All: Mac version works so far. No crash on CONFIGURATION switch between FT4/8 and double click call for FT4 initiates call just dandy (two whole contacts).
TNX Scott w1ssn > On Jun 3, 2019, at 13:56, Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu> wrote: > > To: Users of WSJT-X -- especially those interested in radio contesting > From: WSJT Development Group > > We apologize for the confusion created by release yesterday of WSJT-X > 2.1.0-rc6. That program version had a bug that prevented it from running for > some users. This bug has been fixed in Release Candidate 7, which is now > available for download. We have also corrected a problem seen by some users > of Omni-Rig. > > The remainder of this message is mostly a repeat of things in yesterday's > announcement, with "rc7" replacing "rc6". > > > As you know, we have been developing a protocol called FT4 for use in radio > contesting. A new version of FT4 is now available for testing in WSJT-X > 2.1.0-rc7. > > PLEASE NOTE THAT FT4 IN RELEASE CANDIDATE 7 IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THAT IN > RELEASES RC5 and EARLIER. > > Therefore: Please stop using WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc5 and WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc6. If you > wish to use FT4 after today or to take advantage of other recent program > corrections or enhancements, you should use WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc7. > > MOCK CONTEST SESSION > -------------------- > A special session for testing the contesting features of FT4 is scheduled for > six hours from June 4, 1900 UTC through June 5, 0100 UTC: Tuesday > afternoon/evening, North American time, starting about 24 hours from now. > Get on the air whenever you can during this mock contest session, using dial > frequency 7.090 or 14.080 MHz, as appropriate to the time of day. As in > previous tests, be sure to check "RTTY Roundup messages" on the Settings | > Advanced tab. > > > Here's a list of changes, improvements, and bug fixes that have been made > since WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc5: > > IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE FT4 PROTOCOL *** NOT BACKWARD COMPATIBLE *** > - T/R sequence length increased from 6.0 to 7.5 seconds > - Symbol rate decreased from 23.4375 to 20.8333 baud > - Signal bandwidth decreased from 90 Hz to 80 Hz > > OTHER FT4 IMPROVEMENTS > - Allowable time offsets -1.0 < DT < +1.0 s > - Tx4 message with RRR now allowed, except in contest messages > - Audio frequency is now sent to PSK Reporter > - Add a third decoding pass > - Add ordered statistics decoding > - Improved sensitivity: threshold S/N is now -17.5 dB > - Improved S/N calculation > - In FT4 mode, Shift+F11/F12 moves Tx freq by ± 100 Hz > > OTHER IMPROVEMENTS > - Improvements to accessibility > - Updates to the User Guide (not yet complete, however) > - New user option: "Calling CQ forces Call 1st" > - N1MM Logger+ now uses the standard WSJT-X UDP messages > - OK/Cancel buttons on Log QSO window maintain fixed positions > - Put EU VHF contest serial numbers into the ADIF SRX and STX fields > > BUG FIXES > - Fix generation of Tx5 message when one callsign is nonstandard > - Fix a bug that prevented use on macOS > - Fix a bug that caused mode switch from FT4 to FT8 > - Fix a bug that caused FT4 to do WSPR-style band hopping > - Fix a bug that caused a Fortran bounds error > > Release candidate WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc7 will be available for beta-testing through > July 21, 2019. It will be inoperable during the ARRL June VHF QSO Party > (June 8-10) or ARRL Field Day (June 22-23). It will permanently cease to > function after July 21, 2019. If all goes according to plan, by that time we > will have made a General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X 2.1.0. > > Downloadable installation packages for WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc7 under Windows, Linux, > and macOS are available on the WSJT-X web page: > > http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html > > -- 73 from Joe, K1JT; Steve, K9AN; and Bill, G4WJS > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
