Previous Release History (for historic reference only)

Please ALWAYS use the Current Release and the latest patch (if any) .

Below here is only relevant to software archaeologists and people who don't want to use the current release.  If you don't then please tell me why?

Previous release version, files and MD5 checksums are as detailed in the tables below:

• Add - Voice Speaking for Blind users - Initial basic items
• Add - OS 32/64 bit info and program build flag settings to ini file
• Add - Auto pause Delay Time to audio recording
• Add - Scan and Search Bank tag names to Checkbox Titles
• Change - COM Port device settings to support some FDTI chip / driver combinations (drop setting of DTR & CTS)
• Change - COM Port Box back colour to light green for legibility

• Fix - Stop exception on .TRIM if current_channel / other variables is Nothing/Null
• Fix - Attempt to read a full scanner data file for an incorrect model clears program's channel data.  Force a read of scanner again
• Fix - missing ScanChannels form disable/enable when changing Select checkbox
• Fix - ScanChannels Update_Data_Table(chan_no) - do not change Select status to False - not rquired - upsets Scan75 SR30C support
• Fix - Option CBUS frequencies not being checked

NOTE! This release is an update and is functionally identical to V3.4.0.0 - 18 June 2021.  The is required due to an Exception when Searching which is due to a RECENT Windows (post 18Jun21) dot NET/Quality Update now trapping a  pre existing issue with VB .TRIM function.

• Add - WAV Recording To Sub Directories
• Add - Improved Bank Sort - Blank tag names and frequencies of 0000.0000 now put last
• Add - Add/Use/Replace programs internal Recording Play with system's default player - also fixes mciSendString error with long file name
• Add - Use style for HTML formatting - Add Font Size and Back/Fore Colour Options
• Add - Add Power OFF confirmation dialogue
• Add - Write status time average value calculated to ini file
• Add - Allow optional READLINE / READEVENT non sticky setting in ini file - default still READEVENT
• Add - Add Polling Setting Status Label
• Add - Write Serial Port/COM error info the Runlog file
• Add - Skip and Log corrupt STS status response and wait for next
• Add - Add Port List, Port Used and Model to Runlog
• Add - Audio file name to BASS error Message Box
• Add - Scanner model and firmware versions to ini file
• Add - Size check and delete of Runlog file

• Fix - Alternate date/time settings causing audio recording to fail with BASS Write error
• Fix - T/LO flag not being set when status decoded + correct scanning detection in L/O and TL/O routines
• Fix - Status field count error when Viewing Close Call Bank.  Reception Status counting fields incorrectly
• Fix - Undo blocking of L/O and TL/O while scanning is active
• Fix - Incorrect date DAY format - should be 0d/mm/yy and not just d/mm/yy - causes BASS recording error
• Fix - Changing Custom Search frequencies are not be changed in Search Bank tool tips
• Fix - Bass.BASS_RecordGetInput(0, vbNull) - Invalid Parameter occasionally thrown - fold to OTHER and do not error
• Fix - Record Stop not re-enabling Options sample rate change combobox
• Fix - Scanner in HOLD should not start scanning again on program close

• Add - WAV Recording To Sub Directories
• Add - Improved Bank Sort - Blank tag names and frequencies of 0000.0000 now put last
• Add - Add/Use/Replace programs internal Recording Play with system's default player - also fixes mciSendString error with long file name
• Add - Use style for HTML formatting - Add Font Size and Back/Fore Colour Options
• Add - Add Power OFF confirmation dialogue
• Add - Write status time average value calculated to ini file
• Add - Allow optional READLINE / READEVENT non sticky setting in ini file - default still READEVENT
• Add - Add Polling Setting Status Label
• Add - Write Serial Port/COM error info the Runlog file
• Add - Skip and Log corrupt STS status response and wait for next
• Add - Add Port List, Port Used and Model to Runlog
• Add - Audio file name to BASS error Message Box
• Add - Scanner model and firmware versions to ini file
• Add - Size check and delete of Runlog file

• Fix - Alternate date/time settings causing audio recording to fail with BASS Write error
• Fix - T/LO flag not being set when status decoded + correct scanning detection in L/O and TL/O routines
• Fix - Status field count error when Viewing Close Call Bank.  Reception Status counting fields incorrectly
• Fix - Undo blocking of L/O and TL/O while scanning is active
• Fix - Incorrect date DAY format - should be 0d/mm/yy and not just d/mm/yy - causes BASS recording error
• Fix - Changing Custom Search frequencies are not be changed in Search Bank tool tips
• Fix - Bass.BASS_RecordGetInput(0, vbNull) - Invalid Parameter occasionally thrown - fold to OTHER and do not error
• Fix - Record Stop not re-enabling Options sample rate change combobox
• Fix - Scanner in HOLD should not start scanning again on program close

