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 9.0.5 This release - corrects a defect that could cause SpotCollector to lose access to the spot database (tnx to Björn SM7IUN) - if access to a spot database is lost, automatically closes the spot database and re-opens it, and generates an entry in the errorlog - ensures that the processing of incoming spots is suspended during pruning, compaction, and clearing of the spot database (tnx to Björn SM7IUN) - delays spot database pruning, compaction, or clearing when SpotCollector's web server is generating a web page (tnx to Jeff N1KDO) - doesn't automatically compact the Spot Database at startup unless initial pruning merits compaction - eliminates an unnecessary delay when compacting the Spot Database - prevents the creation of an errorlog entry by SpotDatabaseUI.SpotGrid_FetchCellTips state =16 (tnx to Dave W6DE) - will not connect to telnet.reversebeacon.net as a spot source (tnx to Pete N4ZR) - recognizes RTT in spot notes as RTTY (tnx to Joe W4TV) - with the "Record individual spot information" option enabled, does not record spot notes spots reported by callsigns ending in -# unless the new "Record skimmer spot notes" option is enabled (tnx to Joe W4TV) - on the Configuration window's "Spot Source" tab, provides an "Initial Cluster Command" for each DXCluster and PacketCluster so that a DXCluster that can convey RBN spots can be enabled to do so without sending the same command to other DXClusters or a PacketCluster (tnx to Joe W4TV) - accelerates the processing of data from DX Clusters - augments the Pre-filter window with a " Discard incoming spots of NXCDF beacons" checkbox (tnx to Björn SM7IUN and Steve WX2S) - augments the Pre-filter window with a " Discard incoming spots of stations in selected continents" panel (tnx to Jim AB3CV) - augments the Pre-filter window with a "Discard incoming spots of stations in selected DXCC entities" panel containing 6 DXCC entity selectors (tnx to Joe W4TV and Jim AB3CV) - moves the "Discard spots from spotting station callsigns ending in -#" and "Discard spots from spotting station callsigns ending in -@" checkboxes from the Configuration window's "Special Callsigns" tab to the Pre-filtering window, making them subject to the Pre-filtering window's Enable button - provides a "Spot source status 'connected' color" panel at the bottom of the Configuration window's "Spot Sources" tab that provides a choice between green and blue to identify a connected spot source in the "Spot source status" panel at the top of the Main window (tnx to Steve K2SN) - displays the incoming spot rate in the "Size Control" panel on the Configuration window's "Spot Database" tab - updates the CollectingSpots.htm, ConfigurationDatabase.htm, ConfigurationSources.htm, ConfigurationSpecialCallsigns.htm, DXClusterInteraction.htm, index.htm, and Prefiltering.htm documentation files A special thanks to Björn SM7IUN, Bruce K5WBM, Dave W6DE, David VK3BDX, Eddy ON5JK, Jeff N1KDO, Jim AB3CV, Jim KK1W, Joe W4TV, Jose N4BAA, Pete N4ZR, Rien PA7RA, Robie AJ4F, Steve K2SN, and Steve WX2S - several of whom tested all 9 interim versions of SpotCollector. 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. 0/14 Jotti scanners detected malware in SpotCollector.exe b. 0/66 VirusTotal scanners detected malware in SpotCollector.exe c. 0/14 Jotti scanners detected malware in SC_WSJTX.exe d. 2/66 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. "Collecting Spots from the Reverse Beacon Network (RBN)" is here: https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/CollectingSpotsRBN SpotCollector 9.0.5 is available via the DXLab Launcher, and via http://www.dxlabsuite.com/download.htm 73, Dave, AA6YQ