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Jamie WW3S
 

Anyone using WSJT or WSPR for the upcoming FMT? 
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A Wallace <awallace@...>
 

Right on Bill. I use that setup with the serial port too...
I can watch a band as well as a more modern rig on another band.
Adrian VK5AW

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From: WSJTX@groups.io
To: WSJTX@groups.io <WSJTX@groups.io>
Subject: Re: [WSJTX] Control of FT726R
Date: 17/04/20 21:55







On 17/04/2020 22:51, D. Scott MacKenzie
wrote:


I have an older Yaesu FT-726R that does not
have a computer interface.  I can use the VOX control to
initiate transmit from the sound.  How do I handle the control
of the frequency (2M and 432 Mhz) since the rig doesn&rsquo;t have
computer control?
 
Thanks
 
Scott

Hi Scott,
with the big knob on the front of the rig!
Select "Settings-&gt;Radio-&gt;Rig-&gt;None" and
"Settings-&gt;Radio-&gt;PTT Method-&gt;VOX", these are the
defaults. Select the band or frequency you are going to use in
WSJT-X before you make QSOs so that the correct band and frequency
are recorded in the WSJT-X log files.
Note that you can still use hardwired PTT rather than VOX if you
wish, using a serial interface via the RTS or DTR signals.

73
Bill
G4WJS.













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Butch Washer
 

I use an FT-736r no computer control either, an older MFJ sound card interface with serial keying. This setup work GREAT!! On FT8, if the band gets crowded, move up or down .500 or so. I run 100-150 on 6m, 2m and 70cm!

Butch N5SMQ 


On Apr 17, 2020, at 6:06 PM, D. Scott MacKenzie <kb0fhp@...> wrote:



Thank you Bill – I hadn’t looked in detail on all the settings – and that will help me a great deal.  I am not sure if the sensitivity of the radio is good enough, but might be worth a try while I am sitting at home.  I have a 2M and 432 antenna (and amp) waiting to be used.  I will give that a try.

 

Thank you again

 

Scott

 

From: WSJTX@groups.io <WSJTX@groups.io> On Behalf Of Bill Somerville
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 5:56 PM
To: WSJTX@groups.io
Subject: Re: [WSJTX] Control of FT726R

 

On 17/04/2020 22:51, D. Scott MacKenzie wrote:

I have an older Yaesu FT-726R that does not have a computer interface.  I can use the VOX control to initiate transmit from the sound.  How do I handle the control of the frequency (2M and 432 Mhz) since the rig doesn’t have computer control?

 

Thanks

 

Scott

Hi Scott,

with the big knob on the front of the rig!

Select "Settings->Radio->Rig->None" and "Settings->Radio->PTT Method->VOX", these are the defaults. Select the band or frequency you are going to use in WSJT-X before you make QSOs so that the correct band and frequency are recorded in the WSJT-X log files.

Note that you can still use hardwired PTT rather than VOX if you wish, using a serial interface via the RTS or DTR signals.

73
Bill
G4WJS.
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Don Roden
 

I have the same problem with my S-Line.
I go old school and use my fingers.
Don W4DNR



Quoting "D. Scott MacKenzie" <kb0fhp@...>:

I have an older Yaesu FT-726R that does not have a computer interface. I
can use the VOX control to initiate transmit from the sound. How do I
handle the control of the frequency (2M and 432 Mhz) since the rig doesn't
have computer control?



Thanks



Scott
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D. Scott MacKenzie
 

Thank you Bill – I hadn’t looked in detail on all the settings – and that will help me a great deal.  I am not sure if the sensitivity of the radio is good enough, but might be worth a try while I am sitting at home.  I have a 2M and 432 antenna (and amp) waiting to be used.  I will give that a try.

 

Thank you again

 

Scott

 

From: WSJTX@groups.io <WSJTX@groups.io> On Behalf Of Bill Somerville
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 5:56 PM
To: WSJTX@groups.io
Subject: Re: [WSJTX] Control of FT726R

 

On 17/04/2020 22:51, D. Scott MacKenzie wrote:

I have an older Yaesu FT-726R that does not have a computer interface.  I can use the VOX control to initiate transmit from the sound.  How do I handle the control of the frequency (2M and 432 Mhz) since the rig doesn’t have computer control?

