Nice job of cleaning that mess up, Neal. Thanks and I'll send that out
when/if further requests come in.
PDF version looks pretty good, that was done by WA5TKU, I think.
73, N0AN
Hasan
On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 9:41 PM, Neal Pollack <nea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow.
> Perfect.
> The missing manual :-)
>
> As a thanks, I took a try at cleaning up the text formatting, and
> re-attached the MS doc file for you.
>
> THANKS again,
>
> Neal
> N6YFM
>
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Hasan al-Basri <hbasri.schie...@gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Neal,
>>
>> That's why I wrote the attached. If you follow it, it will work.
>>
>> (I'm not a developer...I had to work through the instructions to end up
>> with what I"m sending you.)
>>
>> If you have RC3 1.80 WSJT-X, these instructions work perfectly.
>>
>> Lemme know how you make out.
>>
>> 73, N0AN
>>
>> Hasan
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 2:31 PM, Neal Pollack <nea...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I was unable to get the Frequency Calibration to work for me due
>>> to multiple vague, unclear portions of the manual that must assume
>>> the user was also the developer or had previously been shown how
>>> to use it.
>>>
>>> The following are questions, but they need to be clarified IN THE MANUAL,
>>> not just in reply here.
>>>
>>> *Problems:*
>>>
>>> A. In this portion:
>>>
>>>
>>> * In the Working Frequencies box on the Settings → Frequencies tab,
>>> delete any default frequencies forFreqCal mode that are not relevant for
>>> your location. You may want to replace some of them with reliablyknown
>>> frequencies receivable at your location.*
>>>
>>> There is no description as to how many local station editions are
>>> sufficient, or if we should delete
>>> ALL frequencies that are difficult to receive locally. How many WWV
>>> and local broadcast stations
>>> are enough?
>>>
>>> B. in this portion;
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *To cycle automatically through your chosen list of calibration
>>> frequencies, check Execute frequencycalibration cycle on the Tools menu.
>>> WSJT-X will spend 30 seconds at each frequency. Initially nomeasurement
>>> data is saved to the fmt.all file although it is displayed on screen, this
>>> allows you tocheck you current calibration parameters.*
>>>
>>> 1. What mode does the transceiver need to be in? Leave it in
>>> USB-DATA mode, or change it?
>>> 2. Does the cycle really start when I select the Execute Cal menu
>>> choice, or do I then need to
>>> check the MESAURE tick box on screen before it really starts?
>>>
>>> C. In this portion:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *To start a measurement session check the Measure option and let the
>>> calibration cycle run for at leastone complete sequence. Note that, while
>>> measuring, any existing calibration parameters are automaticallydisabled so
>>> you may have to increase the FTol range if your rig is off freqeuncy by
>>> more than a few Hertzin order to capture valid measurements.*
>>>
>>> So, presumably the user is doing this calibration because they have NO
>>> IDEA how far off their rig
>>> might be. So what is a safe/decent starting point for the FTol range
>>> for new users?
>>>
>>> D. In this portion:
>>>
>>> * With modern synthesized radios, small measured offsets from 1500 Hz
>>> will exhibit a straight-line dependenceon frequency.* [Which is below
>>> the graphic on page 68]
>>>
>>> I am trying this for the first time with a Yaesu FT-DX3000 that I have
>>> never used for digi-modes.
>>> [My previous 4,000 QSOs with WSJT-X have been using an Icom 7300].
>>> I notice the received carrier line at 2500 hz. The graphic on page 68
>>> shows the
>>> received carrier lines at approx 1500 hz.
>>> So it seems there is an approx 1,000Hz offset between my Yaesu FT-DX3000
>>> VFO display
>>> and the WSJT-X waterfall. I don't see this on my Icom 7300.
>>> So next, I went back to FT8 mode, and sure enough, at 7.074 Mhz there
>>> was very little activity.
>>> But if I turned the radio VFO knob to 7.075, the WSJT-X waterfall became
>>> quite crowed as
>>> expected.
>>> Are there any other Yaesu FT-DX3000 users that can explain if this
>>> offset is a Yaesu setting, menu,
>>> or known feature of the Yaesu?
>>>
>>> E. In this portion:
>>>
>>> *After running Execute frequency calibration cycle at least once with
>>> good results, check and edit the filefmt.all in the log directory and
>>> delete any spurious or outlier measurements.*[which is below the line
>>> fitting graph
>>> shown on page 69]
>>> Two questions;
>>> 1. After running? How do you stop it? Cycling the Tools menu
>>> or the on-screen measure tick box?
>>> I did manage to get the application to lock up more than once.
>>>
>>> 2. Delete any spurious measurement? OK, How do I know what is
>>> considered a spurious measurement?
>>> After managing to stop or get the app to lock up, I opened
>>> fmt.all. There is not an example extract of
>>> the log shown in the doc, but mine has Df's that vary as much as +/- 18
>>> hz. What is normal? Is that too much?
>>> The doc should provide guidance to a first-timer on what would be
>>> considered good data and why, so they
>>> know what to delete and what to leave.
>>>
>>> 3. When I next select tools menu option Solve for Calibration
>>> Parameters, I get a pop-up about
>>> bad data. I assume that is related to not knowing how to prune, per
>>> above comments?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope this helps improve the manual for new users like myself.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Neal
>>> N6YFM
>>>
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