Isn't there an ITU standard for callsigns? AFAIK the Australian Foundation call complies with that standard.
-- finger painting on glass is an inexact art - apologies for any errors in this scra^Hibble ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. On Fri., 21 Feb. 2020, 18:02 Bill Somerville, <g4...@classdesign.com> wrote: > Reino, > > Matt's query is abut WSPR mode, there are no CQ calls and the structured > messages are much simpler since they are beacon transmissions. The handling > of non-standard calls is also different from QSO modes. > > 73 > Bill > G4WJS. > > On 21/02/2020 06:39, Reino Talarmo wrote: > > Hi Matt, > > You should be possible to send CQ message without grid square locator and > make contacts with the help on hashed call sign using automatic message > generation. There strong limits what can be included into a single message, > when the basic call sign is 7 characters long. As a workaround you could > use free text messages for your grid square locator such as ‘VK3FDLL AB12’ > or ‘AB12 VK3FDLL’ and broadcast that message now and then, or send as the > last message of a QSO ‘LOC AB12 73’. Other station can see that is belongs > to you from the frequency. That kind of method is used in the EU VHF > contest messages as a part of the protocol. Note that free text maximum is > 13 characters including space characters. > > 73, Reino oh3mA > > > > *From:* Matt VK3FDLL [mailto:matt+vk3f...@geekle.id.au > <matt+vk3f...@geekle.id.au>] > *Sent:* 21. helmikuuta 2020 7:08 > *To:* wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > *Subject:* [wsjt-devel] 7 Digit Callsigns > > > > Hi there, > > > > I'm using WSJT-X (WSPR Mode) for quite a while for receiving and now I've > attempted to transmit. > > I am a Foundation Licence holder in Australia (VK), which means I have a 7 > digit callsign - VK3FDLL > > > > With various tests, I can hear my WSPR transmissions away from my station > and WSJT-X can even decode my transmissions. However the decoding only > occurs on transmissions where my callsign is hashed (Type 3 message, I > believe?) > > Transmissions where my full, 7 digit callsign (and 4 digit grid square > locator) is transmitted are not decoded by WSJT-X > > > > Are you able to point me in the right direction as to how I can achieve > being decoded correctly? Or does the software and/or protocol simply don't > support a 7 digit callsign? > > > > Regards, > > Matthew Jones - VK3FDLL > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >
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