mechanism revised: Colours can now be customised via CSS.

Fixed:

• Station tagging completely revised and corrected.

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v1.251 (2025-02)

Bugfix for UDP Broadcast Spot Info

Fixed:

• Problem reading UDP broadcast spot information fixed (reported by Steve Clements – thank you!).
• Station tagging (further improved).

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v1.25 (2025-02)

Wishlist Time

New:

• New settings tab: Messagehandling
  • Auto-reply to incoming messages configurable.
  • Automatic reply with own CQ QRG when someone asks for it.
  • Configurable default filter for the userinfo window (for Gianluca :-) ).
• Coloured PM rows: New private messages appear red and fade every 30 seconds from yellow to white (idea by IU3OAR, Gianluca).

Fixed:

• Stations with suffixes like "-2" and "-70" were not being marked as worked → now ignored, station is correctly marked.

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v1.24 (2024-11)

Wishlist + DX Cluster Spots

New:

• Button to open the QRZ.com profile of the selected station.
• Button to open the QRZ-CQ profile of the selected station.
• DX Cluster Server integration: Direction warnings are sent as spots to the logging software (when QRG is known).

(Coloured PM row feature also added – tnx Gianluca)

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v1.23 (2024-10)

Built-in DX Cluster Server

New:

• KST4Contest now contains a built-in DX cluster server.
• Generates DX cluster spots and sends them to the logging software when a direction warning is triggered and a QRG is known.
• Spotter callsign must differ from the contest callsign (for correct filtering in the logging software).

(Idea by OM0AAO, Viliam Petrik – thank you!)

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v1.22 (2024-05)

Usability Improvements and AirScout Button Fix

New:

• New variables (tnx OM0AAO, Viliam Petrik):
  • MYLOCATORSHORT
  • MYQRGSHORT
  • QRZNAME

Changed:

• Send field focus: After clicking a callsign in the user list, the send field immediately receives focus – no double-click needed (tnx Gianluca).

Fixed:

• Worked-station filter is now live: Worked stations disappear immediately when the filter is activated (tnx Gianluca).
• QRB sorting was lexicographic → now numeric (tnx Alessandro Murador).
• AirScout "Show Path" button: Click now maximises AirScout and correctly shows the path.

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v1.21 (2024-04)

Usability Improvements

Changed:

• Window sizes and divider positions are saved in the configuration file when clicking "Save Settings" and restored on startup.
• Filter section as flowpane → better display on smaller screens.

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v1.2 (2024-04)

Band Selection and NOT-QRV Tags

New:

• Band selection: Selectable in Preferences which bands are active. Only buttons and fields for selected bands appear in the UI. Save and restart required.
• NOT-QRV tags per station and band: Stations can be marked as "not QRV" for each band. Combinable with the user list filter.
• QTF arrow: The "Show path in AS" button now shows an arrow with the QTF of the selected station.

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Earlier Versions

v1.1

First publicly released version. Core features:

• Worked marking via Simplelogfile and UDP
• Sked direction highlighting
• QRG detection
• Text snippets and shortcuts
• AirScout interface (first version)
• Interval beacon
• PM catching for public messages containing your own callsign
• Update notification service

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Planned Features

• MYQTF variable (own antenna direction as text)
• Lifetime for worked status (automatic reset)
• Filtering the "Cluster & QSO of others" window to own QTF
• Further topography-based calculations for direction warnings