Bill,
 Tnx for the suggestion. The BAT file presently is started 1 second BEFORE
the start of a decode period. I will switch it at least 5 seconds after the
normal :00 seconds start time. Since the first decode after a band switch
is normally flagged with a band switch, the late start won't hurt anything.

The K3 band switching, which also controls which antenna is used, was
mainly done to supply the optimum antenna to the Redpitaya 8 band FT8
decoder. It feeds the FT8 RBN. One of the nodes that propagates FT8 spots
is:    dxc.w9pa.net:7374

I had been using the K3 to decode old V1.9.1 users spots, but the switch
over has been so good that I'm only decoding V2.0.0 stations. Congrats to
the whole crew and thanks to you for all of your contributions to the code
and for helping out so many users as they face pilot errors and the
occasional new bug.

73,
Rich  - K1HTV






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From: Bill Somerville <[email protected]>
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Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:44:52 +0000
Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] Wrong band info at times
On 20/12/2018 15:30, Rich Zwirko - K1HTV wrote:

Any idea as to why WSJT-X is responding this way?

Hi Rich,

WSJT-X in FT8 mode is a block message decoder, messages are accumulated
throughout the whole Rx period and decoded afterwards, no attempt is made
to attribute decodes to a previous band if the frequency is switched part
way through a period.

Your solution is simple, time your band changes to be within the first half
of a receive period. Near enough to the start of period to ensure no
decodes of the old band are possible (in the first half will assure that)
but long enough after the start to ensure that decoding and spotting is
compete for the old band, that depends on your system speed. For FT8 I
would try switching at start of period plus 5 seconds. Doing so earlier
will get more decodes for the new band on the switch over period if your
system is fast enough.

73
Bill
G4WJS.
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