On 09/10/2019 14:14, Andy Durbin wrote:
"As I said above, a CAT reset will cause a shift to a working frequency,"
Maybe the question should be - "Why does selection of F/H mode cause a
CAT reset?"
The transition from normal mode to F/H mode is more difficult than it
should be. On some bands monitoring the standard FT8 frequency with
4k RX bandwidth allows F/H operations to be seen before they are
spotted. It would be nice if the dial could be moved up 4k then F/H
mode selected with a single mouse click instead of the multiple
operations required to select a different configuration and then
re-tune the fox.
73,
Andy, k3wyc
Hi Andy,
the answer to that is complex. It doesn't actually cause a CAT reset
(other settings changes may do exactly that) but in order to ensure that
all user interface elements are correctly configured the procedure to
initialize the mode is executed when leaving the settings screen with an
"Ok" button press, that will select the lowest working frequency
available for the current mode and band combination. This action is
exactly what users expect when changing mode but has this side effect
when making settings changes.
Using a separate configuration for FT8 DXpedition mode with working
frequencies just for the currently sought DX operation is by far the
best approach IMHO, particularly because it allows very quick QSYs which
can make the difference when following a DX operator on band changes as
every second won can help beating the thundering herd to the first QSO.
73
Bill
G4WJS.
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