[Fourlanders] WSJT-X 2.2.2 GA Release

Sun Jun 28 19:51:36 EDT 2020

Well, you can pretty much use any radio transmission method known to hams to make FD contacts between 2 stations (except using repeater systems), as long as you are able to exchange your call sign, entry class, and ARRL section.

Conventional CW and SSB Meteor Scatter methods COULD be used as long as you exchange Call signs, Entry class, and Section….OH, but how laborious THAT could be, given the timing. Yes MSK441 would be better but it is designed specifically for VERY short messaging.

My guess is you got that "not valid FD mode" message via WSJTX simply because Joe has not updated the MSK441 messaging format to handle FD exchanges, not that ARRL does not allow Meteor scatter as a valid method to pass signals between 2 stations..  

Ron

WW8RR

From: Fourlanders [mailto:fourlanders-bounces+ww8rr=charter.net at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Worsham
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2020 12:27 AM
To: Ryan Kovacs
Cc: Fourlanders
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] WSJT-X 2.2.2 GA Release

Got a late start because of some things that the wife said had to be done this afternoon and then the big storm. Got on FT8 after dinner. Conditions were OK with 6 open to the west. Best DX was CN88. After things got slow on FT8 I decided to work some MS and tried to switch to MSK441. WSJTX gave me a message that MSK441 isn’t a valid mode for Field Day, etc. Why is MSK441 not a valid mode for Field Day? Then N1MM crashed (related?) so I decided to call it a night. Anyone else seen this?

73

Jim, W4KXY

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On Jun 27, 2020, at 8:46 PM, Ryan Kovacs <tukosei at gmail.com> wrote:

All good here. Been busy make ft4 contacts. 

Ryan

On Sat, Jun 27, 2020, 17:41 Tom McElroy <tommcelroy.mail at gmail.com> wrote:

Yes, we are fine.  How ’bout you?

On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 5:27 PM Ryan Kovacs <tukosei at gmail.com> wrote:

You guys make it ok with the storm?

Ryan

On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM Tom McElroy <tommcelroy.mail at gmail.com> wrote:

And we’re off!!

On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 12:47 PM Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:

Good info everyone. I will try this during FD this weekend. I will be on 6 on and off during the weekend. Hope for some more great conditions like we had during the VHF test two weeks again.

73
Jim, W4KXY

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> On Jun 25, 2020, at 11:34 PM, Ron Rogers <ww8rr at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> From the man himself.....
> 
> "Perhaps it's worth mentioning that our advice for all WSJT-related 
> programs has always been to disable the receiver AGC (if possible) and 
> turn the RF gain control well down, thereby minimizing AGC action.
> 
> If you do this and follow instructions in the User Guide about setting the 
> signal level coming into the sound card (or equivalent device), there's 
> plenty of dynamic-range "headroom" still available for nearly all 
> situations.
> 
> The decoders know how to handle widely different signal levels, and they 
> appreciate having a reliably constant baseline noise level during an Rx 
> sequence."
> 
> -- Joe, K1JT
> 
> Ron
> WW8RR
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fourlanders [mailto:fourlanders-bounces+ww8rr <mailto:fourlanders-bounces%2Bww8rr> =charter.net at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Worsham
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 11:24 PM
> To: Kim
> Cc: Fourlanders
> Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] WSJT-X 2.2.2 GA Release
> 
> Got a question for the FT8 knowledgeable on here. During the VHF contest a couple of weeks ago someone mentioned that you should turn AGC off on your RX. Any truth to that and why?
> 
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Jun 22, 2020, at 10:18 AM, Kim <whensley11 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> F.Y.I.  New release.
>> 
>> 73, Kim
>> 
>>> WSJT-X 2.2.2 is a bug-fix release, mainly to incorporate the new RAC
>>> section PE (Prince Edward Island) into the FT8/FT4/MSK144 Contest Mode
>>> messages for ARRL Field Day.  Several minor fixes and additions are
>>> described at the top of the Release Notes here:
>>> http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Release_Notes.txt
>>> Upgrading from earlier versions of WSJT-X should be seamless.  There is
>>> no need to uninstall a previous version or move any files.
>>> Links to installation packages for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh are
>>> available here:
>>> http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html
>>> You can also download the packages from our SourceForge site:
>>> https://sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/files/
>>> It may take a short time for the SourceForge site to be updated.
>>> WSJT-X is licensed under the terms of Version 3 of the GNU General
>>> Public License (GPL).  Development of this software is a cooperative
>>> project to which many amateur radio operators have contributed.  If you
>>> use our code, please have the courtesy to let us know about it.  If you
>>> find bugs or make improvements to the code, please report them to us in
>>> a timely fashion.  Follow instructions in the WSJT-X User Guide here:
>>> http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx-doc/wsjtx-main-2.2.0.html#SUPPORT
>>> We hope you will enjoy using WSJT-X Version 2.2.2.
>>>    -- 73 from Joe, K1JT, Steve, K9AN, and Bill, G4WJS,
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