Gary, Thanks; very helpful.
It is interesting to see that the F/H choice was on the main page early on. It is toggled much more often than Hold Tx Freq or Call 1st. 73, Frank KIF6E On Sun, Apr 21, 2019 at 3:03 PM Gary Hinson <g...@isect.com> wrote: > Here’s a different suggestion, Frank: take a look at JTDX which has a > hound button on the main screen. Click the button to turn on hound mode’s > short QSO sequence, then right click it to also enable the automatic > frequency control thing that moves us below 1000 to the DX frequency when > (if!) he calls us. > > > > Also, by the way, click the waterfall to set the green marker, or right > click to set the red marker – simple, intuitive and easy. > > > > 73 GL > > Gary ZL2iFB > > > > *From:* Frank Kirschner <frank.kirsch...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* 22 April 2019 05:38 > *To:* WSJT software development <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > *Subject:* Re: [wsjt-devel] Suggestion for Additional Checkbox > > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 10:53 PM WB5JJJ <wb5...@gmail.com> wrote: > > F/H is not something you would normally select on a frequent basis, > > > > Yes it is. I mostly do DX hunting, and around 10 to 15% of my QSOs have > been in F/H mode. Normally, I never respond to CQs from band-entities that > I already have confirmed on LoTW. If someone calls me while I'm working DX, > I will respond, but that requires turning off F/H mode before doing so. A > checkbox would make that easier. I certainly select or unselect F/H mode > more often than Hold Tx Freq or Call 1st, and there are checkboxes for > those. > > so a check box cluttering the main screen is not necessary. > > > > As I pointed out, it wouldn't clutter the screen. There is ample room for > several more checkboxes. > > > > As previously suggested setting a Configuration for that mode (and others) > are just 2 clicks away and totally customizable. This procedure is > outlined in the User Manual. It's simple and effective. > > > > Yes, that's an adequate workaround. But there are several selections > available on the screen that I don't normally change, and these could be > accessed through different configurations. Yet, they are on the main > screen. It's just a difference in operating style. > > > > WB5JJJ - George > > > > It was just a suggestion. Some people are not open to suggestions. > > > > Thanks for your input. > > > > 73, > > Frank > > KF6E > > > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:44 PM Frank Kirschner <fr...@fkirschner.net> > wrote: > > Good idea. I'm not familiar enough with the program to have thought of > that. Thanks. > > > > 73, > > Frank > > KF6E > > > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 6:16 PM N3SL <n3sl.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just a suggestion - works for me: Create a F/H "configuration" and toggle > to it. Two mouse clicks. > > > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 4:50 PM Frank Kirschner <frank.kirsch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Between the Hold Tx Freq checkbox and the Call 1st checkbox, there is room > for several more checkboxes. One I would suggest is Fox/Hound mode. I would > also suggest this automatically set Split to either Rig or Fake It, which > could be selected somewhere else. > > > > If the menus are turned off, it takes a while to turn them on and navigate > to the correct spot to set fox/hound and split mode. This sometimes is long > enough to miss a weak one. A checkbox would not only make it faster, but it > would encourage using that mode for those who are still learning FT8 > operation. > > > > 73, > > Frank > > KF6E > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >
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