Re: [wsjt-devel] qt5_use_modules no longer available in Fedora Rawhide

2018-05-31 Thread Bill Somerville
On 31/05/2018 21:43, Richard Shaw wrote: While trying to build wsjtx 1.9.1 I got a build error. It looks like the long depreciated qt5_use_modules macro has been removed from the release of qt5 in Fedora Rawhide. I made some simple changes as recommended[1], here's an example snippet: @@ -134

Re: [wsjt-devel] wsjt_status.txt

2018-05-31 Thread Black Michael via wsjt-devel
It's a typowsjtx_status.txt %TEMP%\WSJT-X\wsjtx_status.txt de Mike W9MDB On Thursday, May 31, 2018, 4:12:59 PM CDT, Pino Zollo wrote: I am running th 1.9.1 since a couple of days, but I can not locate the file wsjt_status.txt as stated in http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1j

[wsjt-devel] wsjt_status.txt

2018-05-31 Thread Pino Zollo
I am running th 1.9.1 since a couple of days, but I can not locate the file wsjt_status.txt as stated in http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/New_Features_1.9.1.txt - DX grid locator sent to wsjt_status.txt, for use by applications like PstRotatorAZ 73 Pino ZP4KFX --

Re: [wsjt-devel] working stations over 10000 km on 6m

2018-05-31 Thread Jim Brown
On 5/31/2018 9:43 AM, Joe Taylor wrote: Of course this could be done in FT8.  But as I emphasized in a previous email, we did not want to use a different solution for FT8 and MSK144. As currently implemented, MSK144 has no spare bits. Two thoughts. First, aren't FT8 and MSK144 designed for ver

[wsjt-devel] qt5_use_modules no longer available in Fedora Rawhide

2018-05-31 Thread Richard Shaw
While trying to build wsjtx 1.9.1 I got a build error. It looks like the long depreciated qt5_use_modules macro has been removed from the release of qt5 in Fedora Rawhide. I made some simple changes as recommended[1], here's an example snippet: @@ -1343,7 +1343,8 @@ else () ) endif ()

Re: [wsjt-devel] Start time, not end time, logged

2018-05-31 Thread Black Michael via wsjt-devel
According to my LOTW account it's the start time being recorded in the QSO...not the end time. On Thursday, May 31, 2018, 12:17:40 PM CDT, Tom Melvin wrote: Hi I much prefer the start time - if it takes me 30 mins to work a station I am ‘on the air’ for 30 mins - a) I need to log

Re: [wsjt-devel] Start time, not end time, logged

2018-05-31 Thread Steve London
LoTW allows a mismatch of up to 30 minutes. This issue bit me yesterday during the 6 meter JA opening: - Called a station, no response. - Took a 30 minute break, without working another station. - Called the same station, worked him. Was very surprised to see the QSO time reported to N1MM+ as t

Re: [wsjt-devel] A nano-feature request

2018-05-31 Thread Bill Somerville
On 31/05/2018 19:13, Ted Gisske wrote: In the midst of all of the pondering about what to do with the >1mi QSO's (nb. I made one to JA last night. Quite a thrill!) is it possible to make the contents of the "Hold TX Frequency" checkbox sticky when changing from FT8 DXpedition mode or from M

[wsjt-devel] A nano-feature request

2018-05-31 Thread Ted Gisske
In the midst of all of the pondering about what to do with the >1mi QSO's (nb. I made one to JA last night. Quite a thrill!) is it possible to make the contents of the "Hold TX Frequency" checkbox sticky when changing from FT8 DXpedition mode or from MSK144 back to "normal" FT8? I find mys

Re: [wsjt-devel] working stations over 10000 km on 6m

2018-05-31 Thread Joe Taylor
On 5/31/2018 1:16 PM, George Molnar wrote: Would a unique CQ message for contest mode work, or is that asking for confusion? Normal mode: CQ KF2T FM18 Contest mode: CX KF2T FM18 The contest community is smaller than the general population, so it might be an easier “sell." *George J Molnar*

Re: [wsjt-devel] Start time, not end time, logged

2018-05-31 Thread Bill Somerville
On 31/05/2018 16:36, Steve London wrote: Version 1.9.0 When making a difficult QSO, many minutes can pass between the time the QSO was initiated and the QSO was completed. These are identified in the log screen as "Start Time" and "End Time". Currently, when a QSO is logged, the Start Time is

Re: [wsjt-devel] working stations over 10000 km on 6m

2018-05-31 Thread Jay Hainline
I think that might be a good solution Bill as NA contest mode is pretty much a "VHF/UHF/Microwave feature". 73 Jay. KA9CFD Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Original message From: Bill Somerville Date: 5/31/18 12:08 (GMT-06:00) To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subje

Re: [wsjt-devel] working stations over 10000 km on 6m

2018-05-31 Thread George Molnar
Would a unique CQ message for contest mode work, or is that asking for confusion? Normal mode: CQ KF2T FM18 Contest mode: CX KF2T FM18 The contest community is smaller than the general population, so it might be an easier “sell." George J Molnar Arlington, Virginia, USA KF2T - FM18lv

Re: [wsjt-devel] Start time, not end time, logged

2018-05-31 Thread Tom Melvin
Hi I much prefer the start time - if it takes me 30 mins to work a station I am ‘on the air’ for 30 mins - a) I need to log this to stay legal and b) it allows me to see historically how long QSO;s take. 73’s Tom GM8MJV On 31 May 2018, at 16:36, Steve London wrote: > Version 1.9.0 > > Whe

