Last evening I received an e-mail from Apple letting me know that my new iPhone app, CommCat Mobile, had been approved for lisiting on the iTunes app store. This pleasant message concluded my first trip down the app path.
My biggest challenge along the way was to learn a completely new language, Objective C, and a new platform, the iPhone. I started the project in January, and now, in mid-August, the CommCat paw has taken its place among the 250,000 apps already in the store.
The latest CommCat version, 4.0, is ready for download. If you are using any CommCat version prior to 4.0, the update is free. Go to the CommCat downloads page to get the Demo or update version.
CommCat 4 comes with a new installation program that is compatible with Windows 7 (and Vista). No more "Run as administrator" for CommCat.
The CommCat Help system has also received a major makeover. You will find new ways to look for help, and even a button to send
It has been a long time since I last wrote software for the RTTY mode. The newly released version 3.10 adds RTTY to CommCat using the MMTTY engine. My first RTTY program, RTTY89, was released in 1979. Much has changed since then.
RTTY stands for "Radio TeleType". Most RTTY operation in 1979 used a mechanical teleprinter for printing and Terminal Unit (TU) for demodulating the two-tone audio signals fed from the receiver. The most desired teleprinter of the day was the Model
CommCat version 3.9 is now ready for download. As usual, there is no charge for this update. The formatting problems with DX Summit have been fixed, a number of bugs have been stomped, and several new features have been added. To learn more, click here.
If you are using Facebook, I've set up a new group for CommCat. Click this link to check it out. Please join us there!
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