+Release 1.2.0:
+By John A. Magliacane, <kd2bd@amsat.org> (22-Dec-2006):
+
+* All graph plotting has been enhanced to include distances, azimuths,
+ and in some cases, elevation angles, in numeric form. Height
+ plots (-h option) now include a contour of the Earth's curvature.
+ A new -H option was added that behaves the same as -h, except its
+ display of heights is normalized to the heights of the endpoints
+ along the plotted path. Graphs now default to PNG rather than GIF
+ format to reflect gnuplot's current trend away from .gif output.
+ (.gif is still available if your version of gnuplot supports it.)
+ Postscript output is now generated in enhanced color.
+
+* SPLAT! can now determine and plot Fresnel Zone clearances. A new
+ -f command-line option permits the Fresnel Zone frequency (in MHz)
+ to be specified, otherwise it can be determined from .lrp files when
+ path-loss calculations are performed. Antenna height requirements
+ for 60% clearance (0.6 F1) and 100% clearance (F1) of the First
+ Fresnel Zone now appear in Obstruction Reports. These zones are
+ also displayed graphically in height plots (-h or -H options).
+
+* Support for antenna radiation patterns has been added. SPLAT! now
+ reads normalized azimuth and elevation antenna field pattern data
+ from separate .az and .el files when Longley-Rice studies are performed.
+ One degree azimuth and one tenth degree elevation pattern resolution
+ is supported along with azimuthal pattern rotation and mechanical
+ vertical beam tilt.
+
+* A bug in the interpretation of the -n and -N command-line options
+ was fixed.
+
+* Negative geographical coordinates in DMS format are now (hopefully)
+ interpreted and displayed better than before.
+
+* SPLAT! data handling can be changed from imperial units (feet/miles)
+ to metric (meters/kilometers) units using the new -metric switch.
+
+* SPLAT! can now generate topographic maps without plotting
+ line-of-sight or path loss coverage. These maps are centered
+ approximately on the given tx_site, extend out to a radius
+ provided by the -R switch, and can be populated with county
+ boundaries and city names, just like SPLAT!'s traditional
+ line-of-sight and path loss maps.
+
+* Support for user-defined terrain files (ground clutter) has been
+ added.
+
+* SPLAT! can now generate .geo Georeference Information Files
+ when .ppm topography and coverage maps are created, permitting
+ the integration of SPLAT! generated maps with X Amateur Station
+ Tracking and Information Reporting (www.xastir.org) software.
+
+* SPLAT! can now generate .kml Keyhole Markup Language files that
+ when imported into "Google Map", dramatically illustrate the RF
+ path between transmitter and receiver locations when performing
+ point-to-point analyses.
+
+* Support for exporting Longley-Rice path loss contour studies to
+ external data files has been included. SPLAT! path loss files can
+ be used for performing coverage or interference studies outside of
+ SPLAT!. They can also be modified externally (with antenna pattern
+ data, for example) through scripts or small utilities, and imported
+ back into SPLAT! to generate coverage maps based on the revised
+ data without having to re-run any time intensive Longley-Rice path
+ loss calculations.
+
+* The documentation was updated to reflect the new features and
+ functionality of the software.
+
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+
Release 1.1.1:
By John A. Magliacane, <kd2bd@amsat.org> (01-Apr-2006):
projects / debian / splat / blobdiff