• None

• Add - Add HTML Frequency Monitoring File (useful for audio streaming information and website information)
• Add - Error message trap for when scanner returns more status data fields then expected (stops hard errors)

• None

• Fix - Notepad data not being written in release V3.2.0.0 only
• Fix - Fix _waveWriter.dispose exception if recording not done (only visible in Windows Event logs)

• Add - Reset log_data_flag on program exit to stop excessive logging
• Add - Channel Name Tag to duplicate entry / store warnings
• Add - New reworked and simplify Serial Code
• Add - Serial Port Asynchronous data reception
• Add - Test for scanner on last used port first - speed up detection
• Add - Flag driven forced log entry for SendCommand retry events setting
• Add - Handle when scanner does not always respond and drops commands or replies out of sequence
  

• Mod - Move WAV File delete process from program start up to program shut down
• Mod - Change method of getting channel name tag for recording file name
  
• Mod - Expand and change information in recording file name
  

• Fix - Do not have STORE button disabled when doing direct frequency tuning input
• Fix - Rare/very occasional BASS Channel Stop Error (while recording), Invalid handle BASS Error Code:5
• Fix - DataGridView tables not AutoSizeColumns filling to full width. No code change - DataGridView property change
• Fix - Missing channel tag name in generated Butel RSF file
  

• Add - Recording input sound source selection
• Add - Menu "Support" menu item

• Mod - Stop "Bearcat" label flashing

• None
  

• None

• Add - Frequency Log view form - access from the Notepad/Autosave form or from it's View/Edit button
• Add - Frequency Log view form auto refresh

• Fix - null scan type filed in frequency log - Default to [None]
• Fix - channel tag names can contain characters that are invalid for audio file names causing BASS error
• Fix - Autosaved Frequencies Table not sorting correctly when count exceeds 999 - increase format from 000 to 00000
• Fix - Extraneous tag names name tags after channel delete followed by bank sort and commit

• None

• Add - Bank Channel Sort and Save to scanner
• Add - Frequency ranges to Custom Search check box controls mouse over tool tips
• Add - Scan Banks channel name and number lookup for Search and Services scan hits
• Add - Information message when recording fails to initialise possibly due to no audio cable between scanner and PC's sound card
• Add - Message "Channel Store/Copy/Move Pending - Please Select the Channel Prefix Field on the far left of the data grid."
  

• Fix - Band Plan BPL command on BC125AT only supported in firmware V1.03.01 and above

• Channel Tag Names can contain characters invalid for audio file recording files

• Add - Support for 32 bit OS - handle two different bass.dll files
• Add - Information message when recording fails due to Windows Privacy Microphone access turned off
• Add - Two tries at identifying scanner (for troublesome PCs)
• Add - Print to relevant forms and remove "Print Form" and associated PowerPack DLL dependency
• Add - Improve Band Step & Modualtion menu walking speed and reliability
• Add - Improve Close Call Bank menu walking speed and reliability

• Fix - Airband correction on unoffical .020 and .070 channels
• Fix - AE125H custom search model index exception
• Fix - MOD change can only be done when scanner not scanning
• Fix - Trapping of WndProc exception - (never seen by user - only when running under VS)
• Fix - Repeated port [R] tries creates array bounds exception
• Fix - Close Call Only does not show "BND:" but displays last BNK, SRC or SVC header
• Fix - Close Call Bank View Button should not be enabled in Close Call Mode Only operation

• Command BPL will fail due to BC125AT's firmware not being at V1.03.01 or greater.  UBC125XLT, UBC126AT and AE125H models are not affected.  If you get this error then please upgrade your firmware to the latest level (BC125AT Firmware Update).  Issue is resolved in the next release.  If you have this problem and are unable or unwilling to update your BC125ATs firmware then please contact me for a replacement EXE file.
  

• Add - New Audio Recording system using BASS and BASS.NET sound library functions (BASS.DLL)
• Add - Windows Version Information
• Add - .NET 4.5 now required (by BASS)

• Fix - Only audio noise is recorded on Windows 10 systems

• If you are running on a 32 bit Windows OS version then you will get an exception thrown by the included BASS based recording function.  If you encounter this (only one person has so far) then please contact me and I will supply a replacement BASS.DLL file that will resolve this issue.
• On Windows 10 when attempting to record you may get a BASS error code of  "BASS Error -_waveWriter - BASS Error Code 5".  This is almost certainly because in your privacy settings you have APP access to microphone turned off.  You need to change these settings accordingly.  Note there is an overall setting and a per application setting.

