[wsjt-devel] Specification for side band attenuation

2018-12-06 Thread Simon
What is the guideline or specification for audio frequency signal attenuation outside of the 50Hz (plus and minus 25 Hz from centre) band width? For example, signal should be x dB below carrier, at frequency plus and minus 50 Hz from centre? 73 Simon VR2UKQ ___

Re: [wsjt-devel] Please Clarify How to Operate with Sticky Tx4 & Tx5 and not advance to Tx6

2018-12-06 Thread mail
Bill,Sorry, I mispoke, I was typing what I thought I remembered in email client & not looking at File>Settings. What I seem to have broken is Settings>General "Disable TX after sending 73" is unchecked yet it always disables TX after RR73, and I had missed unchecking the box in Reporting tab.I know

Re: [wsjt-devel] WAV files

2018-12-06 Thread Bill Somerville
On 07/12/2018 01:30, Bill Mullin wrote: I don't think I need them . . . do I? Hi Bill, the files can be very useful when issues occur, for example if your WSJT-X crashed every time a decode was supposed to happen then a saved .WAV file might have a clue that would help the team fix a problem

[wsjt-devel] WAV files

2018-12-06 Thread Bill Mullin
I posted this with the FT8-digital-mode group but was not able to find a fix to the problem. Looking in the folder C:\Users\*\AppData\Local\WSJT-X\Save, I found 100's of .WAV files.  I realize that they can be deleted from the WSJT-X File menu, but is there any way I can simply tell the pr

Re: [wsjt-devel] Please Clarify How to Operate with Sticky Tx4 & Tx5 and not advance to Tx6

2018-12-06 Thread mail
Bill,As I think some others have been reporting, the unchecking of "Clear DX call and grid after logging" seems to be broken on my Windows version of rc5. Mine is unchecked, yet it continues to clear the DX call and grid, jump to TX6, and toggle TX Enable off whenever mine sends RR73. This has been

Re: [wsjt-devel] Please Clarify How to Operate with Sticky Tx4 & Tx5 and not advance to Tx6

2018-12-06 Thread Bill Somerville
On 06/12/2018 17:26, Stephen Taylor - K6SJT wrote: I think I recall from last year if the I placed a check mark in the 'Call 1st' box the program would move down to Tx6 CQ at the end of a contact, BUT if the box was NOT CHECKED the Auto seq would remain on the Tx5 73 and NOT ADVANCE to Tx6. The a

Re: [wsjt-devel] Please Clarify How to Operate with Sticky Tx4 & Tx5 and not advance to Tx6

2018-12-06 Thread Shel KF0UR
Speaking of sticky  I would love to have the TX4 "RRR" vs "RR73" be sticky, when changing bands or closing and re-opening the program.  I almost always use RR73.  Tnx,  Shel  KF0UR  Original message From: Gary McDuffie Date: 12/6/18 3:28 PM (GMT-07:00) To: step...@k6sjt.c

Re: [wsjt-devel] Please Clarify How to Operate with Sticky Tx4 & Tx5 and not advance to Tx6

2018-12-06 Thread Gary McDuffie
> On Dec 6, 2018, at 10:26, Stephen Taylor - K6SJT wrote: > > Bill, because I operate >95% of the time Responding to CQs, not Sending CQs, > I would like some way to have the Tx 4 and/or Tx 5 remain in place (sticky) > at the end of each contact rather than advancing to Tx 6 CQ. I would echo

Re: [wsjt-devel] Average DT Time

2018-12-06 Thread Andrew Ellis via wsjt-devel
Thanks, Joe! Good info. Andrew NO6E ⁣Sent from BlueMail ​ On Dec 6, 2018, 09:22, at 09:22, Joe Taylor wrote: >Hi all, > >A number of comments and questions have appeared here recently >concerning the parameter DT displayed by the WSJT-X decoders. > >K6AVP: >> Only a few have posted what range of

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0.0-rc5

2018-12-06 Thread Shel KF0UR
Thanks, Bill. I read the Quick Start Guide too fast and didn't catch that. It makes sense. 73, Shel KF0UR From: Bill Somerville [mailto:g4...@classdesign.com] Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2018 1:41 PM To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0.0-rc5

