Re: [wsjt-devel] The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting

2019-04-22 Thread Joe Taylor
Thanks to Enrico Schürrer, OE1EQW, for translating "The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting" into German. I have posted the translation here: http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/FT4_Protocol_de.pdf -- 73, Joe, K1JT ___ wsjt-devel

Re: [wsjt-devel] The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting

2019-04-22 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jordan, On 4/22/2019 14:30, Jordan Sherer KN4CRD wrote: Contesting on the WARC bands is discouraged. It seems reasonable to think that including calling frequencies on 10/18/24 MHz should be avoided for this mode since it is specifically designed for radio contesting. Do you agree? Of

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.1.0: GA release

2019-07-15 Thread Joe Taylor
The WSJT Development Group is pleased to announce the general availability (GA) release of WSJT-X Version 2.1.0. WSJT-X 2.1 is a major upgrade that introduces FT4, a new protocol for HF contesting. Improvements have also been made in the following areas: - FT8 waveform generation using

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 Screen Layout

2019-08-15 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dave, On 8/15/2019 3:06 PM, David Gilbert AB7E wrote: Why is so much of the FT8/4 main screen space devoted to the lower half of the window at the expense of the activity windows?  The layout just seems really inefficient. ... It just seems weird to me that the more useful Band Activity

[wsjt-devel] WW-Digi Post-Contest

2019-09-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, I'm only a semi-serious contester, but I had good fun over the weekend in the first WW-Digi contest. With a barefoot IC-7300 and dipole antennas I scored a little over 66 k in the SOLP class. In an attempt to see what software improvements might be desirable for contesting, I've

Re: [wsjt-devel] Double click on decode unresponsive?

2019-09-04 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Andy, Mike, Russ, ... Yes, double-clicking on the decoded message "<...> 9M2TO -18" does not copy 9M2TO into the DX Call entry box. Yes, we should probably add this capability some time. Frustrating??? Really, I don't get it. How hard can it be to type "9M2TO" into the DX Call box,

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT4 and LOTW

2019-07-31 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, On 7/31/2019 12:32, Serge Smirnoff R6YY via wsjt-devel wrote: Six years ago there was neither FT8 nor FT4. And today - they are the main types of communication. Let's not get carried away with hyperbole. FT8 and FT4 address only one type of Amateur Radio communication: the minimal

Re: [wsjt-devel] Suggestion

2019-08-08 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Serge, On 8/8/2019 17:31, Serge F6BHK wrote: at the dawn of WSJT-X we had the choice to decode JT65+JT9 under the same combo value. I remember I found it very useful. When I double-clicked a JT65 signal then I was sending using JT65, same for JT9. would'nt it be nice to have a FT8+FT4

Re: [wsjt-devel] GMSK waveform generation details

2019-07-17 Thread Joe Taylor
/2019 10:27 AM, Conrad PA5Y wrote: Thanks both Bill and Joe, that is certainly a very worthwhile improvement, thanks to the team for the effort! I will read everything with interest. Regards Conrad PA5Y *From:* Joe

Re: [wsjt-devel] Multiple decodes of same callsign

2019-07-17 Thread Joe Taylor
I don't understand what's bugging you. You decoded K1RMN at UTC 15:03:15, 15:03:30, 15:03:45, and 15:04:00. Evidently he called you four times and copied no response. What did you consider egregious? -- Joe, K1JT On 7/17/2019 11:08 AM, Dave Slotter, W3DJS wrote: I'm

Re: [wsjt-devel] GMSK waveform generation details

2019-07-17 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Conrad, On 7/17/2019 4:09 AM, Conrad PA5Y wrote: Hello Joe I am quite interested to learn more about the GMSK waveform generation, where can I read more about it and the implementation in WSJT-X and the advantages. A good place to start would be our document describing FT4 during its

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT4 Default Frequencies

2019-07-17 Thread Joe Taylor
On 7/17/2019 12:55 AM, Jim Brown K9YC wrote: It has come to my attention that the default FT4 frequency on 40M has been set to 7047.5  As N5TM put it on Slack VHF-Chat, "this is going to start an all out war on 40M." I couldn't agree more. I'm very active on the HF bands, and there's a LOT of

Re: [wsjt-devel] BEST

2019-07-18 Thread Joe Taylor
Joe -- On 7/18/2019 9:10 AM, Joe WB9SBD wrote: I will double check the colors, BUT Thinking   Why should those make any difference at all anyway? It is not just listening to all who is CQing, and then grab who is the strongest? Why should any of those choices below make any

