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Re: [wsjt-devel] iNVALIDE DATA

2020-06-28 Thread John Zantek
The Sent Exchange field is empty, which is why it objects. It didn't get populated during the session when NA5D sent an R (Tx3), which pushed your session into a premature RR73. BUTwhy should that field ever be empty while in a contest mode? -Original Message- From: Morris

Re: [wsjt-devel] FD FT4 crashing

2020-06-28 Thread John Zantek
Done and restarted. Since it seems to only crash when the bands busy, I reduced Decode to Normal. No effect. I’ve never seen the bands so busy with FT8/4 sigs. That’s wonderful to see. From: Black Michael via wsjt-devel [mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net] Sent: Sunday, June 28,

Re: [wsjt-devel] FD FT4 crashing

2020-06-28 Thread John Zantek
Hate to say it, but ME TOO. Same with some others out here in WWA. Will troubleshoot after the event…after the heat of battle. 73 John W7CD From: Black Michael via wsjt-devel [mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net] Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 7:32 AM To: WSJT Software Development Cc:

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v2.2.0-rc2 Problem

2020-05-24 Thread John Zantek
/05/2020 02:06, John Zantek wrote: > Bill, > FWIW, rc2 won't accept the Flex6xxx rig selection here. Tried various > None, Rig, FakeIt. > > Rig Failure > Hamlib error: IO error while opening connection to rig > > It does work FB with the Kenwood TS-2000 emulation. Win10Pr

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v2.2.0-rc2 Problem

2020-05-24 Thread John Zantek
Bill, FWIW, rc2 won't accept the Flex6xxx rig selection here. Tried various None, Rig, FakeIt. Rig Failure Hamlib error: IO error while opening connection to rig It does work FB with the Kenwood TS-2000 emulation. Win10Pro (Build 18363), Flex 6400, SmartSDR v3.1.12 73 John W7CD -Original

Re: [wsjt-devel] (no subject)

2020-05-23 Thread John Zantek
Bill, Many new 101MP owners in the PNW have been experiencing some setup issues, resulting in lots of phone calls. Have you been able to talk to the rig with any other S/W via USB and with what virtual settings? Is the PC using USB 2.0 or 3.x ? The 101MP is unfortunately persnickety in

[wsjt-devel] F/H Feedback from a Fox

2020-02-28 Thread John Zantek
I’m relaying this for Grant/KZ1W and Rob/N7QT. Please don’t shoot the messenger. 73 –John W7CD - I see on M0URX web page that VP8PJ is experiencing 10% drop of FT8 RR73 logged calls. I was hopeful this was fixed for them. We had the same problem at H40TT. Overall, using WSTJ as a

[wsjt-devel] Fox N-Slots

2019-11-21 Thread John Zantek
The H40TT team is reporting an issue and has asked 'how to lock the number of N-slots as a Fox'. They are observing the number of slots auto-decreasing, even when the queue is loaded with strong signals. This makes the pileup worse, extending the queue rather than working to reduce it. What

Re: [wsjt-devel] State QSO Parties

2019-09-26 Thread John Zantek
> the source code you are referring to is the validation for GUI input when > entering one's state or province, it has no bearing on what is packed into > transmitted messages other than the selected value is used. Ahagot it. Understood now, thank you, Bill. > it might be possible for

Re: [wsjt-devel] State QSO Parties

2019-09-26 Thread John Zantek
* The bottom line is that there are still a handful of selectors available in the FT4/FT8/MSK144 message payload bits that could be used for new message schemes but nowhere near the number that would be needed to support a series of county based QSO parties or similar. But Bill, isn’t the FD

Re: [wsjt-devel] State QSO Parties

2019-09-25 Thread John Zantek
> index into a table of 64 values (48 states + 14 provinces + DC + DX) takes a > mere 7 bits to store. Hi Bill, Yes, I initially saw that and it's why I attempted to clone the FD table, substituting the 39 WA counties for 58 ARRL Sections. That table obviously fits, right? I'm guessing it

[wsjt-devel] State QSO Parties

2019-09-25 Thread John Zantek
AKA "All I want for Christmas is something big for WSJT-X 2.2" I just finished the 2019 Washington Salmon Run (our state QSO party), both as a contestant and a coordinator. My DX Club sponsors the event. See www.wwdxc.org/salmonrun This year, we were inundated with inquiries of "Can we use

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8/FT4 frequency change bug?

