On 25/04/2019 14:15, Frank Kirschner wrote:
Someone wrote that the software prevented using Hound mode in the
regular band segments. I was just demonstrating that this was not the
case. I didn't actually transmit, since I saw no stations in Fox mode.
Frank,
WSJT-X tries to prevent *Fox* FT8 DXpedition mode stations from
operating on the "usual" FT8 frequencies. Clearly we cannot stop use of
Fox mode if the DX does not use CAT control. Other programs like MSHV
allow a mode similar to Fox mode on normal FT8 frequencies but AFAIK you
do not need to select WSJT-X Hound mode to work DX using that
application. This causes considerable confusion and when the so-called
multi-threaded mode on MSHV is enabled on normal FT8 frequencies it
causes QRM to other users by using more bandwidth than other stations,
but TBH that's what happens with DXpeditions anyway. WSJT-X Fox & Hound
DXpedition mode was designed to facilitate the larger DXpeditions, i.e.
in the top 100 most wanted lists and able to operate 24/7 for most of
the DXpedition operation. This warrants using a separate pre-published
frequency schedule and there using multiple QSOs in parallel is quite
acceptable for maximum throughput, thereby allowing as many users as
possible to get in the DXpedition log without having to use high gain
aerials and high power levels.
73
Bill
G4WJS.
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