Re: [wsjt-devel] Frequency pop-up menu still too narrow on 2.1.0

2019-07-15 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi George, On 7/15/2019 18:02, WB5JJJ wrote: I have mentioned this numerous times without resolution.  Here is what mine always looks like.  It's just not dynamically adjusting the size based on a larger font I need to be able to read the Band Activity and Rx Frequency sections. We have

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.1.0 - FT4 Frequencies not in Frequency List

2019-07-15 Thread Joe Taylor
File -> Settings -> Frequencies: right-click in the Working Frequencies list and select "Reset". On 7/15/2019 1:00 PM, Tim Goeppinger via wsjt-devel wrote: I do not see the FT4 frequencies in the frequency list.   I read the user guide and did not see this addressed.  Is this by design? Tnx

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 ghost signals

2019-07-09 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Conrad, On 7/8/2019 18:29, Conrad PA5Y wrote: In fact Martin, sometimes they clearly AP reflections are but often they are not. They have no discernible doppler slant at all and appear to be a fixed offset and have me completely puzzled. I regularly see 2 or 3 'ghost' signals between 6

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 Fox and Hound Mode - FOX Mode Operator enhancement request

2019-11-18 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Grant and all, Thanks for reporting the bug in WSJT-X v2.1.0 that causes *Tx Enable* to be turned off when Fox sends RR73. We knew about this issue and corrected it several months ago, back in August, but -- having received no complaints from users -- we have been waiting to issue a

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 Fox and Hound Mode - FOX Mode Operator

2019-11-22 Thread Joe Taylor
Grant -- You asked me to take our exchanges off-list, but then you seem to have reverted to the list. So for the record, I'll respond here. As I explained to you off-list, the ALL.TXT file in WSJT-X 2.1.0 provides the information you asked for, in real time. Perhaps we can furnish this

Re: [wsjt-devel] Shortcut for switching TX4 message

2019-12-04 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rich, So here is the question of the WSJT-X Development Group.  Is there a way that a blind Ham could make the required TX4 switch? There are 41 known WSJT-X shortcuts, but a shortcut to toggle TX4 from RR73 to RRR does not exist. Your consideration of this matter would be greatly

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 Fox and Hound Mode - FOX Mode Operator enhancement request

2019-11-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Grant -- On 11/19/2019 4:36 PM, Grant VK5GR wrote: We tested a lot of the station before we left - as much functionality and hardware as we could in fact. However in the case of FOX mode, that is something that is extremely difficult to test ... Actually, the disabling of *Tx Enable* after

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 Fox and Hound Mode - FOX Mode Operator enhancement request

2019-11-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Grant, On 11/18/2019 4:20 PM, Grant VK5GR wrote: Thanks for the reply - I am really pleased that the RR73 problem is in fact a bug. I can tell you that it is driving FOX operators nuts on expeditions. I guess we should have spoken up sooner. Memo to file: It's ALWAYS best to make

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.1.2 GA Release

2019-11-26 Thread Joe Taylor
An error crept into the latest Hamlib code and broke the WSJT-X rig-control features for certain Icom radios. We are therefore releasing WSJT-X Version 2.1.2, which replaces the Version 2.1.1 released yesterday. If you had rig-control problems with v2.1.1 you should definitely upgrade to

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.1.1 GA release

2019-11-25 Thread Joe Taylor
The WSJT Development Group is pleased to announce the general availability (GA) release of WSJT-X Version 2.1.1. WSJT-X 2.1.1 is a bug-fix release that addresses regressions in the v2.1.0. The new version executes properly on Macintosh machines running macOS 10.15 (Catalina). A list of

Re: [wsjt-devel] Incorrect Grid logged for Rover

2019-09-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Alex, On 9/20/2019 11:24 AM, Alex KR1ST wrote: During the ARRL September VHF contest I found that WSJT-X v.2.1.0 was not logging the correct grid for a rover I was trying to work. The attached screenshot image explains the steps, and it shows that the grid from a previous QSO remains in

Re: [wsjt-devel] Fox Hound question

2019-10-07 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rich, On 10/7/2019 1:28 PM, Rich Zwirko - K1HTV wrote: This morning it took three attempts to finally work ZK3A on 80M FT8 in the F/H mode. In the first two attempts, after ZK3A answered me, my tone frequency was moved to their TX tone frequency as was expected. Then for two transmissions,

