On 9/2/21 12:33 PM, Alan via wsjt-devel wrote: > Thanks, all seems promising to me and I look forward to seeing it! > > So far as I'm aware a mag loop, particularly on a lower HF band, could > well need retuning for a 3kHz change as might a heavily electrically > loaded antenna. I knew loops were narrow, but that's narrow! But there'd be no need to retune unless the existing bandplan allocation is widened. My initial idea is to hop only within the existing ~3 kHz, and then only between transmissions. > > While modern rig frequency changes are indeed likely to be quick there > will be a finite time involved for PLL's and the like to settle before > the rig will transmit. If an auto ATU is in use and that frequency > change means a new minimum SWR match solution comes in automatically > then there's also a finite time needed for that. In other words > sequencing will likely become critically important? I see no problem with synthesizer PLLs retuning between transmissions. There's already a fairly long gap of several seconds between FT8 transmissions, which allows plenty of time. I don't know about ATUs so I defer to you on that. Again, this would apply only when hopping by more than the existing 3 kHz. > > Maybe a special RC version could optionally upload sufficient data for > offline collision analysis? It certainly could. My understanding is that right now, reports include only reception. Reports of transmissions made (successful or unsuccessful) could be useful.
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