Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

o <ja5...@outlook.com> Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 11:07:24 AM To: WSJT software development Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC Hi Bill and Robin, So, we stay at single carrier architecture along with 5x clock for the purpose

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

On 08/04/2018 23:14, David Tiller wrote: The W1/KH7Z fox was barely audible in FM17 - I only got a few decodes. K1JT was a bit louder, but still not loud enough to warrant calling him. Hi David, unless the Fox is QRO (Joe wasn't) then you should call if you copy them at all, if they are

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Hi Bill and Robin, So, we stay at single carrier architecture along with 5x clock for the purpose to maintain the encoder and decoder codes. Regards, take de JA5AEA Hi Take-san, the output when NSlots >1 is not a simple distribution of the Tx power between tones, the reason for this is

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Take-san, for a small number of constant level carriers, such as 5, they should be considered to add in phase when passed through a clipping amplifier, rather than according to individual power. Thus the second term in the formula quoted below would be -20log_10 (5), about -14dB, rather than

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

On 08/04/2018 09:05, Tsutsumi Takehiko wrote: Saku, I thought your measurement of 5 carriers should be around  -8dB – 10log (5)=-15dB but your measurement was much worse. Regards, take de JA5AEA 1.Here in KP01 / OCF dipole: W7/KH7Z , if 1 carrier, is loud abt -8dB, but 2.5 carriers -19

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Saku, I thought your measurement of 5 carriers should be around -8dB – 10log (5)=-15dB but your measurement was much worse. Regards, take de JA5AEA 1. Here in KP01 / OCF dipole: W7/KH7Z , if 1 carrier, is loud abt -8dB, but 2. 5 carriers -19 .. -22dB and mostly useless (gets rolled by

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

On 04/07/2018 07:18 PM, John Becker wrote: Hi John & All, Here in JN58, I was only able to copy an unique CQ at -20 dB from the fox. Best wishes, Claude -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC Stop someone that 3B7A Agalega Island RTTY station whose pile up buried the test subband!!! gl de ha6nn Andras On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 2:38 PM, Gene Marsh <w8...@me.com> wrote: Joe and the group: First, no propa

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

I heard W1/KH7Z from 140130 until 143630 when all his transmissions suddenly stopped. I called many times and eventually got a report at 143600 143600 -9 0.6 352 ~ OZ7AMG RR73; G4KLA -24 but never a follow up after transmissions stopped. Thereafter I heard no other FOX calling until

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Hi All During the first test I saw many hounds sending R reports above 1000Hz. I could copy Fox solidly with max number of slots running. I did not hear Joe at all. Fox signal in the second hour was very weak for most of the time. It seemed then that most hounds were sending R reports below

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

W1/KH7Z and K1JT were consistently loud in IL, about +10. I called for the full hour trying different frequencies and power levels. No luck on a QSO. Most stations being worked seemed to be either west coast or Europe. W7/KH7Z was also loud. I worked him almost immediately with high power,

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Hi there I found the use of the "Ping Jockey Relief" chat page was a very good idea, and useful and working well! I was able to hear steadily the first fox W1/KH7Z. Gave him a series of call from 1402 Z (since the fox was late... never saw this case in real life - I share my sofa with 2

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Afternoon Took part in 1st test - after 30 odd mins Fox found me, would rather the 2 min timeout was a little longer (4 mins or so - at least long enough to double check docs or look at Ping thingy on another screen) - Fox moved me to below 1000 as expected - back and forward, Red Watchdog

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

elopment" <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 9:18:21 AM Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC Interesting I could not work them. Zero propagation in the east coast. Weak in the west. However

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

I could not hear the foxes during the first hour at all so I didn’t call. Heard them intermittently during the second hour not sure if I was even heard. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 7, 2018, at 12:18 PM, Gene Marsh wrote: > > Interesting > > I could not work them. Zero

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

All those who use FT-847 or similar satellite ground station must not choose in Settings-->Radio because the radio switches into satellite mode. It well worth checking http://www.sk3bg.se/contest/ webpage to see what kind of contests are planned for a -say a test day. Today there is EA RTTY

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Interesting I could not work them. Zero propagation in the east coast. Weak in the west. However Signals from W7/KH7Z were: - if only one signal (i.e. CQ), he was -21 to -18 - if 3-5 signals, all signals were between -12 to -08. Contrary to logic. Maybe, the close proximity to the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

I was using a club call W8BAR and got this. It may help you debug or it may be my fault - I don't know. I got about 7 "RR73" messages. 73 Tom AA4VV -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

On 05/04/18 15:49, Joe Taylor wrote: > I write to remind you of the second public test of *FT8 DXpedition Mode* > scheduled for Saturday, April 7, 1400-1600 UTC. WSJT-X 1.9.0-rc3 r8576 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS The watchdog timer in the bottom right-hand corner of the main window seems to be wrong. It's

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Here in KP01 / OCF dipole: W7/KH7Z , if 1 carrier, is loud abt -8dB, but 5 carriers -19 .. -22dB and mostly useless (gets rolled by qsb/qrm). -- Saku OH1KH -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Stop someone that 3B7A Agalega Island RTTY station whose pile up buried the test subband!!! gl de ha6nn Andras On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 2:38 PM, Gene Marsh wrote: > Joe and the group: > > First, no propagation in northeast OH for the first test. Bummer. > > Second, maybe I’m

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Random callers below 1000 are ignored. Those who have already "engaged" the Fox are automatically moved below 1000 to finish the qso...that's how the software works. Of course, there are those who have no idea what they are doing, can't read and/or won't read, plus the deliberate qrm'ers...I saw

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

BTW, I checked “Rx All Freqs” AFTER I made the screen cap. 73 de W8NET Gene 3905 Century Club Master #47 Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) since 2008 ARRL A-1 Op > On Apr 7, 2018, at 10:38 AM, Gene Marsh wrote: > > Joe and the group: > > First, no propagation in

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Joe and the group: First, no propagation in northeast OH for the first test. Bummer. Second, maybe I’m confused (as usual): - I thought signals below 1000Hz are ignored? Many are. Some are not. - I thought the Hounds were expected to transmit above 1000Hz and the Fox would ignore below?

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Hello Earle and Gene, such a document exists already: http://www.g4ifb.com/FT8_Hinson_tips_for_HF_DXers.pdf 73 de Wolfgang OE1MWW Friday, April 6, 2018, 3:14:57 PM, you wrote: Hi Joe, As I watch the mail around the development of Expedition mode I am reminded that there are many new HAMs

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

I second that! At Portage County Amateur Radio Service (OH), we have MANY new hams. Sometimes, the deluge of new information for them is daunting. 73 de W8NET Gene 3905 Century Club Master #47 Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) since 2008 ARRL A-1 Op > On Apr 6, 2018, at 9:14 AM,

Re: [wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Hi Joe, As I watch the mail around the development of Expedition mode I am reminded that there are many new HAMs that, like me, are struggling to “catch up” with the guys who have been HAMs for many years. Just here in my club, The Villages ARC, we have trained over 100 new Technicians

[wsjt-devel] Second Public Test of FT8 DXpedition Mode: April 7, 1400-1600 UTC

Hi all, I write to remind you of the second public test of *FT8 DXpedition Mode* scheduled for Saturday, April 7, 1400-1600 UTC. You are cordially invited to participate -- the more participants, the better! Our main goal is to simulate pileups in which many "Hounds" call and attempt to