 

Thanks

 

Scott

Hi Scott,

with the big knob on the front of the rig!

Select "Settings->Radio->Rig->None" and "Settings->Radio->PTT Method->VOX", these are the defaults. Select the band or frequency you are going to use in WSJT-X before you make QSOs so that the correct band and frequency are recorded in the WSJT-X log files.

Note that you can still use hardwired PTT rather than VOX if you wish, using a serial interface via the RTS or DTR signals.

73
Bill
G4WJS.
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Bill Somerville
 

On 17/04/2020 22:51, D. Scott MacKenzie wrote:

I have an older Yaesu FT-726R that does not have a computer interface.  I can use the VOX control to initiate transmit from the sound.  How do I handle the control of the frequency (2M and 432 Mhz) since the rig doesn’t have computer control?

 

Thanks

 

Scott

Hi Scott,

with the big knob on the front of the rig!

Select "Settings->Radio->Rig->None" and "Settings->Radio->PTT Method->VOX", these are the defaults. Select the band or frequency you are going to use in WSJT-X before you make QSOs so that the correct band and frequency are recorded in the WSJT-X log files.

Note that you can still use hardwired PTT rather than VOX if you wish, using a serial interface via the RTS or DTR signals.

73
Bill
G4WJS.
Locked Control of FT726R

D. Scott MacKenzie
 

I have an older Yaesu FT-726R that does not have a computer interface.  I can use the VOX control to initiate transmit from the sound.  How do I handle the control of the frequency (2M and 432 Mhz) since the rig doesn’t have computer control?

 

Thanks

 

Scott
Locked Re: Special Spanish callsign - impossible to complete a QSO #bug #special callsign error #IssueReport #special

Tom V. Segalstad
 

 

It should be possible to enter the special callsign in TX5 in WSJT-X?

 

I have seen that be done by visitors in other countries – like a year ago I worked EA7/LA9DL in Spain on FT8, when he gave his complete callsign in TX5 in WSJT-X.

 

Also I have worked a number of other stations with long callsigns doing the same.

 

73 & GL from Tom (LA4LN)

With special callsign this year LN1V – rather keep the special callsigns short to minimize problems in WSJT-X.

 

 

Sent from E-mail for Windows 10

 

Fra: Bill Somerville
Sendt: fredag 17. april 2020 kl. 19.12
Til: WSJTX@groups.io
Emne: Re: [WSJTX] Special Spanish callsign - impossible to complete a QSO #bug #special callsign error

 

On 17/04/2020 18:05, ea4ac.radio@... wrote:

In Spain from April 15th to the 30th, we can use the callsigns AMx95XXX, ANx95XXX or AOx95XXX to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the IARU.

The “Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles” (Spanish Radio Amateurs Union)  celebrates this anniversary with 10 special callsigns, AM95WARD, AM1WARD to AM9WARD.

I have tried several times to complete a QSO using my AO495AC callsign with any other station with these special callsigns and the WSJT-X program does not allow me to complete a QSO, see screenshot.

Can you please indicate what happens and how to solve it?

I use WSJT-X version 2.1.2.0068F9

 

Thanks in advance.

Cedric Puchalski
EA4AC

Hi Cedric,

the FT8/FT4/MSK144 protocols achieve the weak signal performance partially by limiting the amount of information exchanged. Calllsigns that do not meet the "standard" format supported by these protocols do have some extended support but only by squeezing the rest of the information passed to a minimum size, it is not possible to do that when two non-standard (in WSJT-X terms) callsigns wish to make a QSO.

All I can suggest is that such stations make two QSOs, each in turn using their normal callsign.

