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=== New in Version 1.9
For quick reference, here's a short list of features and capabilities
added to _WSJT-X_ since Version 1.8.0:
- New *FT8 DXpedition Mode* to facilitate high QSO rates in pileup
situations
- Decoding improvements for JT65 mode, including _a priori_ (AP)
decoding when VHF/UHF/Microwave features are enabled
- Optional Auto-Sequencing in JT4, JT9, and JT65 when VHF/UHF/Microwave features are enabled
- Better suppression of low-confidence false decodes generated by AP
decoding in FT8 mode
- Improved decoding performance for WSPR mode, especially effective at LF and MF
- Minor adjustments to auto-sequencing behavior
- More flexible Doppler control features for EME
- Improved waterfall sensitivity for very weak signals
- Automatic real-time forwarding of logged information to _N1MM Logger+_
- Expanded and improved UDP messages sent to companion programs
- Bug fixes and other minor tweaks to user interface
=== Documentation Conventions
In this manual the following icons call attention to particular types
of information:
NOTE: *Notes* containing information that may be of interest to
particuar classes of users.
TIP: *Tips* on program features or capabilities that might otherwise be
overlooked.
IMPORTANT: *Warnings* about usage that could lead to undesired
consequences.
=== How You Can Contribute
_WSJT-X_ is part of an open-source project released under the
{gnu_gpl} (GPL). If you have programming or documentation skills or
would like to contribute to the project in other ways, please make
your interests known to the development team. The project's
source-code repository can be found at {devsvn}, and most
communication among the developers takes place on the email reflector
{devmail}. Bug reports and suggestions for new features, improvements
to the _WSJT-X_ User Guide, etc., may also be sent to the
{wsjt_yahoo_group} email reflector. You must join the relevant group
before posting to either email list.