Due to unforeseen circumstances I cannot take part in the tests April 7. To the development team: Sometimes you get an offer you cannot refuse. I think this is one of those times and I hope you will give Grant’s offer serious consideration.
Tom OH6VDA / JW6VDA > 30. mar. 2018 kl. 00:20 skrev Grant Willis <vk...@bigpond.com>: > > Joe, > > I am new to this list (having only realised it was open for me to subscribe > to this week). I was also one of those pesky DXPedition stations who wanted > to (and originally had intended to) use Expedition mode pre-GA when I reach > Vanuatu on the 16th of April. > > I've now, out of respect of your now very clearly stated wishes this morning, > made the decision that there will be no use of expedition mode from YJ0AG > unless there is a GA release (which isn’t expected before the close of the > expedition).. (see http://vk5gr-iota.net). > > Having said that, if the testing team were willing to allow me to join in the > testing effort, I would be more than willing to run it as part of an extended > test from Vanuatu (only if you agreed). I would only, however, offer to do > this if it could be structured in such a way as to be beneficial to the team > here. > > I see this as a real world opportunity to evaluate just how it will react > over a wide variety of bands, propagation types and times of day. This > suggestion is made with the knowledge that the user community will not behave > and will use the wrong version of software, not set the right mode, not set > their CAT controls etc etc. I feel that those inputs are in fact valid > considerations for any Beta test. The earlier versions of the software are > out there now and in a real world situation you will not be able to avoid > those operator errors. Consider it destructive testing. Surely it would be > worthwhile to consider all the bad things it does as well as the good in > finalising the design? > > Of course, I would take all measures necessary to collect whatever logging > and evidence your team requires in support of the testing. Ideally, (internet > connectivity permitting) my intention would be to send you those logs whilst > I am still on Vanuatu. > > Please give my request to participate in the project some consideration. I am > not a coder, but my observation and testing skills hopefully could make a > worthwhile contribution if the team was willing to include me. > > Regards, > Grant VK5GR / E6AG / YJ0AG - IOTA DXPeditioner > > P.S. I realise I am unknown to this team. I offer the following to perhaps > set the tone for my request more properly: > > * I have worked professionally in the cellular telecoms engineering arena for > over 25 years and more recently systems architecture areas. I have in that > time been involved in complex software development processes (albeit not down > at coding level) in particularly around high level requirements and test plan > design and execution. > > * I have been active in digital modes within the hobby for over 30 years > having operated AX.25 networks, RTTY and PSK extensively as well as JT65, > FT8, JT9 and others. > > * I have backgrounds in IARU (I was the VK liaison for a number of years) and > HF/VHF/UHF Band Planning through my previous engagements on the technical > advisory board of the WIA. Though this work perhaps I could also offer some > commentary and feedback on frequency selection. You will note from my blog I > have elected to use alternate frequencies that differ from your proposals. I > am happy to discuss my choices and justifications down the track. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Taylor [mailto:j...@princeton.edu] > Sent: Friday, 30 March 2018 5:46 AM > To: WSJT software development > Subject: [wsjt-devel] Premature use of FT8 DXpedition Mode > > Everyone paying attention should already know what's contained in this > message -- but it's clear that some do not. > > The current General Availability (GA) release of WSJT-X is v1.8.0. That > program version does not include FT8 DXpedition Mode. > > We have made beta-level "release candidates" available for the explicit > purpose of testing FT8 DXpedition Mode. The release candidates have included > cautionary warnings to the effect that in its present form, DXpedition Mode > should be used only for controlled testing. > > A few operators or groups have ignored our warnings and tried to use FT8 > DXpedition Mode in true pileup situations. The consequences are predictably > bad -- especially when the offending operator(s) have chosen their > frequencies badly and other operators are using a mix of program versions > including v1.8.0, v1.9.0-rc2, v1.9.0-rc3, some version of JTDX. > > FT8 DXpedition Mode is not yet ready for “production” use. Until WSJT-X > v1.9.0 is fully released -- not a beta-level "release candidate", but a full > General Availability release -- DXpedition Mode should be used only in > controlled test situations. > > The next public test of FT8 DXpedition Mode conducted by the WSJT Development > Group will be conducted on April 7, a little over a week from now. You are > cordially invited to join us for this test. See the announcement posted here > yesterday (Subject: WSJT-X v1.9.0-rc3: Testing of FT8 DXpedition Mode) for > details. > > -- 73, Joe, K1JT > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > 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 > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > 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 wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
