Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X for Apple M1?

2021-12-28 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Alex and all, We should rationalize our calls to subroutine grid2deg() to make them acceptable to the increasingly fussy versions of gfortran. This will not be done in time for WSJT-X 2.5.4, which will be released very soon, but probably in the next release after that. -- 73,

Re: [wsjt-devel] Subprocess error 2 when using Q65

2021-12-21 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Ton, The crash you observed is caused by setting Rx frequency to a value so high that the highest tone of the mode in use would be above 5000 Hz. In general, WSJT-X is designed to work with maximum Rx passbands up to 5000 Hz, but not beyond. Best to stay within that limit. --

Re: [wsjt-devel] Reproducing 2.5.3 /4 crash WSJT-x

2021-12-21 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi all, If you have seen a bug that can cause WSJT-X 2.5.3 to crash when callsigns like W9YOY/M or K0VQM/4 are involved, please help us to isolate and fix it. What we really need is a sequence of steps that will reliably reproduce the crash. If you have seen this bug, please let us know.

Re: [wsjt-devel] Reproducing 2.5.3 /4 crash WSJT-x

2021-12-21 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Mike, Have you had any success duplicating the problem some have seen with calls like W9YOY/M or K0VQM/4 ? I have been unable to make v2.5.3 crash, using any of these recipes. -- Joe On 12/20/2021 2:21 PM, Black Michael via wsjt-devel wrote: There's a problem duplicating this

Re: [wsjt-devel] Reproducing 2.5.3 /4 crash WSJT-x

2021-12-17 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Stephen, The window-size behavior has been discussed on this list before. I have nothing new to add. On your "+.055" frequency-setting issue, please send me a copy of the file WSJT-X.ini in your log directory. -- Joe, K1JT On 12/17/2021 11:44 AM, Stephen Mitchell via wsjt-devel

Re: [wsjt-devel] Reproducing 2.5.3 /4 crash WSJT-x

2021-12-17 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Stephen, The window-size behavior has been discussed on this list before. I have nothing new to add. On your "+.055" frequency-setting issue, please send me a copy of the file WSJT-X.ini in your log directory. -- Joe, K1JT On 12/17/2021 11:44 AM, Stephen Mitchell via

Re: [wsjt-devel] Reproducing 2.5.3 /4 crash WSJT-x

2021-12-17 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Al, Thanks for the report. Unfortunately, as shown in the attached screen shot, I can't seem to reproduce the bug here, by using your recipe. We have not yet found a reliable way to trigger this fault, or to diagnose it. -- Joe, K1JT On 12/17/2021 10:43 AM, Al via wsjt-devel

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.3 GA Release for Linux

2021-12-15 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Thanks to Chet Fennell, KG4IYS, installation packages for WSJT-X 2.5.3 on Debian-based (Debian, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, ...) and Fedora-based (Fedora 34, RedHat, ...) flavors of Linux have been posted on the WSJT-X web page: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html Versions installable

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.3 GA Release (Win64 only)

2021-12-14 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Claude, It seems likely that you need to do a --clean-first, to ensure that the packjt77 module is compiled before save_dxbase. -- Joe, K1JT On 12/14/2021 1:58 AM, Claude Frantz via wsjt-devel wrote: On 12/8/21 7:25 PM, Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel wrote: Hi, I have tried to build

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.3 GA Release for 32-bit Windows 7 and later

2021-12-13 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Uwe Risse, DG2YCB, has kindly prepared a 32-bit Windows installation package for WSJT-X 2.5.3. A download link has been posted on the WSJT-X web page here: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html -- 73 from Joe, K1JT; Steve, K9AN; and Nico, IV3NWV

Re: [wsjt-devel] WAV file input to JT9 command line program

2021-12-13 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Eric, Answers to your specific questions: 1. Is the jt9 program trying to parse the file name? What is the expected file name format? Yes. Filenames used by jt9[.exe] are expected to have the form YYMMDD_HHMM.wav (for T/R sequence lengths 60 s and longer) or YYMMDD_HHMMSS.wav (for

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.3 GA Release for macOS

2021-12-13 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
T 73, John WA1EAZ On Dec 13, 2021, at 9:37 AM, Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel wrote: John Nelson, G4KLA, has kindly prepared a macOS installation package for WSJT-X 2.5.3. A download link has been posted on the WSJT-X web page: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html We hope that i

