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=== New in Version {VERSION}
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For quick reference, here's a short list of features and capabilities
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added to _WSJT-X_ since Version 1.9.1:
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- New FT8 and MSK144 protocols with 77-bit payloads permit these enhancements:
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* Optimized contest messages for NA VHF, EU VHF, Field Day, RTTY Roundup
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* Full support for "/R" and "/P" calls in relevant contests
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2018-02-22 15:55:07 +00:00
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* New logging features for contesting
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2018-02-07 14:56:13 +00:00
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* Integration with {n1mm_logger} and {writelog} for contesting
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2016-10-17 20:51:16 +00:00
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* Improved support for compound and nonstandard callsigns
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* Nearly equal (or better) sensitivity compared to old protocols
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* Lower false decode rates
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2016-09-08 17:04:18 +00:00
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- Improved color highlighting of received messages
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- Improved WSPR sensitivity
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2018-02-06 19:20:15 +00:00
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2018-02-08 19:37:21 +00:00
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- Expanded and improved UDP messages sent to companion programs
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2016-09-08 17:04:18 +00:00
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2018-02-08 19:37:21 +00:00
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- Bug fixes and other minor tweaks to user interface
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IMPORTANT: Note that for FT8 and MSK144 there is no backward
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compatibility with WSJT-X 1.9.1 and earlier. Everyone using these
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modes should upgrade to WSJT-X 2.0 by January 1, 2019.
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IMPORTANT: _WSJT-X_ Version 2.0 drops support for Apple Mac OS X 10.9
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(Mavericks). It is possible to build from source for this operating
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system version but the DMG installer package requires 10.10 or later.
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2016-10-26 18:28:37 +00:00
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=== Documentation Conventions
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In this manual the following icons call attention to particular types
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of information:
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2016-10-26 23:36:50 +00:00
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NOTE: *Notes* containing information that may be of interest to
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particuar classes of users.
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TIP: *Tips* on program features or capabilities that might otherwise be
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overlooked.
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IMPORTANT: *Warnings* about usage that could lead to undesired
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consequences.
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=== How You Can Contribute
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_WSJT-X_ is part of an open-source project released under the
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{gnu_gpl} (GPLv3). If you have programming or documentation skills or
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would like to contribute to the project in other ways, please make
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your interests known to the development team. The project's
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source-code repository can be found at {devrepo}, and communication
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among the developers takes place on the email reflector {devmail}.
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Bug reports and suggestions for new features, improvements to the
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_WSJT-X_ User Guide, etc., may also be sent to the {wsjt_yahoo_group}
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email reflector. You must join the relevant group before posting to
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either email list.
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