<div dir="ltr"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-story" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:618.667px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt">WSJT-X 2.0 full release now available</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box">The WSJT-X 2.0 software suite has been released, and developer <strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Joe Taylor, K1JT</strong>, is urging FT8 and MSK144 users to upgrade to what will become the new standard<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The ARRL says: <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">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. <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">&quot;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,&quot; Taylor said on the WSJT-X home page. &quot;After that date, only the new FT8 and MSK144 should be used on the air.&quot;<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Quick Start Guide for WSJT <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Quick_Start_WSJT-X_2.0.pdf" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Quick_Start_WSJT-X_2.0.pdf</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">FT8 Operating Guide by ZL2IFB <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Source ARRL <br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/wsjt-x-2-0-full-release-now-available-ft8-enthusiasts-urged-to-upgrade-now" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(255,0,0);text-decoration-line:none">http://www.arrl.org/news/wsjt-x-2-0-full-release-now-available-ft8-enthusiasts-urged-to-upgrade-now</a></p></div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"> </td></tr></tbody></table></div>