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.3 GA Release for macOS

2021-12-13 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
John Nelson, G4KLA, has kindly prepared a macOS installation package for WSJT-X 2.5.3. A download link has been posted on the WSJT-X web page: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html We hope that installation packages for other OS varieties and the source-code tarball can be

[wsjt-devel] Building WSJT-X 2.5.3

2021-12-10 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Many thanks to all who have volunteered to help with building and distributing WSJT-X 2.5.3 (and future revisions) on various platforms, after the tragic loss of Bill Somerville. We will, of course, make sure that source code for released versions is available on SourceForge -- and that

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.3 GA Release (Win64 only)

2021-12-08 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users: As most of you know, we are mourning the recent death of our friend and colleague Bill Somerville, G4WJS, who since 2013 has contributed so much to the WSJT project. One of Bill's many WSJT-related tasks was creating installation packages for Win32, Win64, Linux (Debian,

[wsjt-devel] Bill Somerville, G4WJS, SK

2021-12-04 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
I am very sorry to convey the sad news that Bill Somerville, G4WJS, died suddenly and unexpectedly a few days ago. He was only about 65 years old. Bill was a dear friend and very close colleague, though (as is often the case with worldwide ham radio friendships) we had met in person only a

Re: [wsjt-devel] Enhancement

2021-11-18 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi John, Thanks for the suggested enhancement. Before we get to more detailed review, perhaps you can describe how you handle 4-character locators that span include more than one US state. -- Joe, K1JT On 11/18/2021 1:12 PM, John Korpal via wsjt-devel wrote: Grid Locator to

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.2 GA Release

2021-11-04 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
We are pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X version 2.5.2. This is mostly a bug-fix release. A full list of changes can be found in the Release Notes: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt IMPORTANT: If you expect to use the JT65 or Q65

Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug in 2.5.1?

2021-10-23 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Lance, I cannot confirm the behavior you describe. As far as I can see, double-clicking on an average decode appearing in the Average Decodes window behaves just as it did before, and as intended. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 10/23/2021 8:44 AM, Lance Collister, W7GJ via wsjt-devel

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.1 GA Release

2021-10-21 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
We are pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X version 2.5.1. This release mainly contains improvements and defect repairs related to Q65 and JT65 modes when used with non-standard and compound calls. Also included is a new feature for microwave aircraft scatter,

Re: [wsjt-devel] Time slip

2021-10-21 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Conrad, I think you need to work on your Linrad configuration to reduce the total latency in data being sent to MAP65. I used a Linrad ==> MAP65 configuration for many years with excellent results, taking advantage of (among other things) the Linrad noise blanker. Latency was well under

Re: [wsjt-devel] Compound call behaviour Q65

2021-10-19 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Conrad, What is the status of the FO/W7GJ expedition? Is Lance making 6m EME QSOs as planned? I am concerned that he may not have adequately tested use of a compound callsign in JT65 and Q65 modes with WSJT-X 2.5.0. We have identified four problems that are likely affecting Lance's

Re: [wsjt-devel] Suggestion for Q65 Astronomical Data table

2021-10-19 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Lance, On 10/17/2021 12:05 AM, Lance Collister, W7GJ via wsjt-devel wrote: As I am currently on an EME DXpedition without any access to internet or a reliable GPS puck that runs on Windows 10, it occurred to me that it should be very easy to add a very helpful item to the Astronomical Data

Re: [wsjt-devel] JPL planetary ephemerides and leap second

2021-10-15 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear W. Halstead, Two months ago you asked questions on this email list about the planetary ephemeris used by program WSJT-X for astronomical calculations. I set your query aside to be answered later -- and somehow "later" has not arrived until now. Sorry for the delay. Some details about

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.5.0 GA

2021-10-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Lance, On 10/1/2021 10:47 AM, Lance Collister, W7GJ via wsjt-devel wrote: On 10/1/2021 14:38:24, Lance Collister, W7GJ wrote: Hi guys! TNX for the new version! I ran Q65-60A for 8 hours Thursday on 6m EME to test out my DXpedition setup. I am going to try to use Q65-60A for both my 6m EME

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.0 GA Release

2021-09-27 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
We are pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X version 2.5.0. New features are described in the WSJT-X User Guide here: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.5.0.html#NEW_FEATURES and also Release Notes:

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X vs JTDX sensitivity comparison

