Same behaviour when switching mode from MSK144 to FT8. “Hold TX” gets unchecked when returning to FT8. This caught me too!
73, Kevin VE7ZD/K7MCQ > On Jul 28, 2019, at 11:07 AM, Jim Brown <k...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > > On 7/28/2019 8:53 AM, Andy Durbin wrote: >> Everyone who uses WSJT-X for FT8 must have noticed the number of operators >> who answer a CQ and then, when the QSO is complete, call CQ on the same >> frequency. Are all these operators really stupid or are they being trapped >> by a weakness in the user interface design? > > Let's say a combination of failure to RTFM and a poor decision in the user > interface design. That decision is the default to uncheck the box of Hold TX > frequency, and to not remember it's last used state when switching modes. > > Also, when switching between modes, the box is unchecked. So, for example, > you're working FT8 on 6M with the box checked, go to MSK144 to look for MS > activity, then return to FT8 to find the box unchecked and your default TX at > 1500 Hz. > > IMO, when using FT8, I consider it rude and poor operating practice to call a > station on their frequency, simply because the station is more likely to be > able to decode multiple callers of they're spread out. My standard method is > to pick a TX frequency after watching band activity for a few cycles so that > I can quickly click on the decode of someone I want to work. > > 73, Jim K9YC > > > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
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