[SCCC] FT8 Roundup
Wayne Overbeck
overbeck6 at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 3 21:45:43 EST 2018
Hi, Dennis. The trick to get into the FT8 Roundup contest mode
was to do these things:
1) download the latest version of WSJT-X (currently "RC5",
although the general release of WSJT-X 2.0 is due out Dec.
10).
2) go to "settings" and click the right-most box (advanced),
then chose RTTY Roundup mode.
If you have FT8 up and running even in an older version, I
think that's all you have to do to make it give the proper
exchange in RTTY contests (RST + state/province for
W/VE stations or RST + serial number for DX).
Oh, you also have to tell it your state. It's not yet smart
enough to know that everyone in DM13 or DM04 should
send "CA".
73, Wayne, N6NB
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On Mon, 12/3/18, Dennis Younker NE6I <NE6I at cox.net> wrote:
Subject: Re: [SCCC] FT8 Roundup
To: sccc at contesting.com
Date: Monday, December 3, 2018, 6:22 PM
Hi Wayne,
Sounds great. I did not have a lot of time this
weekend but did try my hand
briefly in the
contest. I am a big fan of FT8 and have been having a lot
of
fun with it. With its predecessors, JT65
and JT9, I layed around with powers
as low
as 50 mW to a low dipole and was still working the east
coast. Lots
of fun! As well, FT8 has
increased participation on 6 meters as you well
know.
Anyway,
I could not get my WSJT-X to send the contest exchange this
past
weekend and had to give up on it for
the time being. I didn't have time to
troubleshoot. It kept sending the normal
exchange instead. I know there is a
checkbox
for contest mode and I did have that checked. I'll
experiment more
as time permits. WSJT-X sure
is a fantastic piece of software!
--Dennis NE6I
-----Original Message-----
From: SCCC <sccc-bounces at contesting.com>
On Behalf Of Wayne Overbeck via
SCCC
Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2018 9:53 PM
To: sccc at contesting.com
Subject: [SCCC] FT8 Roundup
I think the first (annual?) FT8 Roundup and the
new 77-bit version of
FT8 were both a real
success.
I got on with 100
watts and a 14-foot-long loaded dipole (MFJ-1775) up
15 feet. In less than three hours I made 48
contacts in 20 states/
provinces and 8 other
countries. I was able to work deep into Asia
on 40 last night with that ridiculously
marginal setup, thanks to FT8's
weak
signal capabilities. I was working signals that were below
the audible
noise floor in
my receiver.
FT8 now
handles full contest exchanges and compound call signs
nicely.
The problem that arose when some
operators checked the "North American
VHF contest" box and others didn't is
also gone.
In short, I
think the advent of FT8 Version 2.0 is the second-best
thing
that's
happened
in amateur radio this fall.
73, Wayne, N6NB
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