YEA !!!!!!
Lee - N2LEE
On Sep 2, 2017, at 9:20, Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu> wrote:
> The WSJT Development Group is pleased to announce a second candidate release
> of WSJT-X Version 1.8.0. Once again this is a beta release.
> Most changes since the "RC1" release candidate are related to the FT8 mode,
> and most new features have already been tested in the field by several
> hundred users.
>
> Implementation of FT8 and its auto-sequencing feature is now more capable and
> more polished. The decoder is faster and better: it now includes signal
> subtraction, multi-pass decoding, and the use of accumulated "a priori"
> information as a QSO progresses. Sensitivity extends downward as far as -24
> dB in some circumstances. Overlapping signals 2 and 3 deep are frequently
> decoded at essentially the same frequency. On a crowded band we sometimes
> see more than 30 decodes in a single 15-second interval, over a 2 kHz window.
> The North American VHF Contesting Mode has been extended to include both FT8
> and MSK144 modes.
>
> The "RC2" release also includes many minor bug fixes and an extensively
> updated WSJT-X User Guide.
>
> We strongly recommend that all WSJT-X users should upgrade to this new
> release.
>
> Go to the WSJT web site here:
> http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html
> and scroll down to the bottom of the page to find a link to the installation
> package for your Windows, Linux, or OS X system. You can also download the
> packages from our SourceForge site:
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/files/wsjtx-1.8.0-rc2/
>
> Depending on what code revision you upgrade from, it may be necessary to do a
> one-time reset of the default list of suggested operating frequencies. Go to
> *File->Settings->Frequencies*, right click on the table and select *Reset*.
>
> Please report any problems you find with this all-but-final beta release to
> one of these email lists: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
> wsjtgr...@yahoogroups.com . For both lists you will need to be a subscriber
> in order to post there.
>
> -- 73, Joe, K1JT, for the WSJT Development Group
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