Several edits to the Release Notes.

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Copyright 2001 - 2019 by Joe Taylor, K1JT.
Release: WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc6
May 30, 2019
June 2, 2019
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Changes and bug fixes since WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc5:
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE FT4 PROTOCOL, NOT BACKWARD COMPATIBLE
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE FT4 PROTOCOL *** NOT BACKWARD COMPATIBLE ***
- T/R sequence length increased from 6.0 to 7.5 seconds
- Symbol rate decreased from 23.4375 to 20.8333 baud.
- Bandwidth decreased from 90 Hz to 80 Hz
- Symbol rate decreased from 23.4375 to 20.8333 baud
- Signal bandwidth decreased from 90 Hz to 80 Hz
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
- Allowable FT4 time offsets -1.0 < DT < +1.0 s
- Allow RRR Tx4 message in FT4 mode, if not using contest messages
- Send FT4 audio frequency to PSK Reporter
OTHER FT4 IMPROVEMENTS
- Allowable time offsets -1.0 < DT < +1.0 s
- Tx4 message with RRR now allowed, except in contest messages
- Audio frequency is now sent to PSK Reporter
- Add a third decoding pass
- Add ordered statistics decoding
- Improved sensitivity: threshold S/N is now -17.5 dB
- Improved S/N calculation
- In FT4 mode, Shift+F11/F12 moves Tx freq by +/- 100 Hz
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
- Improvements to accessibility
- Updates to the User Guide (not yet complete, however)
- New user option: "Calling CQ forces Call 1st"
- In FT4 mode, Shift+F11/F12 moves Tx freq by +/- 100 Hz
- Improved S/N calculation for FT4 mode
- N1MM Logger+ now uses the standard WSJT-X UDP messages
- OK/Cancel buttons on Log QSO window maintain fixed positions
- Put EU VHF contest serial numbers into the ADIF SRX and STX fields
BUG FIXES
- Fix generation of Tx5 message when one callsign is nonstandard
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- Fix a bug that caused FT4 to do WSPR-style band hopping
- Fix a bug that caused a Fortran bounds error
Release candidate WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc6 will be available for beta-testing
through July 21, 2019. It will be inoperable during the ARRL June VHF
QSO Party (June 8-10) or ARRL Field Day (June 22-23). It will
permanently cease to function after July 21, 2019. If all goes
according to plan, by that time there will be a General
Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X 2.1.0.
Release: WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc5
April 29, 2019