[SFDXA] WSJT-X 2.0 Full Release Now Available; FT8 Enthusiasts Urged to Upgrade Now

[Bill]

    WSJT-X 2.0 Full Release Now Available; FT8 Enthusiasts Urged to
    Upgrade Now...

 From ARRL: - Bill W2CQ

12/10/2018

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

“The new protocols become the worldwide standards starting on December 
10, 2018, and all users should upgrade to /WSJT-X 2.0 /by January 1, 
2019,” Taylor said on the /WSJT-X/ *home page* 
<https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html>. “After that 
date, only the new FT8 and MSK144 should be used on the air.”

Users are encouraged to read the new */Quick Start Guide 
<https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Quick_Start_WSJT-X_2.0.pdf>/* 
for /WSJT-X/. Gary Hinson, ZL2IFB, has released an */FT8 Operating Guide 
<http://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf>/*.