Re: [wsjt-devel] r2.2.2 Minor Issue with "short" calls that use DX

2020-08-19 Thread Paul Randall
Issue with "short" calls that use DX Well! This seemingly innocuous (but useful) thread has suddenly gotten much more interesting. Popcorn please...who has the square for the first person to say “if you don’t like it, scroll down”? 😁 73, WB0CDY From: Paul Randall Repl

Re: [wsjt-devel] r2.2.2 Minor Issue with "short" calls that use DX

2020-08-19 Thread Paul Randall
Actually, NO. I've asked stupid questions on here, been pointed at the answer elsewhere and regretted my lack of "go find it". What I can say is I didn't make my questions into a boxed set, to be enjoyed for a whole season. If you've nothing better to do it may be a distraction but this forum is

Re: [wsjt-devel] Feature Suggestion

2020-05-31 Thread Paul Randall
rmation via it's UDP Message Protocol, you should use that. 73 Bill G4WJS. On 31/05/2020 07:50, Paul Randall wrote: Another feature suggestion. Would it be possible to add the capability for WSJTx to report to a second external program in addition to PSKreporter? I have an Android app that l

Re: [wsjt-devel] Feature Suggestion

2020-05-30 Thread Paul Randall
Another feature suggestion. Would it be possible to add the capability for WSJTx to report to a second external program in addition to PSKreporter? I have an Android app that lets me keep tabs on what the radio is seeing whilst I am around the house or garden but to use it means I must disconne

Re: [wsjt-devel] Seeing calls from myself

2020-05-26 Thread Paul Randall
Yes, I have experienced receiving my own cq calls decoded as though they were another station, complete with waterfall trace. Every instance, 100% associated with watchdog timeout, which occurs part way through a TX period. I appreciate a watchdog timeout needs to be far removed from normal co

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT4 and FT8 Contesting

2020-02-27 Thread Paul Randall
73 to that 73 as confirmation of the confirmation of the confirmation! 73, Reino oh3mA From: Paul Randall [mailto:paulfrand...@hotmail.com] Sent: 27. helmikuuta 2020 22:46 To: k...@arrl.net; WSJT software development Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] FT4 and FT8 Contesting ”..And when one QSO partner rep

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT4 and FT8 Contesting

2020-02-27 Thread Paul Randall
”..And when one QSO partner repeats either R-10 or RRR or RR73, it is his indication that he didn't copy the ack,” Surely that statement is wrong. You only send RRR or RR73 to CONFIRM receiving the other stations “R” ack, never to indicate no copy. Sending R -10 means you copied the other

Re: [wsjt-devel] Problem with radio's audio input

2019-12-02 Thread Paul Randall
It may be unrelated but a station very local to me on 2m transmits a huge wideband splat of noise at the start of his FT8 transmissions. I think what I am hearing is all the noise in his shack, the fan in his qro linear etc, all picked up by his microphone which presumably is still plugged in. W

Re: [wsjt-devel] Callsign lockout

2019-12-01 Thread Paul Randall
When calling CQ dx on 80m at dusk (my loop is regularly heard in VK) there are local EU stations that give me just a single call then disappear, presumably just to be a PITA by triggering the "call 1st" feature on my rig. My answer is to switch it off. It means I have to sit in front of the radi

Re: [wsjt-devel] Fwd: 40 Meter Power USB-D issue

2019-11-20 Thread Paul Randall
“flinching.” Just a thought. 73, Jim, W7XZ From: Christopher Diederich via wsjt-devel Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 05:01 To: Paul Randall ; WSJT software development ; wsjt-devel-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Christopher Diederich Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] Fwd: 40 Meter Power USB-D issue I will

Re: [wsjt-devel] Fwd: 40 Meter Power USB-D issue

2019-11-20 Thread Paul Randall
Does it do it when the rig is running into a dummy load? Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Christopher Diederich via wsjt-devel Date: 20/11/2019 01:59 (GMT+00:00) To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, wsjt-devel-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Ch

Re: [wsjt-devel] 60 Hz + harmonics sidebands on FT8 signals? (Paul Kube)

2019-08-14 Thread Paul Randall
t more attention to it than do others. https://geology.com/articles/lightning-map.shtml http://lightningsafety.com/nlsi_info/lightningmaps/US_FD_Lightning.pdf http://lightningsafety.com/nlsi_info/lightningmaps/worldlightning.html 73, Jim K9YC On 8/14/2019 4:52 AM, Paul Randall wrote: > Th

Re: [wsjt-devel] 60 Hz + harmonics sidebands on FT8 signals? (Paul Kube)