Re: [wsjt-devel] wsprnet abandoned

2019-10-10 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Philip, On 10/10/2019 9:20 AM, Philip Gladstone wrote: How much traffic does WSPRNET get? How many spots are reported on a daily basis? I'm trying to figure out if supporting all that traffic in pskreporter would kill it A few minutes ago the WSPRnet web site's "Spot Count" summary

Re: [wsjt-devel] Map 65 error

2019-12-23 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Fernando, Please send me a saved file yymmdd_hhmm.tf2 that has caused this error message to appear. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 12/23/2019 10:26 AM, FERNANDO COSTARELLI wrote: hello,  Joe and group !! I am getting this error too often just when it begin to DECODE. “Fortran runtime

Re: [wsjt-devel] LF/MF possible new mode ?

2020-02-23 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Trevor, On 2/23/2020 07:34, Trevor Smithers G0KTN wrote: Back last August/September there was a brief post about a new WSJT mode in the early stages of development by K1JT and K9AN designed specifically for 136kHz, 472KHz and 160. I thought it was to be based on JT65 (but it might have been

[wsjt-devel] FT4 and FT8 Contesting

2020-02-26 Thread Joe Taylor
the study: Steve Franke, K9AN Don Hill, AA5AU Ed Muns, W0YK Iztok Saje S52D Joe Taylor, K1JT ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel

Re: [wsjt-devel] F/H Feedback from a Fox

2020-02-28 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi John, On 2/28/2020 1:47 PM, John Zantek wrote: I’m relaying this for Grant/KZ1W and Rob/N7QT.  Please don’t shoot the messenger. 73 –John W7CD** We won't shoot the messenger -- but will point out that (as faras I know) neither KZ1W nor N7QT has ever written to us about anything. It

Re: [wsjt-devel] UDP free text question

2020-03-04 Thread Joe Taylor
HI Bill, Is there way to tell if the messages coming over the UDP interface is a standard decode or a free text decode? I suppose you are looking for a simple boolean flag or the like? No, there is no such flag present in the UDP packet. -- Joe, K1JT

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X Improperly responding to a station not called in TX1

2020-02-27 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Sam, It seems you must have called CQ before calling HB9FAN, so the "Call 1st" behavior was armed to respond to any caller. Its text turns red when armed. I guess you are saying that your transmission to HB9FAN should have disarmed "Call 1st". Maybe, but that is not how it has worked

Re: [wsjt-devel] TImes being incorrectly recorded in ALL.TXT

2020-02-21 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Martin and all, Bill has already given you the correct answer. In FT4 and FT8 there are only about 2 seconds for decoding before the nominal start of the next sequence. If you are using deep decoding, perhaps with AP, and/or have a slow computer, some decodes may take place after the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Fortran build error with GCC 10

2020-02-21 Thread Joe Taylor
Tnx Richard. As I'm sure you know, this is not an error; rather the message is the result of a fussy compiler. However, we will comply. In line 12, just replace the first line with the second: - call four2a(x,NFFT,1,-1,0) !r2c + call four2a(cx,NFFT,1,-1,0) !r2c

Re: [wsjt-devel] possible bug ?

2020-02-10 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Al, On 2/9/2020 1:05 PM, K0VM wrote: WSJT-x V 2.1.2 In the sequence below my CQ was answered by a station with a non-standard call sign (??) I had several minutes earlier tried to call PJ4/NE9U, but I am not sure who called me with a non-standard call. UW5EJX/MM was also active on the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Spooky!

2020-01-17 Thread Joe Taylor
On 1/17/2020 1:21 PM, Alex wrote: On VHF and up that would be an interesting function to have, as long as the only the intended station QSY's and not everyone who receives the message. :) Although that could be fun, too. ;) 73, --Alex KR1ST It's described in the manual. Mainly intended

Re: [wsjt-devel] Spooky!

2020-01-17 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Artie, On 1/17/2020 1:04 PM, Artie Langston wrote: I just had a strange experience working FT8 on 160M. I received a magenta bar in the RX window and a message that said QSY 1.908, to which the IC-7300 gladly obliged - without any action on my part, proceeding to change frequency all by

Re: [wsjt-devel] decoding MSK144 on command line?

