One-hour "practice contest" sessions will be held this week and next
week using the FT4 mode and the ARRL RTTY Roundup rules.
Thursday, May 9, 0000-0100 UTC (Wednesday evening, May 8, NA time)
Tuesday, May 14 0000-0100 UTC (Monday evening, May 13, NA time)
Dial frequency 7.090 (and higher, in 2 kHz increments, if too much QRM).
Everyone works everyone.
To participate you must use WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc5. Installation packages for
Windows and Linux can be found near the bottom of this web page:
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html
Note that this Release Candidate ("RC5") is a beta-test version. A full
release of WSJT-X 2.1 is targeted for release in July 2019.
Be sure to read "The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting." Links to this
document in ten languages are available on the WSJT-X web page:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html . Also, be sure to
read the updated list of known issues and workarounds:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Reported_bugs.txt
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MOCK CONTEST:
1. On the *Settings | Advanced* tab, check the *Special operating
activity* and *ARRL RTTY Roundup* options. In the field labeled "Exch"
enter the 2- or 3-letter abbreviation for your state or province
(US/Canadian stations) or DX if you are not in the US or Canada.
2. Make sure that 7.090 appears in your drop-down frequency list for FT4
mode. Navigate to *File | Settings | Frequencies*, right-click on the
frequencies table, select *Insert*, then *IARU Region = All*, *Mode =
FT4*, and enter *Frequency = 7.090*.
3. Go to *File | Open log directory* and rename your ADIF log
wsjt_log.adi to something like wsjtx_log.adi.bak, so as to start the
mock contest with an empty log. Also select *File | Reset Cabrillo
log*. Remember to restore your original ADIF log after the mock contest.
4. Go to *File | Reporting* and check *Log automatically (contesting
only)* and *Clear DX call and grid after logging*.
5. Go to *File | Settings | Colors* and check these boxes (reading top
to bottom):
X My call in message
X New DXCC
X New Call on Band
X CQ in message
X Transmitted message
6. Do not use a compound or nonstandard callsign in this event.
Post your results and comments here so we can all learn from an actual
FT4 contest-like experience.
If you are not already subscribed, you may wish to join the email list
wsjt-devel:
https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman
That list is the best way to communicate directly with the WSJT
Development Group.
-- 73, Joe, K1JT (for the WSJT Development Group)
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