Re: [wsjt-devel] Start time, not end time, logged

2018-05-31 Thread Claude Frantz
On 05/31/2018 05:36 PM, Steve London wrote: Hi Steve & All, > When making a difficult QSO, many minutes can pass between the time the > QSO was initiated and the QSO was completed. These are identified in the > log screen as "Start Time" and "End Time". Currently, when a QSO is > logged, the Star

Re: [wsjt-devel] working stations over 10000 km on 6m

2018-05-31 Thread Bill Somerville
On 31/05/2018 17:43, Joe Taylor wrote: On 5/31/2018 12:22 PM, Jay Hainline wrote: Joe, is it possible to use one of the extra FT8 bits as a flag that you are transmitting in contest mode or not? Would that be useful to keep the program on the receiving end from being confused? 73 Jay KA9CFD

Re: [wsjt-devel] working stations over 10000 km on 6m

2018-05-31 Thread Joe Taylor
On 5/31/2018 12:22 PM, Jay Hainline wrote: Joe, is it possible to use one of the extra FT8 bits as a flag that you are transmitting in contest mode or not? Would that be useful to keep the program on the receiving end from being confused? 73 Jay KA9CFD Of course this could be done in FT8. B

Re: [wsjt-devel] working stations over 10000 km on 6m

2018-05-31 Thread Jay Hainline
Joe, is it possible to use one of the extra FT8 bits as a flag that you are transmitting in contest mode or not? Would that be useful to keep the program on the receiving end from being confused? 73 Jay KA9CFD Sent from my U.S.Cellular© Smartphone Original message From: Joe Ta

Re: [wsjt-devel] working stations over 10000 km on 6m

2018-05-31 Thread Ned
Joe On 5/31/2018 3:34 PM, Joe Taylor wrote: When you're lucky enough to be working East Asia on 6m, using WSJT-X v1.9, just hit "No" when asked if you should be in contest mode. Just so you know, my screen was littered with windows for all sorts of prop monitoring tools during the event. I n

[wsjt-devel] Start time, not end time, logged

2018-05-31 Thread Steve London
Version 1.9.0 When making a difficult QSO, many minutes can pass between the time the QSO was initiated and the QSO was completed. These are identified in the log screen as "Start Time" and "End Time". Currently, when a QSO is logged, the Start Time is placed in the ADIF file, and sent to clie

Re: [wsjt-devel] working stations over 10000 km on 6m (Ned)

2018-05-31 Thread Rich - K1HTV
Ned & Jim, Using WSJT-X V 1.9.1 v8747, to activate the "NA VHF Contest" check box hit F2 (File/Settings) and click the 'General' tab. check the "Enable VHF/UHF/Microwave" features" box. After you click 'OK', the "NA VHF Contest" box will appear on the main WSJT-X screen under the 'Hold Tx Freq'

Re: [wsjt-devel] working stations over 10000 km on 6m

2018-05-31 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jay, Ned, and all, On 5/30/2018 8:57 PM, Jay Hainline KA9CFD wrote: We had a big opening to JA today on 6m. Some of the contacts were over 10,000 km and I have heard some ops report their WSJT-X software would hang up asking if they want to switch to contest mode. Apparently the program sees

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release of WSJT-X Version 1.9.1

2018-05-31 Thread Doug W
Great work Joe and team. I found one minor bug when upgrading to 1.9.1 from 1.8 on Windows 10. When I first opened WSJT-X after installing 1.9.1 it defaulted to DXpedition mode Hound in FT8. I was not using DXpedition mode in the previous version so it was not carried over from there. On Thu, M

Re: [wsjt-devel] Dev branch?

2018-05-31 Thread Bill Somerville
On 31/05/2018 15:15, Black Michael via wsjt-devel wrote: Is this the current development branch?  It's build 1.9.1 as of now...it was building 1.10.0 on 5/28 http://svn.code.sf.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/wsjtx/trunk/ Also interesting it says rev 8745 on "svn info" and "svn log" but the "svn update" and t

[wsjt-devel] message changed from R+02 to calling other station.

2018-05-31 Thread Colin99 Campbell
Using WSJT-X v1.9.1 r8747 Windows 10 I was in a qso on 17m with JA1NCZ. All was going as expected until he gave up and gave a report to RU3DK. My MM5AGM JA1NCZ R+02 then changed to me calling him - JA1NCZ MM5AGM IO85. 142245 Tx 1934 ~ CQ MM5AGM IO85 142300 7 0.1 1934 ~ MM5AGM JA1NCZ -22 142

[wsjt-devel] Dev branch?

2018-05-31 Thread Black Michael via wsjt-devel
Is this the current development branch?  It's build 1.9.1 as of now...it was building 1.10.0 on 5/28http://svn.code.sf.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/wsjtx/trunk/ Also interesting it says rev 8745 on "svn info" and "svn log" but the "svn update" and the website says 8747. Working Copy Root Path: C:\JTSDK\src\w

[wsjt-devel] Release of WSJT-X Version 1.9.1

2018-05-31 Thread Joe Taylor
WSJT-X Version 1.9.1 is now available for download. This version corrects a flaw in Version 1.9.0 that unintentionally restricted the full use of FT8 DXpedition Mode by "Fox" stations. New features and enhancements to WSJT-X since Version 1.8.0 are summarized here: http://physics.princeton.e