1.2.5
- Improved SMTP mail server authentication support
- New alert sound when traffic is detected
- Improved AirNav RadarBox support
- Added a switch to choose which virtual radar standard you are using (SBS-1 / RadarBox)
- Full support of RadarBox D008.dat flag file, now you can choose if to use Countries.dat or D008.dat file for flag management (also path location)
- Free to choose your personal BMPFlags path/folder
- Minor updates

Special thanks to Gary Wann for big support and availability offered to develop and to test RadarBox features included in this version

1.2.4
- Internal version, not published online

1.2.3
- New automatic daily log sender feature, based on time choice
- Minor updates

1.2.2
- Internal version, not published online

1.2.1
- New search function to look for hex code in JSTARS memory (direct access for a quick access instead to use Dat Manager who works on files .dat)
- Modified license engine validation to improve Windows Vista compatibility - It requests a new license request and issue

1.2.0
- New graphic user interface
- New features: "Screen Capture", "Raw Viewer", icon tray, graphical country flag recognizer, get the last 5 items detected ...
- FTP upload of screen captured
- Quick access to the main features by keyboard shortcuts

1.1.3
- improved JSTARS Log Viewer efficiency
- new feature: user can choose log field separator: , | ;
- minor updates

1.1.2
- new JSTARS Dat Manager, improved stability and efficiency, added "difference finder" in compare feature
- new JSTARS Log Viewer, improved log view, three formats available (tabled, HTML, text)
- new feature to set email subject with single traffic item logged
- in case of email sending errors, JSTARS logs them and continue to work (useful when we are not in front of PC)
- viewer of errors happened in statistics
- "owner" field supported in globaldata too (useful for commercial and general aviation)
- minor updates

1.1.0
- introduced a solution to limit memory problem in some systems using JSTARS Manager
- new feature: JSTARS Manager - To manage in easy way JSTARS database, add, modify, remove items with few clicks!
- now support "Owner" field, you can set name of airline company for each airplane for example
- Statistics feature reliability improved
- minor updates

- Extract zip file in a favourite folder, zip will create the right folder and subfolders automatically.
- Example: If you extract zip file into "C:\Program Files", zip will create "C:\Program Files\JSTARS" as final working folder.
- Start JSTARS double clicking on JSTARS.exe file.
- A Dialog Box could be shown informing that license file is not found. Click OK and continue.
- JSTARS will enter in limited time mode (about 60 minutes, then it terminates) with some features not enabled.
- By menu bar, set all parameters requested in Settings->General and Settings->Logger windows.
- Be sure to set valid SMTP settings, right email address, username and password etc... This is requested to work correctly and to register your JSTARS copy if you want.

Not Registered Version

Program without regular license works for about 3 hours than it terminates itself.
Some features are disabled.

Registered Version

A "license.dat" file must be placed in the same folder where there is JSTARS.exe file. License file is provided by author after you completed Registration procedure (payment via PayPal and registration process by JSTARS menu Help->Register).
Program has all features enabled.


How to upgrade newer version?
- Get the last version from this site
- Make a backup of all files, renaming them for example
- Extract content from zip file, overwrite JSTARS.exe file only if you wanna upgrade only program keeping all your settings and data files (specially if you update your file and keep a private list)

- PC/Windows (tested on MS Windows XP Pro, in MS Windows Vista, it could give some problems due to safety features of this Operative System) enough power to run BaseStation software by Kinetic Avionics
- JAVA Enviroment installed version 6 or above. Get it here: JAVA for your PC by SUN.
- Kinetic BaseStation running for real-time logging features
- AirNav RadarBox running for real-time logging features (only from AirNav RadarBox 2009 - 3.01 Beta)

- Less than 10 MByte on your HardDisk

The software was developed for purposes which may not exactly coincide with your own. The software is made available "as is" with no warranties either expressed or implied as to its suitability for any particular purpose. We hope that you might find it useful and we always welcome constructive criticism.
Software requires the payment of a small registration fee. Please only pay the fee after you are satisfied that it does what you want.

- What are .dat files in data folder?

They are the JSTARS "core". They are three files:

jstarsglobal.dat - it contains about 102800 items of global aircrafts (civilian, military etc...), with hex code, registration, icao aircraft type, owner (from 1.1.2 version supported)

jstarsmil.dat - it contains about 3470 items inherit military/governative aircrafts, with hex code, registration, type of aircraft (ICAO or customized format), owner (Air Force name for example)

jstarscustom.dat - it can contain a custom aircraft list, if you wanna extract/log only determinated aircrafts



- Can I edit these files?

Yes, you can edit them if you wanna keep updated your JSTARS and logger capability. Because it is impossible to get all hex/registration codes of all aircrafts of the world, the best way to keep updated it, is to add eventual new item in these files.
Monthly we try to put online an updated dat files set.
From version 1.1.2 finally you can manage your dat files by "JSTARS DAT MANAGER" (without any text-editor programs).



- How can I customize jstarscustom.dat?

From version 1.1.2, using JSTARS Dat Manager is very easy to add, modify, cancel your traffic item!

For JSTARS previous versions:

Suppose you are interested to log this aircraft:
KC-135 USAF
serial 62-3566
having HEX serial: AE04D0

You have to edit jstarscustom.dat file and to add following row inherit this plane, in this format:

AE04D0|62-3566|K35E|||

important to write it as it is above, for a perfect working.
Inside file "jstarsglobal.dat" you will find about 97000 type of aircrafts, where you can copy-past your interested items.
Save file, you can restart JSTARS or you can use Reload feature in Traffic menu, pointing to "Custom".



- JSTARS is connected to BaseStation, traffic is detected but it seems it's not logging nor sending email, why?

Maybe because your JSTARS is running with FILTER mode. It means it will be sent a notification email after some minutes (it depends how many minutes you set in Logger Configuration).
If you switch off FILTER, JSTARS will log on disk and send an email in real time for each new traffic detected (if you set 1 item per each email).
If you switch on FILTER, JSTARS will wait some minutes before to log and send, to avoid to log and send you double items (one with callsign, one without callsign (limitation of BaseStation protocol)).
Disconneting from BaseStation, JSTARS will send also a queue email/log, to avoid to loose eventual items in queue/elaboration.



- I get a message saying “Problem occurs during email processing” when I tried to register on the help menu

That problem usually occurs when there isn't a right settings of SMTP datas (server, username, password, email enabled to pass with your SMTP...). Please check again all information. (Menu Settings->General).