Get ready for 1.8.

Author: wb2osz

CHANGES.md

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 # Revision History
 
-## Version 1.8  --  Development Version
+## Version 1.8  --  October 2025
 
-### New Features:
+### New Documentation:
+
+- All APRS users should read [Understanding APRS Packets](https://github.com/wb2osz/aprsspec/raw/main/Understanding-APRS-Packets.pdf).  Be sure to read the section on common mistakes or you might be used as an example of what not to do.
+
+## New Features:
+
+- Added support for libgpiod version 2.  This is needed for GPIO PTT on [Raspberry Pi OS 13 trixie](https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/trixie-the-new-version-of-raspberry-pi-os/).  You will need to install libgpiod-dev before building.
 
 - Support for CM108 PTT on Mac.
 
-- New NCHANNEL feature to map a channel number to an external network TCP KISS TNC.  See xxx for example of a bridge to LoRa APRS.  See [APRS-LoRa-VHF-APRS-Bridge.pdf](https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc/blob/main/APRS-LoRa-VHF-APRS-Bridge.pdf) for explanation.
+- New NCHANNEL feature to map a channel number to an external network TCP KISS TNC.    See [APRS-LoRa-VHF-APRS-Bridge.pdf](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc/main/APRS-LoRa-VHF-APRS-Bridge.pdf) for explanation and example.
 
-- [http://www.aprs.org/aprs11/tocalls.txt](http://www.aprs.org/aprs11/tocalls.txt) has been abandoned since the end of 2021.  [https://github.com/aprsorg/aprs-deviceid](https://github.com/aprsorg/aprs-deviceid) is now considered to be the authoritative source of truth for the vendor/model encoding.
+- [http://www.aprs.org/aprs11/tocalls.txt](http://www.aprs.org/aprs11/tocalls.txt) has been abandoned since the end of 2021.  [https://github.com/aprsorg/aprs-deviceid](https://github.com/aprsorg/aprs-deviceid) is now the authoritative source of truth for the vendor/model encoding.
 
 - New direwolf icon.
 
-- Include the direwolf icon in the Windows executable.  Note:  When building from source, environment variable RC must point to windres location.
+- New direwolf icon is now embedded in the Windows executable.  Note:  When building from source, environment variable RC must point to windres location.
 
-- Added support for libgpiod version 2.
+- Enhanced IGate functionality to allow downloading from all [CWOP](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wb2osz/direwolf-doc/main/CWOP.pdf) servers concurrently.
 
 ## Version 1.7  --  October 2023
 

README.md

@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ It can also be used as a virtual TNC for other applications such as [APRSIS32](h
 
 Youtube has many interesting and helpful videos.  Searching for [direwolf tnc](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=direwolf+tnc) or [direwolf aprs](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=direwolf+aprs)  will produce the most relevant results. 
 
+**All APRS users should read this:**   [Understanding APRS Packets]( https://github.com/wb2osz/aprsspec/raw/main/Understanding-APRS-Packets.pdf)
+
 ## Installation
 
 ### Windows
@@ -135,6 +137,8 @@ On Debian / Ubuntu / Raspbian / Raspberry Pi OS:
     sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev
     sudo apt-get install libudev-dev
     sudo apt-get install libavahi-client-dev
+    # This is only needed to use the GPIO pins for PTT:
+    sudo apt-get install libgpiod-dev
 
 Or on Red Hat / Fedora / CentOS: