[wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc8

2025-01-06 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users, We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc8 is ready for download and use by beta testers. This revision introduces a new Message System primarily intended for contests. Otherwise, RC8 is mostly a bug-fix release of the well-functioning RC7. The WSJT-X M

Re: [wsjt-devel] Echo mode not working right in RC7

2025-01-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Russ, More details about "Echo Mode in WSJT-X 2.6.0" (and later versions) are found in this paper published in DUBUS: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/Echo_Mode_in_WSJT-X_2.6.0.pdf -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 1/1/2025 2:17 PM, Charles Suckling via wsjt-devel wrote: Hi Russ Echo mode now alwa

[wsjt-devel] Fwd: Adding ARRL School Club Roundup contest option in wsjt-x

2024-11-26 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi, it's me again, K4DKW. I am operating the only Elementary School Amateur Radio Club in all of Northern Ohio.  This is our third year and the kids have participated 4x in the ARRL School Club Roundup.  We won it October 2023, have two second place finishes (February 2023 and 2024) and am now

Re: [wsjt-devel] Using EME Doppler Control for CW?

2024-10-22 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Dwayne, Here's a recommended procedure for doing CW EME with WSJT-X in charge of rig control (T/R switching and Doppler control). 1. Configure WSJT-X (and everything else) as you do for digital EME. 2. Be sure that "Settings -> Radio -> Mode" is set to "None", so that WSJT-X will not co

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.7.0-rc7

2024-10-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Tnx Josh! -- Joe, K1JT On 10/1/2024 12:03 PM, Josh Rovero via wsjt-devel wrote: No problems compiling and running on Fedora Core 40, 64-bit. -- P.J. "Josh" Rovero http://www.roveroresearch.org Ham Radio: KK1D ___ w

Re: [wsjt-devel] RC7 - Subprocess failed with exit code 2

2024-10-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Scott, Thanks for the detailed report -- it's much appreciated. We will make sure to improve the program's gracefulness in handling this condition. -- Joe, K1JT On 9/30/2024 10:58 PM, Scott Armstrong via wsjt-devel wrote: Hi All, The following  Subprocess Error (see below) was o

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc7

2024-09-30 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 9/30/2024 4:32 PM, Marco Calistri PY1ZRJ via wsjt-devel wrote: I have immediately a question for you regarding the SF/SH authentication over SSL protocol: Does the Super-*Hound* requires to create his ownOTP key, or this requirement is only for the Super-*Fox*? Please follow instructions

Re: [wsjt-devel] SuperFox decoding weak signal learning #FH

2024-09-30 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Glenn -- If you do not have time or inclination to study the source code, you should at least start with the User Guide. Decoders in WSJT-X have advantageously used available "a priori" (AP) information for many years. A whole section of the WSJT-X User Guide is devoted to explaining what i

[wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc7

2024-09-30 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users, We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc7 is ready for download and use by beta testers. This revision has many improvements to SuperFox mode: better decoding, more reliable message sequencing, and an open source, cryptographically sound verification

[wsjt-devel] Comparison of SuperFox and Multi-streamed Fox & Hound

2024-09-26 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi all, Yesterday a sizable group of us conducted on-the-air tests of SuperFox (SF) mode using a pre-release version of WSJT-X 2.7.0-RC7. We included some operation using old-style Fox-and-Hound (FH), so that direct comparisons could be made. W7YED acted as SuperFox (SF) for about half an h

Re: [wsjt-devel] SuperFox and FT8: Weak-Signal Performance

2024-09-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
the even timeslots adding repeats from fox. 73, Reino OH3mA -Original Message----- From: Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel Sent: Friday, September 6, 2024 10:54 PM To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Joe Taylor Subject: [wsjt-devel] SuperFox and FT8: Weak-Signal Performance Hi all, WSJT-related

[wsjt-devel] SuperFox and FT8: Weak-Signal Performance

2024-09-06 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi all, WSJT-related lists have recently seen a lot of discussion about FT8 and SuperFox decoding thresholds. Some of it has been incorrect or misleading. I have posted a short document comparing measured sensitivities of SuperFox and FT8 (including multi-streaming) here: https://wsjt.sour

Re: [wsjt-devel] HH2AA?