2019-07-31 Thread John Zantek
* I noticed that while using the FT8 mode on a standard FT8 frequency, when when the FT4 mode is selected from the "Mode" pull down list, the frequency is changed to the correct FT4 frequency for that band. * However, after using FT4, when the user selects the FT8 mode from the "Mode"

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.1.0 64-bit GA release: TX audio level has changed

2019-07-15 Thread John Zantek
Same here, on a Flex with Win10 x64 Pro. Knowing that there were issues with the RC’s, I wasn’t surprised to see that. I quickly downloaded 2.1.0 32-bit GA and tested. Yes, the expected higher output is restored when running the 32-bit GA release. 73 John W7CD From: Paul Kube

[wsjt-devel] Just Dupes, or Autodupes?

2018-11-28 Thread John Zantek
While everything functioned normally at my end of the world during this evening's FT8 RU mock, I was puzzled by the number of dupes directed my way. I was playing the role of a RUN station, transmitting at :00 and :30, and had 3 stations who worked me, then turned around immediately and called me

[wsjt-devel] RC5 Test

2018-11-27 Thread John Zantek
Took RC5 for a run late this afternoon on 40M. 6 quick Q's, including 1 DX. Other than the need to Reset Highlighting at the start (previously reported), there were no issues. Very smooth and stable. Very grateful to Joe, Steve, Bill for this latest. Look forward to the FT8 Roundup this

Re: [wsjt-devel] RTTY roundup dups

2018-11-20 Thread John Zantek
I, too, was running JTAlertX last night for the ‘test, but for a different reason than to check dupes. JTAlertX and Log4OM are my regularly day-to-day system. N1MM+ is only launched during contests. Since JTAlertX is basing dupe declaration on my big log and not the contest, I’m very happy

[wsjt-devel] RTTY RU Test Results

2018-11-19 Thread John Zantek
Everything worked marvelously here, though I noticed the WSJT-X Contest Log was recording local times. Moot for me since N1MM+ was doing the primary logging/tracking mults/etc. Happy camper here; tnx so very much to all the WSJT-X team. 73 John W7CD ARRLRTTY Summary Sheet Start

[wsjt-devel] 2.0rc4 Auto Seq & N1MM+

2018-11-13 Thread John Zantek
Two small items. I keep tripping over the new default of Auto Seq (and thereby Call 1st) being OFF when I launch the application. It’ll take a few more embarrassing moments before I build the new habit, but I’m really curious why the change? Was it because of the negative feedback from those

Re: [wsjt-devel] Candidate release WSJT-X 2.0.0-rc4

2018-11-13 Thread John Zantek
Two thumbs up from the west coast. 73 John W7CD -Original Message- From: Joe Taylor [mailto:j...@princeton.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 6:17 AM To: WSJT software development Subject: [wsjt-devel] Candidate release WSJT-X 2.0.0-rc4 A fourth candidate release ("RC4") of WSJT-X

Re: [wsjt-devel] VP6D on wrong time slot

2018-10-22 Thread John Zantek
I just worked him on 40M, George, and he was transmitting on EVEN. I’m assuming there’s only one operator and he’s running two stations. John W7CD From: WB5JJJ [mailto:wb5...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 7:02 AM To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [wsjt-devel]

[wsjt-devel] DXpedition Mode 2.0 v 1.9.1

2018-10-17 Thread John Zantek
I just finished working ZL7X as a Hound with 2.0rc3 while he was a Fox with 1.9.1. Just as a test, I selected Hound on my settings, but then unchecked the 77-bit message types. No problem, though I suspect that will be changed in rc4, since the authors want only the new protocol in the GA.