2021-09-18 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi all, In case you had wondered about the following post from K1HTV: On 9/14/2021 1:55 PM, Rich - K1HTV via wsjt-devel wrote: After this past weekend's ARRL VHF contest, one of the top SOHP scorers, Mike, W3IP, posted a note to the PVRC reflector along with the breakdown of his score. In his

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc6 and MAP65 3.0-rc6

2021-09-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users, Recently posted Windows installers for WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc6 include a build of hamlib that inadvertently does not include libusb support. This omission has been corrected. If you are using Windows and your rig model is missing in the "Settings->Radio->Rig" list (but was there

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc6 and MAP65 3.0-rc6

2021-09-06 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X and MAP65 Users, We are pleased to announce that a public Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc6 is now ready for download by beta testers. On Windows the installation package also includes MAP65 3.0.0-rc6. See the Release Notes for changes since WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc5:

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4 and MAP65 3.0-rc5

2021-08-05 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X and MAP65 Users, WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4 has a bug that prevents normal use of messages that include compound or nonstandard callsigns. For this reason we are making a public Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc5 after an unusually short interval. The RC5 release candidate is now ready

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X V2.5.0-rc4 report

2021-08-03 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Matsunami-San, Thanks for your report. We are aware of the problem with compound and nonstandard callsigns in WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4. It will be fixed in the next release. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 8/3/2021 6:18 AM, 松波〈Matsunami〉 via wsjt-devel wrote: Hello I used WSJT-X WSJT-X

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question

2021-08-02 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
The problem in WSJT-X 2.5.0-RC4 noted by Jerry, WA3ZSC, affects the handling nonstandard callsigns in a number of circumstances. The bug has been identified and fixed. Normal and expected behavior will be restored in the next release. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 8/1/2021 10:04 PM, Gerald

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question

2021-08-02 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Jerry, Thanks for your careful report. I confirm that something is amiss, and I will look into it. -- Joe On 8/1/2021 10:04 PM, Gerald Smith via wsjt-devel wrote: Good evening all, Today I installed WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4 and I had a situation today that I had never had before and I

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4 and MAP65 3.0-rc4

2021-08-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 8/1/2021 2:32 PM, Rory Bowers K5CKS via wsjt-devel wrote: H... I don't see and rc-4 available for download Better do some self diagnosis, then -- it's there, and around 150 people are using it on the air, already. Maybe do a "Reload this page" on your browser? Scroll down to where

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4 and MAP65 3.0-rc4

2021-08-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X and MAP65 Users, We are pleased to announce that a public Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc4 is now ready for download by beta testers. On Windows the installation package also includes MAP65 3.0.0-rc4. See the Release Notes for changes since WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc3:

Re: [wsjt-devel] rc3 behaving the same

2021-07-17 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
If you want your Tx frequency to change to that of the CQ caller, hold CTRL down when you double-click on the CQ message. On 7/17/2021 4:44 PM, Rory Bowers via wsjt-devel wrote: I just noticed that rc3 is behaving the same as rc1 did with respect to double clicking a station calling CQ TEST in

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.5.0 rc1 problems found

2021-07-17 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
thought. Thanks Joe! 73, Rory, K5CKS On Sat, Jul 17, 2021 at 2:40 PM Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel <mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>> wrote: Rory -- Release candidates for WSJT-X 2.5.0 are now up to -rc3, released two weeks ago.  RC4 will be out soon. When i

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.5.0 rc1 problems found

2021-07-17 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Rory -- Release candidates for WSJT-X 2.5.0 are now up to -rc3, released two weeks ago. RC4 will be out soon. When involved in beta testing, please keep up with new releases. We are always especially interested in comments on the latest one. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 7/17/2021 3:20

Re: [wsjt-devel] CALL3 lookup improvement

2021-07-10 Thread Joe Taylor
Tnx Mike -- I will fix this flaw. -- Joe, K1JT On 7/10/2021 11:38 AM, Black Michael via wsjt-devel wrote: Somebody noted that EA3A came up with grid JN12. The logic in void MainWindow::lookup()  doesn't look for any exact match. It finds the first call that matches EA3A which is

Re: [wsjt-devel] Message Bit to Request Other Station to QSY to your Frequency

2021-07-09 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Al, As Bill has explained, the WSJT-X Rx bandwidth is currently limited to 5000 Hz. But I agree that larger FT8 sub-bands (or multiple sub-bands on a given HF band) are really what is required to relieve congestion. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 7/9/2021 11:54 AM, Al Pawlowski wrote:

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc3 and MAP65 3.0-rc3

2021-07-05 Thread Joe Taylor
Dear WSJT-X and MAP65 Users, We are pleased to announce that a public Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc3 is ready for download by beta testers. On Windows the installation package also includes MAP65 3.0.0-rc3. See the Release Notes for changes since WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc2:

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.5.0-rc2 minor bug

2021-07-04 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Roger, On 7/4/2021 8:17 PM, Roger Rehr W3SZ wrote: With 2.5.0-rc2 the Q65 Decode Normal and Decode Deep settings no longer stick when shutting down the program while in Q65 mode and then restarting;  WSJT-X always starts with Decode Fast. This is with the windows 64 bit version, both

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc2 and MAP65 3.0-rc2

2021-06-28 Thread Joe Taylor
Dear WSJT-X and MAP65 Users, We are pleased to announce that a public Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc2 is ready for download by beta testers. On Windows the installation package includes MAP65 3.0.0-rc2. See the Release Notes for changes since WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc1:

Re: [wsjt-devel] threads questions

2021-06-25 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jim, It's a good idea include your callsign when posting to lists like this one. On 6/25/2021 6:22 PM, Jim Pennino via wsjt-devel wrote: I will be buying a new (Windows) machine soon and in anticipating the future I have the following questions: 1. Are any of the WSJT programs currently

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.5rc1 Averaging Issue

2021-06-25 Thread Joe Taylor
y first message, the F7 pop-up was the issue I should have specified. Also, the same results are obtained using 2.4GA. *George J Molnar College Park, Maryland* *KF2T | FM19ma* On Jun 24, 2021, at 12:05 PM, Joe Taylor wrote: Hi George, On 6/24/2021 11:47 AM, George J Molnar KF2T wrote: I run 2

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.5rc1 Averaging Issue

2021-06-24 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi George, On 6/24/2021 11:47 AM, George J Molnar KF2T wrote: I run 2.5rc1 on a Mac M1 machine. Q65 averaging is usually not available, with the menu option grayed out. On the occasion I can select it (usually upon startup), no traffic populates the averaging window. Didn’t mention it

Re: [wsjt-devel] peerl...@mweb.co.za

2021-06-22 Thread Joe Taylor
Click on https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel , which appears at the bottom of every message here. On 6/22/2021 11:26 AM, Pierre wrote: Please remove me from yout maillimg list Zs4pf ___ wsjt-devel mailing list

Re: [wsjt-devel] TX start delay

2021-06-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Tnx Mike -- Joe On 6/16/2021 5:09 PM, Black Michael via wsjt-devel wrote: Working on it...seems unique to K3/K3S  but one other Icom user is complaining too... Mike W9MDB On Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 03:32:19 PM CDT, Joe Taylor wrote: Hi Mike, I assume these recent complaints about

Re: [wsjt-devel] TX start delay

2021-06-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Mike, I assume these recent complaints about "Tx start delay" are the result of hamlib changes affecting certain rigs. Is this correct? Do you understand just what changes caused the problem, and do you have a fix in preparation? Let me know... -- Joe, K1JT On 6/15/2021 6:08

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X suggestions

2021-06-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Roger, On 6/15/2021 5:06 PM, Roger Shultz via wsjt-devel wrote: As an EME operator I find a couple things that is lacking when using WSJT-X. Comparing a missing feature to WSJT10 for example, it is very nice to have the ability to see the Astronomical Data panel. Not everyone will want

Re: [wsjt-devel] Astronomincal Data Window

2021-06-09 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dennis, On 6/9/2021 7:59 PM, Dennis Younker NE6I wrote: Hello, My apologies if this has been covered before. Is there a reason that View, Astronomical Data has a grayed out "X" in the upper right corner. The only way to close that window is to go back to View and uncheck that item.

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc1 and MAP65 3.0-rc1

2021-06-03 Thread Joe Taylor
n the error MessageBox is closed, WSJT-X shuts down as is appropriate. Thanks again for this great software! I am really enjoying its amazing capabilities, and the above issue does not detract at all from my use and enjoyment of it! 73, Roger Rehr W3SZ On 6/2/2021 05:34 PM, Joe Taylor

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc1 and MAP65 3.0-rc1

2021-06-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Dear WSJT-X and MAP65 Users, We are pleased to announce that a public Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.5.0-rc1 is ready for download by beta testers. WSJT-X in this release is nearly identical to that in WSJT-X 2.4.0. The Q65 decoder has been enhanced to measure and compensate for linear

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.4.0 User Guide: Where to send translations? Proposals for corrections/updates.

2021-05-25 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Frode, Thanks for your proposed corrections to the WSJT-X User Guide, and please accept my apology for failure to publish your Norwegian translation of the v2.3 Guide. With concurrent work on Q65, WSJT-X 2.4, Hamlib 4.2, and MAP65 3.0, some required tasks have been on hold for too long.

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.4.0 GA Release

2021-05-24 Thread Joe Taylor
We are pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X version 2.4.0, which includes the new digital mode Q65. Q65 is designed for two-way QSOs over especially difficult propagation paths including ionospheric scatter, troposcatter, rain scatter, TEP, EME, and other types

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSPR sync vector generator polynomial?

2021-05-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Phil, There was no generator polynomial, as such. Rather, the sync vector was chosen for its good autocorrelation properties simply by looking at a very large number of randomly generated bit patterns of the required length and weight. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 5/16/2021 3:53 AM,

Re: [wsjt-devel] allsim generated file not decoded by wsprd

2021-05-14 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Onno, On 5/14/2021 1:29 AM, Onno Benschop wrote: Have just compiled v2.3.1 from source. When I run allsim, I get the following output:  Usage:    allsim snr [isig]  Examples: allsim -10           #Include all signal types            allsim -10 6         #Include FT8 only  isig order:

Re: [wsjt-devel] TX audio setting on RC4

2021-04-21 Thread Joe Taylor
ng the use of 'configurations' an easy sell. as always, thanks to you and the team for the work you put in to make WSJT-X possible. Regards, Peter, vk5pj On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 11:30 AM Joe Taylor <mailto:j...@princeton.edu>> wrote: Hi Rex, The general policy in WSJT-X i

Re: [wsjt-devel] TX audio setting on RC4

2021-04-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rex, The general policy in WSJT-X is that we don't try to "remember" user settings by mode, band, or whatever. If you want parameters in reset to previously selected values according to band or mode, you should define a Configuration for each frequently used combination, and give it a

Re: [wsjt-devel] FST4 submodes

2021-04-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Look at the current Guide. FST4 and FST4W have no submodes with larger tone spacings. On 4/19/2021 3:41 PM, Alan Hopper wrote: Hi Reino, thanks but nope, I mean the submodes that have larger tone spacings, A standard, B x 2, C x 4, D x 8, that were mentioned in one of the quick start

[wsjt-devel] Q65 in MAP65

2021-04-08 Thread Joe Taylor
Many of you have been using WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc4 to test the new mode Q65 on the EME path. Especially on the bands 144, 432, and 1296 MHz, we know that some users would like also to be able to use MAP65 for Q65. Here's a brief update on the development status of Q65 in MAP65. I have now used my

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJTX-X 2.4.0 rcX split

2021-04-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Sandro, Thanks, as always, for your careful reporting of several anomalies in the behavior or documentation of WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc4. I am working now on removing references to "JT9+JT65+ mode in the User Guide. As you know, this mode is no longer useful and therefore not supported in

Re: [wsjt-devel] Q65_Sync only goes to 1kHz on Mac OS 10.14.6

2021-03-27 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dave, So far, we have not been able to reproduce your problem. As a general matter it may not be a good idea to start your spectral display at 0 Hz. What happens if you increase the "Start" setting on Wide Graph to (say) 100 or 200 Hz? When you get a chance, start WSJT-X (using your

Re: [wsjt-devel] #RC4 #Q65 Q65_Sync Spectrum Width

2021-03-26 Thread Joe Taylor
Please try RC4 and report back. On 3/26/2021 2:16 PM, Kevin McQuiggin wrote: Hi All: Thanks to Joe et al for RC4.  Looking forward to giving it a run here. I am running MacOS version 10.14.6 Mojave. I note that in Q65 30A with Q65_Sync selection on the waterfall that the spectrum at the

[wsjt-devel] Two program releases: WSJT-X 2.3.1 (GA) and WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc4

2021-03-26 Thread Joe Taylor
We are pleased to announce two new releases of program WSJT-X: a General Availability (GA) release of version 2.3.1, and release candidate RC4 of version 2.4.0. Please read this announcement and relevant sections of the Release Notes carefully. 1. WSJT-X 2.3.1 is a bug-fix release. It

