Document "Best S+P" in the User Guide.

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FT4 is designed for contesting, particularly on the HF bands.
Compared with FT8 it is 3.5 dB less sensitive and requires 1.6 times
the bandwidth, but it offers the potential for twice the QSO rate.
FT4 is not recommended for everyday use.
.Main Window:
- Select *FT4* on the *Mode* menu.
- Double-click on *Erase* to clear both text windows.
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unchanged. To change both Rx and Tx frequencies, hold *Ctrl* down
when double-clicking.
TIP: To avoid QRM from competing callers, it is frequently desirable
to answer a CQ on a different frequency from that of the CQing
station. The same is true when you tail-end another QSO. Choose a Tx
frequency that appears to be not in use. You might want to check the
box *Hold Tx Freq*.
.Best S+P Button
The FT4 user interface includes a new button labeled *Best S+P*.
image::Best_S+P.png[align="center"]
Clicking *Best S+P* during an Rx cycle arms the program to examine all
CQ messages decoded at the end of the Rx sequence. The program will
select the best potential QSO partner (from a contesting perspective),
and treat it as if you had double-clicked on that line of decoded
text. Here "best potential QSO partner" means "New Multiplier" (1st
priority) or "New Call on Band" (2nd priority). "New Multiplier" is
currently interpreted to mean "New DXCC"; a more broadly defined
multiplier category (for the ARRL RTTY Roundup rules) will be
implemented in due course. We may provide additional priority
rankings, for example “New Grid on Band” (useful for North American
VHF contests), sorting by signal strength, etc.
*Best S+P* is a useful feature only if you have defined what "best" is
supposed to mean. This is done by configuring suitable options on the
*Settings | Colors* tab. Selection and ordering of color-highlighting
options determines what potential QSO partners will be chosen by the
"Best S+P" feature. Optimum choices will be different for different
contests. In a contest using RTTY Roundup rules we recommend
activating *My Call in message*, *New DXCC*, *New Call on Band*, *CQ
in message* and *Transmitted message*, reading from top to bottom.
TIP: Keyboard shortcuts *Shift+F11* and *Shift+F12* provide an easy
way to move your FT4 Tx frequency down or up in 90 Hz steps.