Thanks for pointing this out, Wes. I went back a re-read the primer on
using "hound" mode in a less sleep-deprived state (still sleep deprived,
but not nearly as much). Sure enough it describes how the hound's
frequency gets moved to the frequency where the "fox" responded. It
seems that the computer tried to do exactly what is was supposed to do.
It's a miracle that P29RO logged me given all my attempts to sabotage
the intended course of events. 😅
73, Mike W4EF.........
On 11/5/2022 4:26 PM, Wes wrote:
I'm far from an FT8 expert* but on F/H mode the Fox does move the
selected hound to his frequency. If contact is not completed on the
first sequence he will move the hound to another frequency, rinse and
repeat once more and you need to start over.
To their credit, IMHO, P29RO is actually also working traditional
RTTY. I now have them on 5 bands on RTTY.
* A couple of my clubs have impromptu "competitions" on certain
DXpeditions where the scoring is the number of slots (band/modes). So
if you want to compete, you have to use FT8/FT4. I kick and scream
and work them, but to date I refuse to claim DXCC credit for the Qs.
This has created a personal dilemma, because my DXCC number 339 is Mt
Athos on FT8. I haven't claimed it and probably won't unless I work
#340, Glorioso, which will probably never happen in this lifetime.
Wes N7WS
On 11/5/2022 2:50 PM, Michael Tope wrote:
I am glad to hear T88WA is not at the hotel club station. The club
station has a low dipole on 160 which in the past has made a poor
showing.
I managed to get a response from P29RO on 160 meter FT8 on Friday
morning, but didn't think it was a complete QSO. I am new to "hound"
mode and WSJT-X kept changing my transmit frequency. I think I was
calling at 1086 Hz, and when I got the response from P29RO, the
program moved my TX frequency to match the P29s QRG (504 Hz) and
responded there. Not sure what was going on. In any case, I was a bit
stunned to see that I showed up in the P29 log. I suppose our
exchange meets the bare minimum for a QSO - their computer decoded my
call and signal report and my computer decoded theirs. Definitely not
as satisfying as a clean CW QSO, but I am pretty certain they were
too weak for that. Much of the time I wasn't decoding them and
couldn't see them on the waterfall display.
73, Mike W4EF....................
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