Re: [wsjt-devel] JT65 message sequencing

2021-03-25 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Andy, On 3/25/2021 10:22 AM, Andy Durbin wrote: WSJT-X ver 2.3.0 Win 64: I saw a JT65 signal on 40 m so I decided to change to that mode and work the QSO for nostalgia. My messages had to be manually selected for each transmission and there was no "Auto Seq" selection displayed.  Is

Re: [wsjt-devel] Q65_Sync truncates at 1,000Hz

2021-03-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dave, On 3/20/2021 2:01 PM, David Schmocker KJ9I wrote: This seems maybe a bug?    On my WSJT-X, the Q65_Sync only gets up to 1,000 Hz.  Unable to attach screenshot (even compressed) due to email reflector attachment size limits; could email to anyone directly off-list.. Changing

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT4 VFO behavior on VHF and submode features on WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc3

2021-03-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Yukio-san, Thanks for reporting this issue, and for the fix! It will be correct in the next release. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 3/18/2021 9:22 PM, Yukio JG1APX wrote: Hello wsjtx development team, I reported the behavior of FT4 VFO split operation at "VHF and submode features"

Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug Report v2.4.0 rc3 K3s Freq Control

2021-03-18 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Mike, On 3/18/2021 5:55 PM, Mike Cizek W0VTT wrote: Using Split Operating > Rig seems to work fine on FT8.  I can’t find anyone on meteors right now to test it split on MSK144. "Split" is not used (and not relevant) in MS144 mode. -- Joe, K1JT

Re: [wsjt-devel] Crash RC3 Q65 Submode C

2021-03-17 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Mike, Was running 2.4.0-rc3 tonight testing with another station  We made some contacts I was on RC1 and he was on rc2 on submode B.  We both upgraded to rc3. We decided to see what would happen on Submode C. I was on T/R=15sec and left it there so the Tx Freq box turned red, no surprise

[wsjt-devel] Release candidate: WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc2

2021-03-15 Thread Joe Taylor
We are pleased to announce release candidate WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc3, which includes the new digital mode Q65. Q65 is designed for two-way QSOs over especially difficult propagation paths such as ionospheric scatter, troposcatter, rain scatter, TEP, EME, and other types fast-fading signals. Details

Re: [wsjt-devel] Licensing and Copyrights in WSJT-X and related programs #Q65

2021-03-13 Thread Joe Taylor
-- Joe, K1JT On Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 15:51 Joe Taylor <mailto:j...@princeton.edu>> wrote: On 3/13/2021 5:44 PM, halst...@gmail.com <mailto:halst...@gmail.com> wrote: > *steps carefully* > > Because the source of the -RC was released under GP

Re: [wsjt-devel] Licensing and Copyrights in WSJT-X and related programs #Q65

2021-03-13 Thread Joe Taylor
On 3/13/2021 5:44 PM, halst...@gmail.com wrote: *steps carefully* Because the source of the -RC was released under GPL 3, it is my understanding that they *can* use the code. I don't see anything in the GPL license that covers seperate rights for alpha, beta, candidate, or final releases of

[wsjt-devel] Licensing and Copyrights in WSJT-X and related programs #Q65

2021-03-13 Thread Joe Taylor
This message is addressed to Хрисимир Христов (Christo Hristov), LZ2HV, the author of software program MSHV. I am also copying the message to several relevant public forums. Users of WSJT-X and MSHV should be aware of the repeated and flagrant misuse of WSJT-X source code in MSHV, contrary

Re: [wsjt-devel] ANNOUNCEMENT: update_wsjtx_log.py version 1.1.1 released

2021-03-08 Thread Joe Taylor
: Are you stating this as a personal opinion, or as the moderator of the wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> mailing list? -- Dave Slotter, W3DJS <https://www.qrz.com/db/W3DJS> On Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 1:38 PM Joe Taylor <mailto:j...@prince

[wsjt-devel] JT65 shorthands and "q3" decodes in Q65

2021-03-08 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, Several people have asked recently about relative sensitivities of the two-tone shorthand messages in JT65, which have been widely used for EME QSOs for nearly 20 years, and the "q3" decodes in Q65. Facts relevant for EME on VHF bands are summarized in the attached plot. The