2020-01-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Mario, On 1/17/2020 4:26 AM, Mario Roessler DH5YM wrote: For decoding FT8 and some other modes the JT9 binary from the WSJT-X package can be used. It can process WAV recordings. Is there a possibility to do that for the MSK144 mode as well? Background: The very nice openwebrx fork from

Re: [wsjt-devel] How to set up for WSJT-X development?

2020-01-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Paul, On 1/20/2020 3:24 AM, Paul Kube L6PO wrote: A simple question: Suppose I want to do a little WSJT-X development... experimenting with new features, bug fixing, submitting the occasional patch. I'll be coding on Linux, but will want to compile for Windows as well as Linux for testing.

Re: [wsjt-devel] possible anomaly in type 2 udp messages

2020-01-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Roger, You will probably get a better answer to your query from Bill, G4WJS. But it seems that the messages you are flagging as "bad" are simply the ones resulting from successful "a priori" decoding. This is described in the Section 12.1 of the WSJT-X 2.1 User Guide:

Re: [wsjt-devel] K1JT?

2020-01-01 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rudy, On 1/1/2020 07:24, on4ckt wrote: Hello, Does anyone know anything about Joe K1JT? A few weeks ago I sent him the user manual of WSJT-X v2.1.2 in Dutch. I have not heard from him since. I do not know whether he has received the file or not. Or is he sick or on vacation. Like info.

Re: [wsjt-devel] Location of JT65 Code

2020-03-12 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jeremy, On 3/12/2020 11:26 AM, Ouellette, Jeremy wrote: This is Jeremy Ouellette, and I'm working on aCubeSat project here at Vermont Technical College. We're interested in integrating the JT65 protocol into our software to use for communications and some research

[wsjt-devel] 4U1UN: Fun at the United Nations

2020-03-09 Thread Joe Taylor
A short video of the first dozen FT8 QSOs made from 4U1UN last Friday has been posted here: https://dx-world.net/news-4u1un/ Enjoy! -- 73, Joe, K1JT ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [wsjt-devel] [Moon-Net] WSJT-X average window behavior

2020-04-05 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Doug, You are correct that there are some peculiarities in JT65 decoding behavior when "Enable averaging" is used. Why have these problems been allowed to persist? The simple answer is that we have been unable to gathered the required background information to allow tracing them down.

Re: [wsjt-devel] No Signal IN

2020-04-27 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rich, On 4/27/2020 13:59, Rich Zwirko - K1HTV wrote: I wish the "Ref Spec" check box would be removed in a future release of WSJT-X as it is NOT needed by 99.99% or more of WSJT-X users. You recommendation seems like a much-too-strong way to prevent a particular operator error. WSJT-X

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1

2020-05-12 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Ray, Thanks for your feedback. Happy to hear that v2.2.0 is working well for you! We are well aware that many WSPR users devote a rather elderly computer to a WSPR setup. Nevertheless, we don't put strict requirements on speed of the WSPR decoder; the nature of WSPR is that there's no

[wsjt-devel] Coming soon: WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1

2020-05-05 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, This message is to let you know of some important WSJT-X development plans. We plan to make a first candidate release of WSJT-X 2.2.0 next Monday, May 10. WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1 will be a beta-quality release candidate providing a number of new features and capabilities. These include:

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1

2020-05-11 Thread Joe Taylor
WSJT-X 2.2.0 will be a significant program upgrade offering many new features. The first candidate release, WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1, is now available for download and use by beta testers. This candidate release is your first chance to test the new features and provide feedback to the WSJT

Re: [wsjt-devel] OE3FVU Bug report wsjtx 2.2. rc1

2020-05-15 Thread Joe Taylor
Franz -- On 5/15/2020 10:42, Franz (OE3FVU _ PE0WGA) wrote: A quick one: the size of the RX strength is different between MSK144 and FT8. I have no idea what this means. Can you elaborate? -- Joe ___ wsjt-devel mailing list

Re: [wsjt-devel] OE3FVU Bug report wsjtx 2.2. rc1

2020-05-15 Thread Joe Taylor
Franz -- On 5/15/2020 15:22, oe3fvu wrote: Yes, stupid description. Sorry. The width of the input bar (lower left hand side if the window)  is different in msk compared to ft8. On my systems they look the same. These widgets are "stretchable", so if you make the window wider they get

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJTX 2.2 RC1 - OE3FVU reports windowing issues on W10

