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

Hi Simon, comments in line below. On 06/12/2018 05:06, Simon wrote: Many thanks for your time. Sorry for very basic questions as I have not done these before. Are below actions correct? I shall put together a dev environment and start trying it out. 1. Use Microsoft free community version

Re: [wsjt-devel] User Guide Update Suggestion

Past tense, 35 years. 73, Dick, W1KSZ Sent from Outlook From: Carey Fisher Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 9:54 PM To: WSJT software development Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] User Guide Update Suggestion "...the addition of a vertical

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

Hi Bill, Many thanks for your time. Sorry for very basic questions as I have not done these before. Are below actions correct? I shall put together a dev environment and start trying it out. 1. Use Microsoft free community version of visual basic or C. 2. Open/connect winsock to 127.0.0.1,

Re: [wsjt-devel] User Guide Update Suggestion

"...the addition of a vertical line in the right hand margin to highlight the sentence(s) changed." Somebody works in Aerospace and/or Defense. On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 9:20 PM Bill Somerville wrote: > On 06/12/2018 02:08, Richard Solomon wrote: > > From the e-mails I have seen the last couple

Re: [wsjt-devel] use of NTP with WSJT-X disrupted by Windows 10 updates

Thank you for your comments, Bill. I can only relate my own experiences. I have had to fiddle with every version of Windows up to 7 to keep the time sync accurate enough for my liking, even before JT/JT modes came into my shack. I do not run Windows server versions at home, not do I run any

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

On 06/12/2018 03:12, Simon wrote: Would you kindly please advise how to achieve your reply, "without the rest of WSJT-X or the Qt framework"? How to set up a minimum software IDE environment and some how port the hundred lines of code, in your reply email. I meant, the code has include MANY qt

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

Hi Bill, Many thanks for detailed reply. Dependency and make file are something I am not comfortable with, especially for huge software project like WSJT-X. I have zero experience on C++, QT, gcc (I use Arduino but the IDE does everything) and writing make file. I only need a few pieces of

Re: [wsjt-devel] a good time set package for WSJT users

That is what I use for my uBlox USB GPS and I have used it for the internet.  I agree it is a better solution for me than Meinberg. Kevin On 12/05/18 9:57 PM, Peter Sumner wrote: Hi,  over the years I have tried many of the time sync options from Dimension 4 through to Meinberg NTP on a

Re: [wsjt-devel] Average DT Time

Only a few have posted what range of DT’s they mostly see when time.is (or something else) says their PC clocks are right on the money. Mine is consistently +0.35s. Do most peoples see something similar? If I slow my clock by 0.35s, while sync’d to gps and nist.time and time.is says it is

[wsjt-devel] a good time set package for WSJT users

Hi, over the years I have tried many of the time sync options from Dimension 4 through to Meinberg NTP on a collection of PC's. Over the last 5 years I have been using BKT time sync from here: https://www.maniaradio.it/en/bkttimesync.html it has performed flawlessly for me since install and now

Re: [wsjt-devel] use of NTP with WSJT-X disrupted by Windows 10 updates

Or do like myself and others do and run the Windows only software in a Windows VirtualBox VM on Linux. 73 Stan KM4HQE On 12/5/18 8:27 PM, Topher Petty wrote: The solution is simple: For Amateur Radio, dual-boot into Linux and give Micro$oft the finger... When you need to do something that

Re: [wsjt-devel] use of NTP with WSJT-X disrupted by Windows 10 updates

Also.. as for time servers... what, precicely, is wrong with time.google.com (other than it being free, and alphabet)? de AI8W, Chris On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 9:27 PM Topher Petty wrote: > The solution is simple: For Amateur Radio, dual-boot into Linux and give > Micro$oft the finger... When you

Re: [wsjt-devel] use of NTP with WSJT-X disrupted by Windows 10 updates

The solution is simple: For Amateur Radio, dual-boot into Linux and give Micro$oft the finger... When you need to do something that you can only do in Windows (what, I don't know... other than MMORPGs and the like), boot back... On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 8:41 PM Kevin Utzy wrote: > I was wondering

