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 Copyright 2001 - 2023 by Joe Taylor, K1JT, and the WSJT Development Team
 
+                      Release: WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc1
+                             May 12, 2023
+                      -------------------------
+
+WSJT-X_v2.7.0-rc1 is the first Release Candidate .....
+
+ - New qmap programm ...
+
+ - New Q65 Pileup mode ...
+
+ - More efficient spotting to PSK Reporter. The transmission now spread in time and 
+   redundant spots are removed, which will hopefully lead to a noticeably lower load 
+   for PSK Reporter.
+
+ - Support of the HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science: Temporarily, during 
+   the upcoming solar eclipses, spots are transmitted more frequently to PSK Reporter  
+   where this data is collected and used for analysis.  
+
+ - WSJT-X is now able to process more than 100 FT8 decodes per period.
+
+ - Further improvements to the Fox mode:
+     - Better internal handling of the two queues.
+     - The Fox Log window now also displays statistical data on the QSO rate.
+
+ - When the location is changed (e.g during portable operations) an updated grid will 
+   be sent to PSK Reporter.
+
+ - The cty.dat file can now be updated from the settings. Just click the new button on
+   the Colors tab.
+
+ - New status display when fetching a new LotW file.
+
+ - AutoSeq now also accepts MSHV multistream messages when in Hound mode.
+
+ - Better protection against unwanted effects caused by very late FT8 decodes.
+
+ - Fixing an inconsistency where in the Contest Name was not correctly remembered.
+
+ - Various other minor fixes and improvements to the code.
+
+ - Updated hyperlinks to our homepage and to our new WSJT GROUP User Forum 
+   (https://groups.io/g/wsjtgroup/) can now also be found in the User Guide.
+
+ - Some clarifications to the build instructions for macOS.
+
+
                         Release: WSJT-X 2.6.1
                            January 16, 2023
                       -------------------------