Re: [wsjt-devel] ANNOUNCEMENT: update_wsjtx_log.py version 1.1.1 released

2021-03-08 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, Perhaps it's time to move discussion of "update_wsjtx_log.py" onto another email list. Other WSJT-related software, including derivative programs (JTDX, MSHV, JS8Call, ...) as well as cooperative programs (JTAlert, ...) have their own lists, and these distinctions serve all users

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release candidate: WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc2

2021-03-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Claude, On 3/6/2021 11:05 AM, Claude Frantz wrote: For any reason unknown to me, the doc generated from ./doc/user_guide/en/ is different from the doc found here: https://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.4.0-rc2.html There is not only this image missing,

[wsjt-devel] Release candidate: WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc2

2021-03-05 Thread Joe Taylor
We are pleased to announce release candidate WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc2, which includes the new digital mode Q65. Q65 is designed for two-way QSOs over especially difficult propagation paths such as ionospheric scatter, troposcatter, rain scatter, TEP, EME, and other types fast-fading signals. Details

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc1 on Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6

2021-03-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Is anyone here running WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc1 on macOS Mojave 10.14.6? If so, please contact me off list. -- Joe, K1JT ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel

Re: [wsjt-devel] Which modes use GFSK? Q65?

2021-02-22 Thread Joe Taylor
On 2/22/2021 2:41 PM, MIKE LAVELLE wrote: I read that FT4, FT8, FST4, FST4W use Gaussian FSK. Is it correct that all the other modes use unshaped keying? Specifically, does Q65 use gaussian or unshaped keying? Thanks, Mike K6ML Q65 uses continuous phase frequency-shift keying (CPFSK) without

Re: [wsjt-devel] Q65 decode speed

2021-02-21 Thread Joe Taylor
On 2/21/2021 4:50 PM, Black Michael W9MDB via wsjt-devel wrote: Playing with Q65 decoding and anything over "Fast" mode takes a long time to decode. Example at Deep decode taking 24 seconds to decode. Is this expected? Yes. As advised in "Quick-Start Guide to Q65", Use Decode | Fast with

Re: [wsjt-devel] What percentage of bits need to be decoded correctly?

2021-02-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jeff, You could answer all your questions, learning much more while doing so, by experimenting on your own. No need for RF; just use audio between two computers or two instances of WSJT-X on one computer. Having said that, I'll provide a few short answers: On 2/20/2021 8:38 AM, jeff

Re: [wsjt-devel] Winter Field Day Revisited

2021-02-19 Thread Joe Taylor
ports, would you please reconsider supporting WFD with a future release of WSJT-X? Thank you for your consideration. -- Dave Slotter, W3DJS <https://www.qrz.com/db/W3DJS> On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 11:17 AM Joe Taylor <mailto:j...@princeton.edu>> wrote: Hi Dave, The si

Re: [wsjt-devel] Winter Field Day Revisited

2021-02-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Reino, Thanks for the information -- I'm delighted to hear it! We have received very little feedback about use of EU VHF Contest mode, so we are somewhat in the dark. -- Joe, k1JT On 2/19/2021 11:24 AM, Reino Talarmo wrote: As it turns out, supporting EU VHF contests has not

Re: [wsjt-devel] Winter Field Day Revisited

2021-02-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dave, The simple answer is that when designing our 77-bit message payload we chose to implement support for a few contests particularly relevant to the WSJT-X modes. WSJT and its sister programs were motivated for VHF/UHF weak-signal work and have had a strong VHF+ influence from the

Re: [wsjt-devel] FW: BUG in WSJT-X 2.3 and 2.4rc1 COM port

2021-02-17 Thread Joe Taylor
athers “ of adaptive polarization” the fierce defenders of the JT protocol, of the technology innovation for years against the stagnation of the dinosaurs (CW) we are TIRED to invoke, talk, write, beg, plead Joe Taylor to do something for our small, insignificant and irrelevant group of EME

Re: [wsjt-devel] Is there any forecast for WSJT-X v2.4.0rc2 please

2021-02-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Dave -- There is no problem using WSJT-X v2.4.0-rc1 under macOS. Many are doing so; all needed instructions have been posted on this reflector. If you need help, just ask. Release candidates are published and updated when they are ready. At this stage of development we can't predict

