Re: [wsjt-devel] Digital Contest Dinner at Dayton #FT4 #FT8 #WSPR

Typo in my Zipcode below. Should be: Ed Muns, W0YK POB 1877 Los Gatos, CA 95031-1877 73, Ed W0YK From: Ed Muns Sent: 15 April, 2023 11:14 To: 'r...@groups.io' ; 'rttydigi...@groups.io' ; 'WSJT software development' ; 'm...@wsjtx.groups.io&#x

[wsjt-devel] Digital Contest Dinner at Dayton #FT4 #FT8 #WSPR

using PayPal or credit card to cover fees. 73, Ed Muns, W0YK POB 1877 Los Gatos, CA 94031-1877 ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel

[wsjt-devel] Digital Contest Dinner at Dayton? #FT4 #FT8 #WSPR

The Hope Hotel can provide a Digital Contest Dinner on Thursday evening, 18 May, if there is enough interest by at least 30 people. Time would be 7pm following CTU. Price $40/person, all inclusive of tax, gratuity, etc. Please let me know ASAP if you would attend and if there are enough tak

[wsjt-devel] Digital Contest Forum, Dayton Hamvention, 19 May 2023

This is a call for presentations at the Digital Contest Forum at the Dayton Hamvention in May. Suitable topics can be on most anything in the realm of digital contesting, most commonly the RTTY and FT modes. It's a great opportunity to help move radio sport forward by sharing your thoughts and ex

Re: [wsjt-devel] [RttyDigital] FT Roundup Raw Scores Posted [Second Attempt]

tience, whichever. 73, Ed W0YK From: rttydigi...@groups.io On Behalf Of Ed Muns, W0YK Sent: 11 December, 2022 21:28 To: rttydigi...@groups.io; 'NCCC Main Reflector' ; 'CQ-Contest Reflector' ; 'WSJT software development' Cc: Don Hill Subject: Re: [RttyDigital

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT Roundup Raw Scores Posted [Oops .... NOT]

Brain fog here. I uploaded the FT Roundup Raw Scores to the WW Digi website. That’s now been reversed back to the WW Digi Raw Scores. We’re working on getting the FT Roundup Raw Scores posted, so QRX. 73, Ed W0YK From: Ed Muns Sent: 11 December, 2022 20:15 To: 'rtt

[wsjt-devel] FT Roundup Raw Scores Posted

https://ww-digi.com/raw.htm This link goes to the Raw Scores database from last weekend’s FT Roundup. Remember that these scores are computed by the log check software before and reductions for errors. In theory, these scores should match the claimed scores calculated by the participants’

Re: [wsjt-devel] [RttyDigital] FT Roundup contest this weekend December 3 -4, 2022

Thanks Mark. This year, log submittal is via webpage upload like most other major contests: https://ftru.contesting.com/ftrusubmitlog.php Deadline is 2359 UTC December 11, 2022, but late logs will help up until log checking is complete near the end of December. Rules:

[wsjt-devel] 2022 WW Digi DX Contest Raw Scores Posted

https://ww-digi.com/raw.htm These raw scores are based on logs received as of 0400 UTC Saturday, 3 September 2022. The scores are “raw”, meaning they are not adjusted for log errors and penalties. Most scores will decrease, but the order of finish usually remains roughly the same, except f

[wsjt-devel] WW Digi DX Contest Raw Scores Posted

https://ww-digi.com/raw.htm These are scores from the log check software BEFORE any log errors are deducted. For the most part, OOF (Order of Finish) doesn’t change with log check completetion, except for close scores sometimes. 73, Ed W0YK __

[wsjt-devel] 2021 WW Digi DX Contest

On 28-29 August 2021, the third annual WW Digi DX Contest takes place so mark your calendar if you’re interested in some FT8/4 activity. Rules and much other valuable information are available on the website . Practices on the prior d

