WSJTX 2.1.0RC5 Release – The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting

WSJTX 2.1.0RC5 Release – The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting

The release canndidate of WSJTX 2.1.0RC5 has been released, intended for beta testers: individuals interested in testing the program’s new features and providing feedback to the WSJT Development Group.

At the time of this release, the group not yet completed the WSJT-X 2.1 User Guide. Potential users of the candidate release should read The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting before proceeding.

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JS8Call 1.0.0 General Release

Version one of JS8Call has been released, adding improvements and fixing issues from the third release candidate

JS8Call Changelog

  • Removed expiration and warnings

  • Fixed #160: HB ACKs not stopped during QSO with the new checkmark setting

  • Fixed QSO start time when you selected a station callsign

  • Fixed #163: Removed DATA from logging

  • Fixed defaults for HB and CQ repeat menus

  • Updated to spot local station information once every 15 minutes

  • Updated labeling for disabled HB ack

  • Updated label to be JS8NET

  • Updated icon tooltip in Call Activity

  • Updated copyright

  • Updated about repository URL

JS8Call download - http://files.js8call.com/latest.html

New Issue 17 - HackSpace Magazine Available for Download

Issue 17 of the free magazine HackSpace features Long-range radio communications made easy with LoRa

This issue includes:

  • Long-range radio communications made easy with LoRa

  • Adafruit (Limor Fried AC2SN) Feather M0 RFM96 LoRa Radio 433 MHz

  • Jo Hinchliffe MW6CYK describes how to lay out a simple PCB in KiCad

  • Go further together by Dr Lucy Rogers M6CME

Download the free PDF of HackSpace issue 17 April 2019 - https://hackspace.raspberrypi.org/issues