private boolean pitUnAltered(String data) {
        System.out.println("pitUnAltered()");
        boolean un = false;
        ///PitObs pit_current = null;
        avscience.ppc.PitObs pit = new avscience.ppc.PitObs(data);
        String name = pit.getName();
        String ser = pit.getSerial();
        System.out.println("pit: " + name);

        if (ser.trim().length() > 0) {
            String query = "SELECT PIT_DATA FROM PIT_TABLE WHERE PIT_NAME = ? AND LOCAL_SERIAL = ?";
            PreparedStatement stmt = null;
            String s = "";
            if ((name != null) && (name.trim().length() > 0)) {
                try {
                    stmt = getConnection().prepareStatement(query);
                    stmt.setString(1, name);
                    stmt.setString(2, ser);
                    ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery();
                    System.out.println("Query executed:");
                    if (rs.next()) {
                        System.out.println("Result::");
                        s = rs.getString("PIT_DATA");
                    }
                    un = s.equals(data);
                } catch (Throwable e) {
                    System.out.println(e.toString());
                }
            }
        } else {
            System.out.println("no local serial for pit: " + name);
            String query = "SELECT PIT_DATA FROM PIT_TABLE WHERE PIT_NAME = ?";
            PreparedStatement stmt = null;
            String s = "";
            if ((name != null) && (name.trim().length() > 0)) {
                try {
                    stmt = getConnection().prepareStatement(query);
                    stmt.setString(1, name);

                    ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery();
                    System.out.println("Query executed:");
                    if (rs.next()) {
                        System.out.println("Result::");
                        s = rs.getString("PIT_DATA");
                    }
                    un = s.equals(data);
                } catch (Throwable e) {
                    System.out.println(e.toString());
                }
            }
        }

        System.out.println("pit unaltered?: " + un);
        return un;
    }