[wsjt-devel] FT Roundup Logs Due

ecking; the others are ignored. 73, Ed W0YK From: Don AA5AU Sent: 02 December, 2020 08:54 To: Ed Muns Subject: Re: FT Roundup This Weekend Thank you! Don AA5AU On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 09:54:15 AM CST, Ed Muns mailto:e...@w0yk.com> > wrote: The annual FT Ro

[wsjt-devel] FT Roundup Practice Sessions

2200-2230 UTC Friday, 4 December 0200-0230 UTC Saturday, 5 December Use the ARRL RTTY Roundup configuration/messages in your software. Use the bands that are open for you and operate as though it is the real contest. Be sure to setup a contest-specific CQ message, e.g., CQ FTRU, so others kno

[wsjt-devel] FT Roundup This Weekend

The annual FT Roundup begins at 1800 UTC Saturday, 5 December, ending at 2359 UTC Sunday, 6 December. Rules, including recommended frequencies: https://www.rttycontesting.com/ft-roundup/rules/ Log deadline is 2359 UTC Sunday, 13 December. Email logs to ft8...@cqww.com

Re: [wsjt-devel] WW Digi DX Contest Final Results

; WSJT software development Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] WW Digi DX Contest Final Results Ed, Incredible Writeup ! That should be the model for all others. Ron, WV4P On Thu, 1 Oct 2020 at 19:54, Ed Muns mailto:e...@w0yk.com> > wrote: <https://ww-digi.com/results/> Res

[wsjt-devel] WW Digi DX Contest Final Results

ex.htm?yr=2019> Soapbox QRM <https://ww-digi.com/soapbox.htm?yr=2019> Scores Database <https://ww-digi.com/scores.htm> There is a lot of material here which we hope you enjoy. 73, Iztok S52D Don AA5AU Ed W0YK _____

Re: [wsjt-devel] WW Digi DX Contest Raw Scores Posted [Upload Complete]

No data after RGxx was loaded due to a data error. Should be complete now. 73, Ed W0YK _ From: Ed Muns Sent: 05 September, 2020 08:02 To: 'WSJT software development' ; '

[wsjt-devel] WW Digi DX Contest Raw Scores Posted

https://ww-digi.com/raw.htm Raw Scores are now posted. These are scores calculated by the log check software before error reductions and NIL penalties. They may differ slightly from the claimed score calculated by your logging software. 1,688 Logs 257,660 QSOs 6,330 Different calls

Re: [wsjt-devel] WW Digi DX Contest [Log Deadline Tomorrow]

Another reminder that logs are due by 2359 UTC Friday. There are still 170 logs missing that have 50+ QSOs. Thanks for your support! 73, Ed W0YK _ From: Ed Muns Sent: 01 September, 2020 13:52

[wsjt-devel] WW Digi DX Contest

Thanks to everyone who participated in the WW Digi event this past weekend. 1,450 logs have been received so far, exceeding last year’s final count of 1,325. However, we are still missing 250 logs that have 50+ QSOs, so please get yours in now. The official deadline is Friday and we can use

[wsjt-devel] Reminder: Practices Tomorrow for 2020 WW Digi DX Contest This Weekend

ebsite comprehensively covers the topics needed to operate successfully as we all acclimate to this new digital mode. 73, Ed W0YK -Original Message- From: Ed Muns mailto:e...@w0yk.com> > Sent: 23 August, 2020 18:25 To: 'WSJT software development' mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2020 WW Digi DX Contest Next Weekend

The Operating Tips <http://ww-digi.com/operating.htm> link below was busted, now fixed. 73, Ed W0YK From: Ed Muns Sent: 23 August, 2020 18:25 To: 'WSJT software development' ; 'r...@groups.io' ; 'rttydigi...@groups.io' ; 'CQ-Contest Reflecto

[wsjt-devel] 2020 WW Digi DX Contest Next Weekend

Next weekend is the second annual WW Digi DX Contest sponsored by the SCC and WWROF. Rules and much other valuable information are available on the website . Two issues arose in the 2019 event that we hope will be addressed by particip