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v2.0.0 RC3 LotW Users Data File errors

2018-10-17 Thread John Zantek
Did it really take from 12:43 to 16:08 for my post to make it through the reflector? Talk about a pileup! :) From: John Zantek [mailto:j...@zantek.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 12:43 PM To: 'WSJT software development' Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v2.0.0 RC3 LotW Users Data

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v2.0.0 RC3 LotW Users Data File errors

2018-10-17 Thread John Zantek
Implemented Option 4, as suggested. Issue fixed. Thank you, Bill. 73 John W7CD From: Bill Somerville [mailto:g4...@classdesign.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 12:26 PM To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v2.0.0 RC3 LotW Users Data File errors

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v2.0.0 RC3 LotW Users Data File errors

2018-10-17 Thread John Zantek
ack Michael Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v2.0.0 RC3 LotW Users Data File errors If you're still getting the redirect error copy these two files into \wsjt\wsjtx\bin and the problem should be solved. libeay32.dll ssleay32.dll de Mike W9MDB On Wednesday, October 17, 2018,

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v2.0.0 RC3 LotW Users Data File errors

2018-10-17 Thread John Zantek
Where libeay32.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\iCLS Client\libeay32.dll C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client\libeay32.dll Windows 10 Pro 64 v1809 (OS Build 17763.55) -Original Message- From: Bill Somerville [mailto:g4...@classdesign.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 10:24 AM To:

[wsjt-devel] 2.0.0-rc2 N1MM+ Logging

2018-09-28 Thread John Zantek
Followup from last night’s RU and logging issues. The Cabrillo log generated by WSJT-X is accurate, but as others have also noted is what N1MM+ logged and produced is incorrect and unscorable since it can only take what the UDP broadcast from WSJT-X has offered it. The native WSJT-X ADIF file

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 Mock Contest Findings

2018-09-27 Thread John Zantek
Bob, Thus far, you're the ONLY person to report no issues with logging the correct exchanges, and Joe says that WSJT-X 2.0 doesn't report those exchanges. Can you share a K4DJG.log Cabrillo from N1MM with us? 73 John W7CD -Original Message- From: Bob VanFossen

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 Mock Contest Findings

2018-09-27 Thread John Zantek
> 1. In contest it might be best not to require clicking "OK" to log each QSO. Instead, log the contact automatically when we receive or transmit RR73 or 73. YES, but optional in Files/Settings/Advanced (or perhaps a whole new Contests tab). Isn't that what 'Prompt me to log' is supposed

[wsjt-devel] 2.0-rc2 N1MM+ Logging

2018-09-26 Thread John Zantek
Great fun on the 1st 2.0 contest ‘test’, but I’m not seeing the complete exchange coming through and being logged by N1MM+. Instead of, for example, 559 TX I’m only getting 59 I am listening on the correct port. 2333 is listed on both WSJT-X and N1MM+. Any comment? 73

Re: [wsjt-devel] Cabrillo File Generation

2018-09-19 Thread John Zantek
Don, et al, As mentioned in the Quick Start Guide, I think it would be wise to set up a mock trial Special Operating Activity and check out any issues with rc1 before we plunge into changing existing contests so that they open the door for 2.0. I’m among that eager bunch and would be

[wsjt-devel] FW: Candidate release WSJT-X 2.0-rc1

2018-09-17 Thread John Zantek
Belay my last! I only needed to close the application and relaunch after making the changes after the download/installation/overwrite of my previous 1.9.2-devel. This might still be considered a minor bug, however. Win10Pro/1803. 73 John W7CD -Original Message- From: John Zantek

Re: [wsjt-devel] Candidate release WSJT-X 2.0-rc1

2018-09-17 Thread John Zantek
Immediately, I'm drawn to test the new operating activity features. I've moved to 14.078, found a partner for OTA testing, but the 'Enable Tx' doesn't engage. Advanced Tab has both 77-bit choices (Generate/Decode) checked, as well as 'ARRL FD' selected and the Exch field populated (1A WWA in my

