I can confirm problem 1, as it happened to me less than an hour ago, including 
the orphaned JT9 decoding application.  Running Win 10 on a Lenovo X1 Carbon 
laptop.  I had been on FT8 for about an hour when it happened.

 

Ed N4II.

 

From: Frode Igland via wsjt-devel <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> 
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2022 5:06 AM
To: WSJT software development <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
Cc: Frode Igland <frodeigla...@gmail.com>
Subject: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc4: Sudden shut-down, "CQ: Max Dist" 
doesn't work, "CQ: None" stops working

 

I have used -rc4 since it was released and have found it quite stable with 
three notable exceptions:

 

1. Sudden closing in FT8 after extended periods of operation

After an extended period of use in FT8 mode (normally more than two hours), 
WSJT-X may close down abruptly. The closing happens at the start of an FT8 
sequence. I have never experienced closing on FT4, but then I have very rarely 
worked FT4 for extended periods. To start again, an orphaned JT9 decoding 
application first has to be terminated in the Task Manager. This issue started 
with WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc1 and still happens.

 

2. "CQ: Max Dist" doesn't work

After selecting "CQ: Max Dist", WSJT-X still selects the station first decoded, 
notwithstanding the distance. It makes no difference whether "CQ: Max Dist" is 
selected after "CQ: None" or "CQ: First" or if "CQ: Max Dist" was selected on 
start-up before first CQ.

 

3. "CQ: None" stops working after a while

I often call CQ DX with the "CQ: None" setting, to be able to select which DX 
station to work. This normally works well, but suddenly WSJT-X may start 
answering the first station decoded automatically, without being selected 
manually by me. Sometimes, reselecting "CQ: None" helps, and sometimes I have 
to close and reopen WSJT-X and select "CQ: None" before calling CQ.

 

These are my experiences with WSJT-X 2.6.0-rc4.

 

73, Frode LA6VQ

 

 

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