In some cases the use of RR73 is problematic. I operate FT8 almost
exclusively on 2 meters, weak signal. If I am working a very weak station, and
that station chooses to use RR73 instead of 73, thereis a good chance that I
have not received it, especially if I am waiting for a qsb peak on the signal.
By sending RR73 that station assumes we are done once RR73 is sent, but we may
not be done. I continuesending a signal report, while the station I was in
contact with is off working another station. I may then fail to log that qso,
since it is incomplete, unless the station realizes the mistake and continues
the qso.
On occasion I have even seen RR73 used in MSK144 or even Q65 which is just out
of line in weak signal, or meteor scatter work.
When working weak signals I don't think RR73 should ever be used and I never
use it myself.
73,Andy, ka2uqw
On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 04:53:15 PM EDT, Neil Zampella via
wsjt-devel <[email protected]> wrote:
FWIW ... if you received an RR73 .. there is no need to reply.
The station is saying that RR I got your last, and 'over and out' ...
The other party is not waiting for your reply, they're on to another contact.
Neil, KN3ILZ
On 10/21/2023 1:14 PM, Andy Durbin wrote:
WSJT-X ver 2.6.1, Win 8.1.
I have observed several times that I could not complete a QSO by sending 73
after I had received an RR73. This is expected operation with F/H active but
not when F/H is not active. I suspect that something is latched in software if
F/H mode has been used but is then exited and WSJT-X is not re-started.
Has anyone else seen this or have an explanation?
73, Andy, k3wyc _______________________________________________
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