Re: [wsjt-devel] Ver 1.8 RC1 audio in slider problem

2017-07-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Mike -- Don't make the slider optional -- just remove it. -- Joe -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X v1.8 User Guide

2017-07-12 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, Most of the necessary updates of the WSJT-X User Guide to cover features in Version 1.8 are now in place. Use *Help -> Online User Guide* or *F1* or click here: http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-1.7.1-devel.html Some screen shots still need to be

Re: [wsjt-devel] A non-technical reason to remove/relocate the audio slider

2017-07-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Enough, already, about the audio level slider!! Those who read the manual knew what it was for. It confused many others, and it was responsible for a large number of emails to two reflectors and direct to me. Its function was mildly useful, but redundant. It will soon be history.

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: Potential new mode for fast QSOs

2017-06-29 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Charlie, On 6/29/2017 1:37 PM, G3WDG wrote: Built and running - no on-air tests yet. Noticed that the 15s period is insufficient to get the cw id in. RR, we're aware of this. Will probably need to devote a full Tx period to CW ID, for those who need it. -- Joe, K1JT

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: Potential new mode for fast QSOs

2017-06-29 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Wolfgang, Was your QSO on 50.313? Will this be a good operating frequency for FT8 in IARU Region 1 ? -- Joe, K1JT On 6/29/2017 3:10 PM, Wolfgang wrote: Hello all, had my first QSO with CT1FBK a few minutes ago. Thanks Miguel, CT1FBK, for the reply to my very first CQ Next QSO

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: Potential new mode for fast QSOs

2017-06-29 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Laurie, On 6/29/2017 6:35 PM, Laurie, VK3AMA wrote: The "~" mode character will be a problem. It is the character chosen by JTDX for the T10 mode and would explain an earlier message that indicated that a FT8 spot on HamSpots appeared as T10 (likely came from JTAlert which spots "~"

Re: [wsjt-devel] msk144sd.f90 problem?

2017-06-30 Thread Joe Taylor
t;s.j.fra...@icloud.com> *To:* Black Michael <mdblac...@yahoo.com>; Joe Taylor <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> *Sent:* Friday, June 30, 2017 8:28 AM *Subject:* Re: [wsjt-devel] msk144sd.f90 problem? Mike, msk144sd is just a development routine - it is not used in WSJT-X. Steve > O

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 notes

2017-06-30 Thread Joe Taylor
0638 | dtil...@captechconsulting.com On Jun 30, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu> wrote: Hi Steve, Yes, 40 iterations for bp. With norder=2 hardwired for everything I still get 574 good decodes. So at least in jt9.exe, with no attempt to move nfqso around, using norder=3 prod

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 - build 7752 and rig control

2017-06-30 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi George, On 6/30/2017 12:38 PM, George J Molnar wrote: The nut here seems to be with the use of the term “split.” It implies two different frequencies are being used for the contact. This threw me, and probably some others. Yes, I understood what you took to be the meaning of "split". The

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 - build 7752 and rig control

2017-06-30 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi George, Still feel like the way this is being implemented is counter-intuitive for most operators. After your explanation, I get it. That said, I’ve made 10,000 JT-mode QSOs and it never occurred to me when I saw this. I think we might see a fair number of folks fall into the same

Re: [wsjt-devel] Unable to Access Configuration (F2) 7754

2017-06-30 Thread Joe Taylor
Hit F3 to see a list of keyboard shortcuts, and look at the entry for CTRL+M. On 6/30/2017 2:40 PM, Edfel Rivera wrote: Hi: I am not sure what I did but I am not able to access configuration. Also, can not change band. I tried building new but no fix. Previously used 1.7.1 with out any

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 notes

2017-06-30 Thread Joe Taylor
ime, we're in something more like an "early testing" stage. Yes, we can use some tests FROM PEOPLE WHO SEND US REPORTS. But we're not yet ready to support and encourage widespread use. That will come, soon enough! -- Joe, K1JT On 6/30/2017 4:29 PM, Dani EA4GPZ wrote: El 30/06

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 signal reports

2017-06-30 Thread Joe Taylor
We are well aware that displayed values of S/N are unreliable. This will be fixed soon. -- Joe, K1JT On 6/30/2017 5:28 PM, Adrian Fabry wrote: Hi all, I saw also this problem. For example, two signals, one very strong @ 806Hz -15 dB and one weak @1254 Hz -17dB: The wav file

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT - Devel - Versioning scheme.

