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New Features in WSJT-X Version 1.7
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Alpha Release: WSJT-X Version 1.7
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1. New modes: ISCAT, JTMSK, MSK144, QRA64
2. Newly implemented submodes: JT65B-C, JT9B-H (wide and fast)
Short list of new features
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1. New modes: ISCAT, JTMSK, MSK144, QRA64.
2. Newly implemented submodes: JT65B-C, JT9B-H (wide and fast).
3. FT decoder replaces KV decoder for JT65; KVASD is no longer used.
4. Improvements to JT4, JT9, and JT65 decoders.
5. Multi-pass decoding for JT9, JT65 and WSPR.
5. Multi-pass decoding for JT65 and WSPR.
6. Many improvements to Rig Control.
7. Improved convenience features for EME Doppler tracking.
8. Multiple configurations can be saved and restored.
9. Sample-file download facility.
10. Optional auto-sequencing for "fast" modes.
New Modes
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1. MSK144 is intended for meteor scatter at 50 MHz and higher.
Designed and tested by K9AN and K1JT, it uses a low-density parity
check code (LDPC) -- one of the latest-and-greatest areas of active
research in comminucation theory.
MSK144 is a direct descendant of JTMSK with a number of improvements
for better performance on weak and short meteor pings. The effective
character transmission rate is about 250 cps, compared with 147 cps
for FSK441. Like JT4, JT9, JT65, and JTMSK, MSK144 uses strong
forward error correction, so message decoding is essentially "all or
nothing". You will see little or no "garbage" on your screen.
Standard MSK144 message frames are 72 ms long, compared to 117 ms for
JTMSK. The MSK144 waveform allows coherent demodulation for up to 3
dB better sensitivity. After QSO partners have exchanged callsigns,
MSK144 user can use even shorter messages, only 20 ms long. As in all
the fast modes in WSJT-X, the 20 ms or 72 ms messages are repeated
without gaps for the duration of a transmission cycle. For most
purposes we recommend a T/R cycle duration of 15 s, but 5 s and 10 s
sequences are also supported.
An MSK144 signal occupies the full bandwidth of a typical SSB
transmitter, so transmissions are always centered at an offset of
1500Hz. For best results, selectable/adjustable Rx and Tx filters
should be set to provide the flattest possible response over at least
300 - 2700 Hz. The maximum permissible frequency offset between you
and your QSO partner is ± 200 Hz, and less is better.
2. QRA64 is a designed for EME and other weak-signal use. Its
internal code was designed by Nico Palermo, IV3NWV. It uses a "Q-ary
Repeat Accumulate" code, another one of the latest research areas in
communication theory. The QRA64 code is inherently better than the
Reed Solomon (63,12) code used in JT65, yielding already a 1.3 dB
advantage. QRA64 uses a new synchronizing scheme based on a 7 x 7
Costas array, so you will not see a bright sync tone at the lowest
tone frequency. This change yields another 1.9 dB advantage.
In most respects our implementation of QRA64 is operationally similar
to JT65. QRA64 does not use two-tone shorthand messages, and it makes
no use of a callsign database. Rather, additional sensitivity is
gained by making use of "already known" information as a QSO
progresses -- for example, when reports are being exchanged and you
have already decoded both callsigns in a previous transmission. QRA64
presently offers no message averaging capability, though that may be
added. In our early tests, many EME QSOs have already been made using
submodes QRA64A-E on bands from 144 MHz to 10 GHz.
3. ISCAT is essentially the same as in recent versions of program WSJT.
For details consult the WSJT User Guide:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/doc/wsjt/
Program Setup
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Some of the new program capabilities are enabled when you check
"Enable VHF/UHF/Microwave features" on the Settings | General tab.
For MSK144 mode, we suggest setting "T/R 15 s" and "F Tol 100 Hz";
check "Sh" to enable the use of short messages and "Auto Seq" for
auto-sequencing. For QRA64 mode, set Tx and Rx frequencies to 1000
Hz. We encourage you to check "Save all" when making tests, and to
save any of the resulting .wav files that might help us to improve
program performance or behavior, or to illustrate a problem that you
identify.
Final Comments
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We will be grateful for any and all reports from test users that may
help us to further improve WSJT-X. Send your reports to
wsjtgroup@yahoogroups.com.