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@ -15,67 +15,67 @@ Copyright 2001 - 2023 by Joe Taylor, K1JT, and the WSJT Development Team
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May 12, 2023
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WSJT-X_v2.7.0-rc1 is the first Release Candidate that introduces a new QMAP
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program. The target application is EME. Besides that, there are a number of
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WSJT-X 2.7.0 Release Candidate 1 introduces a new program called QMAP,
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a new Special Operating Activity known as Q65 Pileup, and a number of
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other enhancements and fixes.
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- New QMAP program:
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- QMAP is an independent program but is expected to be used cooperatively
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with WSJT-X. QMAP acts as a wideband decoder for one of the 60-second
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submodes of Q65. Decoding results are shared with WSJT-X, which manages
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operator interactions and rig control.
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- WSJT-X can cooperate with QMAP via shared memory. In such operation WSJT-X
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provides a narrow (up to 5 kHz) view in which to conduct EME QSOs with
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full Doppler control, T/R switching, message sequencing, etc., and QMAP
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provides a wideband (90 kHz) view of all digital EME activity on the band.
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- The Q65 decoder has been enhanced for better performance. These improvements
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apply to decodes made in WSJT-X and also to those made in QMAP, which uses
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the identical downstream code.
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- QMAP provides most of the capabilities of map65, excert for adaptive
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polarization.
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- QMAP and Q65 Pileup mode are of particular interest to those
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engaged in Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) communication, but other
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applications may be found for them as well.
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- New Q65 Pileup mode, designed to help manage weak-signal pileup situations such
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as those experienced by 6-meter EME DXpeditions. Messages exchange 4-character
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locators rather than signal reports. Decoder provides q3-level sensitivity for
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up to 40 callers decoded at least once in the past 24 hours, and for whom the
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Moon is above the horizon. Right-click on the Q65 button to enable or disable
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the Q65 Pileup mode.
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- QMAP is derived from MAP65, an older program used since 2007 for
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EME, mainly on the 2 m band. QMAP provides single-polarization
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receive-only capabilities for any one of the 60-second submodes
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of Q65. It allows you to monitor all traffic in a 90 kHz subband
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while conducting EME QSOs in the usual way with WSJT-X.
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- More efficient spotting to PSK Reporter. The transmission is now spread in time
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and redundant spots are removed, which will hopefully lead to a noticeably lower
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load for PSK Reporter.
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- Q65 Pileup mode is a new feature in WSJT-X that will assist DX
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operators using Q65 in pileup circumstances with many
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simultaneous callers and very weak signals, such as those
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experienced by 6-meter EME DXpeditions.
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- Support of the HamSCI Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science: Temporarily,
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during the upcoming solar eclipses, spots are transmitted more frequently to
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PSK Reporter where this data is collected and used for analysis.
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- Further details on QMAP and Q65 Pileup mode are available in a
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Quick-Start guide posted here:
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https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/Quick_Start_WSJT-X_2.7_QMAP.pdf
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- WSJT-X is now able to process more than 100 FT8 decodes per period.
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- WSJT-X now provides more efficient spotting to PSK Reporter.
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Redundant spots are omitted, and posting of spots is now spread
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more widely in time. (Temporarily, in support of the HamSCI
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Festivals of Eclipse Ionospheric Science, spots will be transmitted
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more frequently during the upcoming solar eclipses.)
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- Further improvements to the Fox mode:
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- Better internal handling of the two queues.
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- The Fox Log window now displays statistical data on the QSO rate.
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- WSJT-X is now able to process more than 100 FT8 decodes in a single
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reception interval.
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- When the location is changed (e.g during portable operations) an updated grid
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will be sent to PSK Reporter.
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- Improvements to the Fox mode:
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- More convenient and efficient handling of the two queues.
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- Fox Log window now displays statistical data on the QSO rate.
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- The cty.dat file can now be updated from the settings. Just click the new
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button on the Colors tab.
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- When the station locator is changed (e.g during portable
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operations), the new locator will be sent automatically to PSK
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Reporter.
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- New status display when fetching a new LotW file.
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- The cty.dat file can now be updated by clicking a button on the
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Settings -> Colors tab.
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- AutoSeq now also accepts MSHV multistream messages when in Hound mode.
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- A new status display appears when fetching a new LotW file.
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- Better protection against unwanted effects caused by late FT8 decodes.
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- Multi-streamed messages transmitted by MSHV are now handled
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properly when WSJT-X is in Hound mode.
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- Fixing an inconsistency where in the Contest Name was not correctly
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- Auto-sequencing now has better protection against unwanted effects
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caused by late FT8 decodes.
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- Fixed an inconsistency in which Contest Name was not correctly
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remembered.
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- Various other minor fixes and improvements to the code.
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- Other minor bug fixes.
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- Updated hyperlinks to our homepage and to our new WSJT GROUP User Forum
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(https://groups.io/g/wsjtgroup/) can now also be found in the User Guide.
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- Updated hyperlinks to our homepage and to our new WSJT GROUP User
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Forum (https://groups.io/g/wsjtgroup/) can now also be found in the
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User Guide.
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- Some clarifications to the build instructions for macOS.
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- The build instructions for macOS have been clarified.
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Release: WSJT-X 2.6.1
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