Version 2.11.2 (beta)

• Release Candidate
• Minor bug fixes
• Support other ARM processors
• Includes all beta 2.11.1 changes

Version 2.11.1 (beta)

• Fixes ugly fonts in Linux 2.11.0 beta
• Fixes mixer launch under Linux, (run “sudo apt-get install alsamixergui” to obtain mixer)
• Executes “wxpdone” (if it exists) on completion of all auto processing tasks after each pass
• Documentation updates
• Includes all beta 2.11.0 changes

Version 2.11.0 (beta)

• Enables ALSA audio support for Linux
• Fixes problems with showing an “update available” message when no new version is available
• Includes minor bug fixes
• Adds EXPERIMENTAL support for ARM processors
• Adds support for sound cards which only support 22kHz or 44kHz sample rates, but not 11kHz (note that image quality cannot be improved by increasing sample rate above the optimal 11kHz.) Sample rate has no effect under Windows.

Version 2.10.11 Release Notes

• Ability to exclude particular satellites from web page
• Experimental micro adjustment of map position (requires edit of config file) *
• Support for ERC-3D and ERC-R rotor controllers
• Experimental fix for PROsat (PROscan) control
• Bug fixes

Version 2.10.10 Release Notes

• Greatly improves composite image generation performance
• Adds R303-137 support
• Adds AR5000 doppler support
• Improves Emgo calibration
• Fixes broken download link in template 3
• Adds options to automatically delete files after longer periods of time

Version 2.10.9 Release Notes

• Fix for temperature under cursor
• Fix for antarctic maps
• Fix for R9000/R9500 calibration
• More antenna options
• Improved image registration during recording
• Fix documentation errors
• Update web page satellite pass list even if no images from the last pass are published
• Fix geo-location when viewing saved images

Version 2.10.8 Release Notes

• Fix for WXtoImg being too aggressive in auto cropping the last part of the recording
• Fix for selecting correct part of image when sensor change and sensor for illumination is set to other than default
• Fix for potential problem missing recordings with R2FU/R2FX/R2ZX when diversity configuration is other than default
• Improves R2FX calibration (and image color)
• Fixes for maps and projections over poles

Version 2.10.7 Release Notes

• Adds ability to exclude NOAA 17 from composite images and animations (Options -> Auto Processing Options) *
• Independent setting of W and E minimum maximum satellite elevation for recording *
• Improvements for projection (and composite) image quality
• Improvements for maps and projections near the poles
• Many bug fixes

Version 2.10.6 Release Notes

• Adds new “Thermal” enhancement
• Improved auto cropping of best image, when Show All is not selected
• Improved method for selecting which enhancements appear on the web page
• improved sea palette for better temperature resolution
• Improvements for wide-area composite creation *
• Pristine images may be added to web page in freeware edition
• Antenna may be specified (Options -> Recording Options)
• Does not process telemetry data
• Adds support for temperature scale on thermal enhancements (sea, therm, NO, etc.) See Options -> Text Options **
• Adds independent setting of minimum recording elevation for north and south *
• Supports more GPSes *
• Adds support for EA4TX rotor controller *
• Add XMP tags to JPEG and PNG files
• Faster webpage creation
• Removes white bands in MSA/HVCT images caused when satellite changes sensors
• Adds support for Uniden BC785XLT *
• Easier to use partial decode
• Fixes right-click popup menu on Mac
• Removes support for SST using NOAA ch#3-4 (incorrect temperatures due to calibration not available)

Version 2.9.10 Release Notes

• Improves map overlay alignment
• Improves enhancement quality for NOAA 18 ch 1-4 images
• Improves contrast and consistency of HVCT enhancement
• Fix for fatal error on startup on Mac OS X
• Windows 7 compatibility (does not require setting compatibility mode)

Version 2.9.9 Release Notes

• Windows 7 compatibility (does not require setting compatibility mode)
• Fixes for NOAA 18 channel 1-4 images
• NOAA 18 MSA enhancement support
• PSR-500 control *
• Improved Mac OS X recording (requires new image slant calibration)
• Fix for Windows crash on Open Audio File (etc.)
• HTTP Proxy support (Options -> Internet Options)
• Incorporates all 3.0 beta features

