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=== New in Version 1.8
For quick reference, here's a short list of features and capabilities
added to _WSJT-X_ since Version 1.7.0:
- New modes: *FT8* and *FreqCal*
- Improved decoding performance for JT65, QRA64, and MSK144
- *SWL* option for third-partty decoding short-format MSK144 messages
- Experimental amplitude and phase equalization for MSK144
- Options to minimize screen space used by the *Main* and *Wide Graph*
windows
- New set of suggested default frequencies specific to the three IARU
Regions.
- Enhanced scheme for managing table of default operating frequencies
- Improved CAT control for many rigs, including those controlled
through Commander or OmniRig.
- Bug fixes and tweaks to the user interface
=== Documentation Conventions
In this manual the following icons call attention to particular types
of information:
NOTE: *Notes* containing information that may be of interest to
particuar classes of users.
TIP: *Tips* on program features or capabilities that might otherwise be
overlooked.
IMPORTANT: *Warnings* about usage that could lead to undesired
consequences.
=== How You Can Contribute
_WSJT-X_ is part of an open-source project released under the
{gnu_gpl} (GPL). If you have programming or documentation skills or
would like to contribute to the project in other ways, please make
your interests known to the development team. The project's
source-code repository can be found at {devsvn}, and most
communication among the developers takes place on the email reflector
{devmail}. Bug reports and suggestions for new features, improvements
to the _WSJT-X_ User Guide, etc., may also be sent to the
{wsjt_yahoo_group} email reflector.