Re: [wsjt-devel] User Guide Update Suggestion

On 06/12/2018 02:08, Richard Solomon wrote: From the e-mails I have seen the last couple of days, it looks like the Ver. 2 Users Guide may have a number of changes. May I suggest the addition of a page ..."List of Revised Pages Issued"... . It would list the page number(s) and the date(s) of

[wsjt-devel] User Guide Update Suggestion

>From the e-mails I have seen the last couple of days, it looks like the Ver. 2 Users Guide may have a number of changes. May I suggest the addition of a page ..."List of Revised Pages Issued"... . It would list the page number(s) and the date(s) of the change. Also, the addition of a vertical

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

On 06/12/2018 01:23, Simon wrote: Hi WSJT-X team, I am new. Just signed up. I am C language hardware embedded system programmer. No experience on QT Would appreciate advises and pointer to information for 1. Set up the developemnt environment on Windows 7. Is it QT? Is the C compiler come

Re: [wsjt-devel] use of NTP with WSJT-X disrupted by Windows 10 updates

I was wondering trying to read this thread.  What I haven't been able to discern is whether or not, if I can turn off the windows time update and use the USB GPS dongle I have been using.  My new Win 10 machine is coming tomorrow and I would like to know a head of time if this is going to be a

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

Hi WSJT-X team, I am new. Just signed up. I am C language hardware embedded system programmer. No experience on QT Would appreciate advises and pointer to information for 1. Set up the developemnt environment on Windows 7. Is it QT? Is the C compiler come with the QT? Is it GCC compiler? 2. I

Re: [wsjt-devel] setting an NTP time service in windows

FWIW I have used this software on DXPeditions to Niue and Vanuatu since July 2017 - works a treat. On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 10:28 AM Stephen Ireland wrote: > Folks, > > > > This article, written by me and co-authored with Roger VK3FZ, was > published in the September 2018 edition of “Amateur

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows 10 Pro time test

Please bear the following in mind while considering why you are seeing DT ≠ 0: From Bill (G4WJS) a bit further back in this same thread... "The DT figure is the measured difference between your PC clock and the sync of a decoded signal. A positive DT implies that the signal clock is behind

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows 10 NTP configuration (was Re: use of NTP with WSJT-X disrupted by Windows 10 updates)

On 05/12/2018 21:07, Dana Myers wrote: Here are the original settings for the W32Time registry values: MinPollInterval: 10 MaxPollInterval: 15 UpdateInterval: 36 FrequencyCorrectRate: 4 and the NTP Client: SpecialPollInterval: 604800 Hi Dana, the Min and Max

Re: [wsjt-devel] Windows 10 Pro time test

Yeah, the one thing I have wondered about is all the the version to version -X variance in protocols that are out there right now.  How does everyone know the decode failures are related  to DT and not   72/75/77 bit issues?  Checking against Time.Is my computer's are always spot on and I

[wsjt-devel] Windows 10 Pro time test

Since I apparently put the match to this issue, I’m going to run an experiment. I normally run my Win 10 Pro (homebuilt) computer with the Meinberg NTP service. It has worked extremely well. But, it has also been said that the Windows service may be fine. So, let’s find out. I’ve disabled

[wsjt-devel] setting an NTP time service in windows

Here is an article on how to set a time service in Windows using the registry. Al  AF4FA https://timetoolsltd.com/time-sync/configuring-a-windows-time-server/ ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net

[wsjt-devel] Windows 10 NTP configuration (was Re: use of NTP with WSJT-X disrupted by Windows 10 updates)

So I did a bit more research. I had a look at a couple of Windows 10 systems that I haven't tinkered with the W32Time settings for, one crusty old slow notebook with slow WiFi, and one fairly new, fast notebook with fast WiFi. The Win 10 machine I use for WSJT-X is connected to the gateway

Re: [wsjt-devel] DT, exactly what does it mean?