2024-08-17 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
HH2AA has not been issued an official SuperFox key. As we have stated publicly before, security of these keys is not consistent with highest cryptographic standards. Most people will not be able to crack the key algorithm, but several have already proved that a dedicated hacker can do so. F

Re: [wsjt-devel] Superfox CQ with grid #FH

2024-08-08 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
By design, SuperFox transmissiions can send two forms of CQ messages. 1. A "bare CQ" transmission -- one that includes no Hound callsigns -- includes the 4-character locator of the SuperFox. 2. CQs attached to normal transmissions to calling SuperHounds contain no locator. -- 73, Jo

Re: [wsjt-devel] AGC affecting SuperFox decoding #FH

2024-08-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 8/7/2024 1:46 PM, Alan G0TLK via wsjt-devel wrote: Could WSJT-X have an option to do that in settings? Alan G0TLK, sent from my mobile device Yes, but we probably won't. Remember that WSJT-X does not, and in our view should not, try to act as an operator replacement. Our top priorities

Re: [wsjt-devel] AGC affecting SuperFox decoding #FH

2024-08-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi David, On 8/7/2024 12:00 PM, David Beauchesne AK2L via wsjt-devel wrote: When using digital modes such as FT8, I disable AGC completely. David, AK2L Yes, as a general rule it's best to do what the User Guide recommends. -- Joe, K1JT __

Re: [wsjt-devel] ALL.TXT RX freq is not RX DIAL freq

2024-07-30 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Well, Andy, I've now told you twice what you need to do. If you want to do it another way, WSJT-X is open source so you can do so. If you want to submit patches or updates for the User Guide, you can do so. WSJT-X is a cooperative project: we encourage and depend on helpful input from users.

Re: [wsjt-devel] Superfox Waveform

2024-07-27 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 7/27/2024 8:26 PM, Glenn Williams AF8C via wsjt-devel wrote: I previously asked for the tone frequencies and received no answer. So today I calculated them using this existing email. Using this email and the quotations: "at audio tone frequency 750 Hz and 127 polar code symbols at tone fr

[wsjt-devel] SuperFox: How does it work?

2024-07-24 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Understandably, a number of people have asked us about how SuperFox works. I have explained that we are intentionally moving slowly and deliberately in our early tests, and we have not published source code or specifications in part because many details may still change. The basic SuperFox sc

Re: [wsjt-devel] ALL.TXT RX freq is not RX DIAL freq

2024-07-23 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 7/23/2024 3:54 PM, Andy Durbin K3WYC wrote: I have quite often worked FT8 DXpeditions by observing them on my HDSDR panadapter and clicking on the appropriate frequency.  The rig changes to the intended frequency, WSJT-X main window display changes to the new rig frequency, and I make the QS

Re: [wsjt-devel] Superfox Waveform

2024-07-23 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 7/23/2024 11:41 AM, Black Michael W9MDB via wsjt-devel wrote: Was looking at this example SuperFox transmission using Audacity https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/stohwy3veidevmwr4j517/240605_181330.wav?rlkey=85h1c9riskq1mmbqzex9hpov3&dl=1

Re: [wsjt-devel] ALL.TXT RX freq is not RX DIAL freq

2024-07-23 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 7/23/2024 10:57 AM, Andy Durbin K3WYC via wsjt-devel wrote: "I still don't understand why 21.091 was recorded correctly but 14.091 was not.  I'll continue to monitor unless the development team indicates the problem is understood." I thought I had responded to this thread before, but perhap

Re: [wsjt-devel] SF rc6 TX signal "fuzz"

2024-07-23 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 7/23/2024 11:57 AM, Andy Durbin K3WYC via wsjt-devel wrote: I looked at the 18 file using Audacity spectrum analysis.  I did not see the clear discrete frequencies that I was expecting but I have not compared with a clean SF signal yet. The artifacts may, as previously suggested, been

Re: [wsjt-devel] SuperFox Practice Session

2024-07-22 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
I am very sorry to report that I cannot run a SuperFox Practice Session tomorrow, after all. My wife was hospitalized yesterday with a broken knee, and my priorities will obviously be elsewhere. -- Joe, K1JT On 7/21/2024 3:24 PM, Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel wrote: Hi all, Would it be

Re: [wsjt-devel] SF rc6 TX signal "fuzz"

