Fedora EPEL 7 Update: js8call-1.1.0-1.el7
by updates@fedoraproject.org
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Fedora EPEL Update Notification
FEDORA-EPEL-2019-5ad92c6f1e
2019-07-16 02:01:14.997865
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Name : js8call
Product : Fedora EPEL 7
Version : 1.1.0
Release : 1.el7
URL : http://js8call.com/
Summary : Amateur Radio message passing using FT8 modulation
Description :
JS8Call is software using the JS8 Digital Mode providing weak signal keyboard
to keyboard messaging to Amateur Radio Operators.
JS8Call is an experiment to test the feasibility of a digital mode with the
robustness of FT8, combined with a messaging and network protocol layer for
weak signal communication on HF, using a keyboard messaging style interface. It
is not designed for any specific purpose other than connecting amateur radio
operators who are operating under weak signal conditions. JS8Call is heavily
inspired by WSJT-X, Fldigi, and FSQCall and would not exist without the hard
work and dedication of the many developers in the amateur radio community.
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Update Information:
All messages will now be prefixed with your callsign, including standard free-
text messages. This can be disabled in the configuration, but I would recommend
leaving it on to avoid having to worry about identification. * In preparation
for ARRL Field Day (and other contests), I've added a bit to the logging
functionality: 1. There is now N3FJP integration built-in. Check it out in the
Reporting tab of the configuration. 2. The log window layout has been updated
and now "remembers" previous data you put in during your QSO until you either
switch to a new QSO partner or submit a log for your current QSO. 3. The log
window now has custom ADIF fields, so you can log your ARRL_SECTION and CLASS
for Field Day (or any other fields, including custom defined ones) 4. The call
activity now pulls the grid from previously logged contacts so you know which
direction to point your beam :P 5. If you select a text field in the log window
and then double click a word in the RX message window, it will be copied over.
Handy! * In addition to that, 1.1 includes some overall improvements to the
app, such as: 1. The message inbox now displays the full message in a separate
box to alleviate long messages getting truncated. 2. The send button now
displays the total time a message will take to send instead of the number of
frames 3. CQ FD is now a valid CQ message. "CQCQCQ" has been replaced by "CQ CQ
CQ". Any custom CQ messages will send as standard free-text messages if they
cannot be encoded efficiently into a single CQ frame. 4. Call Activity and the
RX message window contents are cached between application restarts to help you
pick up where you left off. There is an option to disable this behavior in the
Configuration. 5. There is now an advanced Rig PTT option to hold the PTT
between message frames (still no audio being transmitted between frames, but
your rig will not cycle between RX and TX). This is not the default behavior, so
head over to the Rig -> PTT section of the configuration to enable it.
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update programs. Use
su -c 'yum update js8call' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "YUM", available at
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7\
/html/System_Administrators_Guide/ch-yum.html
All packages are signed with the Fedora EPEL GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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