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0.0-rc5

2018-12-06 Thread Shel KF0UR
Hi Joe, Tnx for the quick reply. That explains it. I'll stay on 2.0 after GA. And tnx for the QSOs...FT8 and otherwise. My log tells me we go back to 1999 on SSB. Having been using FT8 for over a year (11k QSOs), I've had the opportunity to do a number of presentations to clubs here in Color

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0.0-rc5

2018-12-06 Thread Bill Somerville
On 06/12/2018 20:30, Shel KF0UR wrote: When re-opened, all of the colors are now missing (see screenshot below), and I have to click on “Reset Highlighting” to restore the original colors.   I was able to repeat this multiple times. I’m running on a PC, Windows 10.   Version 1.9.1 is also in

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0.0-rc5

2018-12-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Shel, If you are going back and forth between 1.9.1 and 2.0-rc5, that is expected behavior. Use of 1.9.1 will erase your colors saved from v2.0 and require you to reset. After GA is available, next week, don't use v1.9.1 any more! -- Joe, K1JT On 12/6/2018 3:30 PM, Shel KF0UR wr

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0.0-rc5

2018-12-06 Thread Shel KF0UR
Hi, I just downloaded and started using the subject release and came up with one issue having to do with Colors. I changed the "my call" color just a little, unchecked a few boxes, and saved it. That worked fine. I then closed the WSJT-X program. When re-opened, all of the colors are

Re: [wsjt-devel] How to setup programming environment for WSJT-X 1.9.1

2018-12-06 Thread Bill Somerville
Hi Simon, comments in line below. On 06/12/2018 17:40, Simon wrote: Thanks for pointing out the MessageAggregator demo code. We looked at Decodesmodel.cpp and our one simple line of needed data is as below: 1. May be easier to use QT, instead of Microsoft and needing to port a lot of 'QT thing

Re: [wsjt-devel] Average DT Time

2018-12-06 Thread Black Michael via wsjt-devel
To summarize isn't it safe to say: "As long most of your DT times are less than 1 second you will be able to decode everybody else who is less than +/-1 second.  WSJT-X allows 2.5 seconds of difference so if both sides are off by 1 second in opposite directions that would be 2 seconds of DT and

Re: [wsjt-devel] How to setup programming environment for WSJT-X 1.9.1

2018-12-06 Thread Simon
Hi Bill, Thanks for pointing out the MessageAggregator demo code. We looked at Decodesmodel.cpp and our one simple line of needed data is as below: 1. May be easier to use QT, instead of Microsoft and needing to port a lot of 'QT things which I never used before' to Microsoft environment. 2. Whi

[wsjt-devel] Please Clarify How to Operate with Sticky Tx4 & Tx5 and not advance to Tx6

2018-12-06 Thread Stephen Taylor - K6SJT
Hello Bill Somerville, I've read through many posts over the last couple months on both the Developer Forum & WSJT-X Group and I've see comments & requests to have Tx4 or Tx5 stay sticky and not move to the Tx6 CQ when operating in the responder versus caller (CQ) mode. I think I recall from last

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows NTP configuration

2018-12-06 Thread Simon
Hello Wolfgang, For a recently downloaded, version 5.31.331.0 Copyright 1996 to 2003, run on Window 7, on the advanced setting, there are two radio buttons, to use a single server or "Automatically pick a new server for each sync". On my machine, sometime it reports, at bottom of screen in grey

Re: [wsjt-devel] Average DT Time

2018-12-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, A number of comments and questions have appeared here recently concerning the parameter DT displayed by the WSJT-X decoders. K6AVP: Only a few have posted what range of DT’s they mostly see ... K9YC: My memory is routinely seeing DTs in the range of +/_ 200msec, with occasional ou

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.0.0 rc5 frequency reset

2018-12-06 Thread Wagner Wolfgang OE1WWL
Hello, Bill, thank you for your hint. I do not remember to have used F2 to configure. I was rather on qrz.com to look for the qsl info. I will think of it at the next occurance ... 73 Wolfgang OE1WWL > On 06/12/2018 10:57, Wagner Wolfgang OE1WWL wrote: >> Does anybody have an idea, why my frequen