2024-07-22 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
You say nothing about why your observation of "fuzz" should be interesting or informative. Without screen shots or guidance about what you're after, it's impossible to comment usefully. -- Joe, K1JT On 7/22/2024 2:32 PM, Nic Sears via wsjt-devel wrote: Hi Andy, I saw the same effect

[wsjt-devel] SuperFox Practice Session

2024-07-21 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi all, Would it be possible to have a practice session(s) where a SuperFox in NA would operate as a test station for modest stations like mine to try their SuperFox setups? Something like a practice session often offered for contests? I will conduct a SuperFox practice session on Tuesday, J

Re: [wsjt-devel] Licensing Issue of SuperFox Mode

2024-07-21 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Jakob, On 7/21/2024 9:13 AM, Jakob Ketterl DD5JFK via wsjt-devel wrote: There's currently no documentation on how to use the "standalone" superfox binaries. They don't have a "--help" usage text yet, nor do they have a manpage. So I'd say at this point they don't serve any other purpose tha

Re: [wsjt-devel] Signal reports for -rc6

2024-07-19 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi all, We know how sensitive the SuperFox mode is. Here are some details, computed by our simulation test program for the "Mid-latitude Moderate" channel. We used 1 simulated transmissions for each SNR in the table. Code: QPC(127,50) Q:128 NDS:151 NSPS:1024 Baud:11.719 BW: 1512.

Re: [wsjt-devel] Signal reports for -rc6

2024-07-19 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 7/19/2024 3:51 PM, Andy Durbin K3WYC via wsjt-devel wrote: I'm decoding K8R at -9 for all stations in the decode but, on wide graph, only the sync tone is visible (barely visible).  The relationship between visible signal strength and reported S/N seems to be very different from baseline FT8

Re: [wsjt-devel] V2.70-rc5 defect report

2024-07-19 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Did you follow the recommendation to enter 14.091 into your frequency table, on the File -> Settings -> Frequencies tab? There are many advantages to doing this. -- Joe, K1JT On 7/19/2024 1:52 PM, Andy Durbin via wsjt-devel wrote: In -rc6 the ALL.TXT decodes appear to be recorded corr

Re: [wsjt-devel] Licensing Issue of SuperFox Mode

2024-07-19 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear Kenji-san, Thank you for your interest in WSJT-X. We do not believe the license terms for WSJT-X 2.7.0-RC5 and later are self-contradictory. WSJT-X is a complete and independent program. Its full source code is available to anyone. One of its many operating modes makes use of short,

[wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc6

2024-07-19 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users, We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc6 is ready for download and use by beta testers. This is a bug-fix release; it addresses problems related to the new SuperFox mode, reported by users of release candidate 5. The SuperFox operators at K8R (Am

Re: [wsjt-devel] Call for SuperFox files

2024-07-19 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Gary, No need for more .wav files at this time. Thanks for asking. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 7/18/2024 9:12 PM, Gary McDuffie via wsjt-devel wrote: On Jul 14, 2024, at 15:35, Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel wrote: We'd like to collect samples of saved .wav files that contain Sup

[wsjt-devel] Call for SuperFox files

2024-07-14 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi all, We'd like to collect samples of saved .wav files that contain SuperFox signals that did not decode. As a beta tester, you enabled "Save all" when you started testing, right? Please go back over your saved files and send us a selection -- two or three is probably enough -- of files c

Re: [wsjt-devel] Verified message not always present v2.7.0-rc5

2024-07-14 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Gary, On 7/14/2024 6:48 PM, Gary McDuffie AG0N via wsjt-devel wrote: On Jul 14, 2024, at 07:33, Andy Durbin K3WYC via wsjt-devel wrote: have noticed when monitoring K8R that the message "K8R verified" is not always displayed. The variation seems to depend on the number of encodes in the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc5

2024-07-13 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
SuperFox always transmits with its lowest tone at 750 Hz, regardless of the TxFreq setting. On 7/13/2024 11:57 AM, Glenn Williams via wsjt-devel wrote: Question first: does the SuperFox need to set any specific audio frequency in the TX box (next to the blue DX Grid box) in order to put all the

Re: [wsjt-devel] V2.70-rc5 defect report

2024-07-12 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Andy, Thanks for your report -- it's much appreciated. We're aware of the problems you identified, and we plan to have them corrected in time for the next release. -- Joe, K1JT On 7/12/2024 2:40 PM, Andy Durbin via wsjt-devel wrote: WIn 64 bit, OS Win 8.1 ALL.TX log does not co

Re: [wsjt-devel] RC5 Defect - no udp decode messages for SuperFox decodes.