2017-06-30 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Edfel, Thanks for your comments. We tend not to increment our version number until we're ready (or nearly ready) to make an official release. This will likely be very soon! -- Joe, K1JT On 6/30/2017 6:00 PM, Edfel Rivera wrote: Hi: Just an observation.

[wsjt-devel] Missing menu bar

2017-07-01 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, Far too many unwary users are being bitten by the "CTRL+M" bug. In general, it seems like bad policy to hide screen controls and leave no visible way to get them back. In r7769 I added a checkbox labeled "Menus" on the main window, and one labeled "Controls" on the Wide Graph.

[wsjt-devel] FT8 notes

2017-06-30 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, Thanks for a busy ~20 hours of many people testing FT8. I now have accumulated a directory with 527 *.wav files, each of which has at least one visible FT8 signal. The files were recorded at K1JT at either 14.079 or 50.313 MHz. Running the r7753 stand-alone slow-mode decoder

Re: [wsjt-devel] r7775 FT8 decoding

2017-07-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Tamas, Your files decode OK here in WSJT-X r7775 (running on Windows). 20m 130800 -7 0.6 1097 ~ EI4KF ES6DO KO27 20m 130815 -12 0.2 1098 ~ ES6DO EI4KF -13 20m 130830 -7 0.6

Re: [wsjt-devel] Minimum transmission length for FT8

2017-07-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Charlie, What fraction of the transmission is needed for a successful decode given ‘good’ S/N? I’ve seen some “short” messages decode just now (using r7776). The code rate is 1/2, so without AP decoding the bare minimum must be about half a transmission. I've seen done good decodes

Re: [wsjt-devel] 6 meter opening to EI3KD

2017-07-03 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jay, Thanks for sending the files. Alas, there's no way that second one is going to decode -- its S/N is well below -20 dB. -- Joe, K1JT On 7/3/2017 10:33 AM, Jay Hainline wrote: Worked EI3KD using the new mode FT8 on 6 meters this morning! Attached are wav files from his last

Re: [wsjt-devel] new FT8 mode decoding

2017-07-03 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi again Jay, On 6/29/2017 4:02 PM, Jay Hainline wrote: My message got bounced for being too large. So posting again with 2 wav files instead of 3. Recorded from 50313. Please check the signal around 1050 hz. I was not able to decode. The first of your two files, 170629_194730.wav, decodes

Re: [wsjt-devel] Colors - FT8

2017-07-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Kari, The 'worked before' feature is also not working with FT8. I think this could be fixed by adding test for FT8 on line 105 of "logbook/adif.cpp" Thanks! I believe it's fixed in r. -- Joe, K1JT

[wsjt-devel] FT8: IMPORTANT NOTICE

2017-07-06 Thread Joe Taylor
To: All WSJT-X users of FT8 From:WSJT Development Team Subject: IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT EXPERIMENTAL MODE FT8 Thanks to all alpha testers who have sent us helpful information on their experiences with FT8. The mode is basically working well, but we've determined that we can improve it

[wsjt-devel] Preparation for WSJT-X v1.8.0-rc1

2017-07-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, I'm compiling a list of important new features and other changes that will be in WSJT-X v1.8. 1. New mode called FT8: QSOs 4 times faster than JT9, JT65 2. New mode for Frequency Calibration 3. Improved performance of decoders for JT65, QRA64, and MSK144 4. New utility programs:

Re: [wsjt-devel] Frequency calibration - use of AM broadcasts

2017-07-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Richard -- On 7/6/2017 3:48 PM, Richard Lamont wrote: Is it a good idea to use AM broadcast transmitters as a frequency standard when the regulatory tolerance (ITU and many countries) for such transmitters is +/- 10 Hz? Is that good enough for the purpose? 73, Richard G4DYA As described here

Re: [wsjt-devel] Preparation for WSJT-X v1.8.0-rc1

2017-07-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Al, On 7/6/2017 3:59 PM, CX8AT VERA wrote: Maybe I missed something when reading this group's mail, but something that I don't like is to have 2 windows (main window and wide graph) apart, is hard for me to keep both with the right size in a small wide 13" notebook, It is possible to