2020-05-15 Thread Joe Taylor
Franz -- 1. – Start-up sequence takes 13 to 14 seconds (2.1.2 takes 5-6 seconds) Startup time depends on many system parameters, including hardware and how many other programs you have running. On my system -- which is nothng very special -- WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1 starts in about 3.5 s. 2 -

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.2.0-rc1 Bug Report - Blank Line between decodes not reliable

2020-05-16 Thread Joe Taylor
No need for any more reports about the "missing blank line" problem. This bug was fixed on May 11, just few hours too late to be included in the -rc1 release. -- Joe, K1JT ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.2.0 RC1 PTT issue

2020-05-18 Thread Joe Taylor
On 5/18/2020 13:20, Gary McDuffie AG0N wrote: To avoid confusion, know that the wide graph is used on MSK144 but not on FT8. FT8 uses the waterfall display, which is better suited for that mode. Since we're trying to avoid confusion, let's get this right. The "Wide Graph" -- also called

Re: [wsjt-devel] CTRL+V no longer working

2020-05-18 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Uwe, On 5/18/2020 09:12, DG2YCB, Uwe wrote: I remember that with WSJT-X there was the option to press CTRL+V to save the last periods .WAV, regardless of the menu settings. I just tried it, but nothing happened. Was that somehow deactivated? (I am using WSJT-X v2.2.0-rc1 x64, Windows 10

Re: [wsjt-devel] Sometimes the "Decode" button hangs

2020-05-14 Thread Joe Taylor
Andy -- On 5/14/2020 10:23, Andy Durbin K3WYC wrote: I have seen decode hangs multiple times with v2.1.1 and I have reported that previously. Thanks for the report. What we are interested in now is reports about v2.2.0-rc1. -- 73, Joe, K1JT

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X Translation

2020-05-11 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Xavi, We will be delighted to have your translation of the WSJT-X 2.2 User Guide into Catalan and Spanish. Many thanks for your offer! -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 5/11/2020 13:45, Xavi Pérez wrote: Hello all: I'm Xavi Perez, EA3W and I offer you in case you want to do your good

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1

2020-05-12 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Christoph, On 5/12/2020 15:22, Christoph Berg DFG7CB wrote: Well that still favors the stronger stations. Was "calling at lower offset" something people were really rushing for, or did that have any bias towards them in contests or crowded bands? Of course stronger signals are easier to

Re: [wsjt-devel] DB.EXE attachment?

2020-05-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rich On 5/6/2020 08:04, Rich Zwirko - K1HTV wrote: At the end of your recent announcement message I noticed a box with "db.exe shared in drive" was included, a 64KB file. I was wonder what it is. Not my message, I believe. -- Joe, K1JT

Re: [wsjt-devel] Coming soon: WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1

2020-05-08 Thread Joe Taylor
On 5/7/2020 02:35, Roeland Jansen wrote: regarding the EU VHF contest mode: it appears that even if it's unchecked the software does switch to contest mode. when you happen to get a reply (?) or klick on someone who uses that mode. I think that is fine and fair enough. However, it stays in

Re: [wsjt-devel] Hold TX Frequency Default

2020-05-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jim, On 5/19/2020 01:20, Jim Brown K9YC wrote: I have made this "feature request before, and hoped to see it in this beta, but it's missing. My request is that either 1) WSJT-X remember my setting of Hold TX Frequency or 2) make Hold TX Frequency the default. I am continually bitten by

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.2.0 rc1 - Allow Tx Frequency Changes While Transmitting

2020-05-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Steve -- On 5/19/2020 00:15, Stephen VK3SIR wrote: Does the "Allow Tx Frequency Changes While Transmitting" (File/Settings/General Tab) when not-checked function as intended? Yes. When this option is not checked, frequency-changing CAT commands will not be sent to your radio. My

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

2020-05-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rich, On 5/18/2020 20:16, Rich Zwirko - K1HTV wrote: *Using 2.2.0-rc1, when completing an FT8 QSO and an RR73 is received I send a 73. However if the station doesn't receive my '73' message, he re-sends his TX4 RR73 message. When I double click on his first RR73 line, instead of sending

Re: [wsjt-devel] 2.2.0 rc1 - Allow Tx Frequency Changes While Transmitting

2020-05-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Steve -- On 5/19/2020 4:23 PM, Stephen VK3SIR wrote: Are changes to the frequency of any audio stream than can be adjusted through the "Audio Tx Widget" also blocked during a Tx cycle? As you could easily discover for yourself, such changes are not allowed during a transmission unless

