Update Section 1.7 of WSJT-X User Guide for v2.7.0.

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 [[NEW_FEATURES]]
 === New in Version {VERSION_MAJOR}.{VERSION_MINOR}
 
-- _WSJT-X 2.6_ implements new features supporting the ARRL
+_WSJT-X 2.7_ introduces a new program called *QMAP*, a new Special
-International Digital Contest and its distance based scoring.  The
+Operating Activity *Q65 Pileup*, an option to *Update Hamlib* at the
-*Call 1st* checkbox has been replaced by a drop-down control offering
+click of a button, and a number of other enhancements and bug fixes.
-*CQ Max Dist* as an alternative.  A new window labeled *Active
-Stations* displays a list of received but unworked callsigns, sorted
-in decreasing order of potential contest points.  With option *CQ Max
-Dist* selected, the program will select the reply to your CQ that
-yields the most contest points.  You can click on a line in the Active
-Stations window to call that station.
 
-- Decoding performance for FT8 and Q65 has been improved in a variety
+- QMAP and Q65 Pileup mode are of particular interest to those engaged
-of situations with available _a priori_ (AP) information.
+  in Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) communication, but other applications may
+  be found for them as well.  QMAP is currently available for Windows
+  only; it is derived from MAP65, an older program used since 2007 for
+  EME. QMAP provides single-polarization receive-only capabilities for
+  any one of the 60-second submodes of Q65. It allows you to monitor
+  all traffic in a 90 kHz sub-band while conducting EME QSOs in the
+  usual way with _WSJT-X_.  Q65 Pileup mode helps DX operators using
+  Q65 in pileup circumstances with many simultaneous callers and very
+  weak signals, such as those experienced by 6-meter EME DXpeditions.
+  Further details on QMAP and Q65 Pileup mode are available in a
+  Quick-Start guide posted here:
+  https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/Quick_Start_WSJT-X_2.7_QMAP.pdf
 
-- *Echo* mode now offers a *Clear Avg* button and produces reliable
+- A button *Update Hamlib* now appears on the *Settings -> Radio* tab.
-measurements of SNR even when Doppler spread is large.  Its *Monitor*
+  On Windows it allows the user to automatically download and install
-function can be used to measure SNR for a received unmodulated carrier
+  the latest version of the rig-control features in Hamlib.  The
-such as a key-down test signal emitted by another station and
+  previously used version is backed up, so you can easily revert the
-reflected from the Moon, and also to measure Sun, Moon, and ground
+  procedure if necessary. Names and dates of the active and backup
-noise as aids for optimizing an EME station's performance.
+  versions are clearly displayed.
 
-- New buttons on the main window allow quick changes between modes
+- Spotting to *PSK Reporter* has been made more efficient.  Redundant
-FT4, FT8, MSK144, Q65, and JT65, and toggling FT8 Hound mode ON/OFF.
+  spots are omitted, and all posts are spread more widely in time. If
+  your station locator is changed, for example during portable
+  operations, your new locator will be sent automatically to PSK
+  Reporter.
 
-- New convenience features allow Fox operators to react more quickly
+- *Fox* mode now provides more convenient handling of the two callsign
-to particular QSO situations.  A two-column table in Tab 2 provides an
+  queues, and Fox's Log window displays statistical data on recent QSO
-overview of the queue and of callsigns with QSOs in progress.  Fox
+  rate.  Multi-streamed messages transmitted by _MSHV_ are now handled
-operator can change the ordering of callsigns in the queue, allowing
+  properly when _WSJT-X_ is in *Hound* mode.
-reaction to changes in propagation.  Fox now responds automatically
-for another two cycles to stations whose report has not been received,
-increasing the success rate for difficult QSOs.
 
-- The Working frequency table now offers save/restore capability and
+- The cty.dat file can now be updated by clicking a button on the
-better handling of more than one frequency per mode-band
+  *Settings -> Colors* tab.
-combination. You can set preferred frequencies, and WSJT-X will select
-these when you change band or mode.  You can label a tabled frequency
-with a description, for example a DXpedition callsign, and set Start
-and End date and time so the frequencies automatically appear and
-disappear from the displayed options.  You can load a publicly
-available frequency table from a file, to easily make such DXpedition
-data available to the program.
 
-- Optional color highlighting is provided for specified DX Call and DX
+- The FT Roundup message protocol now allows the exchange of static
-Grid, and for messages containing RR73 or 73.
+  4-digit numbers in place of serial numbers. This extends the
+  usability of the FT RU protocol for other contest types.
 
-- New options are provided for writing to file ALL.TXT.  You can
+- Features for main-window switching between modes have been enhanced
-request automatic starting of a new file every month or every year,
+  so that submode and status of the *Sh* and *Fast* checkboxes are
-and you can disable writing altogether.
+  saved and restored by mode.  Right-click events were made more
+  intuitive and consistent.  Right-clicking the Q65 button enables Q65
+  Pileup mode, and a left-click brings you back to the normal Q65
+  mode.  Right-click on the JT65 button switches to JT9 mode.
 
-- Settings for T/R period and Submode are remembered by mode when you
+- Message averaging is now allowed only when *VHF features* are
-switch directly between modes: for example, MSK144-15, Q65-60A, or
+  enabled.  Main window text box labels are changed to read "`Single
-FST4-120.
+  Period Decodes`" and "`Average Decodes`" when averaging is enabled.
 
-- Tx and Rx audio frequencies are remembered and restored when you
+Further details on minor changes can be found in the Release Notes,
-return from a mode that sets a default frequency 1500 Hz (MSK144,
+accessible from the _WSJT-X_ *Help* menu.
-FST4W, Echo, WSPR, FreqCal), then switching back to FT4, FT8, Q65,
-FST4, or JT65.
 
-- Rig control is provided for some new radios, and bug fixes for
-controlling others.
-
-- New features in _MAP65_ (available for Windows only) include an aid
-for measuring antenna pointing errors and an ability to read the file
-wsjtx.log (kept by _WSJT-X_) to recognize EME contest dupes.  In
-addition, _MAP65_ now sends additional information to file azel.dat
-and offers optional digital scaling of input I/Q data.