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X defect report - Incorrect tab 2 grid message

Joe, K1JT, wrote: Would there be huge howls of protest if Tab 2 were permanently removed? If so, should we pay attention to them? One advantage to removing Tab 2 is avoidance of a problem encountered in Field Day by a local club. The FT operator had "Prompt to log QSO" checked but the Log QSO wi

[wsjt-devel] Batavia FT8 Contest (warmup for WW Digi Contest)

https://batavia-ft8.com/ Our YB friends are sponsoring an FT8 contest this weekend which leverages heavily from the WW Digi Contest rules. This is an excellent practice opportunity for the 2nd annual WW Digi Contest at the end of August. 73, Ed W0YK ___

[wsjt-devel] 2020 WW Digi DX Contest

In three months the 2020 World Wide contest season is kicked off with the 2nd annual WW Digi DX Contest on 29-30 August. This is followed by the three CQ World Wide contests (RTTY, SSB and CW) also on the last full weekend of the following three months. The website

Re: [wsjt-devel] Clicking on RR73 produced wrong TX response msg

Both stations should log the QSO when RR73 is sent. At that point in the message sequence both QSO partners have exchanged call signs, reports and acknowledgements (R -04 and RR73). No further messages need to be exchanged. Rather than sending a third ACK, e.g., 73, to confirm receipt of the s

[wsjt-devel] World Wide Digi DX Contest Results

WWROF and SCC are pleased to announce the results of the inaugural WW Digi contest held at the end of August 2019: https://ww-digi.com/results.htm There is the main article followed by a number of supporting tables and data plus a link to the Scores Database which provides a convenient

[wsjt-devel] FT Roundup Raw Scores

https://www.rttycontesting.com/ft-roundup/2019-raw-scores/ This listing of “raw scores” includes logs received by the deadline. Log submittals are still welcome and will be included in the published results if they are received before log checking is completed. Late logs, however, are not

[wsjt-devel] WW Digi Raw Scores Posted

https://ww-digi.com/raw.htm The raw scores from WW Digi last weekend are now posted, based on the 1,150 logs received so far. "Raw scores" are computed by the log check software before any error reductions. In most cases they agree with the "claimed score" that the logging software computes.

[wsjt-devel] WW Digi Post-FAQs

Here are a few of the common email queries being received in the wake of the WW Digi DX Contest: Q: My software doesn't create a Cabrillo log so I ran my ADIF log through the website ADIF Converter. Would you please send me the Cabrillo log file created by the converter? A: There is a checkbox fo

[wsjt-devel] WW Digi DX Contest

Tomorrow will host two more practices for the WW Digi Dx Contest: 19-20 UTC, 30 August 01-02 UTC, 31 August You can submit your practice logs to https://ww-digi.com/logcheck/ (Cabrillo log files) or https://ww-digi.com/adif/ (ADIF log file). The contest itself starts at 12 UTC Saturda

[wsjt-devel] WW Digi Contest Practices Friday

Two one-hour practices again this Friday: Friday 16 August 19-20 UTC (EU evening) Friday 16 August) 23-00 UTC (NA evening) [NOTE THIS 2nd SESSION IS 2 HOURS EARLIER THAN THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE DUE TO SARTG RTTY CONTEST STARTING AT 00 UTC.] Use the

[wsjt-devel] WW Digi Log Submittal Feedback

Thanks to everyone that submitted a practice log and let us know what didn't work. Here is a summary: ADIF Converter 1. Not accepting the official ADIF standard for the FT4 mode: MFSK FT4. It should also still accept FT4 because some software uses that.

