Re: [wsjt-devel] Question FT8

2021-10-04 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Oct 4, 2021, at 13:09, Andrew Neumeier via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > This is a different situation than working strong signals on HF, where I > rarely operate FT8, so my experience is different. So, when another station > sends 73, and my station does not automatically respond, I'll

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question, FT8

2021-10-04 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Oct 4, 2021, at 07:18, Neil Zampella via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > When you send RR73, when the Tx Enable turns off, the operator has the OPTION > to click it back on, select the Tx5 message, and have it go out. > > See ... already implemented. Just takes TWO clicks. Yep, takes

Re: [wsjt-devel] Possible feature request, time skew notification?

2021-07-18 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Jul 18, 2021, at 09:26, Carey Fisher via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > If you simply look at the waterfall, it's clearly obvious whether your clock > is off or not. You and George are correct. Simply looking at the waterfall will get you within the two seconds required. After that, the df

Re: [wsjt-devel] SUGGESTION

2022-03-06 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Mar 5, 2022, at 21:19, Gavin ZL3GAV via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > With the TUNE button, can this be limited to timeout at 10 seconds maximum > please? > > From experience, we all make silly mistakes, whilst tuning my FT-991A I got > distracted, with the result, I nuked the radio (since

Re: [wsjt-devel] SUGGESTION

2022-03-06 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Mar 6, 2022, at 02:56, Alan via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > it's an important feature because many XCVR's do not offer this function in > a simple manner. Put the radio in CW mode and lock the key. Simple. Gary - AG0N ___ wsjt-devel mailing

Re: [wsjt-devel] QSO 15 meters FT8 F/H not logged!

2022-02-19 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Feb 19, 2022, at 14:51, Grant VK5GR via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > As for how to ID exactly what mode they are running…. Let’s be clear. You’re not talking about MODEs here. Logged mode is till FT8. You’re talking about protocol or format. The mode is still FT8. Gary - AG0N

Re: [wsjt-devel] CQ Hound mode

2023-11-05 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Nov 5, 2023, at 13:08, Pino Zollo via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > Just an idea: > > When in Hound mode the DX station should call as: > > CQH DX0CALL GRID > > or > > CH DX0CALL GRID But why? He should only be hound if he is on his published frequency (which you can determine

Re: [wsjt-devel] No 73 allowed after RR73?

2023-10-21 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Oct 21, 2023, at 16:04, Andrew Neumeier via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > If I am working a very weak station, and that station chooses to use RR73 > instead of 73, there > is a good chance that I have not received it, especially if I am waiting for > a qsb peak on the signal. And that’s

Re: [wsjt-devel] Watchdog timer for F/H?

2022-07-28 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Jul 28, 2022, at 14:04, Richard V Zwirko via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > Comments? You’re talking about defeating the timer, which is there for a reason. If you aren’t getting a response from the other station, give it a break and let someone else have a bit of a chance before you

Re: [wsjt-devel] Program crash

2022-10-24 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Oct 24, 2022, at 11:46, Tony ZL3HAM via wsjt-devel > wrote: > >> I'm running Ver 2.6.0-rc4 on Windows 11 Pro and the program has just crashed >> for the second time and it needed a PC reboot to restore. At the time I was >> on 20m FT4 after having a few QSO's and it crashed whilst in

Re: [wsjt-devel] Possible RC4 issue

2022-09-19 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Sep 18, 2022, at 22:32, Reino Talarmo via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > This may be irrelevant, but how you returned from FT4 to FT8 to work the > single station? > >> When I tried to restart WSJT-X, it failed, giving me the following error: > Sub Process Error > Failed to

Re: [wsjt-devel] Possible RC4 issue

2022-09-19 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Sep 18, 2022, at 21:25, Black Michael via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > About how long were you running when this happened? If by “running” you mean the program was loaded and running, it runs 24/hrs a day. Since we are in lightning storm season, it was probably shut down and restarted the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Possible RC4 issue

2022-09-19 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Sep 18, 2022, at 22:32, Reino Talarmo via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > This may be irrelevant, but how you returned from FT4 to FT8 to work the > single station? Reino, Sorry, I forgot to respond to this. I was only doing the mode change with the new mode buttons, not the mode drop

Re: [wsjt-devel] Linux alert woes

2022-09-08 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Sep 7, 2022, at 13:29, Jody Barefoot via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > So I was wondering if the developers of WSJT-X would consider incorporating > the same kind of simple beep alerts that JTDX has. That way we can add more beeps and boops to the Windows garbage that people are spewing

Re: [wsjt-devel] Linux alert woes

2022-09-08 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Sep 7, 2022, at 13:29, Jody Barefoot via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > So I was wondering if the developers of WSJT-X would consider incorporating > the same kind of simple beep alerts that JTDX has. Sorry, brain didn’t register the Linux comment. I’ll crawl back in the hole. Apologies.

[wsjt-devel] Possible RC4 issue

2022-09-18 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
I seldom report problems that I might have because I don’t usually have enough notes on all the details, but this one seemed serious enough that I’ll tell you what I know about it. Can I duplicate? Of course not, yet. I’ve been using RC4 since it came out, so it's likely a one-off event.

Re: [wsjt-devel] Hamlib 4.5.2 test #hamlib

2022-12-20 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
Sorry for the omission, Mike. Same version as previous. Running RC5 since it came out. > On Dec 20, 2022, at 21:23, Black Michael via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > What version of WSJT-X do you have? I'm running 2.6.0-rc5 and can switch > from FT8 to FT4 and back without a problem. > > Hamlib

Re: [wsjt-devel] Hamlib 4.5.2 test #hamlib

2022-12-20 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Dec 20, 2022, at 17:13, Dennis Younker NE6I via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > Hamlib 4.5.2 is due to be released this week. > All known bugs have been fixed. I don’t remember if this was Hamlib problem, or something else, but the decode problem has risen its head again on my system. I

Re: [wsjt-devel] RC4 crashes

2022-11-23 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Nov 23, 2022, at 13:54, Michael Black via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > Known bug if you are using max dust or call first. It’s fixed for RC5. > Mike W9MDB One more confirmation from my station, Mike. As previously stated, it is very repeatable. Go up on 17, 12, or 10 meters (probably

Re: [wsjt-devel] RC4 crashes

2022-11-24 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Nov 23, 2022, at 21:58, Black Michael via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > Would that switch to FT4 be occurring while decodes are still appearing on > the screen? Probably while or before decodes are happening, since they come so fast with heavy activity. Gary - AG0N

Re: [wsjt-devel] Error with Watchdog Timer in FT8 Mode

2023-12-03 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Dec 3, 2023, at 09:22, Tim Goeppinger via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > In the band activity window "3B8CW N6GP DM13" was highlighted in red.When > I hit the "Enable Tx" button, my rig would not go into transmit mode. Had to > restart WJST-x to try again. Sounds normal. The timer has

Re: [wsjt-devel] Response to CQ ignored

2024-01-31 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Jan 30, 2024, at 04:45, Uwe, DG2YCB via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > At the moment, I have no explanation why it doesn't work with the "231202" i+ > version. What I can say is that it definitely works well with the current > "240106" code, as well as with the new "240202" version that will

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 on 160m with Beverage antenna

2023-11-13 Thread Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel
> On Nov 13, 2023, at 14:38, Dennis W1UE via wsjt-devel > wrote: > > beverage antenna will often produce weaker signals than, say, an inverted L. > However, it will decrease the noise on the signal, and make it easier to > copy, which > should make it easier to decode. Going a step