If you are using Windows Defender anti-malware, direct it to update its definitions from 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/definitions

before you install SpotCollector 8.8.8. 


This release 

- ignores erroneous NPOTA, POTA, SOTA, and WWFF designators (tnx to Björn SM7IUN and Bruce K5WBM)

- when WSJT-X reports a station R decoding a station C with SNR S, the Spot Database entry created for C specifies R as the spotting station, not the user's callsign

- correctly interoperates with an instance of WSJT-X running on a computer whose locale uses network segment separators other than the period character (tnx to Thomas DF2LH)

- updates the CollectingSpots.htm, ConfigurationNotifications.htm, DXClusterInteraction.htm, and SourceConnection.htm documentation files


Notes:

1. Update your firewall and anti-malware applications to consider the new versions of SpotCollector.exe and SC_WSJTX.exe to be "safe" 

   a. 0/15 Jotti scanners detected malware in SpotCollector.exe

   b. 0/69 VirusTotal scanners detected malware in SpotCollector.exe

   c. 0/15 Jotti scanners detected malware in SC_WSJTX.exe

   d. 2/69 VirusTotal scanners detected malware in SC_WSJTX.exe

   e. SpotCollector.exe and SC_WSJTX.exe have  been submitted to "Microsoft Security Intelligence" and found free of malware. 

2. If this upgrade doesn't work correctly, see the "After an Upgrade" section of

   http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/ApplicationStoppedWorking

3. After upgrading, to revert to the previous version of SpotCollector, see

   http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/RevertApplicationVersion

4. This version provides an updated Sub-band Definition file:

BandModes 2021-04-20

with a single CW entry for the new 5m band and a single CW entry for the new 8m band. You can define a custom Sub-band Definition file that is consistent with 5m and 8m usage in your area, as described in 

https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/SubbandDefinitions



SpotCollector 8.8.8 is available via the DXLab Launcher, and via 

http://www.dxlabsuite.com/download.htm


      73,

               Dave, AA6YQ