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 in r7800

2017-07-06 Thread Joe Taylor
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/ft8_Protocol_Change.txt On 7/6/2017 9:17 PM, David wrote: Hi ...i have just used JTSDK to upgrade to r7800 compiled 100% but when i started WSJT-X it came up with a message "FT8 tempory disabled" went to the Mode tab and found FT8 greyed out used

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: CW ID not a good idea

2017-07-05 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, If you knew you had to send an ID with a packet, could you not reduce the amplitude of the whole data packet by a db or so and re-allocate that power to the CW ID? It certainly doesn't have to be loud, much like repeaters do id-under-voice. That way the FT8 signal taken by itself

[wsjt-devel] Fair warning

2017-04-27 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, I was interrupted late this afternoon just after committing r7654-76656, and did not finish all the necessary additions. CMake of the full devel branch will fail until tomorrow morning, when I will bring the repository back into a self-consistent state. For now, you can build from

Re: [wsjt-devel] Suggestion

2017-08-04 Thread Joe Taylor
On 8/4/2017 2:46 PM, Bill Turner via wsjt-devel wrote: Would it be useful to add the revision version to the top line on the main screen? something like: WSJT-X v1.7.1-devel-r7997 by K1JT It's on the *Help -> About" screen (Ctrl+F1). -- Joe, K1JT

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 "Tx Even/1st" label ambiguity

2017-08-04 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rich, K1HTV wrote: I believe that my suggestion of changing the present FT8 screen's "Tx even/1st" description to "1st & 3rd 15 second sequence" or an abbreviated version of "1st & 3rd 15 sec seq" will make the meaning of the check box very clear as to eliminate the present ambiguity.

Re: [wsjt-devel] User Guide updates for WSJT-X Version 1.8

2017-08-04 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Alex, On 8/4/2017 11:02 AM, Alexandre Moleiro via wsjt-devel wrote: - Is the list of keyboard shortcuts on section 10.1.9 updated ? As far as I am aware, yes. Did you find something missing or incorrect? -- Joe, K1JT

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: Three extra bits are available

2017-07-28 Thread Joe Taylor
16:18:29 -0400 Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu> wrote: On 7/28/2017 4:03 PM, Richard Bown wrote: It could be a considerable amount Joe, Some countries in region 1 are small. But what I wanted to know is what that amount actually is, in practice, in a typical VHF+ Region 1 contest log cont

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: Three extra bits are available

2017-07-28 Thread Joe Taylor
On 7/28/2017 4:36 PM, Richard Bown wrote: you are missing an important point Joe As FT8 is a quick exchange mode it will encourage more use, so I assure you that no important point has been missed. I simply want to have an initial reference point. -- Joe, K1JT

Re: [wsjt-devel] 72-Bit Contest Mode, Rover support

2017-07-28 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Charlie, Does Generate Std Msgs set up these messages or does it all happen when someone calls you? Haven't used contest mode in MSK144 before. To be honest, at the moment I don't remember for sure. I think so, for MSK144. And I'm not sure that I have connected things so that it will

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: Three extra bits are available

2017-07-28 Thread Joe Taylor
One additional question I should have asked. If you think FT8 might get appreciable use in Region 1 VHF+ contests, would there be significant need for handling compound callsigns such as ZA/PA9XYZ, etc.? -- Joe, K1JT On 7/28/2017 2:49 PM, Joe Taylor wrote: Hi Palle (and other VHF

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: Three extra bits are available

2017-07-28 Thread Joe Taylor
On 7/28/2017 4:03 PM, Richard Bown wrote: It could be a considerable amount Joe, Some countries in region 1 are small. But what I wanted to know is what that amount actually is, in practice, in a typical VHF+ Region 1 contest log containing some hundreds of QSOs. -- Joe, K1JT

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: Three extra bits are available

2017-07-28 Thread Joe Taylor
See below. -- Joe, K1JT On 28 July 2017 at 20:17, Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu <mailto:j...@princeton.edu>> wrote: One additional question I should have asked. If you think FT8 might get appreciable use in Region 1 VHF+ contests, would there be significant need

[wsjt-devel] 72-Bit Contest Mode, Rover support

2017-07-28 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all Beta Testers, In code revision r7969 the WSJT-X development branch supports "Contest Mode" in FT8 as well as MSK144. This mode is designed for NA VHF+ contests in which the required exchange is a 4-character grid locator. Contest Mode is enabled by checking the box labeled "FT8 and

Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: Three extra bits are available

2017-07-28 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Palle (and other VHF+ contest enthusiasts in IARU Regioin 1), Thanks for the suggestions you posted to wsjt-devel concerning VHF+ contest exchanges in EU. I have been sketching out some possible enhanced 75-bit message structures for FT8 mode aimed (among other things) at supporting your

Re: [wsjt-devel] MSK144

2017-08-02 Thread Joe Taylor
On 8/2/2017 10:58 AM, WB9BSD wrote: Where can I go to learn more about this mode? Is it very wide or what is the reason why it isn't useable below 50 Mhz? Joe WB9SBD 1. Why not go to the WSJT-X User Guide? You might start at these two places:

Re: [wsjt-devel] 72-Bit Contest Mode, Rover support

2017-08-02 Thread Joe Taylor
ave uncovered a bug, it's best to provide a series of steps that will reproduce the bug. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 7/28/2017 1:33 PM, Joe Taylor wrote: Hi all Beta Testers, In code revision r7969 the WSJT-X development branch supports "Contest Mode" in FT8 as well as MSK144. This mod

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT on DXpedition

2017-08-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi John and all, On 8/8/2017 12:19 PM, John Zantek KE7B wrote: This past weekend, I attended the Pacific NW DX Convention, where the buzz of JT/FT was tangible. ... The biggest news for me was the talk about the upcoming DXpedition to Mellish Reef (VK9MA) and the stated intention to try JT65

Re: [wsjt-devel] DXpeditions - FT8, Split or not to split

2017-08-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rich and all, On 8/19/2017 2:15 PM, Rich - K1HTV wrote: DXpeditions - FT8, Split or not to split Thanks for sharing your ideas on this topic. We (the WSJT developers, that is) will be happy to offer advice, when/if asked. But I don't consider it our task to tell the DXpedition crew

Re: [wsjt-devel] Fwd: Re: 20 M FT8 freqs for DXpeditions? (long)

2017-08-20 Thread Joe Taylor
PS - I'll have more to say about possible DXpedition operating procedures, but probably not until tomorrow. -- Joe, K1JT -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites,

Re: [wsjt-devel] Fwd: Re: 20 M FT8 freqs for DXpeditions? (long)

2017-08-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Rich, Ned, Alex, and all, On 8/20/2017 2:15 PM, Alex, VE3NEA wrote: Hi Ned, Your picture of the future FT8 pileups of the top-ten DXpeditions is very realistic but very scary. ... ... A 400 W linear amplifier will easily transmit 10 x 40W signals if it is linear enough. Surely this

Re: [wsjt-devel] Minor Formatting Issue

2017-05-15 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Ed, K0KC wrote: > I was running WSJT-X 1.7.1 r7672 this afternoon and noticed that under > the Rx Frequency heading the D before the T was missing and that the > alignment was off. Obviously this is not a big deal, but I am sure that > it could be easily fixed. In what operating mode ??? I

Re: [wsjt-devel] 207th bit of JT9 message

2017-05-19 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Igor, Thanks for identifying and reporting this bug in gen9.f90. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 5/19/2017 9:23 AM, Игорь Ч wrote: > Hello Joe, > . > In gen9.f90 207th bit of the i1EncodedBits(207) / i1ScrambledBits(207) > arrays is not initialized and may take any integer*1 non binary value >

Re: [wsjt-devel] Web site announcement

2017-06-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Seb, Thanks for sharing your ideas for a WSJT-X web site. Your draft examples look very nice! I look forward to its further development. In future, if you think there might be an advantage to closer coordination with other parts of the WSJT-X development effort, let us know! --

Re: [wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode

2017-09-21 Thread Joe Taylor
of contest mode? -- Joe On Sep 21, 2017, at 12:42 PM, Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu> wrote: Hi George, On 9/21/2017 3:31 PM, George J Molnar wrote: Quick feedback on the repositioned contest mode checkbox. Bravo! Good idea. Before GA release, it might be helpful to clean up the

Re: [wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode

2017-09-23 Thread Joe Taylor
KA9CFD -Original Message- From: Joe Taylor [mailto:j...@princeton.edu] Sent: September 22, 2017 17:50 To: WSJT software development <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode Hi Jay, Larry, George, and all, Revision r8105 is another a

[wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode

2017-09-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, As an experiment, code revision r8101 in the WSJT-X development branch includes several changes to the way *NA VHF Contest Mode* is implemented. The goal is to obviate any cause for confusion (e.g., implausible grid squares being diaplayed) when one station uses Contest Mode and the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Lost logging times

2017-09-21 Thread Joe Taylor
Dan -- On 9/21/2017 11:21 AM, Dan Malcolm wrote: Yes I did log it twice because the first attempt failed. But since the QSO is reflected in the log entry, the times should still be correct. WSJT-X does not attempt to replace the cognizant human being using it. All logging information is

Re: [wsjt-devel] Lost logging times

2017-09-21 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dan, On 9/21/2017 11:54 AM, Dan Malcolm wrote: Joe, Michael, I don't disagree. I do have a problem being the cognizant human being at times, and yes it is my responsibility. I just didn't realize how things worked until now. The online guide says nothing about this behavior however (yes I

Re: [wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode

2017-09-22 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Steve, On 9/22/2017 8:12 AM, Steven Franke wrote: Hi Joe, Recall that MSK144 is configured such that fix_contest_msg is *always* called, independent of whether or not the contest box is checked. Won’t this prevent the contest-mode prompt from being triggered in that mode? Yes, it seems

Re: [wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode

2017-09-22 Thread Joe Taylor
prompt and the auto sequence did not advance beyond sending TX1. 73 Jay KA9CFD -Original Message- From: Joe Taylor [mailto:j...@princeton.edu] Sent: September 20, 2017 19:48 To: WSJT Software Development <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: [wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode

Re: [wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode

2017-09-21 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi George, On 9/21/2017 3:31 PM, George J Molnar wrote: Quick feedback on the repositioned contest mode checkbox. Bravo! Good idea. Before GA release, it might be helpful to clean up the labels and alignment, so everything flows smoothly. ”Sh” could be written out, and maybe NA VHF Contest

Re: [wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode

2017-09-22 Thread Joe Taylor
PS: The tests need to be made on a VHF band, 50+ MHz. On 9/22/2017 1:49 PM, Joe Taylor wrote: Hi Jay, Larry, George, and all, Revision r8105 is another attempt at eliminating all potential causes of confusion when one party has checked NA VHF Contest Mode and the other has not. Please find

Re: [wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode

2017-09-22 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jay, Larry, George, and all, Revision r8105 is another attempt at eliminating all potential causes of confusion when one party has checked NA VHF Contest Mode and the other has not. Please find someone else with whom you can test this feature and report you results here -- if possible,

Re: [wsjt-devel] NA VHF Contest Mode

2017-09-21 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jay, On 9/20/2017 5:08 PM, Jay Hainline wrote: Joe and all. Curious because I am not a big contester. My understanding is the reason for the extra coding is for producing the message sent for TX3 with both calls plus R Grid. If it’s a problem with extra characters involved, why can't you

Re: [wsjt-devel] JT65 jumps to JT9 for transmit.

2017-10-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Steve -- Another question: when this odd switch of Tx mode occurs, does the transmitted audio signal actually change to JT9 mode? Or is it only the Tx bandwidth indicator on the waterfall, to which your screen shot draws attention? -- Joe, K1JT On 10/5/2017 9:28 PM,

Re: [wsjt-devel] JT65 jumps to JT9 for transmit.

2017-10-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Steve, When this happens again, please send me the .wav file for the sequence ending at t=52 -- that is, the Rx sequence that seemed to trigger the Tx mode switch from JT65 to JT9. -- Joe, K1JT On 10/5/2017 9:28 PM, st...@k5dog.com wrote: WSJT-X v1.8.0-rc2 r8069 on Windows 10 64

Re: [wsjt-devel] JT65 jumps to JT9 for transmit.

