Very good idea Bill!

tnx 73 Dwight NS9I


On 7/21/2017 5:09 AM, Bill Somerville wrote:
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.


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