Lance,
Good luck on your DXpedition. I will be looking for you.
I share your frustration with "non-standard" call signs. Actually they are
standard in the ham radio world, even per Part 97 ... but non-standard for
WSJT-X. That is another issue for another day.
My call is AH6FX and I am in Virginia now. For WSJT-X purposes I configure or
set-up WSJT-X for W4/AH6FX. However if I configure as AH6FX/W4 various
reflectors pick me up as Hawaii and I likely get logged as Hawaii too. To
control expectations, I always configure as W4/AH6FX while in Virginia and my
grid shows properly as FM18. [[note: in Virginia when working SSB I always
sign as AH6FX/W4 to control expectations.]]
I return to Hawaii next month and will configure as AH6FX - stand alone -
normal. But when I return to Virginia -- it is back to the "non-standard"
call. [[note: look for me on 160 FT8 in early-to-mid April from Hawaii]
This is what you must be aware of when operating "non-standard." A
"non-standard" can not work a "non-standard." Therefore W4/AH6FX can not work
FH/W7GJ without reconfiguring. To work you, I would reconfigure as AH6FX and
then shift back to W4/AH6FX after completing our FT8 exchange.
My recommendation to you when working FH/W7GJ ... ignore the "non-standards"
calling you unless you have the time to reconfigure your call sign set-up. But
the moral of the story is ... as Joe suggested ... get a type 1 call to satisfy
more people and operate as seamlessly as possible.
Have a good trip.
Danny AH6FX/W4 -- Virginia
On Saturday, March 19, 2022, 12:14:50 PM EDT, Lance Collister, W7GJ via
wsjt-devel <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
Hi Charlie!
MNI TNX for your email! I made sure to get a dedicated Type 1 callsign because
Joe
told me that it is always better than using a compound callsign such as
FH/W7GJ. But
you raise a very interesting question. I no longer see the ability to enter
non-standard prefixes in WSJT-X the way we did in WSJT10 and you sure are
correct in
that neither TO nor TX (both prefixes widely used by France for special
callsigns)
are in the list of accepted standard Type 1 prefixes.
I did seem to be able to use Q65 to make contacts from TX7MB last fall, but now
I
wonder if some of the problems I had with decodes might have been because TX is
not
in the list of standard Type 1 prefixes. I just tried an FT8 contact between my
two
computers, and it appears TO7GJ was decoded OK, but I don't know if it may not
work
properly in the AVERAGE with weak Q65 signals, or might for some other reason
appear
to decode less easily when signals are very weak.
I have copied this email to K1JT and the developer group in the hope that
someone
could shed some light on this issue. I also hope that some of my suggestions
from
last fall regarding how the AVERAGE function behaves, and a CALL3.TXT lookup in
DEEP
SEARCH could be implemented into Q65 (to automate my manual guessing and/or
"internet
cheating" as to what station I should enter into the DX CALL box to activate
the Ap
sensitivity) before the next 6m EME DXpedition. I want to make sure I have the
best
tools at my disposal before I go halfway around the world to rely on them ;-)
TNX again for bringing up this question! I will be sure to share any
information and
guidance received.
GL and VY 73, lance
On 3/19/2022 10:08:33, Charles wrote:
> Hi Lance
>
> I don't see TO as an allowed type 1 prefix in WSJT-X.
>
> I'm not sure what this means for Q65 QSOs (if anything) - maybe a good idea
> to
> check with Joe?
>
> It doesn't throw up the <> around he callsign when generating standard
> messages, so
> I probably worrying unnecessarily!
>
> 73
>
> Charlie
>
> On 16/03/2022 06:00, Lance Collister via Moon-net wrote:
>> The callsign TO7GJ has been granted for the September 6m EME DXpedition to
>> Mayotte. The link to the planned operating schedule and all the other
>> details are
>> available on the new website here:
>>
>> http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Mayotte%202022.htm
>>
>> You have 6 months to gear up to work this rare DXCC! Please spread the word,
>> and
>> don't wait until the last minute - I will NOT be operating when the moon
>> isabove
>> 65 degrees elevation ;-)
>>
>> GL and VY 73, Lance
>>
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