I concur with Bob on a need for this feature and like your solution Bill. 73, Steve K5FR
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Somerville [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 21, 2017 5:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] RX/TX lock in FT8 On 21/07/2017 10:49, R Edward wrote: > In JT65/JT9, I often will try to find a clear transmit frequency, and by turning off TX/RX lock, work other stations split-frequency. > > In the hectic waterfall of FT8, that is something I would especially like to do in this mode - I don't want to step on other callers to a CQ'ing station, and would like to "homebase" myself on one sliver of the bandwidth to use for calling other stations or CQ'ing. > > No matter if TX/RX lock is on or off, my initial calls to other stations are moved to their transmit frequency. I can move away after the first call and my subsequent calls can be on a different frequency, but I can't figure out how to keep my initial call to a station on my chosen transmit frequency. > > Am I missing something, or is there not a way to lock my transmit frequency as there is in JT65/JT9? > > Kudos to all who have done such a great job with the software, and especially the new features in 1.8! Aloha Bob, firstly I should say that if everyone worked split on a busy band then the overall capacity would probably be reduced. Maybe it wouldn't due to the strictly timed sequences but coordination of everyone would be tricky. So I think that using two different frequencies for a QSO should be reserved for only when it is necessary for example when using less power than most users or when calling a popular and busy station. All that "Lock Tx=Rx" does is ensure that both frequencies are the same i.e. if you or the program changes one then the other will follow. Un-checking the option reverts to normal behaviour where it is expected that a CQ caller stays on one frequency and stations calling move to his/her frequency. As part of a review of the sequencing logic I am going to add a modified mouse click action, probably ALT+double-click on a decoded message to only move the Rx frequency to a CQ caller. This should meet your requirement. 73 Bill G4WJS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
