diff --git a/lib/77bit/New_Features_WSJT-X_2.0.txt b/lib/77bit/New_Features_WSJT-X_2.0.txt index 26c293050..319b1e989 100644 --- a/lib/77bit/New_Features_WSJT-X_2.0.txt +++ b/lib/77bit/New_Features_WSJT-X_2.0.txt @@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ information: 7. All features of FT8 DXpedition mode, as in WSJT-X v1.9.1 -Enhancements to the FT8 decoder ensure that in most situations -decoding sensitivity is slightly better than for the old protocol. -Symbol rates and occupied bandwidths are the same as before, and -false-decode rates are significantly lower. The decoding threshold -for MSK144 is a fraction of a dB higher than before, owing to the -slightly larger message payload and higher code rate. +Conveying more information in the same bandwidth, using the same +modulation scheme, necessarily means a higher code rate and less +energy per information bit. Nevertheless, the decoding threshold S/N +for the new FT8 is slightly lower than for the old version, because of +improvements in the decoding algorithm. Decoding threshold for MSK144 +is a fraction of a dB higher than before. Symbol rates and occupied +bandwidths for both modes are the same as before, and false-decode +rates are significantly lower. OTHER PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS: WSJT-X 2.0 has several other new features and capabilities. The WSPR decoder has significantly better