[wsjt-devel] WW Digi Contest Practices

Two one-hour practices each week leading up to the contest (8 total practice sessions): Fridays (9, 16, 23, 30 August) 19-20 UTC (EU evening) Saturdays (10, 17, 34, 31 August) 01-02 UTC (NA Friday evening) These should be plenty of times for people to practice WW Digi within thei

[wsjt-devel] WWROF Webinar - New WW Digi Contest

The World Wide Radio Operator Foundation (WWROF) is pleased to announce the following webinar: "Extending the World Wide DX Contest into the Brave New World of Digital Communication" The webinar will review the ideas behind creating a new World Wide DX Contest. Key details of the new World Wide

Re: [wsjt-devel] Contest confusion

Auto Seq works great for inter-operability between contest and non-contest message sequences. The problem is if the non-contest operator doesn’t like the fact that the normal expected sequence is shorter, because he didn’t receive an SNR report from his contest QSO partner. My guess is that fe

Re: [wsjt-devel] Contest confusion

arly from a non-contester then that person, if not confused, should use the exchange expected by the person who called CQ. [Ed Muns] Agree. To me it's the same "point". I'm advocating that the contester should take responsibility in either case-calling a non-contester or being c

Re: [wsjt-devel] Contest confusion

alid QSO is: > Exchange of calls > Band > Date > Time +/-30 minutes > > So it makes no difference if your signal report is a SNR or a grid square. However since it is your station it is your choice on how you log. > Have fun n enjoy after all it's not life of death it's

Re: [wsjt-devel] Contest confusion

out "You are 59 or 599" frequently followed by "again, again." John Sent from my Verizon Motorola Smartphone On Jul 22, 2019 00:01, Ed Muns wrote: > > Great tip, Laurie. > > This is a good technique if one can reasonably assume that the majority of > QSO

Re: [wsjt-devel] Contest confusion

your signal report is a SNR or a grid square. However since it is your station it is your choice on how you log. Have fun n enjoy after all it's not life of death it's just a hobby. Fred N2XK On Jul 22, 2019 12:01 AM, Ed Muns mailto:e...@w0yk.com> > wrote: Great tip, Lau

Re: [wsjt-devel] Contest confusion

Great tip, Laurie. This is a good technique if one can reasonably assume that the majority of QSO partners sending a signal report will not complete the QSO, or log it, if the contester only sends a Grid Square. IOW, if a contester set to NA VHF Contest mode connects up with a "non-contester" set

Re: [wsjt-devel] Contest confusion

Hi Andy. What if you did receive a signal report from a station participating in the contest? Would you then be ambivalent to whether your QSO partner was "in the contest" or not? For example, if your QSO partner is in contest mode but also had the ability to manually initiate a SNR messag

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT4 Default Frequencies

I find the words "pretty inconsiderate or pretty ignorant" to be insulting and inflammatory, regardless of context. And, they add no value to the discussion. For example, one could say that "users are pretty inconsiderate or pretty ignorant of the intended purpose of FT4" and the dialogue would

[wsjt-devel] Request for FT8 and FT4 Logs

We are testing the log submittal and log checking process for the upcoming WW Digi DX Contest at the end of August. We need logs to test with. At the end of May 2019, I worked over 600 QSOs on FT8 and FT4 as P49X. I would appreciate it if anyone who worked P49X on the FT modes would please

Re: [wsjt-devel] v2.0.0 Cabrillo file rejected by ARRL Robot

Sorry, didn't read your post thoroughly. I'm surprised that 50313 wasn't accepted because that's the same format for HF frequencies in Cabrillo. However, I got the following excerpt from the WWROF Cabrillo 3.0 spec web page: Explanation of Fields Each line must begin with "QSO:" followed

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0 User Guide

Yep, works great. Just emailed it to Dick W1KSZ. Ed W0YK _ From: Bill Somerville [mailto:g4...@classdesign.com] Sent: 04 December, 2018 15:36 To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0 User Guide On 04/12/2018 23:24, Richard Solomon wrote: A Go

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0 User Guide

27;t want to print it out, not yet. A simple conversion will do. A Google search hasn't provided a "simple" method, yet. 73, Dick, W1KSZ Sent from Outlook <http://aka.ms/weboutlook> _ From: Ed Muns Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 4:07 PM To: '

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.0 User Guide

If your goal with a PDF is to print, that can be done direct from the html. And, it comes out perfectly formatted. In my Chrome browser, I simply right-click the html manual and select 'Print' on the menu that comes up. For me, it was 56 pages (28 sheets, double sided) in portrait orientation.

