On 7 May 2021 at 11:39, Paul Kube wrote: > I agree with Martin and others, but let me suggest a slight compromise. > > Instead of changing the default sequence for all FT4 QSO's, change it for > FT8/FT4 in WWDIGI contest mode only, and advertise the change. This won't > disrupt anyone's ideas about how general FT QSO's should be done; > contesters will understand the change, and appreciate it. 2021 WWDIGI is > August 28-29; should be time enough to implement it.
[Snipped] Re: the suggestions from Paul, my view is that it would be sensible to change the default sequence so that logging is prompted on receipt of an incoming RRR or RR73 and the subsequent sending of the Tx5 73 is eliminated (or made optional - see below) should apply to all FT4 'Special Operating Activity' contest options, not only to the WWDigi contest option. However... Some contests, eg. the RSGB FT4 Contest series, don't use any of the special contest QSO formats but use the general FT4 QSO format, as I'd indicated in my earlier posting. I can understand that, even in such contest scenarios, some people might prefer to send a final Tx5 73 message after they've received the RRR or RR73 from the other party in the QSO, in order to provide that other party with an (IMO unnecessary) acknowledgement of receipt of the RRR or RR73. This was why I had suggested that sending the Tx5 73 after logging a QSO on receipt of an incoming RRR/RR73 should be a configuration/settings option. Making the sending of the Tx5 73 optional after receipt of an incoming RRR/RR73 would enable people such as me to disable the sending, albeit with perhaps an attendant increase in the risk that the sender of the RRR/RR73 wouldn't log their QSO with me because they hadn't received a 73 from me (even though they would have been prompted to log the QSO when they sent the RR73!). Making the sending of the Tx5 73 optional would also make it possible for those people who want to send the final 73 to do so, to provide their QSO partner with confirmation of receipt of the latter's RRR or RR73. As described in my original proposal on this topic I'd much prefer to see the sequence for all modes, not only FT4 but also FT8, MSK144, etc etc, amended so that logging is prompted when an RRR or RR73 is either sent *or received*, with the subsequent sending of Tx5 73 made optional as described above, because IMO it would align the logging prompt better with the completion of the exchange of the essential information in the QSO. With regard to the suggestion from Jeff that the WSJT-X app's code is open-source and that I could customise the code to implement my suggestions - that would be way, way beyond my programming skills, I'm afraid... :-) -- 73, Martin G0HDB -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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