TQSL 2.5.9 release candidate available for testing #lotw #arrl #dxcc

There’s a few long-standing defects in TQSL that this release is intended to correct.

1. TQSL did not recognize the ‘S’ type-specifier in an ADIF tag. It expected the ADIF 1.0 ‘C’ specifier for strings, and when presented with a valid ADIF file containing a ‘S’ would generate a spurious error (but would properly sign the log.) TQSL now accepts both ‘S’ (String) and ‘C’ (Character) specifiers.

2. For AMSAT-Oscar 7, TQSL now accepts "AO-07" as well as "AO-7" for the satellite name.

3. ADIF mode mapping for modes containing slashes (such as "HELL/150") would not work due to a parsing error. You could enter a mode mapping, which would be ignored. ADIF Modes with slashes can now be mapped to an existing mode (such as "DATA").

4. Remove forced background color settings so system settings for "Dark Mode" work. (Linux only.)

5. Correct the languages "Chinese Traditional" and "Chinese Simplified" as they were reversed.

Usual download locations:

https://www.rickmurphy.net/lotw/tqsl-2.5.9.msi (Windows)
https://www.rickmurphy.net/lotw/tqsl-2.5.9.pkg (Mac, 64-bit)
https://www.rickmurphy.net/lotw/tqsl-legacy-2.5.9.pkg (Mac, 32-bit/PPC)
https://www.rickmurphy.net/lotw/tqsl-2.5.9.tar.gz (Linux/BSD)

Any feedback for this release is greatly appreciated.
73,

-Rick

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Rick Murphy, D.Sc., CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA