23 Oct  2008    News for NTIA/ITS HF Propagation Models (WINDOWS version)

23 Oct  2008   1. Someone pointed out that while using VOACAP or ICEPAC
                  Point-to-Point that Method=23 had a problem.
                  Method 23 (in the original IONCAP) was used to specify different
                  different output variables in the RUN/CIRCUIT option.
                  But with the development of Method 30 (Short/Long path smoothing),
                  certain problems occurred. Thus, Method 23 allowed you to
                  specify which calculation model to use:
                         20 = default (<10,000km=short  >10,000km=long)
                         21 = forced long path model
                         22 = forced short path model
                         30 = <7,000km=short  >10,000km=long  smooth in between
                  Now, if you had selected Method 23 and then 30 for the model,
                  RUN/CIRCUIT was fine.
                  But RUN/GRAPH, RUN/DISTANCE, and RUN/TIME used 20 for the calculations.
                  This has now been fixed to use the calculation model selected.

                  This was never a problem with REC533 because its short/long path
                  calculation model is fixed.

                2. Let me know if there are any problems with Windows Vista systems.

                3. This is a minor change from the vewsion 081022 that had an install
                   problem.