[wsjt-devel] FT8 Roundup Logs Received

At less than 48 hours after the end of the FT8 Roundup, over 1000 logs have been received. Yesterday, at 24 hours, there were 840 logs. Still, there are 520 logs with at least 10 QSOs that have not been received. (This is determined from the QSOs in the 1000+ logs already received.) If you have

[wsjt-devel] FT8 Roundup Cabrillo

We're approaching 850 logs received for the FT8 Roundup that ended less than 24 hours ago. A number of logs have come in without RSTs in the QSO lines, mostly just the sent RST. The Cabrillo files are said to have been created by WSJT-X 1.0, rc5. Is there a mistake or omission that a user might

[wsjt-devel] FW: [rttydigital] FT8 Roundup Logs Received Page

FYI ... -Original Message- From: rttydigi...@groups.io [mailto:rttydigi...@groups.io] On Behalf Of Don Hill AA5AU Sent: 02 December, 2018 19:57 To: rttydigi...@groups.io Subject: [rttydigital] FT8 Roundup Logs Received Page Here... https://www.rttycontesting.com/ft8-roundup/2018-results/

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 Roundup Log Submittal

log function saves the log as a whateveryoutype.cbr. But your instructions say it saves it as callsign.log. Which is correct? I sent my log with both filename extensions but neither shows up in the list of received logs. Carey WB4HXE On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 10:36 PM Ed Muns wrote: The log

[wsjt-devel] FT8 Roundup Log Submittal

The log submittal robot failed to send confirmation emails to the early log submittals. That has been fixed, but if you didn't receive the normal confirmation email, please check the Logs Received web page on the FT8 Roundup website. We have your log if your call is listed there. Over 400 log

Re: [wsjt-devel] [RTTY] "FT8 Roundup" mock contest [Two Sessions]

Hi Phil. This question is really for the WSJT development team to address. But, my personal opinion as a user differs a bit from yours. I'll offer it here as another perspective. In general, I agree with your stated principle of backward compatibility. At the same time I tolerate breaking the p

[wsjt-devel] "FT8 Roundup" mock contest [Two Sessions]

In addition to this practice contest just prior to the actual FT8 Roundup next weekend, there will be an identical practice on Wednesday evening NA time (0200-0300 UTC Thursday, 29 November). Don and I feel another practice will be useful since we all need to ensure we have installed and configure

Re: [wsjt-devel] Version 2.0 rc5

] Version 2.0 rc5 On 25/11/2018 02:12, Ed Muns wrote: > Will rc5 restore the "nextcall" contesting feature? > > Ed W0YK Hi Ed, no it will not, sorry about that. The first attempt at implementation proved to be quite buggy and we feel that it is too near GA date to implement t

Re: [wsjt-devel] Version 2.0 rc5

Will rc5 restore the "nextcall" contesting feature? Ed W0YK ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel

[wsjt-devel] FT8 Roundup, 1-2 December 2018

Don AA5AU and I are pleased to announce the FT8 Roundup to be held on 1-2 December 2019. Rules, tutorials and other information can be found at: https://www.rttycontesting.com/ft8-roundup/ This is the weekend of the Ten-Meter RTTY Contest that we've sponsored for the past 8 years. Given the sta

[wsjt-devel] Mock FT8 Roundup Observations

I played the entire hour but only worked 7 stations. There seemed to be a lot of participants, which is great, but I was not able to work very many of them. I'm not sure if (1) my signal strength was too low, or (2) if my signal quality was poor, or (3) if I was running WSJT-X RC3 incorrectly. Re