Re: [wsjt-devel] Average DT Time

2018-12-06 Thread Roy Gould
With 1.9.1 I saw a range of +/- 0.2-s. With rc5 I am seeing 0 to +0.35 and no -. I understand that this is caused by a bug that will be fixed when 2.0.0 is released. On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 8:36 AM George J. Molnar wrote: > Thanks John! > > There is nothing to be gained by tweaking the last milli

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.0.0 rc5 frequency reset

2018-12-06 Thread Bill Somerville
On 06/12/2018 15:26, ai...@use.startmail.com wrote: I occasionally have this happen as well. I am reasonably certain that getting RF onto my CAT cable is the root cause, but have not had time to troubleshoot as yet. Are you interested in recreation steps from anyone having the same issue? Hi

Re: [wsjt-devel] Average DT Time

2018-12-06 Thread George J. Molnar
Thanks John! There is nothing to be gained by tweaking the last milliseconds out of timing. Sure, it looks pretty and appeals to the perfectionist in us, but as long as it -WORKS- call it good and have some fun. George J Molnar KF2T, Arlington, Virginia, USA Please note my new email: geo...

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.0.0 rc5 frequency reset

2018-12-06 Thread ai4fu
I occasionally have this happen as well. I am reasonably certain that getting RF onto my CAT cable is the root cause, but have not had time to troubleshoot as yet. Are you interested in recreation steps from anyone having the same issue?   On Thursday, December 6, 2018 at 8:15 AM, Bill Somervil

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows NTP configuration

2018-12-06 Thread Wolfgang
Hello Simon, Thursday, December 6, 2018, 3:38:45 PM, you wrote: > The Dimension 4 i download recently uses, in dafault list, dozens > of ntp server, one after the next. this is exactly the point: D4 lists many server, but for time sync it is using just one of them. And this can be a problem - no

Re: [wsjt-devel] Average DT Time

2018-12-06 Thread John Kludt
Al, I think the key question is are you otherwise getting satisfactory performance? Are you making Q's? This subject is starting to take on the tenor of the never ending quest for a 1:1 SWR. And as we used to like to say, "If the SWR is less than 10:1, call 'CQ'!" John On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows NTP configuration

2018-12-06 Thread Simon
The Dimension 4 i download recently uses, in dafault list, dozens of ntp server, one after the next. The original official ntpd on unix use multiple ntp server and "average" them out, i believe 73 Simon On Thursday, December 6, 2018, Wolfgang wrote: > > Relying on just one ntp server in Windo

Re: [wsjt-devel] what is rtty mode?

2018-12-06 Thread Bill Pence
Whew. Thanks George. At least its not just me. ☺ On Wed, Dec 5, 2018, 9:16 AM WB5JJJ It seems that after each test of the FT8 RU, I am one of "These guys". > Not used to having switched operational modes, so I'll send our 4 or 5 CQ > RU's before I realize that I'm not calling RUssia or doing the

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.0.0 rc5 frequency reset

2018-12-06 Thread Bill Somerville
On 06/12/2018 10:57, Wagner Wolfgang OE1WWL wrote: Does anybody have an idea, why my frequency is reset to one of the standard value? Thanks in advance Wolfgang OE1WWL HI Wolfgang, there is a known restriction that entering and leaving the Settings window will reset to the first saved working

[wsjt-devel] 2.0.0 rc5 frequency reset

2018-12-06 Thread Wagner Wolfgang OE1WWL
Hi, everybody, dear OM! Sometimes the frequency of my transceiver is inadvertantly set to a standard value. Yesterday I called cq on 14.074800 with 1500 Hz offset. UR4MQG called me and I worked him. Then R6AV called me. Either I double clicked him or I enabled Tx. No answer. Later I realized that t

Re: [wsjt-devel] Average DT Time

2018-12-06 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/5/2018 7:00 PM, Al Pawlowski wrote: Only a few have posted what range of DT’s they mostly see My most recent experience is with 1.9, and on 6M from the summer. My memory is routinely seeing DTs in the range of +/_ 200msec, with occasional outliers up to 2 sec or so. My sound card is a T

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows NTP configuration

2018-12-06 Thread Wolfgang
Relying on just one ntp server in Windows requires a net connection with absolute no glitches. ntp time adjust needs the same delay for up- and download on the internet connection to do a perfect sync. I had been asked by local OM to support him. 'Sometimes' his clock was off by 1,5 to 2,5 secon