He is not using WSJT-X Fox/Hound. Just work him FT8 normally. That works. Gene
> On Sep 12, 2022, at 5:26 PM, Richard V Zwirko via wsjt-devel > <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > Multiple 2.6.0-rc4 Hound bugs > In the past few days, on two different occasions, while working ZL7/K5WE, I > experienced a number of anomalies in the Hound mode. I was using WSJT-X > version 2.6.0-rc4 in the FT8 mode with the "H" Hound button active (Red > background). While on 18.091 MHz, after transmitting a number of Tx1 messages > of "ZL7/K5WE K1HTV FM18" the Fox answered me, sending calls and reports at > 21:22:15. That's when I noticed what appeared to be the first bug. Instead of > WSJT-X moving my Tx tone frequency to the Fox's transmit frequency, it > remained higher in the band at 1736 Hz. . My first thought was that the DX > station may be using a WSJT-X clone. > > At 21:22:45 the 2nd bug was experienced. When I received the Fox's Tx2 > message of calls and a dB report, instead of WSJT-X auto sequencing and > switching to my Tx3 message of calls and R-Report, I continued to send the > Tx1 message of calls and grid. By the time I noticed this bug, 6 seconds had > passed and at 21:22:51 I manually switched to my Tx3 message of calls and > R-Report. The ZL7 didn't copy my truncated, short message, so my Tx3 message > was transmitted again at 21:23:15. > > Here is the captured data from the "Rx Frequency" column. > 212215 Tx 1736 ~ <ZL7/K5WE> K1HTV FM18 > 212230 -2 0.3 373 ~ K1HTV <ZL7/K5WE> -14 > 212245 Tx 1740 ~ <ZL7/K5WE> K1HTV FM18 > 212251 Tx 1740 ~ <ZL7/K5WE> K1HTV R-15 > 212300 -1 0.3 373 ~ <PY4AZ> ZL7/K5WE RR73 Chatham Is. > 212300 2 0.3 313 ~ K1HTV <ZL7/K5WE> -14 > 212315 Tx 1740 ~ <ZL7/K5WE> K1HTV R-15 > 212330 3 0.3 374 ~ CX7BBR <ZL7/K5WE> -19 > 212330 7 0.3 314 ~ <K1HTV> ZL7/K5WE RR73 Chatham Is. > 212400 -3 0.3 373 ~ <PY4AZ> ZL7/K5WE RR73 Chatham Is. > > When I received the RR73 message at 21:23:30, the third bug occurred. Instead > of the red "Enable Tx" going gray, my transmissions continued and my Tx3 > message was resent to the Fox. I had to manually click the "Halt Tx" button. > > Finally, a 4th bug occurred. After receiving the RR73 message from the Fox, > the WSJT-X "Log QSO" screen did not pop up. I had to manually click the "Log > QSO" button and hit Enter to log the QSO. I verified that the settings > "Prompt me to log QSO" checkbox was checked. > > This same problem had occurred the day before when I worked ZL7/K5WE on FT8 > 20 Meters. I wonder if anyone else has experienced these anomalies with > 2.6.0-rc4? > > 73, > Rich - K1HTV > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
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