Copyright 2001 - 2022 by Joe Taylor, K1JT, and the WSJT Development Team
Release: WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc1
June 16, 2022
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WSJT-X 2.6.0 Release Candidate 1 introduces support for the ARRL
International Digital Contest; performance enhancements for FT8, Q65,
and EME Echo mode; new controls and options on the GUI; and several
bug fixes.
In program WSJT-X:
- Improved decoding for FT8: additional messages are marked 'a7'
- Improved decoding for Q65 when AP is in use
- Optional new "Active Stations" window and other features
supporting ARRL International Digital Contest
- Accurate SNR measurements in Echo mode, including large Doppler
spreads
- Add mode selection buttons on main window for FT4, FT8, JT65,
MSK144, and Q65
- Add a button to toggle FT8's Hound mode ON or OFF
- Add a "Clr Avg" button for Echo mode
- Add optional highlighting of DX Call and DX Grid
- Add optional highlighting of messages containing RR73 or 73
- New options for writing to ALL.TXT: split the file yearly, monthly,
or disable writing altogether
- Add Russian to available translations of user interface
- Add a 90 s Tune watchdog with optional disable
- Allow auto reply for non-CQ messages via UDP (JTAlert, etc.) when
Hold Tx Freq is enabled
- Suppress transmission of blank messages
- Suppress self-spotting when running multiple instances
- Correct the handling of messages starting with "CQ xxxx ..."
- Correct a flaw that could cause Windows to drop audio samples
- Correct a flaw that could send incorrect frequencies to ALL.TXT
and PSK Reporter after a band change
- Correct the auto-sequencing logic in several specific circumstances
- Correct a flaw in WSPR mode when handling three-character callsigns
- Correct a flaw that could cause OmniRig 1.19 or later to set
incorrect frequencies after initialization
- Clean up some ToolTips
- Fix an inconsistancy in the macOS installation package that caused
the pwr slider to behave incorrectly on macOS 12
