You can participate. Leave your station on so it captures the fun. Analyze the action when you are done.
On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 11:50 AM Tom Ramberg via wsjt-devel < wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > It would be fun, but the wrong time of the day. 0400-0500 local time here, > the graveyard shift. Good luck everybody! > > De OH6VDA Tom > > 18. nov. 2018 kl. 20:15 skrev Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu>: > > A one-hour "practice contest" will be held tomorrow using the FT8 mode and > the ARRL RTTY Roundup rules. > > Tuesday, November 20, 0200-0300 UTC (Monday evening, NA time) > > Dial frequency 7.078 MHz (and higher, in 2 kHz increments, if too much > QRM). Secondary dial frequency, especially for those in other parts of the > world: 14.078 MHz. > > Everyone works everyone. > > To participate you must use WSJT-X 2.0.0-rc4. Installation packages for > Windows, Linux, and macOS can be found near the bottom of this web page: > https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html > > Note that this Release Candidate 4 ("RC4") is a beta-test version. A full > release of WSJT-X 2.0 is targeted for release on December 10, 2018. > > A revised Quick-Start Guide to WSJT-X 2.0 for RC4 is posted here: > https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Quick_Start_WSJT-X_2.0.pdf > > Be sure to read this entire document before using WSJT-X 2.0. There have > been many changes since RC3. > > IMPORTANT FOR THE MOCK CONTEST: > > 1. On the *Settings | Advanced* tab, be sure to check the > *Special operating activity* and *ARRL RTTY Roundup* options. In the > field labeled "Exch" enter the 2- or 3-letter abbreviation for your state > or province (US/Canadian stations) or DX if you are not in the US or Canada. > > 2. Be sure that 7.078 and 14.078 appear in your drop-down frequency list > for FT8 mode. You might need to do a *Reset* on the *Settings | > Frequencies* tab. If the sub-band starting at 7.078 becomes over-crowded > we suggest moving to higher dial frequencies in 2 kHz increments: 7.080, > 7.082, etc. Type Ctrl+Shift+F12 to move up by 2 kHz, Ctrl+Shift+F11 to > move down by 2 kHz. You might want to change Bins/Pixel or adjust the > width of the Wide Graph so as to limit the range of frequencies displayed > to 0 - 2000 Hz. > > 3. Do not use a compound or nonstandard callsign in this event. > > Note that planning is underway for other FT8 contests to be held in the > next few months. > > FT8 Roundup: December 1-2, 2018, see > https://www.rttycontesting.com/ft8-roundup/rules/ for detsils. > > The ARRL RTTY Roundup, January 5-6 2018: FT8 is encouraged, as well as RTTY > > Post results and comments here so we can all learn from an actual FT8 > contest-like experience. If you are not already subscribed, you may wish > to join the email list wsjt-devel: > https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman/?source=navbar > That list is the best way to communicate directly with the WSJT > Development Group. > > -- 73, Joe, K1JT > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >
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