From fb01223768b6574210938ad3fdf87cb2e69ae383 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Taylor Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:02:26 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Final (?) edits to Release Notes in advance of the 2.6.0-rc5 release. --- NEWS | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- Release_Notes.txt | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 2 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index b6d3bc5d7..9d428ff57 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ In program WSJT-X: - The Working frequency table now offers the following options: - Better handling of more than one frequency per band. - - Set your prefered frequencies, WSJT-X always comes back to these + - Set your preferred frequencies, WSJT-X always comes back to these QRGs when changing band or mode. - You can label your frequencies with discriptions (e.g. DXp AB0YXZ). - Option to set Start and End Date/Time, so that the frequencies @@ -38,21 +38,29 @@ In program WSJT-X: - In Fox mode, there are now a few additional functions that allow operators to react even better to different QSO situations: - A new two-column table in Tab 2 provides a better overview of - the queue and of the callsigns in QSO. - - The operator can now change the order of QSOs in the queue so - that he can react if there is only a narrow time slot for a - particular QSO due to propagation. - - The Fox now responds for another two cycles to stations whose - report was not received, increasing the success rate for a QSO. + the queue and of the callsigns with QSOs in progress. + - Fox operator can now change the ordering of callsigns in the + queue so that he can react if there is only a narrow time slot + for a particular QSO due to propagation. + - Fox now responds for another two cycles to stations whose + report was not received, increasing the success rate for a + difficult QSO. - - Correct a flaw in Hound mode that sometimes prevented QSOs with - non-standard calls. + - Correct a flaw in Hound mode that sometimes prevented completion of + QSOs with non-standard calls. + + - Improvements to EME Echo mode: + - New control "Avg" sets the number of Echo cycles to be averaged. + - New capability to display measurements of wideband noise power as + a function of time. This can be useful for measuring Sun noise, + antenna tracking errors, and the like. + - Several minor bug fixes - Correct a flaw that prevented WSJT-X from always initializing correctly when special operating activities were enabled. - - Correct a flaw that caused wrong frequencies to be written to - ALL.TXT for Tx. + - Correct a flaw that caused wrong Tx frequencies to be written to + ALL.TXT. - The GUI has been improved regarding some details. The controls now scale better at different font sizes and on different operating @@ -65,16 +73,16 @@ In program WSJT-X: - Click the "FT8" button (or use the Settings menu). It brings you back to the default FT8 QRG. - - A7 decodes are now disabled when "Enable AP" is not checked, and - during the first period after a band change. + - Decodes flagged as 'a7' are now disabled when "Enable AP" is not + checked, and during the first period after a band change. - The network address of the UDP server is now checked for errors - before accepting it. + before being accepted. - Some improvements to the DX Lab Suite Commander interface. - Correct some possible flaws that could cause segfault errors in - certain situations. + certain unusual situations. - Warnings on dropped audio have been disabled for now, as detection has turned out to be not reliable enough. @@ -82,30 +90,17 @@ In program WSJT-X: - Correct a long-standing flaw which caused the "Transmit digital gain" overlay toappear somewhere on the screen. - - Highlight DX Call now also works when the other station is <...>. + - "Highlight DX Call" now also works when the other station is <...>. - CQ messages without a grid are now sent to PSK reporter. - - Further improvements to Echo mode: - - Some improvements on the Echo-mode averaging. - - Single-echo SNR measurement has been added. - - On the Wide Graph, a total-power plot has been added. - - Don't allow decoding depth to be changed just because Echo mode - was entered. - - Adjust the UTC wrap-around problem to yield time difference - within +/- 12 hours. - - New MAP65 feature: read wsjtx.log to recognize EME contest dupes. - - - Some other minor corrections (tool tips, etc.). - -In program MAP65 (Windows only): - - - Update to version 3.0.1. - - A feature for measuring antenna pointing errors has been added. - - Writing an invalid datetime to map65_rx.log is now prevented. - - Correct a flaw in the definition of the variable nts_jt65. - - Use "Force center freq" also for data read from disk. + - Several other minor corrections (tool tips, etc.). +Program MAP65 (Windows only) includes several minor bug fixes and two +tentative new features: + - an aid for measuring antenna pointing