2017-10-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Steve -- In the screen shot you posted, the line of text produced by the decoding procedure reads: UTC dB DT Freq --- 2051 -30 8.3 1275 I am puzzled as to how this line was generated. DT=8.3 seconds??? Seems too big; I am surprised this can ever happen. Why is there

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X Version 1.8.0, Release Candidate 3

2017-10-16 Thread Joe Taylor
The WSJT Development Group is pleased to announce a third candidate release of WSJT-X Version 1.8.0. We believe this is the all-but-final beta release; we expect very soon -- perhaps next week -- to make Version 1.8.0 the full general availability (GA) release of WSJT-X. Changes since

[wsjt-devel] Gravitational waves

2017-10-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, This is my last post here for today, and it has little to do with WSJT-related software development. But its topic has occupied much of my time for the past ten days -- and it has made me feel as excited as a youngster with a new scientific toy! A few have asked offline if I would

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 1.7.1 r8164

2017-10-13 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dan, I also have a question.  The FMT analysis program initially had an error and referred to bad data.  The online manual does say to edit the fmt.all file and remove bad data.  I did that and the analysis ran without error.  I made a judgement call as to what constitutes “bad data”, in

Re: [wsjt-devel] JT9 AP request

2017-10-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Eric, Jay, and all, On 10/16/2017 8:27 AM, Eric NO3M wrote: 630M opened up to some US Amateurs this past weekend.  FT8 may have killed JT65 / JT9 for the most part on HF, but down on 630 JT9 is still king.  We need to dig deep for weak (5W EIRP) signals amidst harsh noise, etc.  I'd like

Re: [wsjt-devel] My Grid in documentation

2017-10-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Dave, On 10/16/2017 7:08 PM, David Fisher wrote: I’m proof reading the 1.8 RC 3 document.  Here’s something I’ve noticed before that might be helpful. As I understand it (and I’m probably wrong), the “Settings, General, My Grid” field accepts 6 character grid information such as CM97bq

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X usage by platform

2017-10-16 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, Some interesting statistics on downloads of wsjtx-1.8.0-rc2, derived from the SourceForge web page https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/files/wsjtx-1.8.0-rc2/ Platform Downloads Pct - Windows11,369 91.6 Linux 6965.6 Macintosh 3562.9

Re: [wsjt-devel] Program crashes

2017-08-30 Thread Joe Taylor
On 8/30/2017 6:14 PM, Morris Wideman via wsjt-devel wrote: I was not able to make WSJT-X development release 8049 pick up this callsign "K4XP" a legitimate US callsign and transfer it to DX Call by double click. I was trying to pick up a new state for FT8 on 15M after he had worked another

Re: [wsjt-devel] Program crashes

2017-08-30 Thread Joe Taylor
file it decoded but still could double click and insert call. I will be leaving home no radio for few days but should have email access but not my radio computer or such. Thanks Morris WA4MIT On Wednesday, August 30, 2017, 7:23:28 PM CDT, Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu> wrote: On 8/30/

[wsjt-devel] Experimental changes in r8146

2017-09-30 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, Changes in program behavior can be confusing, so I apologize for some recent instability in GUI operational behavior. Code revision r8146 is yet another attempt to get it right -- or as near "right" as possible -- while supporting both simplex and split-frequency default operating

Re: [wsjt-devel] Experimental changes in r8146

2017-09-30 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, On 9/30/2017 2:48 PM, James Shaver wrote: Ok, I may have figured it out: it looks like when using JTAlert to respond to CQ's, if the CQ is in "CQ " format, both the TX and RX move unless the "Hold TX Freq" box is checked as you'd expect. When the CQ is structured as "CQ " the RX

Re: [wsjt-devel] Experimental changes in r8146

2017-10-01 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi David, The real issue is the TX Enable.  I’d like to avoid having it set on the double click so I can pick the right time in the other QSO to send my message, on a split frequency. Why not simply uncheck the box "Double-click on call sets Tx Enable", on the *Settings -> General* page?

Re: [wsjt-devel] Experimental changes in r8146

2017-10-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Erik, On 10/2/2017 10:42 AM, Erik EI4KF - wrote: Since you were kind enough to write to me directly regarding the issue below, may I ask you about some other aspects of WSJTx? I have previously posted about these in the Development List but without reply. It's best always to pose

Re: [wsjt-devel] Experimental changes in r8146

2017-10-01 Thread Joe Taylor
or CTRL-click on the waterfall. A SHIFT does nothing, moves neither Tx nor Rx B CTRL moves only the Rx C ALT moves the Rx D only unchecking Hold Tx will allow Tx to move Erik EI4KF. -----Original Message- From: Joe Taylor [mailto:j...@princeton.edu] Sent: 30

Re: [wsjt-devel] Experimental changes in r8125

2017-09-29 Thread Joe Taylor
On 9/29/2017 10:39 AM, George J Molnar wrote: One point about using control-clicks that hasn’t been raised, but might affect usability is the growing number of tablet and other touch screens in use. Double clicking for setting both RX/TX, unless TX Lock is on, is the simplest, most natural

