Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Gene Marsh via wsjt-devel
Exactly John! Retired CIO/CSO, IT since it WAS IT! ;) 73 de W8NET Miles “Gene” Marsh ARRL A1 Operator 3905 Century Club Master #47 3905 Century Club 8th Area Director Hurricane Watch Net member Portage County Amateur Radio Service trustee > On May 1, 2025, at 3:05 PM, John L. Broughton via ws

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Joseph Taylor via wsjt-devel
Please, guys! ... The purpose of this email list is to aid development of WSJT and its sister programs. It is not the place for discussing relative merits of different OS varieties and versions. — 73, Joe, K1JT From: Joe via wsjt-devel Sent: Thursday, May 1, 2

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Joe via wsjt-devel
Yeah and not use 90% of my programs. On 5/1/2025 2:28 PM, Doug Breault, Sr. wrote: Switch to Linux already! ;) On Thu, May 1, 2025, 3:25 PM Joe via wsjt-devel wrote: I agree, My win 10 machine here can outperform 75% of available win 11 machines ya can buy. but it can't use W

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Doug Breault, Sr. via wsjt-devel
Switch to Linux already! ;) On Thu, May 1, 2025, 3:25 PM Joe via wsjt-devel < wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > I agree, My win 10 machine here can outperform 75% of available win 11 > machines ya can buy. > > but it can't use Win 11 because of the security crap it insists on having. > >

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Joe via wsjt-devel
I agree, My win 10 machine here can outperform 75% of available win 11 machines ya can buy. but it can't use Win 11 because of the security crap it insists on having. let ME decide if i want the extra level of security. All Win 11 is a way for them to make everyone buy new stuff Joe WB9SBD O

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread John L. Broughton via wsjt-devel
I am sorry but I could not resist. Some of us do have old cars. I am not driving my first car, but I do drive a 1957 Pontiac. A 1957 Pontiac was my 3rd and 4th car. I had one before I went into the US Army and another when I got out and could not resist buying this one when it came up for sale

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Tom Hauer via wsjt-devel
Greg, Your comments are not totally fair. First, many of us are using computers that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, so it isn't FREE. Sorry, I live on Social Security and cannot afford to just go out and dump a bunch of money on a newer computer. Second, Windows 11 still has compatibility is

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Larry Banks via wsjt-devel
$$$ and upgrade difficulty, especially if the CPU is too old. Larry / W1DYJ On 5/1/2025 11:22, Greg Walls via wsjt-devel wrote: As a former IT Professional of 32 years, why would anyone be on an unsupported platform, especially when upgrades to Windows 11 are free? I wonder if these guys are

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Tom Hauer via wsjt-devel
Greg, Your comments are not totally fair. First, many of us are using computers that cannot be upgraded to Windows 11, so it isn't FREE. Sorry, I live on Social Security and cannot afford to just go out and dump a bunch of money on a newer computer. Second, Windows 11 still has compatibility is

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Greg Walls via wsjt-devel
As a former IT Professional of 32 years, why would anyone be on an unsupported platform, especially when upgrades to Windows 11 are free? I wonder if these guys are still driving their first car.GregSent from my iPadOn May 1, 2025, at 10:06 AM, Uwe, DG2YCB via wsjt-devel wrote:

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Uwe, DG2YCB via wsjt-devel
Hi Andy, You are causing a lot of confusion with such half-baked statements. Like always, and for good reasons, the Windows installation packages for all WSJT-X Improved versions are being created using Qt 5.12.12. This gives the best possible backwards compatibility (down to Windows 7), as we

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Adrian via wsjt-devel
Apart from Uwe's special QT6 test branch, which we gave up on recently until QT6 is fixed, ... we are building with QT5, which are the releases yes ? I do not understand the concern with existing  regarding QT6 support ? 73 vk4tux On 1/5/25 23:03, Charles Suckling via wsjt-devel wrote: A

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Charles Suckling via wsjt-devel
Andy 2.8.0 works fine on Windows 7. I use it daily. 73 Charlie On Thu, 1 May 2025 at 14:34, Andy Durbin via wsjt-devel < wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > "Both Windows 7 or 8.x version support will not be available for Qt 6. > Microsoft discontinued the support for both Windows vers

[wsjt-devel] Windows compatibility WSJT-X and improved

2025-05-01 Thread Andy Durbin via wsjt-devel
"Both Windows 7 or 8.x version support will not be available for Qt 6. Microsoft discontinued the support for both Windows versions some time ago, and as a vendor, we can no longer maintain support for these windows versions in Qt 6. Windows 7 (both 32bit and 64bit) was supported as a target in

Re: [wsjt-devel] No Comm from WSJT-X

2025-05-01 Thread Wil via wsjt-devel
Seems familiar. Switch of the firewall to check.WilPE3TVerstuurd vanaf mijn iPhoneOp 30 apr 2025 om 22:17 heeft Tom Hauer via wsjt-devel het volgende geschreven:This is new and could be the result of a Windows 10 update. I always use UDP to communicate between WSJT-X (Version 7.0) and N3FJT ACLOG