73
Bill
G4WJS.

 


--
Tom (LA4LN)
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Gary - AG0N
 

On Apr 17, 2020, at 11:01, Phil Davidson <philcdav1948@...> wrote:

A noisy waterfall implies the ‘volume in’ is too high.
Try reducing the sound card input.
Not necessarily. It can also mean he didn’t set the controls on the waterfall correctly.

What’s correct? That’s a personal choice. I prefer a 30-32 on the meter (ambient noise with antenna pointed at the quietest direction). With that input setting, I set the display controls in WSJT-X so that there is only a very slight indication of background noise on the waterfall. Balance out the two controls for best desired contrast between no signals and normal strong signals.

For the most part, it is subjective, but cranking the gain or contrast up will affect the waterfall negatively if not set correctly. It will not affect decoding however.

Gary - AG0N
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Bruce
 

C U on CW... 73, Bruce

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On 4/17/2020 12:57 PM, ea4ac.radio@... wrote:

In Spain from April 15th to the 30th, we can use the the special callsigns AMx95XXX, ANx95XXX or AOx95XXX to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the IARU.

The “Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles” (Spanish Radio Amateurs Union) celebrates this anniversary with 10 special callsigns, AM95WARD, AM1WARD to AM9WARD.

I have tried several times to complete a QSO in FT8 using my AO495AC callsign with any other station with these special callsigns and the WSJT-X program does not allow me to complete a QSO, see screenshot.

Can you please indicate what happens and how to solve it?

I use WSJT-X version 2.1.2.0068F9

 

Thanks in advance.

Cedric Puchalski
EA4AC
ea4ac.radio@...




    

  


					


				
				
				
			

			
			

				
	


		
	

		
			

				

				

				
					

						

							
							
						

					

				

			
			

				

					

				

			

			
				
		
		

		
		
	


	

			
		
			
				
	
		
	

		
			
			

			
			
				
				

					

						
							
							
								
									
										
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On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 2:17 PM Dennis Jacobson <n6ng@...> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 04:48 PM, Bob Lewis wrote:


https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-windows-10-turning-usb-devices

I'm running Windows 10 Pro and I don't have anything in the settings that says Hardware and Sounds.. I just have Sounds and nowhere do I have anything that says Power Options... I don't know what I'm not seeing.
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On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 04:48 PM, Bob Lewis wrote:


https://www.windowscentral.com/how-prevent-windows-10-turning-usb-devices

I'm running Windows 10 Pro and I don't have anything in the settings that says Hardware and Sounds.. I just have Sounds and nowhere do I have anything that says Power Options... I don't know what I'm not seeing.
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Also, If you are using a signal link, make sure that the delay is
      not set, it will hang the transmit just enough to prevent the
      software from receiving the control signals from the rig for
      receive and thus cause an error. Drove me crazy for a while.

    
Larry  N8CWU

    

    
On 4/16/2020 8:39 PM, Howard Kunkel
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Trying to fix
          my no output problem I dug a little deeper in device manager.
        
Opening each usb
          hub and viewing DETAILS TAB.

        
I discovered many
          USB hubs were disabled! Turning them on and repeating for each
          device attached to that hub helped resolve the issue. 

        
The "+" indicator
          is very small drilling down past the USB hub.

        
Howie WA2AGA 

        


        

      

      

      

        
On Thu, Apr 16, 2020, 5:59 PM
          zs6bv via groups.io
          <zs6bv=protonmail.com@groups.io>
          wrote:

        

        
I am also
          getting a Rig Control Error

          Hamlib error: Command rejected by the rig while setting
          frequency

          

          It happens just after the Rig finishes it's Transmit.

          

          It's a Yaesu FT857D - Worked fine on my old Windows XP
          notebook. Now its Win 10 on a HP Elitebook

          Using a Prolific USB to Serial Interface for the CAT which Win
          10 sets up with no problems 
          

        

      

      

      
      

    

  


					


				
				
				
			

			
			

				
	


		
	

		
			

				

				

				
					

						

							
							
						

					

				

			
			

				

					

				

			

			
				
		
		

		
		
	


	

			
		
			
				
	
		
	

		
			
			

			
			
				
				

					

						
							
							
								
									
										
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OK. Is the ‘noise’ their when the USB is not connected?
 