2024-07-12 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Laurie, Thanks for this heads-up. SuperFox features are still in a fairly early stage of development. We need to get the basic operation right, first, and to gain some experience from in-the-field operation. We'll hope to satisfy the need you've identified in the next release.

Re: [wsjt-devel] Adjustable frequency shift for split operation?

2024-07-05 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Richard, You are misinformed, or perhaps I have misunderstood what you attempted to describe. "Split" operation in WSJT-X, properly configured with either the "Rig" or "Fake it" option, will always keep your transmitted audio frequency between 1500 and 2000 Hz. -- 73, Joe, K1JT

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc5

2024-07-05 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Rob, On 7/5/2024 11:29 AM, Rob O'Leary M5RAO via wsjt-devel wrote: I am building from source and had built rc4a. This appeared as a tag wsjtx-2.7.0-rc4a on the master branch. I have updated upstream (and checked on the sourceforge web interface) and I think I am seeing rc5 as its own branc

Re: [wsjt-devel] wsjtX version 2.7.0 rc4+rc5 Problem withTS2000 via CAT, maybe HAMLIB

2024-07-03 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Joop, What a pleasure, to see your callsign after so many years! I use WSJT-X 2.7.0-RC5 with a TS-2000 at W2PU, without problems. Use File -> Open log directory, and send me a copy of your file wsjtx.ini. I might be able to diagnose your problem from here. -- Joe, K1JT On 7/3/20

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc5

2024-07-02 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Mike, The amplitude for all tones is the same. The tone at 750 Hz occurs more frequently than other tones. Have you ever looked at the spectra of JT65 or Q65 transmissions, or thought about why they look the way they do? -- Joe, K1JT On 7/1/2024 5:37 PM, Black Michael via wsjt-de

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc5

2024-07-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi LLoyd, Yes. Use SDR Console. -- Joe, K1JT On 7/1/2024 2:51 PM, k8dio--- via wsjt-devel wrote: Hello, I'm a long time user of MAP65.  I started out using it with a Softrock SDR and for a few years I've been using it with my Funcube Pro+.  Is there a way that I could use QMAP with

[wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc5

2024-07-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users, We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc5 is ready for download and use by beta testers. This release introduces SuperFox mode, a powerful new tool designed to help DXpeditions make digital QSOs at very high rates. For additional details see https://

[wsjt-devel] OmniRig installation

2024-06-21 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Alex, I'm trying to install OmniRig on a new Windows 11 machine. I downloaded OmniRig.zip, extracted OmniRigSetup.exe from it, and attempt to run the setup program with administrator privileges. When I do so, Windows says "Access is denied", and OmniRigSetup.exe deletes itself. Do I hav

Re: [wsjt-devel] Question about transmit hazard via mouse wheel

2024-06-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
That capability must not be disabled. It's main purpose is EME Doppler control, where it is very important. -- Joe, K1JT On 6/1/2024 5:55 PM, Laurie, VK3AMA via wsjt-devel wrote: On 02/06/2024 6:49 am, Black Michael via wsjt-devel wrote: I just put a patch in Hamlib to ensure PTT ge

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc4

2024-03-12 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi all, On 3/11/2024 11:02 PM, Jim Shorney NU0C via wsjt-devel wrote: Confirmed same error, Kubuntu 22.04 up to date as of today. Error: Symbol ‘ncand‘ at (1) is USE associated from module ‘q65‘ and cannot occur in COMMON /home/nu0c/src/build/build/wsjtx-prefix/src/wsjtx/qmap/libqmap/q65c.f90

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc4

2024-03-11 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Josh, We're aware of the problem you report, but haven't yet got around to correcting it. It does not affect builds on any of the systems we're using for development. Compiler revisions are getting increasingly fussy about such things. You can do one of the following: 1. Wait for the n

[wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc4

2024-03-11 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users, We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc4 is ready for download and use by beta testers. WSJT-X 2.7.0 Release Candidate 4 includes new features (especially for companion program QMAP) as well as bug fixes. A full list of enhancements can be found

Re: [wsjt-devel] Another fun hash collision P97USI

2024-02-27 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Jon, On 2/26/2024 7:50 PM, Jon Anhold KM8V via wsjt-devel wrote: 231900 16 0.4 909 ~ BG2AUE -25 Aruba 232530 5 0.4 909 ~ JR3UIC RR73; JA7WND +06 DPR of Korea Maybe some logic that checks "am I *really* North Korea?" would be good :) That logic is you, the operator. WSJT-X has many opera

Re: [wsjt-devel] Q65-15A Broken?