[wsjt-devel] Double-click on decoded message

2017-09-29 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Lance, You must have wondered for a long time why for you, double-clicking on some decoded JT65 messages does not copy the callsign to DX Call, the locator to Dx Grid, and populate the Tx message boxes. Or maybe you figured it out by now. Anyway, I just happened upon the reason and

[wsjt-devel] Double-click on decoded message

2017-09-29 Thread Joe Taylor
Forwarded Message Subject: [wsjtgroup] Double-click on decoded message Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:06:11 -0400 From: Joe Taylor j...@princeton.edu [wsjtgroup] <wsjtgroup-nore...@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu> To: Lance Collister, W7GJ

Re: [wsjt-devel] Experimental changes in r8125

2017-09-29 Thread Joe Taylor
After further testing in the field, the experimental changes introduced in r8125 and later will now become permanent. In r8144 I have added an option to enforce simplex operation (thus moving both Tx and Rx frequency) when you double-click a decoded text line. This option allows simpler

Re: [wsjt-devel] Experimental changes in r8125

2017-09-29 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Tim, ... I see that it says not to use “this feature” on the air in the r8120 commit comments, but does that mean we should not use any release r8120 or above on the air? Or is it something that we have to specifically do to use “RR73 NOW” and “NIL NOW”, like enter those into Tx 4

Re: [wsjt-devel] r8119

2017-09-25 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Ed, Charlie, Neil, and all, On 9/25/2017 2:34 PM, Neil Zampella wrote: I just build r8120 .. and that also occurs here. The double click on a decode does NOT switch both the Tx & Rx frequencies.    There is nothing listed in the commit history that shows this being changed, I was using

Re: [wsjt-devel] v8120 Issue

2017-09-25 Thread Joe Taylor
Neil -- The trailing indicators "? a2" should always tell you to view the decode with healthy skepticism. Best to heed the commit message with r8120: " First tests of "RR73 NOW ..." and "NIL NOW ..." (i3bit=1, 2) messages in FT8. DO NOT USE THIS FEATURE ON THE AIR!" Please send me your

Re: [wsjt-devel] TX freqs change while xmttg

2017-08-28 Thread Joe Taylor
On 8/28/2017 7:35 PM, Rich - K1HTV wrote: Using R3035, in FT8, with the "Allow Tx frequency changes while transmitting" box UNCHECKED, I am still able to change the TX frequency by Shift-clicking on a different frequency on the waterfall. Yes, you can move the Tx frequency marker on the

Re: [wsjt-devel] Wrong country name displayed

2017-08-28 Thread Joe Taylor
On 8/28/2017 7:53 PM, Rich - K1HTV wrote: Using R8035,  on FT8, with the "Show DXCC entity and worked before status" box CHECKED,  certain free form CQs messages result in the wrong country name being displayed on the right side of the line in the "Band Activity"  column. Examples: CQ USA

Re: [wsjt-devel] 20 M FT8 freqs for DXpeditions? (long)

2017-08-21 Thread Joe Taylor
Thanks to all for your informative comments on frequencies and operating procedures for FT8 under extreme pileup conditions. We need more such input. Preferably some of it should come from operators who actually plan to use FT8 in a major DXpedition. The most useful input will surely come

Re: [wsjt-devel] r8028 - links to User Guide don't work

2017-08-20 Thread Joe Taylor
Richard -- There is no 1.8.0-rc2 release yet, as you must know. Consequently there is no WSJT-X User Guide with "1.8.0-rc2" in its file name. If you are building for yourself and have not turned off the option that builds docs, you should be creating the Local User Guide. Anyway, the link

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT on DXpedition

2017-08-17 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Alex, Iztok, and all, Thanks for your comments and suggestions for optimizing FT8 QSO rates in pileup conditions. In my message posted yesterday I kept things simple and did not go into any detail about what to do when things do not go exactly "by the book". Of course you are right to

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSPR-X in Fedora

2017-08-31 Thread Joe Taylor
RR, good idea! -- Joe, K1JT On 8/31/2017 7:31 PM, Jaroslav Skarvada wrote: Hi Joe, thanks for info. I have WSJT-X packaging on my todo list, but I didn't know that it completely superseded WSPR-X. But no problem, I will probaly close the WSPR-X inclusion request and will open new one for

