CommStatOne

“ValueError: Maidenhead locator requires 2-8 characters, even number of characters”. This error will appear when you first start the program, locking you out of it. This is caused by a corrupted data file, and the Band-aid fix for it is to simply replace the corrupted file (traffic.db3) with a good one.
➊ Download this traffic.db3 file. It has about 3 entries that you can just disregard.
➋ Go to your commstatone folder, and delete or rename the corrupted traffic.db3 file.
➌ Replace the corrupted file with the traffic.db3 file you just downloaded.
➍ You should now be able to use CommStatOne.
(Thanks to PapaRomeoWhiskey)


FLMsgViewer

“SyntaxError: f-string expression part cannot include a backslash” Program will not load. Only affects some systems – why only some systems is unknown.
➊ Go to your flmsgviewer directory, and open flmsgviewer.py in a text editor with Line Numbering enabled.
➋ Scroll down to line 1413.
➌ Replace the “\” with “chr(10)” on that line.
➍ Repeat the above step for line 1633.
➎ Save the file. FLMsgViewer should now work correctly.
(Thanks to Wiley Coyote)

Code with “\”


Code changed to chr(10)


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