release of WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc1

 Dear WSJT-X and MAP65 Users,

We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc1 is ready for download by beta testers.

This release has new capabilities beyond WSJT-X 2.5.4. A full list of enhancements can be found in the Release Notes:

https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt

Links for downloading WSJT-X 2.6.0 can be found on the WSJT-X Home Page, https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html
Scroll down to find "Candidate release: WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc1".

We hope you will enjoy using this beta release of WSJT-X 2.6.0 and MAP65 3.0.0, and exercising the new mode Q65. As a beta tester you should report on your experiences with new features, successful and otherwise, on one of the relevant WSJT forums. Bugs should be reported by following instructions found here in the User Guide:

https://www.physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.6.0-rc1.html#_bug_reports

WSJT-X and MAP65 are licensed under the terms of Version 3 of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3). Development of this software is a cooperative project to which many amateur radio operators have contributed. If you use our code, please have the courtesy to let us know about it. If you find bugs or make improvements to the code, please report them to us in a timely fashion. Additional licensing details can be found here:
https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/devel.html

-- 73 from Joe, K1JT; Steve, K9AN; Nico, IV3NWV; Chet, KG4IYS;
Uwe, DG2YCB; Brian, N9ADG; and John, G4KLA