• Add - Direct Frequency Tuning Of Scanner (tune like a more traditional receiver)

• Fix - Tooltip Scan Bank 6 not working
• Fix - Tooltip Service Banks 8, 9, 0 repeat Service Bank 7 tooltip
• Fix - AE125H does not support NFM - fold to AUTO and let scanner decide
• Fix - AE125H only supports up to level 14 / 2300mAh battery charge setting

• Add - Setting of Enable/Disable Bank Scan Buttons Tooltips to Relevant Scan / Search / Services Values
• Add - Comments link to website form
• Add - Improve Up / Down direction determination - stops u/d flickering in virtual display
• Remove - Registration Function / Requirement

• Fix - Modulation not being set correctly when using frequency prefixes - e.g. CBUK10 was not setting FM rf mode
• Fix - Not every PC has the script type font for the "Bearcat" label - changed to more generic system front

• Add - Channel Fast Tune now jumps directly to channel instead of using Quick Search and Hold where channel information is not shown
• Add - Display currently set LCL or GMT/UTC clock time with light green background

• Fix - Modulation not being set correctly when using frequency prefixes - e.g. CBUK10 was not setting FM rf mode
• Fix - Not every PC has the script type font for the "Bearcat" label - changed to more generic system front

• None

• Add - Set default modulations for CB UK (fm) / EU (fm) / US (am) on Scan Banks View/Edit
• Add - Port "R"efresh Button should also try to connect and read reciever again

• Fix - Allow CBEUn and CBEU0n - same for CBUSn and CBUB0n
• Correct Out Of Band Error Message frequencies for BC125AT and UBC126AT scanners
• Fix - Data exception when clearing Close Call Bank (field_reception_data(8) set to 1 instead of field_reception_data(9) on Nothing)

• Modulation not being set correctly when using frequency prefixes - e.g. CBUK10 was not setting FM rf mode (fixed in next release)
• Not every PC has the script type font for the "Bearcat" label - changed to more generic system front (fixed in next release)

• Add - Support for Albrecht AE125H scanner
• Add - Improve channel tag name and number logging  accuracy
• Add - Auto/Dynamic Status Period option and remove FAST/SLOW speed switching

• Fix - Fix Close Call Hit channels 501 to 510 being out of bounds creating exception error
• Fix - Big and Ribbon Display volume controls not being correctly set on form load

• Close Call Bank "Clear" causes data exception - fixed in next release
• Frequency prefix of "0n" causes exception. "9" is OK - fixed in next release
• Out of band frequency message limits for BC125AT displayed with UBC125XLT limit values - fixed in next release

• Add - RSSI Signal strength meter sensitivity threshold adjustment
• Add - Add channel tag name and channel number to Notepad, Autosaved and Frequency log file, including for custom and services scans

• Fix - Auto Saved Frequency hit counter sort - store as "00n" and not "n".  Allows better column sorting

• Add - Dynamically Detect Scanner on COM port (Long awaited and my Easter Bunny present)
• Add - Delete WAV files older than a given time period (options panel) (user request)
• Del - Standalone running - not compatible with dynamic scanner detection

• Fix - Band Plan, Step Size and Weather groups when disabled can not be coloured
• Fix - Battery Voltage Conversion Exception when "" / null is returned
• Fix - Stop form hanging when scanner not supported
• Fix - UBC126AT Close Call Settings Error - UBC126AT has 6 band bits not 5

• Add - Volume Control Slider and Mute function to Big and Ribbon Displays (user request)
• Add - Download and Information buttons to the Program Update Check (user request)
• Add - Replace "Buy Me A Coffee" with Charity Donation Request/Function - new status of Careware/Charityware

• Add - Automatic Temporary Lockout (TL/O) function (user request)
• Add - Signal strength (RSSI) to Notepad Log and Frequency Log Files (after tone code) (user request)
• Add - Increase signal strength (RSSI) resolution from 5 to 10 step values
• Add - Use "," not space and "," not ":" for Notepad Log and Frequency Log Files - CSV support (user request)
• Add - Register Link Button to About Form
• Add - Use bolder font on About Form Product Name, Product Version, etc. text to help with registration
• Add - Increase Autosaved Locations from 100 to 200

