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[[NEW_FEATURES]]
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=== New in Version {VERSION_MAJOR}.{VERSION_MINOR}
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_WSJT-X 2.7_ introduces a new program called *QMAP*, new Special
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Operating Activities *Q65 Pileup* and *SuperFox mode*, an option to
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*Update Hamlib* at the click of a button, and a number of other
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enhancements and bug fixes.
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- *QMAP* and *Q65 Pileup* mode are of particular interest to those engaged
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in Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) communication, but other applications may
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be found for them as well. QMAP is currently available for Windows
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only; it is derived from MAP65, an older program used since 2007 for
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EME. QMAP provides single-polarization receive-only capabilities for
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any one of the 60-second submodes of Q65. It allows you to monitor
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all traffic in a 90 kHz sub-band while conducting EME QSOs in the
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usual way with _WSJT-X_. Q65 Pileup mode helps DX operators using
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Q65 in pileup circumstances with many simultaneous callers and very
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weak signals, such as those experienced by 6-meter EME DXpeditions.
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Further details on QMAP and Q65 Pileup mode are available in a
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Quick-Start guide posted here:
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https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/Quick_Start_WSJT-X_2.7_QMAP.pdf
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- *SuperFox mode* behaves operationally like the old-style Fox and
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Hounds mode but uses a new constant envelope waveform for Fox's
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transmissions. Messages can be transmitted simultaneously to as many
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as 9 Hounds with no signal-strength penalty, resulting in a system
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gain of about +10 dB compared to the older Fox-and-Hound operation
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with 5 slots. Further details on SuperFox mode can be found in the
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Quick-Start guide posted here:
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https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/SuperFox_User_Guide.pdf
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- A button *Update Hamlib* now appears on the *Settings -> Radio* tab.
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On Windows it allows the user to automatically download and install
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the latest version of the rig-control features in Hamlib. The
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previously used version is backed up, so you can easily revert the
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procedure if necessary. Names and dates of the active and backup
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versions are clearly displayed.
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- Spotting to *PSK Reporter* has been made more efficient. Redundant
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spots are omitted, and all posts are spread more widely in time. If
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your station locator is changed, for example during portable
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operations, your new locator will be sent automatically to PSK
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Reporter.
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- *Fox* mode now provides more convenient handling of the two callsign
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queues, and Fox's Log window displays statistical data on recent QSO
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rate. Multi-streamed messages transmitted by _MSHV_ are now handled
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properly when _WSJT-X_ is in *Hound* mode.
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- The cty.dat file can now be updated by clicking a button on the
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*Settings -> Colors* tab.
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- The FT Roundup message protocol now allows the exchange of static
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4-digit numbers in place of serial numbers. This extends the
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usability of the FT RU protocol for other contest types.
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- Features for main-window switching between modes have been enhanced
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so that submode and status of the *Sh* and *Fast* checkboxes are
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saved and restored by mode. Right-click events were made more
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intuitive and consistent. Right-clicking the Q65 button enables Q65
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Pileup mode, and a left-click brings you back to the normal Q65
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mode. Right-click on the JT65 button switches to JT9 mode.
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- Message averaging is now allowed only when *VHF features* are
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enabled. Main window text box labels are changed to read "`Single
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Period Decodes`" and "`Average Decodes`" when averaging is enabled.
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Further details on minor changes can be found in the Release Notes,
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accessible from the _WSJT-X_ *Help* menu.
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