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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