Re: [wsjt-devel] Configurations

2020-05-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Ed, Thanks for your comments, they are much appreciated. A few comments inline below. On 5/19/2020 4:59 PM, j...@comcast.net N4II wrote: I sense a bit of, er, annoyance on behalf of WSJT-X developers with the fact that relatively few users seem to be using Configurations -- at least, the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Configurations

2020-05-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Ed, On 5/19/2020 8:49 PM, j...@comcast.net N4II wrote: Exactly. The difficulty is, at present there's no way for the new user to know what you've just written -- other than by receiving an email from you, or one of the other cognoscenti -- since it's not documented anywhere. (I learned

Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug report in mainwindow.cpp

2020-05-23 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Yukio-san, Thanks for alerting us to the omission of a mode-label color definition for FT4, and the typo. They will be corrected in the next release! -- Joe, K1JT On 5/22/2020 8:52 PM, Yukio JG1APX wrote: Hello all I have noticed minor things in mainwindow.cpp source code. If

Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug Report - 2.2rc1 - ISCAT Mode

2020-05-22 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Kevin, On 5/22/2020 10:45 AM, Kevin McQuiggin VE7ZD/KN7Q wrote: In ISCAT mode, if one double-clicks a message in the left hand RX signals pane this presents a dialog box “Double clicking is not supported in ISCAT mode”. When this dialog box is dismissed, the app crashes. Many tThanks

Re: [wsjt-devel] FST4W-120

2020-10-07 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rob, On 10/7/2020 2:55 PM, Rob Robinett AI6VN wrote: My wsprdaemon service (http://www.wsprdaemon.org) uses the /usr/bin /wsprd program from the WSJT-x Debian package to decode .wav files. However, that wsprd does not recognize the FST4W-120 beacon signals on the 2200M and 630M bands, and

Re: [wsjt-devel] FST4W-120

2020-10-09 Thread Joe Taylor
speed Internet access to rural native Hawaiinan students so they can join their Zoom class when school resumes next Monday.  As a result,  WD work is currently my second priority. 73, Rob On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 7:07 PM Joe Taylor <mailto:j...@princeton.edu>> wrote: Rob --

Re: [wsjt-devel] FST4W-120

2020-10-07 Thread Joe Taylor
Rob -- On 10/7/2020 7:45 PM, Rob Robinett AI6VN wrote: Thanks for the reminder about the license and I have added the notices to build V2.10e. WD is my first open source project, so I welcome all guidance on compliance. Start by reading the GPLv3 license, the license under which you wish to

Re: [wsjt-devel] Release Candidate: WSJT-X 2.3.0-rc1

2020-09-29 Thread Joe Taylor
Jay -- For marginal signals with difficult QRN, don't forget to try the negative NB settings, -1 % and -2%. See the Quick-Start Guide for details of what they do. -- Joe, K1JT On 9/29/2020 7:51 AM, Bill Somerville wrote: On 29/09/2020 12:45, Jay Hainline wrote: Thanks for the

[wsjt-devel] Release Candidate: WSJT-X 2.3.0-rc1

2020-09-27 Thread Joe Taylor
The first public candidate release of WSJT-X 2.3.0 is now available for download and use by beta testers. This release is your first chance to try two new modes designed especially for use on the LF and MF bands, and to provide feedback to the WSJT Development Team. The new modes are: -

Re: [wsjt-devel] FST4 wav decode, the right way?

2020-09-29 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Olivier, On 9/29/2020 1:31 PM, Olivier SCHMITT F4HTB wrote: Hello dear all, I have been using jt9 for a while to decode frames on my server. I do like this. Every 15s I use arecord to record 16bit wav frames with a sample rate of 12000hz. Then I use jt9 -e ./ -a ./ -t ./ --fst4

Re: [wsjt-devel] wsjtx-2.3.0-rc1 bug

2020-09-30 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Simon, On 9/30/2020 4:00 PM, Simon Kennedy G0FCU wrote: today I have reinstalled 2.3.0rc1 64 bit on ubuntu 20.04 from the deb package with no problem. I have also compiled from source on my RPi Buster successfully. The first bug I have confirmed exists I have replicated on ubuntu 20.04.