[wsjt-devel] TX5T in DXpedition Mode

2018-08-16 Thread John Zantek
Just wanted to share some pleasing observations of the TX5T team’s first night of FT8 operation on 40M. It’s all good. The team’s published Plan was to be on 7056kHz, so I set my rig on 7056, and moved my antenna to the needed azimuth before going to bed. I happened to wake up ~0800 UTC

Re: [wsjt-devel] Icom and Yaesu CAT USB Interface

2018-07-04 Thread John Zantek
Tnx Bill! John From: Bill Somerville [mailto:g4...@classdesign.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 12:58 AM To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] Icom and Yaesu CAT USB Interface On 04/07/2018 01:18, John Zantek wrote: Sorry if it sounds like I’m demanding, Bill

Re: [wsjt-devel] Icom IC-7700/RS-BA1/WSJT-X

2018-07-03 Thread John Zantek
On 4 Jul 2018, at 00:55, John Zantek mailto:j...@zantek.net> > wrote: Neil.there's no bidirectional USB type-B port on a 7700. The DX Commander doc doesn't include the 7700. The two type-B connections on the back of the rig are 'borrowed' by the Icom engineers for audio connection

Re: [wsjt-devel] Icom IC-7700/RS-BA1/WSJT-X

2018-07-03 Thread John Zantek
: www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/ConnectingIcom72007600 <http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/ConnectingIcom72007600> Neil, KN3ILZ On 7/3/2018 3:52 PM, John Zantek wrote: Tnx, Neil, and I agree that there are HW workarounds to accomplish the goal. I’m just still amazed that additional HW

Re: [wsjt-devel] IC-7700 Serial Over LAN - The untold story (well, it WAS untold)

2018-07-03 Thread John Zantek
t hand. 73 and Happy 4th of July Rick NM3G <<<<<< begin massive snipping campaign >>>>>>>> Message: 2 Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 12:52:09 -0700 From: "John Zantek" <mailto:j...@zantek.net> To: "'WSJT software development'" <

Re: [wsjt-devel] Icom IC-700/RS-BA1/WSJT-X

2018-07-03 Thread John Zantek
True, but with a rig that has an Ethernet port, more hardware shouldn't be necessary.  I know the Flex 6xxx works well with WSJT-X via the network.  I guess we need someone to clone the code so that it uses Icom's CAT commands and IP ports. It's not a Fortran thing, so I don't have that

Re: [wsjt-devel] Icom IC-7700/RS-BA1/WSJT-X

2018-07-03 Thread John Zantek
) Hope this helps. Neil On 7/3/2018 10:16 AM, John Zantek wrote: You would think it’s that simple, but no. Icom’s required CT-17 level-converter, at $139, only works with an RS-232 connection on the PC. USB-9pin converters are evidently not supported. Very frustrating

Re: [wsjt-devel] Icom IC-700/RS-BA1/WSJT-X

2018-07-03 Thread John Zantek
. Just need a USB adapter since the 7700 is already in WSJT-X with serial port control. de Mike W9MDB On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 2:17:38 AM CDT, John Zantek mailto:j...@zantek.net> > wrote: Has ANYONE successfully deployed WSJT-X on an Icom IC-7700, using the Ic

[wsjt-devel] Icom IC-700/RS-BA1/WSJT-X

2018-07-03 Thread John Zantek
Has ANYONE successfully deployed WSJT-X on an Icom IC-7700, using the Icom RS-BA1 software for the virtual serial porting via the ethernet port on the rig? For those not aware, the 7700 has no conventional bidirectional USB ports to couple a PC; the only way to allow a PC app to interface via the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Observation on Expedition Mode

2018-06-30 Thread John Zantek
Wholly concur with #2, but not necessarily #1, Mike. Yes, lots of folks are calling in the blind. That’s not limited to FT8, guys. But… Depending on who’s running the digital tent (Don/Ned/?), rates of CQ vary from every 10 minutes to generate some traffic down to NONE, because there

Re: [wsjt-devel] Audio issue(s) with Win10 April 2018 update

2018-05-23 Thread John Zantek
Windows updates are always a PITA when comes to audio, often to point of reinstalling 3rd party drivers. Redmond thinks the world is only MP3 tunes.-- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most