Mike, do you have a patch to fix the no decodes for the -dt?   Bobby E Chandler bob...@bellsouth.net     n...@arrl.net On Wed, 12/5/18, Black Michael via wsjt-devel wrote: Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] DT, exactly what does it mean? To:

Re: [wsjt-devel] Previously saved Wave files no longer processing with rc4 & rc5

Hi Sandro, Yes, we know that the sample files need to be replaced. Also a few files named in the User Guide need to be updated. Thanks, as always, for your attention to such details! It's a big help for us. -- Joe On 12/5/2018 2:05 PM, Alessandro Gorobey via wsjt-devel

Re: [wsjt-devel] DT, exactly what does it mean?

No. A box to tick (like the up/down arrows to move TX to RX) but to move the tx up 60 (Shift>f12) or down 60 (same as Shift>f11). Thanks for all you and the teams work!! Bobby From: Bill Somerville Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 12:46 PM To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re:

Re: [wsjt-devel] Previously saved Wave files no longer processing with rc4 & rc5

Hi Joe, perfectly understood. But the sample downloaded in help-->Download samples.. are to be updated C:\Users\Sandro\AppData\Local\WSJT-X\save\samples\MSK144 C:\Users\Sandro\AppData\Local\WSJT-X\save\samples\FT8 Compliments for the big work Il 05/12/2018 00:31, Joe Taylor ha scritto: Hi

Re: [wsjt-devel] DT, exactly what does it mean?

He's talking about a button, one for +60 and one for -60 de Mike W9MDB On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, 12:50:55 PM CST, Bill Somerville wrote: On 05/12/2018 18:42, Bobby Chandler wrote: It would be good if there is a way to easily put a tick box on the main page, maybe near

Re: [wsjt-devel] DT, exactly what does it mean?

On 05/12/2018 18:42, Bobby Chandler wrote: It would be good if there is a way to easily put a tick box on the main page, maybe near the up/down arrows to shift up or down 60 cycles for transmit (same as SHIFT>F12 or 11). I used this several times in the contest. Hi Bobby, I don't understand

Re: [wsjt-devel] DT, exactly what does it mean?

Bill, It would be good if there is a way to easily put a tick box on the main page, maybe near the up/down arrows to shift up or down 60 cycles for transmit (same as SHIFT>F12 or 11). I used this several times in the contest. Bobby/N4AU From: Bill Somerville Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Re: [wsjt-devel] use of NTP with WSJT-X disrupted by Windows 10 updates

On 05/12/2018 17:41, Dana Myers wrote: On 12/5/2018 4:32 AM, Bill Somerville wrote: Anyway, reading the link Dana kindly posted, it is hardly a simple facility. You must edit several registry values just to get it working and it seems very unpolished for a desktop offering. You need only

Re: [wsjt-devel] use of NTP with WSJT-X disrupted by Windows 10 updates

On 12/5/2018 4:32 AM, Bill Somerville wrote: Anyway, reading the link Dana kindly posted, it is hardly a simple facility. You must edit several registry values just to get it working and it seems very unpolished for a desktop offering. You need only edit the registry values to get the highest

Re: [wsjt-devel] Frequency selector dropdown

Excellent thought Eric, but not the case here. I have 3 monitors. None are zoomed in but using the default sizes for the 1280 x 1024 for my monitors. #1 has HRD Logbook and web sites via Google, #2 is WSJTx and JTAlert with JTAlert taking top and right side of WSTJx. Even stopping those programs

Re: [wsjt-devel] Frequency selector dropdown

As a Windows application developer, I have observed the sizing issue described here when the Windows display settings are set to, say, 125% of normal. Not all widgets used in the application resize themselves and the result is truncated text in the widget. There are probably other causes for

Re: [wsjt-devel] Frequency selector dropdown

Bill, It looks like a Qt bug to me. I had deleted all of the UHF and above frequencies from the frequency list.  That is why the combo box list was too narrow. I added a 10 GHz frequency back to the frequency list.  Now the combo box list is wide enough for everything but the 10 GHz entry.

