So it sounds like we need at least 3 sequences.#1 Full#2 Grid only -- TX1 jumps
to TX 4
#3 Report only -- CQ receive jumps to TX2
Could just be two mutually exclusive checkboxes for #2 and #3 -- off by default
for full exchange
It would appear FT8 is going to be a very popular contest exchange and this
looks like an pretty easy thing to implement.
de Mike W9MDB
From: Bill Turner via wsjt-devel <[email protected]>
To: WSJT software development <[email protected]>;
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Cc: Bill Turner <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 1, 2017 10:41 AM
Subject: [wsjt-devel] FT8 in contests
As I understand it, one of the reasons for FT8 was for use in contests. Next
weekend, Sept. 9 and 10 is one of the ARRL VHF contests (four each year and one
CQVHF contest). In these contests, the grid is the exchange and the signal
report is not necessary. Thus, TX1 is what is needed (Call call grid)
Just a little more food for thought.
Bill, W4WNT
From: Rich - K1HTV <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]; WSJT <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 1, 2017 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] 8056 (correction)
Jim,A correction:
The first line in my response should read "What you state about skipping the
grid message and starting with the Tx2 (calls and report) message is NOT the
case, at least with the present R-8055 build that I'm using. "
That feature does NOT exist in r8055.
73,Rich - K1HTV= = =Message: 1
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 09:50:05 -0400 (EDT)
From: Rich - K1HTV <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], WSJT <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] 8056
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Jim,
What you state about skipping the grid message and starting with the Tx2
(calls and report) message is the case, at least with the present R-8055 build
that I'm using. When a station is initially called with the Tx2 message, what
is received in reply is a Tx3 (calls plus R-report) message. A high percentage
of the almost 4,000 FT8 QSOs that I have made in the past 2 months have been
made starting with the Tx2 message.
You will find stations starting with the TX2 message in order to work callers
at a faster pace. Skipping the grid and saving 15 seconds , as is often being
done, is very important, especially when conditions are marginal.
Sending a grid square is not a requirement for a QSO to be valid. Send,
receiving and confirming the reception of those reports is required.
I hope that the 'feature' which you described of getting the message sequence
'back on track' does NOT become part of future builds and eventually the new RC
release, which should be out soon.
73,
Rich - K1HTV
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