Re: [wsjt-devel] Rc2 ft8 72 bit vs 77 bit?

2018-10-09 Thread Neil Zampella
Ah ... I need to review that manual again :( On 10/9/2018 10:12 AM, Neil Zampella wrote: As mentioned in the Quick Start guide, both boxes need to be checked when testing 77bit mode.   These are two different 'flags' or 'switches' as I believe the encoder & decoder are two separate process

Re: [wsjt-devel] Yaesu FT-847

2018-10-09 Thread Shane Stroud
This isn't a configuration problem to solve. It's a function of the radio's design. Check your serial number. Later models work fine. Early models (prior to the 8G serial number series) had to have the AF board replaced to work properly. It may work with HRD, but I have a laundry list of

Re: [wsjt-devel] Rc2 ft8 72 bit vs 77 bit?

2018-10-09 Thread Neil Zampella
As mentioned in the Quick Start guide, both boxes need to be checked when testing 77bit mode.   These are two different 'flags' or 'switches' as I believe the encoder & decoder are two separate processes.   The system has no capability to detect what you're responding to since the legacy FT8 wi

Re: [wsjt-devel] Rc2 ft8 72 bit vs 77 bit?

2018-10-09 Thread Bill Pence
thanks. I thnk I did not understand that section. so message format to be sent, not message received will determine the tx format. thanks for clarifying. On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 9:34 AM Joe Taylor wrote: > On 10/8/2018 6:15 PM, Bill Pence KI4US wrote: > > Ok. I tried some tests. > > I do decode

Re: [wsjt-devel] Rc2 ft8 72 bit vs 77 bit?

2018-10-09 Thread Joe Taylor
On 10/8/2018 6:15 PM, Bill Pence KI4US wrote: Ok. I tried some tests. I do decode both 77 bit and old messages I had a buddy send an old cq and 77 bit cq. I decided both. But  I did not select the always generate 77 bit messages so I expected to answer with the format I decoded.  That was not t

Re: [wsjt-devel] Rc2 ft8 72 bit vs 77 bit?

2018-10-09 Thread Bill Pence
we were on 14.078. I was just expecting, since there are 2 different selection boxes, that if I decoded a new message I would reply with new message, and if I decoded an old message, I would reply with old message. otherwise, why are there separate selections for TX and RX message format? things o

Re: [wsjt-devel] Yaesu FT-847

2018-10-09 Thread Chris Getman
I use an FT-847 with WSJT, but pass control via Ham Radio Deluxe and everything works fine. Give it a try it may solve your problem. -Chris On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 7:18 AM wrote: > While you can operate perfectly “fine” without CAT control for many > digital modes (including plain vanilla FT8),

Re: [wsjt-devel] Yaesu FT-847

2018-10-09 Thread kd2bip
While you can operate perfectly “fine” without CAT control for many digital modes (including plain vanilla FT8), you need to be mindful of the placement of your transmitted signal to ensure you aren’t bumping against the edges of your transmit filters, i.e. the high and low ends of the waterfall