[TowerTalk] FT8 Upgrade

[Jim]

Is every list on ham radio now about FT8?

I just left a list because of that!

Make is STOP!


Thanks
73
Jim W7RY

On 11/28/2018 2:23 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> This is off-topic, and is simply information for FT8 users. Please do 
> not start a discussion here about it.
>
> Users of FT8 should be aware that K1JT's WSJT-X development team has 
> been busy with version 2.0. The new version makes changes in the 
> digital format of FT8 and MSK144 that make it INCOMPATIBLE with older 
> versions.
>
> The changes have been made to allow a few more characters to be 
> transmitted, to allow for /R to indicate Rovers, to allow for contest 
> exchanges for Field Day, RTTY Roundup, and VHF contests, and to allow 
> for more complex and non-standard callsigns. V 2.0 also includes 
> better error checking, resulting in fewer false decodes, and it 
> eliminates the grid wierdness that occurred in V 1.9 when one station 
> was using Contest Mode and the other was not..
>
> While V 2.0 is currently in Beta, it's well-advanced beta, and works 
> very well. Those using 1.9 cannot copy or transmit to stations using V 
> 2.0 and those using the latest V 2.0 betas cannot copy stations using 
> V 1.9. The non-beta release of 2.0 is scheduled for Dec 10. (Early 2.0 
> beta versions DID allow 1.9 and 2.0 users to communicate, but this 
> capability has been removed to allow the final version to work better.)
>
> Users are encouraged to switch to the new version as soon as possible. 
> The only downside is that most users are still using V 1.9, so you 
> won't be able to work them, but this will gradually change as more 
> users upgrade, and the transition will happen more quickly as more 
> users upgrade. K1JT's Quick-Start Guide is here.
>
> https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Quick_Start_WSJT-X_2.0.pdf
>
> Links to installation packages are here.
>
> https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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