Re: [wsjt-devel] non standard calls and WSJT-X

2022-03-19 Thread Lance Collister, W7GJ via wsjt-devel
Thanks so much, Joe! VY 73, Lance On 3/19/2022 18:54:54, Joe Taylor wrote: TO7GJ is perfectly acceptable as a standard callsign. As described in the User Guide, the list of acceptable prefixes and suffixes applies only to the case of a Type 1 add-on prefix or suffix, which Lance will not be u

Re: [wsjt-devel] non standard calls and WSJT-X

2022-03-19 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
TO7GJ is perfectly acceptable as a standard callsign. As described in the User Guide, the list of acceptable prefixes and suffixes applies only to the case of a Type 1 add-on prefix or suffix, which Lance will not be using. -- Joe, K1JT On 3/19/2022 2:29 PM, Lance Collister, W7GJ via

Re: [wsjt-devel] [Moon-Net] FH 6m EME DXpedition Update

2022-03-19 Thread Jim Brown via wsjt-devel
On 3/19/2022 9:39 AM, DX Jami via wsjt-devel wrote: My call is AH6FX and I am in Virginia now.  For WSJT-X purposes I configure or set-up WSJT-X for W4/AH6FX. Totally unnecessary -- calling CQ or answering with your grid tells others all they need to know. 73, Jim K9YC (in California since 2

Re: [wsjt-devel] non standard calls and WSJT-X

2022-03-19 Thread Lance Collister, W7GJ via wsjt-devel
Hi Rick, Yes, I THINK I will be OK using the callsign of TO7GJ for both FT8 and Q65-60A modes, but it sure will be interesting to hear definitively from Joe as to whether I will suffer in any way by not having "TO" in the list of official "Type 1" prefixes. MNI TNX and VY 73, Lance On 3/19/2

Re: [wsjt-devel] [Moon-Net] FH 6m EME DXpedition Update

2022-03-19 Thread DX Jami via wsjt-devel
Lance, Good luck on your DXpedition.  I will be looking for you. I share your frustration with "non-standard" call signs.  Actually they are standard in the ham radio world, even per Part 97 ... but non-standard for WSJT-X.  That is another issue for another day. My call is AH6FX and I am in Vir

Re: [wsjt-devel] [Moon-Net] FH 6m EME DXpedition Update

2022-03-19 Thread Lance Collister, W7GJ via wsjt-devel
Hi Charlie! MNI TNX for your email! I made sure to get a dedicated Type 1 callsign because Joe told me that it is always better than using a compound callsign such as FH/W7GJ. But you raise a very interesting question. I no longer see the ability to enter non-standard prefixes in WSJT-X the wa