HI Rich,
comments in line below.
On 08/09/2017 16:30, Rich - K1HTV wrote:
Instead, what happens when the "Disable Tx after 73" box is UNCHECKED
is that a long series of Tx5 "73" messages is sent at the end of a
QSO. They continue to be sent until they are manually stopped. I see
no benefit of the box even being there, unless I'm missing something
as to what it is supposed to do.
I suspect you are only looking at this when using FT8 auto-sequencing,
this is a very narrow view of the overall WSJT-X functionality. Many
users operate on marginal propagation paths or with brief random short
reflections like MS or other scatter modes. With these sending multiple
73 messages is common unless there is a"back channel" like an Internet
sked forum to inform of successful QSO completion.
Why not hard code the disabling of further transmissions after a Tx5
(73) message is sent and eliminate the "Disable Tx after 73" check box
completely?
See above.
We have chosen to ignore this setting being unchecked when F8
auto-sequencing is active, if we honoured the setting there would be
nothing to stop a station being left unattended to work anyone who
replied until the computer crashed or the aerial fell down, and the
latter probably wouldn't stop it either given the sensitivity of FT8.
So we will keep the option because it is useful to many and we will not
take it away just because it doesn't get honoured in one mode with
specific operating behaviour.
73
Bill
G4WJS.
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