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0 User Guide

Hi Joe, This is what I noticed that may need correcting: 1.  I see a reference to RC6 for the download packages.    I realize they will be updated, and they all go currently goes to a 404 page.   Just a note about it :) 2.  Sec 6.6 - Under FT8 DXpedition mode.    You may want to change the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Frequency selector dropdown

On 05/12/2018 15:03, Black Michael via wsjt-devel wrote: I can duplicate this problem on RC5.  I'm running Windows 10 preview release but I've seen this problem for a long time. Hi Mike, I know that the pop up frequency list doesn't always size properly after its contents have been changed

Re: [wsjt-devel] Frequency selector dropdown

I can duplicate this problem on RC5.  I'm running Windows 10 preview release but I've seen this problem for a long time. There have been numerous Qt bug reports about text not fitting in tooltips, comboboxes, and such and I've seen it a lot on tooltips in WSJT-X. de Mike W9MDB On

Re: [wsjt-devel] Frequency selector dropdown

No. 99.9% repeatable on restart. Very occasionally on a configuration change, it will be wide enough, but the next time I use the drop down, it's back to narrow. I think this has been through all the RC's for v2. Kept thinking it would be fixed, but not yet for me, at least. Running RC5 on

Re: [wsjt-devel] Frequency selector dropdown

On 05/12/2018 14:30, WB5JJJ wrote: This dialog box needs to be automatically sized based on data and font.  I've learned to live with it, but this would be a welcome adjustment to the display. Hi George, it should sort itself out if you exit WSJT-X and restart. Is that not happening? 73

[wsjt-devel] Frequency selector dropdown

As you can see from the attached image, this is what I am dealing with. I had to increase the font and decoded text sizes to make them easier for me to read. This dropdown "most" of the time does not show the complete frequency. But on a rare occasion all information is displayed. Makes it

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

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 RU. A quick configuration selection change fixes everything. Senior moment(s) are more

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

Dave -- On 12/1/2018 2:07 PM, Dale Wheeler via wsjt-devel wrote: Using win 10 Running ver. 2.0 rc5 I have received the same pop-up 3 times. It asks if I want to RTTY contest mode (see attached picture). I looked but don't understand the documentation. Am I doing something wrong or is this a

[wsjt-devel] Transmit Audio Dropouts

Does anyone have any ideas as to why at random times when I do a shift click on the waterfall to change my transmit frequency that when the transmit cycle starts the transmitter PTT keys but there isn't any transmit audio. The problem can be corrected by hitting the Halt TX then immediately

Re: [wsjt-devel] use of NTP with WSJT-X disrupted by Windows 10 updates

On 05/12/2018 03:52, Jim Shorney wrote: NTP is a mature protocol and has been doing it right for years. Windows is late to the party. 73 -Jim NU0C Hi Jim, that's not really correct. Windows Server variants have had an NTP client for many years, it is that client that is being shipped with

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0 User Guide

Hi Joe A few more thoughts: Section 6.6 // Further helpful tips on FT8 operating procedures are available here. Thanks to ZL2IFB! // Has Gary updated this to reflect recent changes? Screenshots in WSJT User Guide need updating (they are from 1.7) // To avoid QRM from competing callers, it is

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0 User Guide

On MAc Book Pro or IMacs issue print command, then in print window lower left select save as PDF. It came out as 94 pages. Also save to iBooks cloud and available on all Applebee’s devices and HP Laptop connected to your cloud. Regards and 73s VE3FBZ London Amateur Radio Club www.larc.ca

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0 User Guide

Hi Joe, Please find afterwards a few suggestions for minor improvements/corrections. (citing the existing text = blue color, red color = suggested improvements/corrections, other comments = black color) 1.1. New in Version 2.0 Minor typo, as already mentioned by Charlie: - IMproved

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0 User Guide

Cntrl F will find it - also useful for searching for something specific > > >> On Dec 4, 2018, at 14:54, char...@sucklingfamily.free-online.co.uk >> wrote: >> >> Minor typo: >> >> IMproved support for compound and nonstandard callsigns > > I’m sure it would help to tell where the error is