errors + - an ability to read the file wsjtx.log (kept by WSJT-X) to recognize + EME contest dupes. Release: WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc4 September 8, 2022 diff --git a/Release_Notes.txt b/Release_Notes.txt index fcb2f450d..bfcbf0d76 100644 --- a/Release_Notes.txt +++ b/Release_Notes.txt @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ In program WSJT-X: - The Working frequency table now offers the following options: - Better handling of more than one frequency per band. - - Set your prefered frequencies, WSJT-X always comes back to these + - Set your preferred frequencies, WSJT-X always comes back to these QRGs when changing band or mode. - You can label your frequencies with discriptions (e.g. DXp AB0YXZ). - Option to set Start and End Date/Time, so that the frequencies @@ -38,21 +38,29 @@ In program WSJT-X: - In Fox mode, there are now a few additional functions that allow operators to react even better to different QSO situations: - A new two-column table in Tab 2 provides a better overview of - the queue and of the callsigns in QSO. - - The operator can now change the order of QSOs in the queue so - that he can react if there is only a narrow time slot for a - particular QSO due to propagation. - - The Fox now responds for another two cycles to stations whose - report was not received, increasing the success rate for a QSO. + the queue and of the callsigns with QSOs in progress. + - Fox operator can now change the ordering of callsigns in the + queue so that he can react if there is only a narrow time slot + for a particular QSO due to propagation. + - Fox now responds for another two cycles to stations whose + report was not received, increasing the success rate for a + difficult QSO. - - Correct a flaw in Hound mode that sometimes prevented QSOs with - non-standard calls. + - Correct a flaw in Hound mode that sometimes prevented completion of + QSOs with non-standard calls. + + - Improvements to EME Echo mode: + - New control "Avg" sets the number of Echo cycles to be averaged. + - New capability to display measurements of wideband noise power as + a function of time. This can be useful for measuring Sun noise, + antenna tracking errors, and the like. + - Several minor bug fixes - Correct a flaw that prevented WSJT-X from always initializing correctly when special operating activities were enabled. - - Correct a flaw that caused wrong frequencies to be written to - ALL.TXT for Tx. + - Correct a flaw that caused wrong Tx frequencies to be written to + ALL.TXT. - The GUI has been improved regarding some details. The controls now scale better at different font sizes and on different operating @@ -65,16 +73,16 @@ In program WSJT-X: - Click the "FT8" button (or use the Settings menu). It brings you back to the default FT8 QRG. - - A7 decodes are now disabled when "Enable AP" is not checked, and - during the first period after a band change. + - Decodes flagged as 'a7' are now disabled when "Enable AP" is not + checked, and during the first period after a band change. - The network address of the UDP server is now checked for errors - before accepting it. + before being accepted. - Some improvements to the DX Lab Suite Commander interface. - Correct some possible flaws that could cause segfault errors in - certain situations. + certain unusual situations. - Warnings on dropped audio have been disabled for now, as detection has turned out to be not reliable enough. @@ -82,30 +90,17 @@ In program WSJT-X: - Correct a long-standing flaw which caused the "Transmit digital gain" overlay toappear somewhere on the screen. - - Highlight DX Call now also works when the other station is <...>. + - "Highlight DX Call" now also works when the other station is <...>. - CQ messages without a grid are now sent to PSK reporter. - - Further improvements to Echo mode: - - Some improvements on the Echo-mode averaging. - - Single-echo SNR measurement has been added. - - On the Wide Graph, a total-power plot has been added. - - Don't allow decoding depth to be changed just because Echo mode - was entered. - - Adjust the UTC wrap-around problem to yield time difference - within +/- 12 hours. - - New MAP65 feature: read wsjtx.log to recognize EME contest dupes. - - - Some other minor corrections (tool tips, etc.). - -In program MAP65 (Windows only): - - - Update to version 3.0.1. - - A feature for measuring antenna pointing errors has been added. - - Writing an invalid datetime to map65_rx.log is now prevented. - - Correct a flaw in the definition of the variable nts_jt65. - - Use "Force center freq" also for data read from disk. + - Several other minor corrections (tool tips, etc.). +Program MAP65 (Windows only) includes several minor bug fixes and two +tentative new features: + - an aid for measuring antenna pointing errors + - an ability to read the file wsjtx.log (kept by WSJT-X) to recognize + EME contest dupes. Release: WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc4 September 8, 2022