📢 WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc2 was released on the 22nd with improvements to Echo mode and several bug fixes. This toot is late because my 👶 Ash was born on the 19th :alex_grin:

Release notes: https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

Announcement: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37696766/

and downloads: https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html

Some people are reporting crashes, so maybe there will be another RC soon.

#hamradio #wsjt

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📢 WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc2 was released last night with improvements and bug fixes.

Release notes: https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

Announcement: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37683856/

and downloads: https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html

#hamradio #wsjt

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📢 WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc1was released last night.

“WSJT-X 2.6.0 Release Candidate 1 introduces support for the ARRL

International Digital Contest; performance enhancements for FT8, Q65,

and EME Echo mode; new controls and options on the GUI; and several

bug fixes.”

Announcement: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37668555/

Release notes: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

Downloads: https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html

#hamradio #wsjt

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Happy new year mastodonians!

📢 WSJT-X 2.5.4 was just released, with two new people stepping up to replace work done by the late G4WJS: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37410894/

This looks like a small bug fix release to “Repair a defect that caused occasional crashes when in QSO with stations using nonstandard callsigns.”

URLs are unchanged:

🗒️ https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

📁 https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html

#hamradio #wsjt

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For anyone after a QDX:

QDX batch 2 ordering opens at 1800Z on Friday 17-Dec-2021 at http://shop.qrp-labs.com/qdx

via https://groups.io/g/QRPLabs/message/76436

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Great to see that the GQRP convention videos are out: https://www.youtube.com/c/GQRPClub/videos

I really enjoyed Charlie ZLTCTM’s and Farhan VU2ESE’s as they gave a glimpse into the processes successful homebrewers use to get things done.

#gqrp homebrew

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Unsure why my 📢 emoji didn’twork!

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📢 WSJT-X 2.5.3 was just released with a new feature for ARRL VHF contents: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37398008/

I was sad to read that Bill G4WJS passed away recently. I had never spoken with him but was always impressed by his patience and breadth of knowledge.

Only Win64 packages have been released so far, but URLs are the same as always:

🗒️ https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

📁 https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html

#hamradio #wsjtx

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I managed to get one of the first batch of QDX transceivers from QRP labs, and I just plugged it in for the first time. It needs some tweaks but works!

There are some odd design decisions (9V power and USB type B) but it’s cool and tiny.

#hamradio #qrp

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I just discovered some morse keycaps https://prototypist.net/collections/in-stock-keycaps/products/in-stock-infinikey-morse

The “operator” kit’s caps only have morse on, which is interesting :alex_grin:

#mechanicalkeyboard #morse

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