I have written a short paper about the conversion from from
release 1 to release of the FT8 protocol and invite people to
review the initial draft. It is mainly oriented toward software engineers.
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/mynj3cb1ycdyk05/FT8%20Flag%20Day.txt?dl=0>
Flag Day with FT8
Bill Frantz, AE6JV
West Valley Amateur Radio Association
Northern California DX Club
Northern California Contest Club
Abstract
Recently a community of over 20,000 users did a conversion
between release 1 and release 2 of a amateur radio digital
communications protocol called FT8. The old version of the
protocol was not compatible with the new version, resulting in a
flag day event for users. However, the conversion was rapid
proceeded smoothly. Lessons from this conversion should be
useful for other software projects.
Please let me know of any errors or omissions.
Thanks - Bill AE6JV
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