[Elecraft] FT8 Upgrade

[Mike Harris]

Not quite right. FT8 v2.0.0-rc3 is compatible with v1.9.1 as long as you 
do NOT check:

"Always generate 77-bit messages" and "Decode only 77-bit messages" 
under the F2 > Advanced tab.

I installed v2.0.0-rc4 which locks you into 77 bit messages and found 
very little decode action on my waterfall so I reverted to v2.0.0-rc3.

It is advised that -rv3 cannot be used after 30 November. Is it software 
bombed and will stop working, time will tell. I have downloaded rc5 but 
as yet haven't bothered to install it and might just pass over it to the 
general release v2 when I feel it's worth doing.

Regards,

Mike VP8NO

On 28/11/2018 17:20, Jim Brown wrote:

> 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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