This release 

 - after a Spot Database Entry is manually deleted, updates the Spot Database Entries and Deleted Entries counts displayed in "Size Control" panel on the Configuration window's "Spot Database tab (tnx to Salvatore I4FYV)

 - ensures that the Special Callsign Database's pathname is specified in the Windows Registry key checked by DXView (tnx to Dave GM4EVS)

 - tolerates a spot database with more fields created by a later version of SpotCollector (tnx to Hasan N0AN)

 - displays appendages like -4 and -# and -@ in spotting station callsigns (tnx to Earl KD5XB and Joe W4TV)

 - corrects a regression that prevented the OriginGrid field from being populated in some cases (tnx to Joe W4TV)

 - ensures that the correct DX grid square and CQ zone are audibly announced (tnx to Hasan N0AN and Joe W4TV)

 - doesn't include IOTA tags, WPX prefixes, US States, or Gridsquares in audio announcements unless they are pursued with RAT and needed  (tnx to Joe W4TV)

 - accepts the Windows thousands separator being set to a "non-breaking space", which is character code 160 (tnx to Thierry F5SIB )

 - prevents an errorlog.txt entry generated from SpotDatabasemodule.RecordSpot in state 3212


Notes:

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

   a.  0/13 Jotti scanners detected malware in SpotCollector.exe or SC_WSJTX.exe

   b.  0/72 VirusTotal scanners detected malware in SpotCollector.exe or 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 10.0.0 is available via the DXLab Launcher, and via 

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


      73,

               Dave, AA6YQ