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NEWS

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 Copyright 2001 - 2015 by Joe Taylor, K1JT.
 
 
+WSJT-X v1.6.0 Release Notice
+============================
+
+New Features
+------------
+
+WSPR  mode, including  coordinated  automatic band-hopping  and a  new
+two-pass decoder that can decode overlapping signals.
+
+EME-motivated features  including JT4  (submodes A-G), Echo  mode, and
+automatic Doppler  tracking.  The JT4  decoder is more  sensitive than
+that in  the latest  WSJT, and message  averaging is  fully automated.
+(Note that submodes  JT65B and JT65C are also present  in Version 1.6,
+but the high-sensitivity decoder required for EME with JT65 is not yet
+included.)
+
+Tools for accurate frequency calibration of  your radio, so you can be
+always on-frequency to within about 1 Hz.
+
+Mode-specific  standard   working  frequencies  accessible   from  the
+drop-down band selector.
+
+
+Maintenance
+-----------
+
+A  number  of   corrections  to  the  Hamlib   library,  fixing  balky
+rig-control  features.    A  few   unreliable  features   peculiar  to
+particular radios have been removed.
+
+
+
+
 WSJT-X v1.5.0 Release Notice
 ============================
 

README

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 Copyright (C) 2001 - 2015 by Joe Taylor, K1JT.
 
-WSJT-X implements JT9, a new mode  designed especially for the LF, MF,
+WSJT-X  is a  computer program  designed to  facilitate basic  amateur
-and  HF bands,  as well  as  the popular  mode JT65.  Both modes  were
+radio communication using very weak signals. The first four letters in
-designed for making reliable, confirmed QSOs under extreme weak-signal
+the program name stand for  “Weak Signal communication by K1JT,” while
-conditions.  They  use nearly  identical message structure  and source
+the  suffix “-X”  indicates that  WSJT-X started  as an  extended (and
-encoding.  JT65 was  designed for  EME (“moonbounce”)  on the  VHF/UHF
+experimental) branch of the program WSJT.
-bands  and   has  also  proved   very  effective  for   worldwide  QRP
+
-communication at  HF; in contrast, JT9  is optimized for HF  and lower
+WSJT-X Version  1.6 offers five  protocols or “modes”: JT4,  JT9, JT65
-frequencies. JT9 is  about 2 dB more sensitive than  JT65A while using
+WSPR, and Echo.  The first three are designed for making reliable QSOs
-less  than 10%  of the  bandwidth. World-wide  QSOs are  possible with
+under  extreme  weak-signal  conditions.  They  use  nearly  identical
-power levels of a few watts and  compromise antennas. A 2 kHz slice of
+message  structure and  source encoding.   JT65 was  designed for  EME
-spectrum is  essentially full when  occupied by ten JT65  signals.  As
+(“moonbounce”) on the VHF/UHF bands and has also proven very effective
-many as 100 JT9 signals can fit into the same space, without overlap.
+for worldwide QRP communication on the HF bands.  JT9 is optimized for
+the LF, MF, and  lower HF bands.  It is 2 dB  more sensitive than JT65
+while using less than 10% of the bandwidth.  JT4 offers a wide variety
+of tone  spacings and has proved  very effective for EME  on microwave
+bands up  to 24 GHz.   All three of  these modes use  one-minute timed
+sequences of alternating transmission and  reception, so a minimal QSO
+takes  four to  six  minutes  — two  or  three  transmissions by  each
+station, one sending in odd UTC minutes  and the other even. On the HF
+bands, world-wide QSOs are possible using  power levels of a few watts
+and compromise antennas.   On VHF bands and higher,  QSOs are possible
+(by EME  and other  propagation types)  at signal levels  10 to  15 dB
+below those required for CW.
+
+WSPR  (pronounced  “whisper”)  stands   for  Weak  Signal  Propagation
+Reporter.   The  WSPR  protocol  was designed  for  probing  potential
+propagation  paths   using  low-power  transmissions.   WSPR  messages
+normally carry the transmitting  station’s callsign, grid locator, and
+transmitter power in  dBm, and they can be  decoded at signal-to-noise
+ratios as  low as  -28 dB  in a  2500 Hz  bandwidth.  WSPR  users with
+internet access can automatically upload  their reception reports to a
+central database  called {wsprnet}  that provides a  mapping facility,
+archival storage, and many other features.
+
+Echo mode allows you to detect and measure your own lunar echoes, even
+if they are far below the audible threshold.
+
+WSJT-X provides spectral displays for  passbands up to 5 kHz, flexible
+rig control for nearly all modern  radios used by amateurs, and a wide
+variety of  special aids  such as automatic  Doppler tracking  for EME
+QSOs  and Echo  testing.  The  program runs  equally well  on Windows,
+Macintosh, and Linux systems,  and installation packages are available
+for all three platforms.
+
+WSJT-X is an  open-source project released under the  GPL license (See
+COPYING). 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 https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt, and
+most  communication among  the  developers takes  place  on the  email
+reflector      https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman.      User-level
+questions and answers, and general  communication among users is found
+on   the    https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/wsjtgroup/info   email
+reflector.
 
-WSJT-X offers a “bi-lingual” operating  mode in which you can transmit
-and   receive  JT65   and   JT9  signals,   switching  between   modes
-automatically as  needed.  Displayed  bandwidth can be  as large  as 5
-kHz. If  your receiver  has as  upper-sideband filter  at least  4 kHz
-wide, you can have all the typical  JT65 and JT9 activity on screen at
-once, available for  making QSOs with a click of  the mouse. Even with
-standard SSB-width IF filters, switching between JT65 and JT9 modes is
-quick and convenient. Be sure to read the online WSJT-X User's Guide.
 
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