2019-08-14 Thread Paul Randall
n 8/12/2019 7:26 PM, Paul Randall wrote: > The advice is written and in the UK would render you liable to > litigation in the event of an accident. That is why I say it is unwise. ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourcefor

Re: [wsjt-devel] 60 Hz + harmonics sidebands on FT8 signals? (Paul Kube)

2019-08-12 Thread Paul Randall
z + harmonics sidebands on FT8 signals? (Paul Kube) On 8/10/2019 6:09 PM, Paul Randall wrote: > Jim > > Double insulated equipment like a laptop charger doesn’t have any > physical access to a metal part that can be bonded to ground. That’s > what double insulated means. Even if the c

Re: [wsjt-devel] 60 Hz + harmonics sidebands on FT8 signals? (Paul Kube)

2019-08-10 Thread Paul Randall
en wires are bonded together. When all of this done, the station is safe for lightning, and no "isolation" is needed. Details of proper practice is at http://k9yc.com/GroundingAndAudio.pdf 73, Jim K9YC On 8/8/2019 3:43 AM, Paul Randall wrote: > The point of the isolated interface is t

Re: [wsjt-devel] Lid operators or bad design?

2019-07-29 Thread Paul Randall
whoosh - sharp intake of breath Rich you are Sooo... picky, 73 = best regards 73s = more than one best regards 73's = 73, his best regards. As I understand, 's is possesive, so "Richard's email" is shorthand for "Richard, his email". I'd love to be corrected. Nice to see the new world is equally

Re: [wsjt-devel] Does the FT8 signal spike at the beginning of each transmission?

2019-04-13 Thread Paul Randall
d and viewing the signal output with a spectrum analyzer and the term for the signal produced with “0” bars of “ALC” showing was “icky” at best (very technical, I know :) ). Just a word of caution for anyone following this thread. 73, Jim S. N2ADV On Apr 12, 2019, at 2:06 PM, Paul Ra

Re: [wsjt-devel] Does the FT8 signal spike at the beginning of each transmission?

2019-04-12 Thread Paul Randall
Start-of- transmission power spikes will almost certainly occur on any radio which is using traditional alc to control output power. Spike severity is directly linked to the amount of gain reduction the alc is giving. For example, a 100w rig with power output reduced to 5w using a power control

Re: [wsjt-devel] Does the FT8 signal spike at the beginning of each transmission?

2019-04-11 Thread Paul Randall
Ed I can reproduce this on my setup where my antenna is not good for 160m - causing bad RFI which crashes the USB audio link to the PC. If I start transmission on 160m with very low power and ease it up I get almost to full power before the link fails. I’ve seen no evidence of a spike, actua

Re: [wsjt-devel] Error in Sound Output Message

2019-04-08 Thread Paul Randall
Hi, as others have suggested, almost certain reason for this is during the 1 – 2 seconds of transmit that you got, your RF took out the USB link between sound card and PC. I can generate this problem on demand just by trying to operate on 160m where my loop antenna is extreme high impedance and

Re: [wsjt-devel] Sudden call replacement

2019-02-06 Thread Paul Randall
Hi Phil, this happens to me 2 or 3 times in a session. To be specific, all message boxes are always correctly filled with the my own and my qso partners callsigns. When the problem occurs, the message appears in the "rx frequency" window with the qso partners callsign replaced with someone elses

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT Reporting to PSK Reporter

2019-01-31 Thread Paul Randall
ows 10 From: Bill Somerville Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:34:59 AM To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT Reporting to PSK Reporter On 30/01/2019 23:23, Paul Randall wrote: Bill, in one of your messages to Phil you wrote “...You can be spotted

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT Reporting to PSK Reporter

2019-01-24 Thread Paul Randall
:50 De: "Paul Randall" À: "wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net" Objet: [wsjt-devel] WSJT Reporting to PSK Reporter Hi, I got this address from the WSJT website. I am new to this group and not sure of the protocols. I tried emailing yesterday but am unsure if this was receiv

[wsjt-devel] WSJT Reporting to PSK Reporter

2019-01-23 Thread Paul Randall
for type B callsigns received without a QRA? Many thanks for your attention. Paul Randall G3NJV PS After completing this email I checked the PSK Reporter website again. Sure enough there were just 5 reception reports, four from monitors using Red Pitaya but also a single report from K1HTV

[wsjt-devel] FW: WSJT-X V2.0.0 WINDOWS 10 REPORT

2019-01-22 Thread Paul Randall
Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: Paul Randall Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 9:38:41 AM To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: WSJT-X V2.0.0 WINDOWS 10 REPORT Hi, I am operating as VK2/G3N