Re: [wsjt-devel] FST4_Quick_Start.pdf into Japanese

2020-09-30 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Yoshi, Thanks for your translation of the Quick-Start Guide to FST4 and FST4W. It has been posted on the WSJT web site. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 9/30/2020 5:56 AM, Yoshi,I wrote: Hello Joe and wsjt development staff. Made FST4 Qick start into Japanese. Please use it. URL

Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug in RC2 - ISCAT Mode

2020-05-26 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Kevin, On 5/26/2020 9:27 AM, Kevin McQuiggin VE7ZD/KN7Q wrote: I note that if you quit RC2 while in ISCAT B mode, that when you restart the application the indicated mode on the bottom status bar is “ISCAT B”, but that the spinner control on the window is set to “Submode A".  See the

Re: [wsjt-devel] ALL TXT file question

2020-05-27 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Bobby, On 5/27/2020 5:08 PM, Bobby Chandler N4AU wrote: Would it be a problem to only include line with 'my call' into the ALL TXT file. Just wondering. 2.2.0-rc2 doing fine here. The purpose of the ALL.TXT file is to provide a complete record of messages transmitted and received.

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2 - 14.071 an unacceptable choice for FT8

2020-05-25 Thread Joe Taylor
reconsider Regards, Grant VK5GR -Original Message- From: Joe Taylor [mailto:j...@princeton.edu] Sent: Monday, 25 May 2020 7:06 AM To: WSJT software development Subject: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2 The second candidate release for WSJT-X 2.2.0, WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2, is now available

Re: [wsjt-devel] bug report for WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2

2020-05-25 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Bruce, On 5/25/2020 2:53 PM, Bruce H. Bern K3NQ wrote: Using latest Win-10, if attempting to place the transmit frequency below 200 Hz, the display crashes I can't reproduce the effect you describe. If it's reproducible for you, please follow instructions for bug reports here in the User

Re: [wsjt-devel] Addition of G and H to the Field Day class characters.

2020-05-25 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jim, Of course it would be trivial to enable display of characters G and H as "pseudo-classes" in the ARRL Field Day message formats used for MSK144, FT4, and FT8. But I don't see this as a very desirable message format for state QSO parties. A few problems, for example: - Operators

Re: [wsjt-devel] rc2 UI

2020-05-25 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jim, On 5/25/2020 3:04 AM, Jim Brown K9YC wrote: Thanks VERY much for this one: "Hold Tx frequency no longer cleared when switching between modes." We're halfway there -- TX frequency defaults to 1500 Hz when I've returned from MSK144 to FT8. Is it possible to remember prior setting of TX

Re: [wsjt-devel] bug report for WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2

2020-05-25 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Bruce, On 5/25/2020 5:44 PM, Bruce H. Bern K3NQ wrote: Program version: (beta) WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc3; My system: Win 10 Pro X64; Intel Core i7-3930K; CPU@3.2 GHz; RAM=24Gb; Radio Kenwood TS-990, Baud rate: 115,200; data bits, stop bits, handshake all default Precis of problem: If a transmit

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc3

2020-05-29 Thread Joe Taylor
Thanks to all who have provided reports on their testing of WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1 and -rc2. Special thanks to Mike, W9MDB, for his dedicated work on several Hamlib problems. A third candidate release for WSJT-X 2.2.0, WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc3, is now available for download and beta testing. Most users

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc3

2020-05-29 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi John, Please check with Bill. He believes RC3 should be OK on macOS 10.12. -- Joe On 5/29/2020 9:30 AM, John Nelson via wsjt-devel wrote: Hi Joe, Thanks for rc3.   The web-site reports: *Version 2.2.0-rc3 for macOS 10.12 and newer: wsjtx-2.2.0-rc3-Darwin.dmg* * * Should this

Re: [wsjt-devel] Corrupted WSJT-X.ini file

2020-05-29 Thread Joe Taylor
On 5/29/2020 11:00 AM, Stephen VK3SIR wrote: It’s a good reminder for us all... New software versions (and especially JT-software) should start with a fresh, clean wsjtx.ini file. Yes we get used to our screen settings etc... but once the new "default" wsjtx.ini file is in place we can cut and

Re: [wsjt-devel] RC3 Erase button bug

2020-05-29 Thread Joe Taylor
On 5/29/2020 3:53 PM, Rich Zwirko - K1HTV wrote: I just downloaded and installed RC3. With the RxFrequency column in focus, the Erase button works, but with the Band Activity side in focus the Erase button has no effect. However, using a right click and then selecting 'Erase' does work OK on

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 220-rc3 - WSPRnet manual upload issue

