I went for a lunchtime run with a LILYGO T-Beam in my pocket running LoRa APRS tracker firmware ( https://github.com/richonguzman/LoRa_APRS_Tracker) on 70cm! It worked surprisingly well despite being a bit uncomfortable.

I flashed another LILYGO thingy with the I-gate firmware ( https://github.com/richonguzman/LoRa_APRS_iGate) and attached that to my antenna at home.

Overall pretty cool and cheap, and worth trying on the car.

I found https://lora-aprs.live/ pretty useful while setting things up.

#lora #aprs

I missed WSJT-X 2.7.1-rc7! It dropped on 30th September 2024.

Changes here are mainly around the new superfox mode and a verification system, but there are bug fixes (esp for macOS).

New features: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.7.0-rc7.html#NEW_FEATURES

Release notes: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/Release_Notes_2.7.0-rc7.txt

Announcement mail: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/58823158/

Downloads: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html

#hamradio #ft8

Late to the party with this one, but K1JT has released WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc6 (and rc5 a bit ago) #hamradio #ft8.

rc5 added “SuperFox” mode, which seems to use closed binaries (I’ve not closely followed the discussions about this), there are some interesting snippets about keys and digital signatures in the notes.

New features are described here: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.7.0-rc6.html#NEW_FEATURES

Release notes: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/Release_Notes_2.7.0-rc6.txt

Announcement mail: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/58796998/

Downloads: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html

📢 K1JT just released WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc4.

This is another bugfix and feature release.

New features are described here: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.7.0-rc4.html#NEW_FEATURES

Release notes: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/Release_Notes_2.7.0-rc4.txt

Announcement mail: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/58747448/

Downloads: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html

And this toot still isn’t automated :alex_grin:

#hamradio #ft8

📢 K1JT released WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc3 on New Year’s day.

This is a bugfix and feature release.

New features are described here: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.7.0-rc3.html#NEW_FEATURES

Release notes: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/Release_Notes_2.7.0-rc3.txt

Announcement mail: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/58718536/

Downloads: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html

#hamradio #ft8

📢 WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc2 dropped on Friday:

“WSJT-X 2.7.0 Release Candidate 2 is mostly a bug-fix release.”

Release notes: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/Release_Notes_2.7.0-rc2.txt

Announcement mail: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37867534/

Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/

#hamradio #ft8

📢 WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc1 was just released.

“WSJT-X 2.7.0 Release Candidate 1 introduces a new program called “QMAP”,

a new Special Operating Activity known as “Q65 Pileup”, and a number of

other program enhancements and bug fixes.”

Release notes: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/Release_Notes_2.7.0-rc1.txt

Announcement mail: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37843609/

And downloads are now at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/

#hamradio #ft8

📢 WSJT-X 2.6.1 GA was released yesterday by K1JT. This is a bug fix release with fixes for Q65 and FT8.

Release notes: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/Release_Notes_2.6.1.txt

Announcement: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37763664/

Downloads: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html

#hamradio #ft8

📢 WSJT-X 2.6.0 GA was just released, with a new homepage https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html

The release notes mention various features including mode buttons on the main interface and performance enchancements.

Full notes at: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/Release_Notes_2.6.0.txt

Announcement at: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37757756/

Downloads at https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.htmt

#hamradio #ft8

📢 WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc5 was just released, with a fairly hefty changelog.

Note: “Installation files for Raspberry Pi are not yet available, but will be posted as soon as possible.”

You can see the release notes at: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

Announcement at: https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/message/37741484/

And downloads at:

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

#hamradio #ft8 (I’m still not a bot :alex_crazy:)