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+		Release: WSJT-X Version 1.7.0
+		-----------------------------
+
+Short list of new features
+--------------------------
+1.  New modes: ISCAT, MSK144, QRA64.
+2.  Newly implemented submodes: JT65B-C, JT9B-H (wide and fast).
+3.  FT decoder replaces KV decoder for JT65; KVASD is no longer used.
+4.  Improvements to JT4, JT9, and JT65 decoders.
+5.  Multi-pass decoding now implemented for JT65 as well as WSPR.
+6.  Many improvements to Rig Control.
+7.  Improved convenience features for EME Doppler tracking.
+8.  Multiple configurations can be saved and restored.
+9.  Sample-file download facility.
+10. Optional auto-sequencing for Fast modes.
+11. Power settings optionally remembered for Transmit and Tune on a
+    band-by-band basis.
+
+New Modes
+---------
+
+1. MSK144 is intended for meteor scatter at 50 MHz and higher.  It
+uses a low-density parity check code (LDPC) designed by Steve Franke,
+K9AN.  The mode is a direct descendant of the now-defunct mode JTMSK,
+with a number of improvements for better performance on weak and short
+meteor pings.  The effective character transmission rate is about 250
+cps, compared with 147 cps for FSK441.  Like JT4, JT9, JT65, and
+QRA64, MSK144 uses strong forward error correction.  Message decoding
+is all or nothing: partial decodes do not occur, and you will see
+little or no garbage on your screen.
+
+Standard MSK144 message frames are 72 ms long, compared with about 120
+ms for an equivalent FSK441 message.  The MSK144 waveform allows
+coherent demodulation, allowing up to 3 dB better sensitivity.  After
+QSO partners have exchanged callsigns, MSK144 can use even shorter
+messages, only 20 ms long.  As in all the fast modes in WSJT-X, the 72
+ms (or 20 ms) messages are repeated without gaps for the duration of a
+transmission cycle.  For most purposes we recommend a T/R cycle
+duration of 15 s, but 5 s and 10 s sequences are also supported.
+
+Short ("Sh") messages in MSK144 are intended primarily for 144 MHz and
+higher frequencies, where most pings are very short.  These messages
+do not contain full callsigns; instead, they contain a hash of the two
+callsigns along with a report, acknowledgement, or 73.  Short messages
+are fully decodable only by the station to whom they are addressed, as
+part of an ongoing QSO, because only then will the received hash match
+that calculated using the known strings for "My Call" and "DX Call".
+If you are monitoring someone else's QSO, you will not be able to
+decode its Sh messages.
+
+An MSK144 signal occupies the full bandwidth of a typical SSB
+transmitter, so transmissions are always centered at an offset of
+1500Hz.  For best results, selectable or adjustable Rx and Tx filters
+should be set to provide the flattest possible response over at least
+300 - 2700 Hz.  The maximum permissible frequency offset between you
+and your QSO partner is 200 Hz, and less is better.
+
+2. QRA64 is a intended for EME and other weak-signal use.  Its
+internal code was designed by Nico Palermo, IV3NWV, and implemented in
+WSJT-X by K1JT.  The protocol uses a "Q-ary Repeat Accumulate" code --
+along with LDPC, another one of the latest research areas in
+communication theory.  The QRA64 code is inherently better than the
+Reed Solomon (63,12) code used in JT65, yielding already a 1.3 dB
+advantage.  QRA64 uses a new synchronizing scheme based on a 7 x 7
+Costas array, so you will not see a bright sync tone at the lowest
+tone frequency.  This change yields another 1.9 dB advantage.
+
+In most respects our implementation of QRA64 is operationally similar
+to JT65.  QRA64 does not use two-tone shorthand messages, and it makes
+no use of a callsign database.  Rather, additional sensitivity is
+gained by making use of "already known" information as a QSO
+progresses -- for example, when reports are being exchanged and you
+have already decoded both callsigns in a previous transmission.  QRA64
+presently offers no message averaging capability, though that may be
+added.  In our early tests, many EME QSOs have already been made using
+submodes QRA64A-E on bands from 144 MHz to 10 GHz.
+
+3. ISCAT is essentially the same as in recent versions of program WSJT.
+For details consult the WSJT User Guide:
+http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/doc/wsjt/
+
+
+Program Setup
+-------------
+
+Many of the new program capabilities are enabled when you check
+"Enable VHF/UHF/Microwave features" on the Settings | General tab.
+For MSK144 mode, we suggest setting "T/R 15 s" and "F Tol 100 Hz".
+Check "Sh" to enable the use of short messages and "Auto Seq" for
+auto-sequencing.  For QRA64 mode, set Tx and Rx frequencies to 1000
+Hz.  We encourage you to check "Save all" when making tests, and to
+save any of the resulting .wav files that might help us to improve
+program performance or behavior, or to illustrate a problem that you
+identify.
+
+
+Final Comments
+--------------
+
+We will be grateful for any and all reports from users; these will
+surely help us to make further improvements to WSJT-X.  The most
+helpful bug reports describe the problem clearly and include a
+complete recipe to reproduce it.  Feature requests are also welcome.
+Send your reports to wsjtgroup@yahoogroups.com, or to the developers
+list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.