Reino, Respectfully -- that is not a good answer. You addressed the WSJT-X issue while WSPR was the problem. Having said that - constructively, WSJT-X must accept what are now called non-standard calls. They are non-standard only to the WSJT-X programmers and not the ham radio world. They are authorized and recognized by the FCC and perhaps also by worldwide communications governing bodies. MANY people use "non-standard" call signs, including several DXpeditions. I hope the WSJT-X programmers find the coding "real estate" to normalize all call signs. I know your programming issues behind the problem.
You all are going a great job - keep up the good work. Danny W4/AH6FX ... or AH6FX/W4 ... et al On Friday, February 21, 2020, 7:36:44 AM EST, Reino Talarmo <reino.tala...@kolumbus.fi> wrote: Bill, Thanks, for sure. I should have read more carefully, hi! 73, Reino oh3mA From: Bill Somerville [mailto:g4...@classdesign.com] Sent: 21. helmikuuta 2020 11:59 To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] 7 Digit Callsigns Reino, Matt's query is abut WSPR mode, there are no CQ calls and the structured messages are much simpler since they are beacon transmissions. The handling of non-standard calls is also different from QSO modes. 73 Bill G4WJS. On 21/02/2020 06:39, Reino Talarmo wrote: Hi Matt, You should be possible to send CQ message without grid square locator and make contacts with the help on hashed call sign using automatic message generation. There strong limits what can be included into a single message, when the basic call sign is 7 characters long. As a workaround you could use free text messages for your grid square locator such as ‘VK3FDLL AB12’ or ‘AB12 VK3FDLL’ and broadcast that message now and then, or send as the last message of a QSO ‘LOC AB12 73’. Other station can see that is belongs to you from the frequency. That kind of method is used in the EU VHF contest messages as a part of the protocol. Note that free text maximum is 13 characters including space characters. 73, Reino oh3mA From: Matt VK3FDLL [mailto:matt+vk3f...@geekle.id.au] Sent: 21. helmikuuta 2020 7:08 To: wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [wsjt-devel] 7 Digit Callsigns Hi there, I'm using WSJT-X (WSPR Mode) for quite a while for receiving and now I've attempted to transmit. I am a Foundation Licence holder in Australia (VK), which means I have a 7 digit callsign - VK3FDLL With various tests, I can hear my WSPR transmissions away from my station and WSJT-X can even decode my transmissions. However the decoding only occurs on transmissions where my callsign is hashed (Type 3 message, I believe?) Transmissions where my full, 7 digit callsign (and 4 digit grid square locator) is transmitted are not decoded by WSJT-X Are you able to point me in the right direction as to how I can achieve being decoded correctly? Or does the software and/or protocol simply don't support a 7 digit callsign? Regards, Matthew Jones - VK3FDLL _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
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