2020-05-30 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Hideo-san, I am sorry that you have trouble with the ALL-WSPR.TXT format. The ALL.TXT and ALL_WSPR.TXT files are for our own purposes of performance measurement, etc. We do not guarantee that their formats will remain fixed. Uses of these files by other software must adapt to any

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X Version 2.2.0-rc3 Number of decodes counter

2020-06-01 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dave, As you note, the decodes counter displays the number of decodes found in the most recent Rx sequence that produced any. That was originally intended, but perhaps it is more useful to show zero when none are found. The GA release will do so. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 6/1/2020

Re: [wsjt-devel] Possible help if needed

2020-06-01 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dave, Sorry for the slow response to your kind offer to help with documentation. Of course we will be delighted to accept any help you can provide. The WSJT-X User Guide uses the "asciidoc" markup language. Its source files and images are maintained in the "git" version control system,

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.0 rc2

2020-05-26 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, No need to send any more .wav files that produce false decodes. In future: - If you don't like false decodes set your Decode option to Fast or Normal. - If you want the very best decoding performance and are happy rejecting the small number of easily recognizable false decodes

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2

2020-05-24 Thread Joe Taylor
The second candidate release for WSJT-X 2.2.0, WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc2, is now available for download and use for beta testing. Nearly all of the bugs reported in the RC1 release have been fixed. Be sure to read the Release Notes, https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt , which

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.0 GA release

2020-06-02 Thread Joe Taylor
The WSJT Development Group is pleased to announce the general availability (GA) release of WSJT-X Version 2.2.0. A brief summary of new features is provided here; for further details see the Release Notes: http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt ... and of course the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Japanese HTML Help web site.

2020-08-11 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Yoshi-san, Many thanks for your translation. I have placed a link on the WSJT-X web page. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 8/7/2020 11:30 AM, Yoshi,I wrote: Hello everybody. Japanese help was posted in HTML format on the following websites. Japanese help in PDF was created by HTML. It looks

[wsjt-devel] test

2020-06-14 Thread Joe Taylor
test, please ignore ___ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel

Re: [wsjt-devel] Bug Report: Four Letter Suffix in WSPR

2020-06-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Onno, On 6/19/2020 3:53 PM, Onno Benschop VK6FLAB wrote: Frankly that makes no sense. All the JT modes have evolved over time. Even WSPR has evolved. Compound callsigns were introduced with WSPR 2.00 (r1714) Nov 19, 2009 - http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/WSPR_Changelog.TXT Just

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.2 GA Release

2020-06-22 Thread Joe Taylor
WSJT-X 2.2.2 is a bug-fix release, mainly to incorporate the new RAC section PE (Prince Edward Island) into the FT8/FT4/MSK144 Contest Mode messages for ARRL Field Day. Several minor fixes and additions are described at the top of the Release Notes here:

Re: [wsjt-devel] wsjt-devel Digest, Vol 76, Issue 152

2020-06-28 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Mike, On 6/28/2020 12:33 PM, Black Michael W9MDB via wsjt-devel wrote: It seems the only common thread is FD mode either FT4 or FT8. And perhaps only apriori decodes? On my last crash I noticed this was the decode when it crashed. 200628_142408    14.080 Rx FT4    -15  0.5  664 W9MDB W7DK

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.2.1 GA Release

2020-06-06 Thread Joe Taylor
WSJT-X 2.2.1 is a bug-fix release that addresses several regressions or defects in version 2.2.0. Most importantly, v2.2.1 incorporates a revised Hamlib version that properly controls the Yaesu FT-891 and FT-991 radios. A list of all program changes since WSJT-X 2.2.0 can be found in the

[wsjt-devel] Trans-Atlantic 6m opening

2020-06-07 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, I know that like me, some of you enjoyed today's excellent multi-hop sporadic E opening across the Atlantic. It was an excellent test of the original design goals of FT8, and more recently also FT4. Over a span of several hours I completed 76 QSOs with European stations. Of these

Re: [wsjt-devel] v2.1.1 EU VHF Start qso

2020-06-11 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Saku, OG55W is not a standard callsign. Not a good idea to use that with FT4/FT8/MSK144 in a contest. -- Joe, K1JT On 6/11/2020 2:13 PM, Saku wrote: Hi! This may be reported but just found out in NAC 50MHz contest: EU VHF mode set. Station calling cq:  CQ TEST OG55W Qso

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