Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug Report

2022-05-09 Thread Black Michael via wsjt-devel
How is your shack grounded?   You'll find some adaptors on my QRZ page which you can use that can help.In the FT-991A case you can use the USB A-B adaptor which will break the USB shield connection to the rig and then you can use a-a cables instead like USB 3.0 cables which have better shielding

Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug Report

2022-05-09 Thread W2JDM via wsjt-devel
Perfect! That seems to be the issue. Set power down to 5W with no issues at all. Back up to 50W or above, and problems again. Ordered some ferrites and should be good to go! Didn’t even think of this as I have been very careful about grounding everything. Both the radio and tuner are groun

Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug Report

2022-05-09 Thread Koen Bijl via wsjt-devel
That’s a question of RFI ! Op ma 9 mei 2022 om 17:03 schreef David Tiller via wsjt-devel < wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > Jason, > > This sounds like a textbook example of RFI getting into your computer or > USB cable. I had a similar issue on 80m and found that a few well-placed > ferrites

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSPR used for astronomical observations — Reaching out to Prof. Taylor

2022-05-09 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Serge, I can find no record of an email from you last August. The best published reference to the WSPR protocol and the WSPRnet database is this one: J. Taylor, K1JT, and B. Walker, W1BW, "WSPRing Around the World," in QST, November 2010, pp. 30-32. A copy of the paper's manuscript is a

Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug Report

2022-05-09 Thread David Tiller via wsjt-devel
Jason, This sounds like a textbook example of RFI getting into your computer or USB cable. I had a similar issue on 80m and found that a few well-placed ferrites on my USB cable fixed the issue. Search for "FT8 RFI" for other folks advice. To verify, try transmitting into a dummy load or at _v

Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug Report

2022-05-09 Thread W2JDM via wsjt-devel
WSJTX Version: 2.5.4 OS – Mac Monterey 12.3.1 Radio – Yaesu 991A SiliconLabs Driver – 6.0.2 for Mac When tuned to 40m (and only 40m), using FT8, the software loses CAT control shortly after transmitting. The symptoms are that it will hold the transmit too long and eventually show ORANGE status