Thanks - shall persist

Cheers Ken
VK4GC

On Tue, 27 Nov 2018 at 09:42, Bill Somerville <g4...@classdesign.com> wrote:

> Hi Ken,
>
> comments in line below.
>
> On 26/11/2018 23:15, Ken Myers wrote:
> > 2 installations -
> > 1  MSSurface Win10 up to date, 2 radios (FT991a & FTdx3000 both USB) -
> > non decode,
> > 2  HP Allinone with FT897/Singnalink. - non decode,
> > (both setups using HRD (up to date) for CAT control)
> This combination of rig and interface requires a specific setup. The
> FT-817/857/897(D) series of rigs do not accept CAT commands while
> transmitting. You must *not* check the settings option
> "Settings->General->Allow Tx frequency changes while transmitting" and
> you must set the SignaLink delay knob to minimum. You should set the
> WSJT-X PTT configuration "Settings->Radio->PTT Method" to "VOX" although
> some have found it necessary to use the CAT PTT Method to avoid any CAT
> commands while the rig is in Tx mode.
> >
> > For all:
> > 1.9.1 works great
> > 2.0 RC3 works great
> > 2.0 RC4  good waterfall (therefore good audio present) - NO decode.
> >
> > uninstalling/reinstalling forward and back through versions gives the
> > same result.
> >
> > i have concluded:
> > 1  I must be holding my mouth wrong - OR
> > 2  I have missed a new setting.
> > 3  When I have been looking/testing RC4, no RC4 (77 bit)
> > transmissions. Not sure here as I have been especially been looking
> > top band.
> >
> > 2 probably!!
> >
> Almost certainly 3, there has been a relatively low usage to 77-bit FT8
> on the normal HF FT8 sub-bands. It seems that most users of RC4 have
> reverted to v1.9.1 so the volume of 77-bit traffic is low except for a
> couple of days after a beta release. It would be good if users of RC5
> could stick with it and try to drive up the level of activity so that
> issues can be discovered before the final GA release.
>
> 73
> Bill
> G4WJS.
>
>
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Ken Myers

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