diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-messages.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-messages.adoc index ec26cda8c..5fabeabc1 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-messages.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-messages.adoc @@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ spaces) in the *Free Msg* box. pre-stored macro. Pressing *Enter* on a modified message here automatically adds that message to the table of stored macros. -IMPORTANT: During a transmission the actual message being sent always +TIP: During a transmission the actual message being sent always appears in the first box of the status bar (bottom left of the main screen). diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/introduction.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/introduction.adoc index 0431a3cc8..0612bd591 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/introduction.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/introduction.adoc @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ duration. User messages are transmitted repeatedly at high rate (up to 250 characters per second, for MSK144) to make good use of the shortest meteor-trail reflections or "`pings`". ISCAT uses free-form messages up to 28 characters long, while MSK144 uses the same -structured messages as the slow modes together with an abbreviated +structured messages as the slow modes and optionally an abbreviated format with hashed callsigns. *WSPR* (pronounced "`whisper`") stands for **W**eak **S**ignal @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ 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 +users with internet access can automatically upload reception reports to a central database called {wsprnet} that provides a mapping facility, archival storage, and many other features. diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/new_features.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/new_features.adoc index 4faf0ce7b..f372f41c9 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/new_features.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/new_features.adoc @@ -7,24 +7,26 @@ added to _WSJT-X_ since Version 1.6.0: - Newly implemented submodes: JT65B-C, JT9B-H -- New fast submodes of JT9E-H +- Fast submodes of JT9E-H -- New Franke-Taylor decoder to replace the Koetter-Vardy decoder in -JT65. Separate program `kvasd[.exe]` is no longer used. +- New Franke-Taylor decoder to replace the Koetter-Vardy decoder +previously used for JT65. Separate program `kvasd[.exe]` is no longer +used. - Improvements to the JT4, JT9, and JT65 decoders -- Multi-pass decoding for JT65 and WSPR. Strong decoded signals are -subtracted out, allowing the decoding of weaker signals. +- Multi-pass decoding for JT65 and WSPR. Decoded signals are +subtracted from the received data, allowing decoding of weaker +signals that were otherwise masked. - Improved convenience features for EME Doppler tracking - Saving and restoring of multiple program configurations -- New sample-file download facility +- Sample-file download facility - Many corrections and improvements to the Hamlib library, fixing balky rig-control features -- Power settings for Transmit and Tune optionally remembered for -each band. \ No newline at end of file +- Power settings for Transmit and Tune remembered and optionally +restored for each band diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/system-requirements.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/system-requirements.adoc index 1944e794a..93a0dede1 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/system-requirements.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/system-requirements.adoc @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ - SSB transceiver and antenna - Computer running Windows (XP or later), Linux, or OS X -- 1.5 GHz or faster CPU and 200 MB of available memory -- MSK144 benefits greatly from a multi-core CPU +- 1.5 GHz or faster CPU and 200 MB of available memory. (MSK144 +especially benefits from a multi-core CPU) - Monitor with at least 1024 x 780 resolution - Computer-to-radio interface using a serial port or equivalent USB device for T/R switching, or CAT control, or VOX, as required for