Version 2.9.5-c Release Notes

• NOAA 19 support
• Improved Vista compatibility
• Added FT-857, FT-897 control **
• Improvements to R2FU/R2FX/R2ZX control and calibration
• Minor bug fixes and compatibility improvements
• Fixes problem with serial port selection under Linux (2.9.5a)
• Adds “R2FX Early” to support early model R2FX receivers (2.9.5-c) **

Version 2.9.4 Release Notes

• NOAA 19 reception enabled

Version 2.9.3 Release Notes

• NOAA 19 support when Keplers available from Space Track and Celestrak
• Mac OS X 10.5 support
• Fixes File -> Open Audio File crash
• Major improvements for stability and OS compatibility
• Adds support for AR8600 and IC-7000 receivers *
• Increased delays in R2FU/R2FX/R2ZX receiver control
• Fixes problem with leading zeros in partial decode
• Improvements in i18n registration handling *
• Works under Windows 7 beta 1 (unsupported)
• Changes required for 64-bit Linux

Version 2.8.14-c Release Notes

• More FTP fixes (v2.8.14-c)
• Precip overlay fix for IC-9000/9500 (v2.8.14-c)
• Fixes APT-06 control (v2.8.14-c)
• FTP fixes (v2.8.14)
• ICOM R9500 support (v2.8.14) **
• Fixed web page generation in unregistered versions (v2.8.12c)
• Fixed missing remove images after button in Auto Processing Options (v2.8.12a)

Version 2.8.12 Release Notes

• Fixed problem in templates preventing Firefox from displaying full-sized images
• Fixed internet time sync problems under Windows
• Fixed recording level problem with PCR-100 (PCR-1000)
• Fixed problem with WAVE files
• Added separate minimum solar elevation for visible images added to composites **
• New minimum scan line option (images with fewer scan lines are not saved)
• Added template5 (UTC) and template6 (local time) which provide better formatting than template3 and template4 when fewer enhancements are shown
• Fixed F2FU/R2ZX control for receivers with older firmware
• Fixed re-auto processing from duplicating images on website
• Images are no longer saved if telemetry cannot be found
• Fixed problems with templates standard-compliance

Version 2.8.11 Release Notes

• Many changes to FTP to reduce problems caused by server errors
• Adds Windows Vista support
• Adds Intel Mac support (universal binary)
• Improved web pages (registered users should consider using template3 (UTC) or template4 (local time) if “Show all enhancements” has been selected)
• Changes to recording to significanly reduce the incidence of image splits
• Improvements to resync to greatly improve ability to repair any image splits
• Signal strength indication for R2FU/R2FX/R2ZX, PCR1500/PCR2500 and PCR1000/PCR100 receivers **
• Adds support for ICOM PCR1500, PCR2500, IC-R20 and Yaesu FRG-9600 receivers **
• Add support for SPID Rot2Prog rotor controller **
• Option to reset all settings to factory defaults
• Improves MCIR/MSA/HVCT image quality with FT-817, IC-706, IC-746, and IC-910 receivers **
• Improved interpolated image quality
• Adds MTSAT Satellite decoding option (and improved WEFAX image quality)
• A few minor bug fixes

Version 2.8.9 Release Notes

• Adds Windows Vista support
• Adds Intel Mac support
• Changes to recording in an attempt to eliminate/reduce image splits
• Improvements to resync to greatly improve ability to repair any image splits
• Signal strength indication for R2FU/R2FX/R2ZX, PCR1500/PCR2500 and PCR1000/PCR100 receivers **
• Adds support for ICOM PCR1500, PCR2500, IC-R20 and Yaesu FRG-9600 receivers **
• Add support for SPID Rot2Prog rotor controller **
• Improvements to FTP to reduce problems caused by server errors
• Option to reset all settings to factory defaults
• Improves MCIR/MSA/HVCT image quality with FT-817, IC-706, IC-746, and IC-910 receivers **
• Improved interpolated image quality
• Adds MTSAT Satellite decoding option (and improved WEFAX image quality)
• A few minor bug fixes