2024-01-22 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Dwayne, I discussed these issues at some length with Bob, KA1GT, some 1.5 years ago. Here are the relevant details. Sure, we could make a version of Q65-15A that can decode after normal EME delays. It would not be a very good fit for the channel, however. This is because the duration o

Re: [wsjt-devel] Q65-15A Broken?

2024-01-22 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Dwayne, Thanks for the QSO with W2ZQ, last evening. Who is saying Q65-15A is broken, and why? Are you (or they?) talking about EME? If so, are you aware that the Q65-15x submodes are not supposed to work for EME. The 2.5 s EME delay is too large. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 1/22/2024

Re: [wsjt-devel] Q65-15A Broken?

2024-01-22 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Dwayne, Thanks for the QSO with W2ZQ, last evening. Who is saying Q65-15A is broken, and why? Are you (or they?) talking about EME? If so, are you aware that the Q65-15x submodes are not supposed to work for EME. The 2.5 s EME delay is too large. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 1/22/2024 2:04

Re: [wsjt-devel] MSK144 in jt9.exe

2024-01-08 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
her than a custom built command-line program. As I already mentioned, this does not affect the way MSK144 is decoded in WSJT-X and only adds a new option to jt9.exe for those who need it. 73 Alex VE3NEA On 2024-01-07 08:50, Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel wrote: Hi Alex, Thanks for your suggested

Re: [wsjt-devel] MSK144 in jt9.exe

2024-01-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Alex, Thanks for your suggested changes to jt9.exe. As you know, decoding of MSK144 has always been done immediately as new data are acquired, rather than at the end of a timed receive sequence in the jt9[.exe] executable. Before we make any decision about merging your suggestions into th

[wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc3

2024-01-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users, We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc3 is ready for download by beta testers. WSJT-X 2.7.0 Release Candidate 3 includes new features as well as bug fixes. A full list of enhancements can be found in the Release Notes: https://wsjt.sourceforge.

Re: [wsjt-devel] callsigns in <>

2023-12-27 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Bruce, Please read Section 7.5, "Nonstandard Callsigns", in the WSJT-X User Guide. https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.6.1.html#COMP-CALL Take particular notice of this sentence: "Except for the special cases involving /P or /R used in VHF contesting, WSJT-X 2.6 offers no su

Re: [wsjt-devel] QMAP query

2023-12-19 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi David, It seems that SDR Console stopped sending its I/Q data stream to QMAP, or for some reason QMAP closed its input port. Unless you can find a way to replicate this unwanted condition at will, I have no particular suggestions. I have never seen a comparable fault in the Linrad-to-QMAP

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT noise estimates

2023-12-10 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Joe, On 12/9/2023 9:56 PM, w0fy--- via wsjt-devel wrote: Been wondering how WSJT-X generates the noise power estimate it uses to calculate SNR for each FT8 signal.  Does it simply collect all the signals and noise over the bandwidth selected on the waterfall and call that the noise power le

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X parsing of the country file, specifically 4U1A (and others)

2023-12-08 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
I agree. It's good enough as you have it. -- Joe On 12/8/2023 2:50 PM, Uwe, DG2YCB via wsjt-devel wrote: Hi all, Once again regarding my question about EU / AS Turkey: My commit only changes the displayed country name. Theoretically, the distinction between continents etc. should th

Re: [wsjt-devel] 160m S/N needs advanced mode

2023-12-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Glenn, Searching the User Guide for a keyword is often a helpful way to find a section of interest, but it's hardly a substitute for actually reading the Guide. The second and third paragraphs of the whole Guide introduce each of the supported protocols and provide a few words about what i

Re: [wsjt-devel] 160m S/N needs advanced mode

2023-12-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Glenn, FT4 and FT8 are a tiny fraction of what's available in WSJT-X. Modes that meet the needs you describe are already available in the program. Spend some time reading the WSJT-X User Guide. Pay particular attention to Section 17.2. Its Table 7 summarizes the threshold sensitivities

