This release 

- correctly handles a callsign reported by WSJT-X  that contains back-to-back slashes 

- correctly discards DX Summit spots, and improves the usability of the Pre-filtering window's treatment of Skimmer spots (tnx to Joe W4TV)
  
  * renames the "Discard spots from spotting station callsigns ending in -#" option to "Discard Skimmer spots"
  
  * renames the "Discard spots from spotting station callsigns ending in -@" option to "Discard DX Summit" spots
  
  * enabling the "Pre-filter Skimmer spots only" option disables the "Discard Skimmer spots" option
 
  * enabling the "Discard Skimmer spots" option disables the "Pre-filter Skimmer spots only" option

- provides a new "Special Callsign Database" panel on the Configuration window's "Special Callsigns" tab that displays the name of the current Special Callsign Database, and provides the option to switch between a Special Callsign Database referenced by all users of the computer hosting SpotCollector and a Special Callsign Database whose name incorporates the Operator Callsign Specified on the Configuration window's General tab; before changing the Special Callsign Database, SpotCollector directs DXView to terminate (tnx to Tom DF7TV)

- extends Leaderboard support to optionally includes bands and modes, as well as band-modes (tnx to Brian N8WRL, Joe W4TV, Jon KM8V, and Rich N5ZC)

  * the Spot Database Entry's Need field contains the letter J if its callsign is "needed for Leaderboard" on the Entry's band

  * the Spot Database Entry's Need field contains the letter K if its callsign is "needed for Leaderboard" in the Entry's mode

- provides a new Leaderboard panel on the Configuration window's "Special Callsigns" tab that  (tnx to Brian N8WRL, Joe W4TV, Jon KM8V, and Rich N5ZC)

  * enables specification of a Leaderboard start date, before which logged QSOs with Leaderboard callsigns are ignored

  * provides checkboxes that enable pursuit of Leaderboard bands, modes, and band-modes

- updates the "Realtime Award Tracking" displayed by the pop-up menu's "Display Award Progress" command window to reflect Leaderboard band, mode, and band-mode award progress 

- updates the CollectingWWV.htm, ConfigurationDatabase.htm, ConfigurationSpecialCallsigns.htm, Prefiltering.htm, and SpotDatabase.htm documentation files
  

Notes:

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

   a.  0/14 Jotti scanners detected malware in SpotCollector.exe or SC_WSJTX.exe

   b.  0/74 VirusTotal scanners detected malware in SpotCollector.exe; 1/74 VirusTotal scanners detected malware in SC_WSJTX.exe


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


SpotCollector 9.7.8 is available via the DXLab Launcher, and via 

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


      73,

               Dave, AA6YQ