One way to figure out who sent the message is to check the frequency of the
request in the regular decoding area. You're right about the pop-up but you
should also see the message on ur regular decoding screen. I think it can work
well and hope ops will download the new version and open the capabilities in
"view". I will have it on this weekend. GL to all.
Jeff K1TEO
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On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM, Dave<kdcarlso@gmail.com> wrote: The latest
release candidate, WSJT-X 2.7.0-rc8 also has it. I hope folks
download it before the contest. It looks like it will help some.
Dave N2OA
On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM Terry Price <terry@directivesystems.com>
wrote:
> Yes, the new "improved" version is better but due to the limitations of the
> number of characters that can be sent, if you worked a station some time
> previously and you want to pass him to a different band, your call doesn't
> show up in the pop-up so the person receiving the message has no idea who
> sent it. Yes, he can QSY to where you sent him but if you are any distance
> away with sharp antennas (lord help you if you are on 10GHz with a dish
> !!!) you have no idea where to point.
>
> If you just completed a QSO and then sent the message, hopefully the
> operator "gets the message" !!
>
> It will be interesting this weekend to see how many use it.
>
> Terry Price - W8ZN
> Directive Systems and Engineering
> 703-754-3876
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM Walter E Miller via VHFcontesting <
> vhfcontesting@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm surprised with all the discussion about Digital vs Analog and
> > passing stations from one band to another (in the long-gone good old
> > days), no one has mentioned that the latest version of WSJT-X Improved
> > (by Uwe, DG2YCB) has a "QSY Message Creator" that is intended to
> > facilitate exactly this passing feature.
> >
> > Despite the almost-boastful name of this variant of WSJT-X, this is NOT
> > a hostile fork. In fact, Uwe, is on the K1JT development team. His
> > version has many useful features, including an improved GUI with much
> > smoother operation. I have used the "improved" version for a couple of
> > months, and I like it very much. I'm looking forward to trying the new
> > "QSY Message Creator" capability for the first time in the upcoming
> > January VHF contest.
> >
> > Take a look at https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt-x-improved/. ; I
> > think you will find it very useful. Be sure you get the very latest RC8
> > version.
> >
> > 73, Walt, AJ6T
> >
> >
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