Guys, I thought this all started with an observation that some people hit it way too hard and generate unwanted harmonics. I have always thought the "cure" for that was to turn down the audio feed. It is not clear to me how using rig split or Fake It solves that problem. I always use Fake it - have for literally years. I thought either method ,Rig Split or Fake It, was about keeping your signal more or less in the center of the bandpass. I do recall advice somewhere to run higher in the bandpass rather than lower in the bandpass to move unwanted signals out of the bandpass - is that why you all are discussing Fake It versus Rig Split? Isn't the better answer to make sure you have a clean signal and in some cases maybe turn down the power just a little bit?
Just curious what I am missing. John K7SYS On Sun, Oct 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM Reino Talarmo via wsjt-devel < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Andy, > > Your statement ‘Testing fake-it requires a transmission but rig split does > not.’ without additional information makes no sense to me. Do you mean how > an operator can see that he is transmitting at correct radio frequency? > Most radios indicate the used VFO frequency, when commanded for > transmission. In the fake-it operation the RX VFO (A) frequency changes and > in the rig the transmission uses the TX VFO (B). For an indication both > require a rig transmission activation. > > If the Tune button is used for the activation, then there is output power > in both cases. If the Test Cat button or the Test PTT button is used, then > no audio will be transmitted, and no RF output will be sent. (If PTT method > VOX is used, then the Test PTT don’t work and only the Tune button can be > used.) > > > > The change of the audio frequency is not presented to the user. > > > > It would be much easier to help in the rig split operation, if at least > you tell us the rig type and how CAT control is arranged. > > > > 73, Reino OH3mA > > > > *From:* Andy Durbin via wsjt-devel <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, October 13, 2025 12:24 AM > *To:* WSJT software development <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Andy Durbin <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [wsjt-devel] Enforcing WSJT-X split mode > > > > "I provided a signal report with screen shots to one offending station and > he improved his signal with audio drive adjustment. He stated he was using > rig split." > > > > Correction - He stated he was using fake-it. Testing fake-it requires a > transmission but rig split does not. > > > > Andy, k3wyc > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >
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