Hi Rich,Thank you for the excellent suggestions. I will try the macros for the next contest.73 PhilN8LRGSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Rich - K1HTV <[email protected]> Date: 1/23/21 13:20 (GMT-05:00) To: WSJT <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] VHF Contest available bands feature? Phil,Getting the info to all VHF contesters about the letter equivalents for each band simply won't happen. It is just as easy and more clear if you create WSJT-X macros for Tx5 such as "QSY 2M 73" or "QSY 1296 73". The space followed by "73" at the end of the line is copied as a valid 73 message by the other station. Not including the 73 in the message will result in repeat roger reports from the station you are working. Serious FT8 users in the contest will know the FT8 frequency for each band. If you work a stationon FT8 and you use a tone within 50 Hz,your message should be displayed at the bottom of his "Rx Frequency" column. If you use a tone frequency outside of this +/- 50 Hz , your Tx5 message will only appear in the left column. However, since the message doesn't include his call, he may miss the request to QSY. Because of the 13 character message limit, it is not possible to include the other station's call along with the QSY message.73,Rich - K1HTVFrom: [email protected]: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>Cc: Bcc: Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:39:33 +0000Subject: [wsjt-devel] VHF Contest available bands feature?Hello Everyone,I have been having a great time using digital modes for day to day and contesting in the VHF/UHF/SHF bands. One very common complaint I get is that it is difficult to communicate to the other station that you wish to QSY to the next higher band or a specific band. While using SSB or CW you can convey your intentions, but while using digital the only way is to use the free text feature. There are 10 common bands people use during NA contesting: 2 , 222, 432, 903, 1.2, 2.3, 3.4. 5.7, 10G, 24GMost will run 6 meters continuously.Here is my idea, assign each band one letter or number. At the end of the tx5 message, indicate your next available band or a character to indicate that the current QSO is the last band you have. I don't believe that stations are using all the available data to convey the tx5 message. I had even thought that the tx4 message could be used and the tx5 message could confirm the next band to QSY to. I am sure that bands used would be indicated in the setup configuration. Taken a step further even the Tx1 message could indicate how many or which bands are available. This idea could also be used for HF Contests.I am sure others have a better ideas, but it would enhance VHF contesting without many repeated exchanges of free text during a contesting.Thank you all for the many features and improvements made to accommodate contesting modes.Phil73N8LRG
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