Re: [wsjt-devel] tx4 RR73 patch

2018-03-27 Thread John Zantek
Yay! From: Black Michael via wsjt-devel [mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net] Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 11:54 AM To: WSJT Software Development Cc: Black Michael Subject: [wsjt-devel] tx4 RR73 patch Allow user to

Re: [wsjt-devel] DXpedition Mode Test Results

2018-03-07 Thread John Zantek
Magnificent summary. Bravo! -Original Message- From: Joe Taylor [mailto:j...@princeton.edu] Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 12:28 PM To: WSJT software development Subject: [wsjt-devel] DXpedition Mode Test Results Hi all, Here are a few highlights of

Re: [wsjt-devel] DXpedition Mode Test Numbers

2018-03-07 Thread John Zantek
ign.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 10:10 AM To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] DXpedition Mode Test Numbers On 07/03/2018 17:42, John Zantek wrote: The OTA tests were a hoot, even with the hound-on-hound nonsense and the unfortunate DQRM from XE. Did anyone colle

[wsjt-devel] DXpedition Mode Test Numbers

2018-03-07 Thread John Zantek
The OTA tests were a hoot, even with the hound-on-hound nonsense and the unfortunate DQRM from XE. Did anyone collect and mention the final numbers for the foxes? I thought N1DG said ~190 for 30M, but I sense the total 40M QSO’s may have been quite significant, since my screen was REALLY

Re: [wsjt-devel] Diversity Reception

2018-02-10 Thread John Zantek
But the beauty of diversity reception is that the conditions keep changing, mid-QSO. Two instances of WSJT-X would be moot, since the 1st one would control the session after the QSO starts. I concur with K1JT that it would be a tiny group of users who would benefit from such a mod. From:

[wsjt-devel] Diversity Reception

2018-02-09 Thread John Zantek
Looking through the list archives, I see this topic came up a few years ago but wasn't answered. Elecraft (and Flex?) radios enjoy the ability of diversity reception, with split-phone capability to choose the stronger of the two original signals from separate antennas. Can the decoder engine of

Re: [wsjt-devel] Why wipe Tx6 message?

2017-08-11 Thread John Zantek
I will echo Rich’s thought and add to the previous thread of “WSJT on DXpedition”. The VK9MA team won’t be on the air from Mellish Reef until early November, but equipment will be starting to move in less than a month. The operators will also need time with a publicly-available version in

[wsjt-devel] WSJT on DXpedition

2017-08-08 Thread John Zantek
[Prelim: I'm posting this on the Developers reflector instead of the wider WSJT group since I find this group has a better SNR. If you feel it needs the wider distribution of the latter net, please let me know - John/KE7B] This past weekend, I attended the Pacific NW DX Convention, where the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Sourceforge Update Error

2017-07-10 Thread John Zantek
essage- From: John Zantek [mailto:j...@zantek.net] Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 12:36 PM To: 'WSJT software development' <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: [wsjt-devel] Sourceforge Update Error I was building a new package and, unfortunately, had to interrupt the batch file. When I no

Re: [wsjt-devel] Sourceforge Update Error

2017-07-10 Thread John Zantek
...@classdesign.com] Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 11:39 AM To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] Sourceforge Update Error On 10/07/2017 19:36, John Zantek wrote: > I was building a new package and, unfortunately, had to interrupt the batch file. When I now respond 'y' w

[wsjt-devel] Sourceforge Update Error

2017-07-10 Thread John Zantek
I was building a new package and, unfortunately, had to interrupt the batch file. When I now respond 'y' when asked to Update from SVN Before Building, I get: Sourceforge Update Error Build-wsjtx was unable to update [ wsjtx ] Sourceforge. The service may be down or Undergoing maintenance.

Re: [wsjt-devel] Double entries in Rx list

2017-07-08 Thread John Zantek
Confirming the fixand the DX window is now opening on the NA west coast. :-) John KE7B -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot