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| FT4 "waterfall" (Images from WSJT-X website) |
The latest "general availability"
package of the WSJT-X digital mode suite – version 2.1.0 – was
ARRL Letter also reports
that the new package includes other bug fixes and general improvements,
including an upgrade to FT8 waveform generation, improved user interface, rig
control and contest logging features. As with other major updates to WSJT,
users are strongly encouraged to install the new version and stop using
previous ones, including "release candidate" versions. The new version
of WSJT-X may be downloaded from <
https://tinyurl.com/y2tg2fwp>, along
with the user guide in several languages.
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| FT4 Activity Screen |
released in mid-July
and includes the new FT4 mode as "a finished protocol for HF contesting,"
according to the WSJT Development Group. The
On a related note, the ARRL
reports that Logbook of the World has been updated to permit FT4 contacts to
count for it Digital Worked All States award. According to the ARRL Letter,
"(n)o additional endorsements are under consideration at this time."