Version 2.7.3 Release Notes

• Adds choice of fonts for main status/information lines under Windows (see Options -> GUI Options)
• Minor improvements in signal processing (image quality)
• Fixes problems with streaking in some composite images
• Improves scroll-wheel support
• Eliminates unnecessary map rebuilding
• Improves composite image quality and animations in some situations
• Fixes occasional satellite (pass) confusion (upside down passes, wrong satellite) during auto processing
• Shows lat/lon position under cursor in some situations where it was previously absent
• Fixes missing temperature under cursor display and after auto-processing
• Enables WX_PL_FONT_SIZE environment variable under Linux to control the font size (in points) for pass list
• Other minor bug fixes and usability improvements

Version 2.7.2 Release Notes

• Improved image quality with emphasis on improved cloud detail
• Added scroll-wheel support to help viewer
• Fixed several very minor bugs
• Fixed bug in anaglyphs with sensor set to Mid-IR
• Fixed use other sensor behavior
• Improved composite image quality
• Fixed problems with image slant introduced in version 2.6.9
• Fixed problems and improved quality when generating composite images
• New web page templates include table of future satellite passes
• Updated documentation
• Eliminated unnecessary reprocessing of images when changing settings
• Other bug fixes and usability improvements

Version 2.6.9-5 Release Notes

• Backed out several changes to PLL code
• Fixed non-cylindical projection composite image alignment
• Greatly simplified composite image setup

Version 2.6.9 Release Notes

• Improved digital signal processing for better image quality
• Fixed excessive blue cast seen in vegetation enhancement with some settings
• Illumination compensation applies maximum gain under no-light conditions
• Minor improvements in Windows XP Internet time setting
• Enabled Internet time settings under Windows Server 2003
• Fixed erroneous ‘error writing output file’ message
• Fixed internal error ‘file exists name’
• Fixed crashes in command line program
• Show All setting can be saved in registered versions
• Fixed many other minor bugs and error messages
• Version 2.6.9 may require some users to perform image slant correction (if you experience images slanted or creeping in one direction, then see Help->Required Calibration-> Adjusting the Sampling Frequency (Slant Correction).)

Version 2.6.8 Release Notes

• WXtoImg is best run by a user with administrator privileges on Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003
• Version 2.6.8 enables the Windows XP Internet time service at installation and changes the parameters (to disable this service see Options -> Internet Options)
• Allows illumination compensation on vegetation enhancement
• Fixes problems with out of memory errors and large swap files
• Fixes saving of maximized window size/position on Windows
• Adds rotor pre-position (75 seconds before start of recording)
• Adds BC780XLT-NoDoppler receiver control
• Fixes AR3000 receiver control
• Shows 4 decimal places for frequency for NOAA 18 on 137.9125

Version 2.6.7 Release Notes

• Fixes a problem with computer control for NOAA 18 with the RX2

Version 2.6.6p3 Release Notes

• Adds the vegetation enhancement into web page building enhancements (see File->Record->Web Page Options->enhancement to use.) Allows current NOAA 18 images to be presented alongside MSA, MCIR, etc
• Uses the vegetation enhancement if MSA and MCIR fail in automated mode when “Show MCIR when MSA fail on screen” is selected in File->Record. **
• Removes embedded TLE’s from published web page images as required by Space Track

Version 2.6.6p2 Release Notes

• Supports the new 137.10 and 137.9125 MHz frequencies on all supported receivers. RX2 users must upgrade the PIC micro-controller using either the GEO-PIC or the Rigsat RX2 PIC. Hamtronics R139 users will need new crystals. Timestep PROscan users will need to contact Timestep for information on obtaining new crystals. R2FX users may wish to download the configurator and run it to upgrade their receiver to pick up NOAA 18 when not using WXtoImg’s computer control
• Provides computer control of the Timestep PROscan with i-interface **
• Provides support for the following rotor controllers: CX6DD, DL7AOT, EASYCOMM I, GS-232A, LVB Tracker, RC2800, SAEBRTrack, SatDrive, and Satellite Tracker Jr. **
• Fixes WAV file header length (for use with other programs) when recording is manually stopped