Re: [wsjt-devel] Continuing decodes on Q65 mode

2021-02-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Mike, On 2/16/2021 2:47 PM, Mike Lewis K7MDL wrote: I just finished a Q65 contact on 2M and after the QSO completed, no more decodes arrived since the other party stopped (confirmed) but the initial call to me keep popping up on the right panel.  I thought he was running a 2^nd time to

Re: [wsjt-devel] Please save the T/R sequence lengths for each mode separately

2021-02-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Serge, On 2/16/2021 11:07 AM, Serge Szpilfogel VE1KG wrote: Very true Uwe I am on EME & if I go from JT65 to Q65 there is always an issue with configuration. So very few people use Q65 or if they do there is often an issue. Result they stay on JT65 & do not use Q65 which is a pity This

Re: [wsjt-devel] Please save the T/R sequence lengths for each mode separately

2021-02-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Uwe, On 2/16/2021 10:51 AM, DG2YCB, Uwe wrote: Hasan, I’m sorry, but I totally disagree. Configurations are there to switch e.g. between 2 completely different hardware setups, but not between two modes (or bands). Come on! That is the most basic task of a multi-mode program itself.

Re: [wsjt-devel] #Feature request. 2.4.0

2021-02-09 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dave, I don't think you have sent us any .wav files for EME QSOs on 6 meters. It would be very useful to have some indication of your on-the-air experience with Q65 for 6m EME. Have you at least studied the example files for 6m EME mentioned in the Quick-Start Guide to Q65? Or read the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release candidate: WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc1

2021-02-07 Thread Joe Taylor
Serge -- On 2/7/2021 2:34 PM, ve...@eastlink.ca wrote: When testing WSJTX 2.4.0-rc1 on Q65. The decode starts at 56 Second & stop decoding 01 or 02 May be my Window 7 is too slow Serge VE1KG Decode starts when it's suppose to start. Evidently you are trying one of the 60-second submodes.

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release candidate: WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc1

2021-02-07 Thread Joe Taylor
On 2/6/2021 6:58 PM, Max Mucci, N5NHJ (I8NHJ) wrote: Looks like there is no option available to select JT65 sub-modes. Just as in all prvious versions of WSJT-X, JT65 submodes B and C become available if you select "Enable VHF and submode features" on the Settings | General tab.

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.4.0 RC1 - Decodes show no callsign

2021-02-03 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Bill, Please refer to the Quick-Start Guide to Q65: "Recommended submodes: ... • Ionospheric scatter on 50 MHz: 30A • QRP ionospheric scatter on 50 MHz: 120E • Ionospheric scatter on 144 MHz: 60C • Troposcatter and rainscatter at 10 GHz: 60D • Small-dish EME, 10 and 24 GHz: 120E • Other EME:

[wsjt-devel] Release candidate: WSJT-X 2.4.0-rc1

2021-02-03 Thread Joe Taylor
We are pleased to announce availability of a release candidate for WSJT-X 2.4.0, introducing a new digital mode called Q65. Timing of this release is unusual as it follows so closely the General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X 2.3.0. This timing anomaly occurs because development of new

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.3.0 GA Release

2021-02-01 Thread Joe Taylor
The WSJT Development Group is pleased to announce the general availability (GA) release of WSJT-X Version 2.3.0. A summary of new features can be found in the WSJT-X 2.3 User Guide here: https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.3.0_en.html#NEW_FEATURES You may also

Re: [wsjt-devel] Problem with UTC Time in RX Frequency Window

2021-01-25 Thread Joe Taylor
Kevin -- On 1/25/2021 8:03 PM, Kevin Fisher wrote: Here is a screen shot of the issue, as you can see the items are not always in time order. -Kevin- *From:*Kevin Fisher [mailto:kevin_fis...@shaw.ca] *Sent:* January 25, 2021 11:03 AM *To:* 'Black Michael' ; 'WSJT software development'

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.3.0-rc4

2021-01-25 Thread Joe Taylor
The fourth public candidate release of WSJT-X 2.3.0 is now available for download and use by beta testers. Changes from the third release candidate are minimal; they are described in the Release Notes here: https://physics.princeton.edu//pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt Links to installation

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v2.3.0-rc3 Tune Button Error

2021-01-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Gene, I'm not sure whether someone else has looked into your reported issue. I have, and did not "fix" anything because I could not reproduce your problem. Instead of clicking Tune a second time to stop your Tune cycle, have you tried clicking Halt? FWIW, either one works as expected

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