Wrap up Release 1.83 - Githubissues

w7sst commented 1 year ago

Let's target getting our next release wrapped up this month. The main motivation is the CWOPS Training team's desire to use the K1USN SST Contest as part of their training. Also, @jr8ppg has implemented the JARL All Japan and ACAG domestic contests (and I noticed he has announced this on his blog). We need to get these three contests released.

So, please edit the following Task list with items that need to be completed. The big item of course is release notes. Scott will again be the lead for that (I'll pull in the details from github when I create the release and give Scott a chance to do the final edits.

Tasks

[x] Generate a pre-release - download here. Does not include Release Notes.
[x] Update version number in release notes. Scott usually names the release, so we'll see what he comes up with.
[x] Update release notes
[x] Write section for AllJA and ACAG contests @jr8ppg
[x] Write note for K1USN SST Contest (@K1BG-Bruce)
[x] generate the draft release notes and add the tag (@w7sst)
[x] generate a final pre-release (v1.83-rc1) (@w7sst)
[x] Add the detail notes from GitHub and provide to Scott. (mike)
[x] consider a pre-release (Mike)
[x] Validate and close issue #172
[x] Validate and close issue #188
[x] Fix DXCC file entry for Kenya (ARRL.LIST file)
[x] fix and validate Issue #201 (this was a last-minute useability fix)
[x] publish the release (mike)
[x] announcements? where and what content?

Validation

If you are able to give one or more of these a test run using the pre-release build, please mark them off as complete. Thank you...

[x] ARRL DX
[x] ARRL Field Day
[x] CQ WPX
[x] CQ WW
[x] CWOPS CWT
[x] HST (High Speed Test)
[x] JARL ALL JA
[x] JARL ACAG
[x] K1USN Slow Speed Test, including Farnsworth behavior (and close issues #172 and #188)
[x] NCJ NAQP

w7sst commented 1 year ago

I have posted a pre-release, v1.83-pr3 here. It does not include Release Note changes. It does contain SST, Farnsworth, JARL All JA and ACAG contests.

You can view the v1.83 Milestone to see the major issues assigned to this release. If an issue is missing, please add the Milestone to the issue or let me know and I can add it.

@scotthibbs @jr8ppg @K1BG-Bruce @ct7aup @f6fvy @K6OK @tekenny

jr8ppg commented 1 year ago

I wrote a description of the JARL contests. please Add to the CONTEST INFORMATION section of the readme.

CONTEST INFORMATION
    JARL ALLJA
    The ALLJA Contest is the most major contest in Japan.
    When: Last weekend in April.
    How: Contact as many Prefecture or Hokkaido promotion bureau possible.
    Exchange: RST plus Prefecture code/Hokkaido promotion bureau code plus Power code(P/L/M/H)
    Rules: https://www.jarl.org/Japanese/1_Tanoshimo/1-1_Contest/all_ja/all_ja_rule.htm (japanese only)
           In the JARL contest, a code that means power is added to the end of the exchange number.
           P is 5W or less(QRP), L is 10W or less, M is 100W or less, H is greater than 100W.

    JARL All Cities All Guns(ACAG)
    The ACAG contests have very long exchange numbers.
    When: Two days before the second Monday in October.
    How: Contact as many City or Gun(Country) or Ku(Ward) possible.
    Exchange: RST plus City code/Gun(Country) code/Ku(Ward) code plus Power code(P/L/M/H)
    Rules: https://www.jarl.org/Japanese/1_Tanoshimo/1-1_Contest/all_cg/allcg_rule.htm (japanese only)

scotthibbs commented 1 year ago

@K1BG-Bruce, I've made this up for the K1USN contest so far. Just an idea, so submit your own or edit this one as you desire. - Scott

K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST) Members of the K1USN Radio Club, who are also members of the CW Operators’ Club (CWops), run a one-hour slow speed CW “contest,” called the SST. For those who prefer a more leisurely CW pace or are new CW operators or contesters, this just might be what you're looking for! When: Fridays 20:00-21:00 UTC & Mondays 00:00-01:00 UTC How: Slower speeds (up to 20 Words Per Minute). Usually sent with 25wpm character speeds. Farnsworth: For this contest only. Character wpm speed can be set by changing the number for "FarnsworthCharacterRate=25" entry in the MorseRunner.ini file found in the install folder and restarting the program. Exchange: suggested first name and state, province, or DX country. It is fairly common to send greetings with exhanges. Rules, frequencies and sample exhanges can be found at http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html

K1BG-Bruce commented 1 year ago

Scott,

My suggestions below.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

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@K1BG-Bruce https://github.com/K1BG-Bruce , I've made this up for the K1USN contest so far. Just an idea, so submit your own or edit this one as you desire. - Scott

K1USN Slow Speed Test (SST) Members of the K1USN Radio Club, who are also members of the CW Operators’ Club (CWops), run sponsor a one-hour slow speed CW “contest,” called the SST. For those who prefer a more leisurely CW pace or are new CW operators or contesters, this just might be what you're looking for! When: Fridays 20:00-21:00 UTC & Mondays 00:00-01:00 UTC How: Slower speeds (up to 20 Words Per Minute). Usually sent with 25wpm character speeds. Many operators prefer slower effective speeds using the “Farnsworth” sending method, sending characters at speeds up to 25WPM. Farnsworth: For this contest only. Character wpm speed can be set by changing the number for "FarnsworthCharacterRate=25" entry in the MorseRunner.ini file found in the install folder and restarting the program. Actual WPM throughput is set by using entering a value in the CW Speed box. Exchange: suggested first name and state, province, or DX country. It is fairly common to send greetings with exhanges before the exchange. Rules, frequencies and sample exchanges can be found at http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html

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scotthibbs commented 1 year ago

Perfect!

w7sst commented 1 year ago

@scotthibbs Hi Scott, I started the Release Page draft here. Please edit as you see fit. We also have to update readme.txt with new version number, etc. I also included the detail notes from GitHub.

scotthibbs commented 1 year ago

Sweet. Will start tonight.

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w7sst commented 1 year ago

I have created v1.83-rc1 (release candidate) build here for everyone to try. If you have some time over the next week, can you give this a try and validate one or two contests. The full contest list has been included in the TASKS section above. Please mark off the ones you have tested. Scott is working on the final readme.txt and updating the release notes. I hope to publish this release by the 25th or so. Thank you, Mike.

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w7sst commented 1 year ago

I fixed another issue reported by Bruce (send TU <callsign> at the end of a QSO). A new release candidate has been uploaded as v1.83-rc2.

WR7Q commented 1 year ago

ARRL Field Day CQ WW

NCJ NAQP CWA CWT

I tested these all out and they worked great.

Thanks so much.

73, Bob WR7Q CWA Admin

w7sst commented 1 year ago

Hi Bruce @K1BG-Bruce

We are waiting for a final okay from you for the SST Contest and Farnsworth support. Once approved, I will generate the final build and publish the release.

Thank you for your help.

73, Mike W7SST

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K1BG-Bruce commented 1 year ago

Mike,

I got to it today, and I think we are good-to-go.

Thanks again!

Bruce

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Hi Bruce @K1BG-Bruce https://github.com/K1BG-Bruce

We are waiting for a final okay from you for the SST Contest and Farnsworth support. Once approved, I will generate the final build and publish the release.

Thank you for your help.

73, Mike W7SST

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w7sst commented 1 year ago

I have published the 1.83 release. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release.

w7sst commented 9 months ago

This release, v1.83, is complete.

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Wrap up Release 1.83 #197

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