[wsjt-devel] WSJT-X Version 1.8.0, Release Candidate 2

2017-09-02 Thread Joe Taylor
The WSJT Development Group is pleased to announce a second candidate release of WSJT-X Version 1.8.0. Once again this is a beta release. Most changes since the "RC1" release candidate are related to the FT8 mode, and most new features have already been tested in the field by several hundred

Re: [wsjt-devel] RC2 bug report

2017-09-02 Thread Joe Taylor
On 9/2/2017 10:52 AM, Scott Bidstrup wrote: I tried that, and only after several retries, including re-starting the software twice, did that finally work - might still be a problem there that will need looking into. Or maybe you need to remember to click OK to dismiss the Settings page.

Re: [wsjt-devel] RC2 bug report

2017-09-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Please read the RC2 announcement again. Carefully. On 9/2/2017 10:37 AM, Scott Bidstrup wrote: Gentlemen, I have downloaded and installed the RC2 release software, and am delighted to report that, for the most part, it is working. One problem I have noted, though, is that the drop-down

Re: [wsjt-devel] QRG RESETG

2017-09-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Nor is it supposed to do so. As discussed here many times before, there are too many variations in allocations, world-wide. You can set any desired frequency, yourself. On 9/2/2017 10:48 AM, Philip Finkle wrote: Does not set up the 60M band FT8 and JT65 QRG of 5.357 Phil K6EID

Re: [wsjt-devel] Swedish translation of the 1.8.0-RC2 user guide..

2017-09-02 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Anders, Yes, please! However, very soon I must leave for the airport. I will be in the UK until Sept 17. I will be very happy to post your Swedish translation on the WSJT web site when I return home. -- Joe, K1JT On 9/2/2017 2:08 PM, Anders Rhodin wrote: Hi everyone, I have

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSPR-X in Fedora

2017-08-31 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Jaroslav, Thanks for your email. I wish I could have saved you the effort already put into this task, because I do not recommend packaging WSPR-X for any platform or distribution. WSPR-X is obsolete, and no longer supported. Its functions are limited, and anyway now much better served by

Re: [wsjt-devel] Why was the R+05 selected instead of 73?

2017-10-06 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi David, Logging your QSO and having Tx Enable turned off sets the auto-sequencing logic to "not in QSO". So double-clicking on "NX6D KD0ZZ RRR" is interpreted to mean that you want to start a new QSO. -- 73, Joe, K1JT On 10/5/2017 5:55 PM, David Fisher wrote: This time, with the

[wsjt-devel] Experimental changes in r8125

2017-09-27 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi all, If you are building WSJT-X from code in the development branch and experimenting with it on the air, please pay attention to the commit message for r8125 and report your findings here. For full and open disclosure I'll copy the commit message here:

Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT 1.8.0 RC3

2017-10-17 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Chris, On 10/17/2017 3:19 PM, Chris Getman N3PLM wrote: I just downloaded Version 1.8.0 RC3 and found it missing the Lock Rx-Tx feature. In using FT8 from the beginning, I have only twice found a station wanting to work splits. So I really miss this feature. Any chance of putting it

Re: [wsjt-devel] VK9MA Followup - QSOs into N1MM, DXPedition White Paper Comments

2017-11-23 Thread Joe Taylor
Hi Brian, Thanks for your input. By all means, send us a context diff with your code for connection to N1MM Logger, including additions to the Reporting tab. It will be much appreciated! You can send it directly to me, along with your comments on the White Paper. -- Joe, K1JT On

Re: [wsjt-devel] VK9MA Followup - QSOs into N1MM, DXPedition White Paper Comments

2017-11-23 Thread Joe Taylor
Mike: Please do NOT encourage discussion of the Dxpedition stuff, just yet. It's still premature for that step. -- Joe On 11/23/2017 8:57 AM, Black Michael via wsjt-devel wrote: Seeing as how the DXpedition foxhunt is being actively developed right now you probably want to comment on

[wsjt-devel] German translations of WSJT-X documentation

2017-11-30 Thread Joe Taylor
I am happy to announce that German translations of the WSJT-X User Guide (Version 1.8) and associated documents have been done by Enrico Schürrer, OE1EQW. Links to them can be found on the WSJT web site here: http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html The individual documents are

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