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X WSPR decoder uploads spur decode instead of main decode for strong signals

2023-12-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
s as punishment for any stations that dare to have their spurs strong enough to be heard (ironically the worse their transmitter is, the less they get punished). Anyway, it sounds like a conscious choice, so good luck with it. Regards, Geoff VK2WA On 1/12/23 13:14, Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel w

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X WSPR decoder uploads spur decode instead of main decode for strong signals

2023-11-30 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Geoff, On 11/30/2023 9:03 PM, Geoff Van der Wagen VK2WA via wsjt-devel wrote: I just had a funny one with a close station, S9+10dB, the transmission was +32 SNR but WSJT-X uploaded only the first decode at -19dB: Queried for all spots me + target, unique NOT ticked: Would have been better

Re: [wsjt-devel] FST4 Doppler Spread Overshoot Calculation

2023-11-21 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Ryan, Many thanks for pointing out the error in calculating the value of Doppler Spread for FST4 decodes! You are (almost) 100% correct, and the bug will be fixed in the next release of WSJT-X. In Fortran subroutine lib/fst4_decode.f90 the line xi1=i - 1 + (sum2-0.25*sum1)/(sum2-s

Re: [wsjt-devel] Fortran runtime error in MAP65 3.0.1

2023-10-17 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Erik, Can you reproduce this error? If so, please send me your file map65.ini and a sequence of steps that will reproduce the crash. -- Joe, K1JT On 10/17/2023 7:17 AM, Erik Icket via wsjt-devel wrote: Dear developers, The following Fortran runtime error occurred a number of tim

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc2 Switching caller in TX1 message

2023-10-11 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 10/10/2023 8:25 PM, Clay Couger N5YJZ via wsjt-devel wrote: There is another bug in both 2.6.1 and 2.7.0 RC2 where the first call is always picked to respond to even if max dist is slected. This behavior is not a bug. "CQ Max Dist" is effective only when the Active Stations window is disp

Re: [wsjt-devel] [wsjtgroup] Solar Eclipse participation #general

2023-09-17 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Does not matter. You don't even need to run PSKReporter. Just activate reporting to PSKReporter in WSJT-X. -- Joe, K1JT On 9/17/2023 8:50 AM, Glenn Williams via wsjt-devel wrote: PSKReporter should be running in the same computer as WSJT-X? !! --73, Glenn, AF8C On 9/15/2023 1:04 PM

Re: [wsjt-devel] #Echo Echo shifts TX frequency when clicking "Set RX & TX offset" - should be disabled

2023-08-04 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
en 1500 was selected in the previous mode.  73, Andreas, N6NU On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 11:45 AM Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel <mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>> wrote: Hi Andreas, Have you read the full-length paper about Echo mode in WSJT-X 2.6.0 and later? See item #34 in the

Re: [wsjt-devel] #Echo Echo shifts TX frequency when clicking "Set RX & TX offset" - should be disabled

2023-08-03 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Andreas, On 8/3/2023 3:16 PM, Andreas Junge N6NU via wsjt-devel wrote: It works fine when I right click on 1500Hz in the wide graphs or when 1500 was selected in the previous mode. Yes. That's exactly what it's supposed to do. We could, of course, force the TxFreq setting to 1500 Hz when

Re: [wsjt-devel] #Echo Echo shifts TX frequency when clicking "Set RX & TX offset" - should be disabled

2023-08-03 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Andreas, Have you read the full-length paper about Echo mode in WSJT-X 2.6.0 and later? See item #34 in the list of WSJT-related references here: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/refs.html . As described there, in Echo mode the transmitted audio-frequency tone should always be 1500 Hz.

[wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc2

2023-07-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users, We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc2 is ready for download by beta testers. WSJT-X 2.7.0 Release Candidate 2 is mostly a bug-fix release. A full list of enhancements can be found in the Release Notes: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/

[wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc2

2023-07-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users, We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc2 is ready for download by beta testers. WSJT-X 2.7.0 Release Candidate 2 is mostly a bug-fix release. A full list of enhancements can be found in the Release Notes: https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx-doc/Re

Re: [wsjt-devel] New subscriber :)

2023-06-14 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Thomas, Thanks for your message. This list is indeed the best place for suggestions of the sort you have made. Since the first days of WSJT-X we have had great difficulty getting any feedback about EU VHF Contest mode, or even reports of its widespread use. Exchanging 6-character locato

Re: [wsjt-devel] PSE Fixed patch for CMakeFiles/qmap_impl.dir/q65c.f90.o

2023-06-13 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Marco, As far as I'm aware your problem involves only an attempt to build program QMAP. Almost certainly you have no current use for QMAP, and no real interest in building it for Linux. I suggest the simple expedient of moving the statement "endif ()", line 1435 of the top-level CMakeFiles.

Re: [wsjt-devel] Memory leak in 2.7.0 rc1?

2023-05-25 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Björn, I have not been able to reproduce anything like the behavior you describe. For one example, I started WSJT-X in FT8 mode, monitoring a fairly busy 15 m band. Memory usage reported by Windows TaskManager over the first ~5 hours looks like this: UTC Memory -- 1930 97

Re: [wsjt-devel] Candidate Release WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc1

2023-05-12 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Too many mistakes, this morning. At the bottom of my email announcing availability of Candidate Release WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc1, I listed my colleague Uwe Risse's callsign as DG3YCB. As most of you know, and as I know perfectly well, his callsign is DG2YCB. Moreover, Uwe had already drawn my attent

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc1

2023-05-12 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Sorry, all -- I hit "send" by mistake. A complete email on this topic should appear in less than an hour. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 5/12/2023 11:20 AM, Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel wrote: We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc1 is ready for download by be

[wsjt-devel] Candidate Release WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc1

2023-05-12 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Dear WSJT-X Users, We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc1 is ready for download by beta testers. WSJT-X 2.7.0 Release Candidate 1 introduces a new program called "QMAP", a new Special Operating Activity known as "Q65 Pileup", and a number of other program enhancemen

[wsjt-devel] Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc1

2023-05-12 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
We are pleased to announce that Release Candidate WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc1 is ready for download by beta testers. ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel

Re: [wsjt-devel] Enough

2023-05-09 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
OK folks, Emergency Moderation has been turned on. Please think long and hard before hitting "Send" on your email client. -- Joe, K1JT ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/

[wsjt-devel] Enough

2023-05-08 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Please, folks, no more email about "Split". Multiple messages on the same topic by the same few individuals are seldom helpful -- and in my view most certainly have not been, in this instance. Regarding terminology used in the WSJT-X user interface: English and most other modern languages of

Re: [wsjt-devel] Repeated crashes with large number of decodes

2023-05-02 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Björn, Thanks for your report. Of course you are correct about the cause of this bug. The issue was reported in January, and supposedly corrected in bug release 2.6.1. Alas, it was corrected in only one of two necessary places. It will be fixed in the next release. -- 73, Joe,

Re: [wsjt-devel] Repeated crashes with large number of decodes

2023-05-02 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Björn, Thanks for your report. Of course you are correct about the cause of this bug. The issue was reported in January, and supposedly corrected in bug release 2.6.1. Alas, it was corrected in only one of two necessary places. It will be fixed in the next release. -- 73, Joe, K1J

Re: [wsjt-devel] Q65 false decode

2023-05-01 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Gary, On 4/26/2023 7:59 AM, K9RX wrote: I had sent this on the 16^th of April but did not get a response… I believe these are germane questions – and as far as I’ve been able to tell they are not addressed in the manual. These pertain to the use of “average” when running Q65. I’ve asked the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Q65 false decode

2023-04-16 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Gary and Don: Those are not false decodes. They are not spurious decodes. Evidently you have "Enable averaging" turned on, but not "Auto Clear Avg after decode". And you did not do a "Clear Avg" manually. Not a good plan, generally, for the type of operating you are doing. You must lea

Re: [wsjt-devel] Sourceforge download

2023-04-08 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
On 4/8/2023 9:22 AM, Gary Rogers via wsjt-devel wrote: Seeing multiple reports that WSJT-X cannot be downloaded from the Source forge website. I’ve tried both the WSJTX site and Source forge sites and have not been able to download WSJTX. Something is wrong at SourceForge. I suggest going t

Re: [wsjt-devel] Feature or Flaw

2023-04-04 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi John, As has been stated many times, both here and elsewhere: When exchange of standard QSO messages does not go as expected, it's up to you to take any explicit action required. Auto-sequencing is an operator convenience, not an operator replacement. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 4/4/2023

