SD logging App Now Free

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With effect from January 1, version 21 of the logging App SD by EI5DI is free and unrestricted.

SD supports RSGB, UKEICC and IRTS HF contests, and hundreds of others worldwide.

SD runs on Windows, and on Linux with Wine, and on Raspberry Pi 3 with Wine and Exagear (from eltechs.com)

No registration or key file is required. SD will continue to be supported and updated, and users can request help by emailing sd-user (at) contesting.com

More Information - http://www.ei5di.com/

January-February 2019 eTCA Now Avaliable

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The electronic TCA (eTCA) version of the January-February 2019 TCA is now available for viewing or download.

The Canadian Amateur (TCA), Canada’s premiere national magazine devoted to Amateur Radio, is published six times per year and is the membership journal of the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC). It is available in both print and digital versions (eTCA). Members of RAC, Canada’s sole national Amateur Radio organization, receive TCA automatically.

At 64-pages per issue and reaching approximately 4,500 readers, TCA offers news and views on the Canadian Amateur Radio scene from coast to coast to coast. It includes regular columns, features and technical articles of interest to Amateur Radio operators. In addition, a Coming Events calendar, Feedback, QSL Bureau information and coverage of regulatory issues are also provided. For more information on The Canadian Amateur magazine visit the TCA webpage. A sample copy of TCA is available there for downloading.

Download January-February 2019 eTCA - https://wp.rac.ca/digitaltca/

WSJT-X 2.0 Full Release now Available

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“The new protocols become the worldwide standards starting on December 10, 2018, and all users should upgrade to WSJT-X 2.0 by 1st January 2019. After that date, only the new FT8 and MSK144 should be used on the air.”
— Joe Taylor, K1JT

The WSJT-X 2.0 software suite has been released, and developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, is urging FT8 and MSK144 users to upgrade to what will become the new standard

The FT8 and MSK144 protocols have been enhanced in a way that is not backwards compatible with older versions of the program. That includes any version 1.9 releases.

Quick Start Guide for WSJT - https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Quick_Start_WSJT-X_2.0.pdf

FT8 Operating Guide by ZL2IFB - http://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf