[wsjt-devel] UDP Status message defect. WD status not set when in Hound mode.

2023-01-17 Thread Laurie, VK3AMA via wsjt-devel
Running v2.6.0 in my tests. The defect also confirmed by a JTAlert test team member running v2.6.1 Testing here with a WD time of 4 minutes, which I know is much longer that the hard-coded Hound WD time, When in Hound mode and the WD is triggered and Tx is disabled there is no UDP status for t

Re: [wsjt-devel] UDP Status message defect. WD status not set when in Hound mode.

2023-01-17 Thread Ton PA0TBR via wsjt-devel
The desired operation would be that the TX watchdog setting is also used for Hound mode. 73, Ton PA0TBR On Tue, 17 Jan 2023 at 20:37, Laurie, VK3AMA via wsjt-devel < wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Running v2.6.0 in my tests. The defect also confirmed by a JTAlert test > team member

Re: [wsjt-devel] UDP Status message defect. WD status not set when in Hound mode.

2023-01-17 Thread Laurie, VK3AMA via wsjt-devel
On 18/01/2023 8:41 am, Ton PA0TBR wrote: The desired operation would be that the TX watchdog setting is also used for Hound mode. 73, Ton PA0TBR That's correct. I neglected to say that in my original fault report. The Tx Watchdog being triggered in Hound mode should be setting the relevant f

Re: [wsjt-devel] UDP Status message defect. WD status not set when in Hound mode.

2023-01-18 Thread Frode Igland via wsjt-devel
The User Manual for FT8 DX-pedition mode, "Detailed Instruction for Hounds" # 11 at the top of page 5, says: > You will need to re-activate Enable Tx (or hit > Enter on the keyboard) at least once every two minutes. (This restriction > is to > ensure that an operator is present and paying attentio

Re: [wsjt-devel] UDP Status message defect. WD status not set when in Hound mode.

2023-01-18 Thread Laurie, VK3AMA via wsjt-devel
On 19/01/2023 1:45 am, Frode Igland wrote: this tells that the WD timer in Hound mode is deliberately hardcoded and non-editable I am not asking that the Hound mode WD timer be editable. I am fine with it being fixed. I fully support that design. The problem (defect) is that the status of

Re: [wsjt-devel] UDP Status message defect. WD status not set when in Hound mode.

2023-01-18 Thread Uwe, DG2YCB via wsjt-devel
Yes, Laurie, but exactly this is (hopefully) being done with the two test installers I sent you. Please confirm that it works with them. 73 de DG2YCB, Uwe German Amateur Radio Station DG2YCB Dr. Uwe Risse eMail: dg2...@gmx.de Info: www.qrz.com/db/DG2YCB

Re: [wsjt-devel] UDP Status message defect. WD status not set when in Hound mode.

2023-01-18 Thread Frode Igland via wsjt-devel
I have nothing against getting WD reporting in the UDP Status message, but I guess the most important part of the WD in Hound mode is that the "Enable Tx" button is deactivated, and that the operator must be able to maintain an attention span of two minutes to reactivate the "Enable Tx" button. Tha