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                "iteration": 8,
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          "ldpc_soft_decode_json": "/decoders/js8_decoder/runtime/ldpc_soft_decode/step40_ldpc_soft_decode.json"
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        "warnings": [
          "Step 40 runs bounded normalized-min-sum soft LDPC over the best-ranked FT8-style Gray/interleaver mapping candidates against the public (174,91) matrix contract.",
          "This still does not unpack JS8 text or validate CRC/message payloads.",
          "If success is true and syndrome_weight is 0, the next step can unpack the 91-bit message. Otherwise more timing, Costas/data-symbol boundary, deinterleaver/order or LLR tuning is required."
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        "next_action": "Upload Step35 logs. If no valid codeword, inspect best mapping_meta/final_syndrome_weight and continue timing/interleaver/LLR tuning; if valid, add JS8 message unpack/CRC."
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        ],
        "decodes": [],
        "outputs": {
          "ldpc_matrix_probe_json": "/decoders/js8_decoder/runtime/ldpc_matrix_probe/step40_ldpc_matrix_probe.json"
        },
        "warnings": [
          "Step 40 keeps the Step 40 Gray/interleaver probe but ranks all mappings first and repairs only the best bounded subset to avoid Raspberry Pi timeouts.",
          "This is still a diagnostic LDPC/FEC probe and does not unpack JS8 text yet.",
          "If best_matrix_probe reaches syndrome_weight 0, the next step can feed message91 into CRC/message unpack. Otherwise continue timing, symbol boundary, deinterleaver/order or LLR tuning using best mapping_meta."
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        "next_action": "Upload Step35 logs. Inspect best_matrix_probe.mapping_meta and final_syndrome_weight; then either unpack message91 on syndrome 0 or continue bounded LDPC/timing tuning."
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