• Fix - About form mouse over pop-ups - Use Product and not Program
• Fix - Clearing of Copy Data array
• Fix - Ini file ini_mute_timer_warning_sound= not being correctly loaded

• No New Function

• Fix - Correct CB channel to frequency conversion for EU (CEPT) and US channels
• Fix - Correct Marine Channel upper channel number check (now 88 instead of 86)
• Fix - Correct air band frequency option override conflict with CB and Marine frequencies

• New - Air Band Channel Frequency Conversion to Real 8.33 Step Frequency - "ab" prefix (case insensitive)
• New - Air Band Channel Frequency Conversion Option Setting - no "ab" prefix required
• New - UK CB Channel to Frequency Input Translation and Channel Tag Name Input - "cbuk" prefix (case insensitive)
• New - EU/CEPT CB Channel to Frequency Input Translation and Channel Tag Name Input - "cbeu" prefix (case insensitive)
• New - US/CEPT CB Channel to Frequency Input Translation and Channel Tag Name Input - "cbus" prefix (case insensitive)
• New - CB Channel Default Region Option - "cb" prefix maps to "cbuk" or "cbeu" or "cbus"
• Marine Channel to Frequency Input Translation and Channel Tag Name Input - "ma" prefix (case insensitive)
• Marine Marina Channel to Frequency Input Translation and Channel Tag Name Input - "m1"/"m2" prefix (case insensitive)

• Fix - Big Display minimum size values set to wrong values

• New - Ribbon Display - with HOLD and HOLD release
• New - HOLD and HOLD release to Big Display  (left mouse button)
• New - Increased granularity of Big Display and font sizing (up and down)
• New - Ribbon Display and Big Display always "On Top" presence
• New - Form Main Control Panel Normal/Minimize/Normal function to Ribbon and Big Displays (right mouse button)
• New - Remember Big and Ribbon Display Sizes and Positions

• Fix - Change of Big Display size/position not saved if main form is closed before Big Display is closed
• Fix - Battery Meter Timer not being startedcom ports

• No new function

• Fix - Scan Channels buttons Select B2 and Select B3 text and back colours cross coded with B1
• Fix - Notepad Log Current not working - only works if autolog setting is enabled
• Fix - Scanner does not process a blank/null tag name read from a settings file.  Pass space instead which scanner then turns to a null/bank!
• Fix - Add additional 25% period delay when reading/doing band step menu navigation to cater for slow PC com ports
• Fix - Clarify folder select in driver install text in User Manual

• New - Automatic Scan, Search or Services Scans on program Start-Up function
• New - Close Call Bank View & Store Support

• Fix - When in HOLD pressing HOLD button does not resume/release
• Fix - In Close Call Only Mode bank drop buttons should not be operative
• Fix - If store pending is cancelled then any duplicate entry warning is repeated

• New - Improved Text and Frequency FIND function with highlighing and Find All support
• New - Improved STORE function with frequency and modulation information and duplicate/existing data warning 
• New - Improved Channel Printing Support - Bank 'n' and ALL Banks
• New - Optional Duplicate Frequency Entry Warning Message
• New - Cell Copy and Paste to/from the Scan Channels Datagrid View/Edit

• Fix - Don't enable main timer till all timer settings are read from INI file
• Fix - Closing Scan Channels with STORE pending does not clear / reset store process & buttons

• New - SLOW Status Refresh Period Option Setting
• New - Additional FAST Status Refresh Period Option times
• New - Option to mute Status Timer Warning Sound
• New - Read actual scanner Band Step and Modulation settings
• New - Hit counter to Autosaved frequency log
• New - Frequency hit CSV log file
• New - Saving of Scan Channels/Banks in CSV format for data sharing (Frequency, Modulation, Channel Tag Name)
• New - Option to change audio filename from frequency and modulation to channel name tag, band name, service name

• Fix - System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object - reception status returns null data in certain circumstances
• Fix - Windows 10 lists COM/serial ports as COMn or sometimes COMni, eg. COM3i
• Fix - Scanner Firmware Bug - Can not switch Band Plans via API - removed this ability from Scan125
• Fix - Scanner Firmware Bug - Band Step sizes are Reset at Power On - removed Band Step and Mod (BPS=) load and save functions from Scan125
• Fix - Scanner Firmware Bug - Band Modulations are Reset at/on Band Plan switch - removed Band Step and Mod (BPS=) load and save functions from Scan125
• Fix - Do not allow scanner status when Registration Dialogue is open
• Fix - Go into HOLD mode when registration required triggers
• Fix - Play Saved audio file open navigation menu not open up in program's WAV directory

• New - Support for UBC126AT Scanner
• New - Logging of CTCSS and DCS tones used in a tranmission
• New - Allow major forms to "Snap To" borders/corners

• Fix - Data file load not allowed when in Standalone Mode and model us "Unkown"
• Fix - Duplicate entries being lodded in autosave data between program runs
• Fix - Suppress initial latency warning chime on program startup

• No New Function

• Fix - Change scanner status polling to fix COM errors on Apple MAC PCs

• New - Additional COM code (catch/try on setup, port open test & reopen code, full command flush and retry)
• New - Virtual Big Scanner Display - can be resized up to full screen
• Change - Replace COM light with Port Text Box colouring (reduce control overhead)

• Fix - Data exception with Global Lockout Frequency - indexing beyong array end when full
• Fix - AScan Channels Find does not find frequency if decimal point is present in search

• Improve - Default model handling when no scanner attached
• Improve - Error Messaging
• Change  - Channel Alpha Name invalid char action to replace with *

• Fix - Data exception with Notepad & Auto-saved Frequencies function
• Fix - Auto-saved Frequencies data grid not actively updating whilst open/viewed
• Fix - Data cell edit Shift key and Space-bar terminates input with Row Select
• Fix - Data entry error messages often shown with highlighted/selected text

• Add DUAL Virtual Console Status intervals - FAST for scanning - SLOW/default for idle 
• COM port retry n times ability before invoking COM port error
• Separate all non COM port errors into different dialog report/action

• Fix - Sound recording not working for some users
• Fix - scan125-notepad.txt file path error
• Fix - Some user registration Key values not accepted by program
• Fix - Status Timer Interval only updated after program shutdown/restart
• Fix - Not all Load/Save file dialogs defaulted to user's last used location

• Add Audio Recording and Playback Functions with Auto Pause, Split and Record options 
• Add Battery Meter Splash time of 0 ms (to suppress meter display on startup)
• Change Channel Alpha Name Tag edit action to truncate to 16 characters instead of error dialogue
• Increase timer registration limit period from 5 minutes to 10 minutes (5 minutes was a bit harsh)

• Add Notepad with additional Auto Logging
• Add Automatic Program Update Check (ships disabled)

• Repeated use of "Load Scanner Settings" can result in an "Unhandle exception has occurred".  Namely "System.IndexOutOfRangeException.  Index was outside the bounds of the array at FormMain.7DAA0(String ) andFormMain.6DAA0(Object .EventArgs 1AAAA)

1. Reset the scanner and "Load Scanner Settings" again
2. Use to "Global Freq Lockouts View/Edit" in the program and delete repeated entries
3. On the scanner start a "Srch", press "Hold", press and hold "L/O" to get "Confirm Unlock All Frequncies?".  Now press "E".

• Add Volume On/Off Button
• Add Squelch On/Off Button
• Add Reset Defaults to Custom Search Form
• Add Tool tips/"Mouse Over" prompts to main menu bar
• Add COM Port Timeout record to ini file
• Improve data handling of full and partial file data loads
• Updated Help/User Manual

• Fix not writing channel number to saved data files if no scanner attached a startup
• Fix occasional COM port timeout during normal use  - timeout increased from 5 seconds to 10 seconds
• Fix occasional COM port timeout during scanner reset - timeout increased from 10 seconds to 30 seconds
• Fix Butel View/Edit cell data errors - store CTCSS as nnn.n frequency and DCS as DCS code and don't use Uniden codes
• Fix Butel file load progress indicator not working
• Fix Butel bank number always being zero when importing a Butel file
• Note! The occasional COM port timeouts appear to be occurring when the program is not the current foreground task.
  It is hoped that increasing the normal timeout will resolve these occasional timeouts.

• BC125AT only - Service scan FRS... and Racing check boxs misbehaving - check boxes get cross connected /confused
• Set default file_directory to ".\" - This will only affect new users who do not have an exiting normal user directory for loading and saving files.  These users will find that they get an error  when closing the program as the program tries to write PREVlast data to the root directory.  If you don't want to install this patch all you have to do is save/load a scanner data file and doing this will set your default directory path.
• Correct additional registration issues with user KEYs containing '0's
• Web Version Update Check Being Cached - the web update check often loads a chached version from the last check.  This often means that you are told your program is up-to-date when it is not

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