Re: [wsjt-devel] Future of Hamlib #hamlib

2023-03-09 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Mike, Just a note to say I'm very sorry to learn of your health issues. I hope they can be addressed in the best possible way, for you. -- Joe ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/li

Re: [wsjt-devel] Q65 Doppler Mode / Flex Radio 6400 (with 2 Slices only)

2023-02-28 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Dwayne, On 2/27/2023 3:52 PM, Dwayne Sinclair AB6A via wsjt-devel wrote: There is a nasty bug which destroyed two EME sessions for me. Not sure where the problem lies (WSJT-X/Hamlib/Flex etc) … If SmartSDR 3.4 has two Slices active when starting WSJT-X, enabling Q65 Doppler Tracking will c

Re: [wsjt-devel] Possible issue with ECHO mode - 2.6.0

2023-02-22 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Gary -- I'll repeat what I said before. I believe if you configure WSJT-X as described in the User Guide and the referenced paper, its behavior will be as it should be. You have not said if you are using CAT control. If YES, and you choose "Own Echo", you'll see your dial frequency change

Re: [wsjt-devel] Possible issue with ECHO mode - 2.6.0

2023-02-22 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Gary, On 2/22/2023 10:28 AM, K9RX via wsjt-devel wrote: I like to use ECHO to test the station on 6M EME. But the latest version has changed enough I was wondering if there was a short help file for it? Better than a short help file: there's a full paper about Echo mode. See item #34 her

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.6.1 GA Release

2023-02-14 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/files/wsjtx-2.6.1/wsjtx-2.6.1.tgz -- Joe, K1JT On 2/13/2023 5:35 PM, Barry Jackson via wsjt-devel wrote: On 16/01/2023 14:22, Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel wrote: The WSJT Development Team is pleased to announce that today the Solar Flux Index is 234 and Sunspot

Re: [wsjt-devel] Q65 T/R Cycle Submode Tracking

2023-02-06 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Dwayne, On 2/6/2023 1:59 PM, Dwayne Sinclair AB6A via wsjt-devel wrote: There are technical discussions and associated websites that describes the optimal submode for the various T/R Cycles - T/R 15 Seconds Submode A T/R 30 Seconds Submode B T/R 60 Seconds Submode C T/R 120 Seconds Submode

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X

2023-02-05 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Gary, On 2/5/2023 11:41 AM, Gary IoW G7RES via wsjt-devel wrote: Hello devs, great program, but may I suggest a small edit? Could you make it so that when the band is changed from the drop down in the program it will automatically switch to TX6? As an older software developer myself (.NE

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.6.1 GA Release

2023-01-16 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
The WSJT Development Team is pleased to announce that today the Solar Flux Index is 234 and Sunspot Number is 195. Oh, yes: and the WSJT-X 2.6.1 General Availability (GA) release is now available for free download from SourceForge. Version 2.6.1 is a bug-fix release. It corrects a flaw in Q6

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.6.0 Array Warnings

2023-01-09 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Jeff -- Program ft8sim is a stand-alone utility that is not part of WSJT-X. It is never called recursively, or from multiple threads. Have another cup of coffee and don't waste your time trying to resolve such a warning message. Or, if you prefer, change the code to make such a useless mes

Re: [wsjt-devel] Decodes

2023-01-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Bobby -- On 1/7/2023 5:01 PM, Bobby Chandler via wsjt-devel wrote: Thanks much Joe, Just didn't want to click on wrong time sequence. Thanks to the team for a super program and support. You can click on a decode that appears after the next sequence starts. The program will know which sequen

Re: [wsjt-devel] Decodes

2023-01-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Hi Bobby, When in the NORMAL decode mode and band is busy (35 to 50+) the decode indicator flashes 3 times and the last is several seconds (up to 5) into next time slot. Does this affect the number of decodes in the Band Activity window? The three flashes you mention occur at roughly these t

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.6.0 GA Release

2023-01-07 Thread Joe Taylor via wsjt-devel
Sorry, Marco, I misunderstood your question. We are not yet up-to-date with incorporating UI translations for the new release. We will do so as time allows. -- Joe, K1JT On 1/6/2023 11:01 PM, Marco Calistri wrote: Il 06/01/23 19:58, Joe Taylor ha scritto: On 1/6/2023 5:14 PM, Marco

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