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From: Bob DSB via groups.io
Sent: 17 April 2020 18:35
To: WSJTX@groups.io
Subject: Re: [WSJTX] Constand Rig Control Error
 
Thanks for getting back Phil,

I neglected to say the waterfall is the Panadapter on the rig, not the one on WSJT.
 

					


				
				
				
			

			
			

				
	


		
	

		
			

				

				

				
					

						

							
							
						

					

				

			
			

				

					

				

			

			
				
		
		

		
		
	


	

			
		
			
				
	
		
	

		
			
			

			
			
				
				

					

						
							
							
								
									
										
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Thanks for getting back Phil,

I neglected to say the waterfall is the Panadapter on the rig, not the one on WSJT.

				
				
				
			

			
			

				
	


		
	

		
			

				

				

				
					

						

							
							
						

					

				

			
			

				

					

				

			

			
				
		
		

		
		
	


	

			
		
			
				
	
		
	

		
			
			

			
			
				
				

					

						
							
							
								
									
										
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On 17/04/2020 18:05,
      ea4ac.radio@... wrote:

    

    

      
In Spain from
        April 15th to the 30th, we can use the callsigns AMx95XXX,
        ANx95XXX or AOx95XXX to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the
        IARU.

      
The “Unión de
        Radioaficionados Españoles” (Spanish Radio Amateurs Union) 
        celebrates this anniversary with 10 special callsigns, AM95WARD,
        AM1WARD to AM9WARD.

      
I have tried
        several times to complete a QSO using my AO495AC callsign with
        any other station with these special callsigns and the WSJT-X
        program does not allow me to complete a QSO, see screenshot.

      
Can you please
        indicate what happens and how to solve it?

      
I use WSJT-X
        version 2.1.2.0068F9

      
 

      
Thanks in
        advance.

      Cedric
        Puchalski

        EA4AC

    
Hi Cedric,

    
the FT8/FT4/MSK144 protocols achieve the weak signal performance
      partially by limiting the amount of information exchanged.
      Calllsigns that do not meet the "standard" format supported by
      these protocols do have some extended support but only by
      squeezing the rest of the information passed to a minimum size, it
      is not possible to do that when two non-standard (in WSJT-X terms)
      callsigns wish to make a QSO.

    
All I can suggest is that such stations make two QSOs, each in
      turn using their normal callsign.

    
73

      Bill

      G4WJS.

    

  


				
				
				
			

			
			

				
	


		
	

		
			

				

				

				
					

						

							
							
						

					

				

			
			

				

					

				

			

			
				
		
		

		
		
	


	

			
		
			
				
	
		
	

		
			
			

			
			
				
				

					

						
							
							
								
									
										
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In Spain from April 15th to the 30th, we can use the callsigns AMx95XXX, ANx95XXX or AOx95XXX to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the IARU.


The “Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles” (Spanish Radio Amateurs Union)  celebrates this anniversary with 10 special callsigns, AM95WARD, AM1WARD to AM9WARD.


I have tried several times to complete a QSO using my AO495AC callsign with any other station with these special callsigns and the WSJT-X program does not allow me to complete a QSO, see screenshot.


Can you please indicate what happens and how to solve it?


I use WSJT-X version 2.1.2.0068F9


 


Thanks in advance.

Cedric Puchalski
EA4AC
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In Spain from April 15th to the 30th, we can use the the special callsigns AMx95XXX, ANx95XXX or AOx95XXX to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the IARU.



The “Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles” (Spanish Radio Amateurs Union) celebrates this anniversary with 10 special callsigns, AM95WARD, AM1WARD to AM9WARD.



I have tried several times to complete a QSO in FT8 using my AO495AC callsign with any other station with these special callsigns and the WSJT-X program does not allow me to complete a QSO, see screenshot.



Can you please indicate what happens and how to solve it?



I use WSJT-X version 2.1.2.0068F9


 


Thanks in advance.


Cedric Puchalski
EA4AC
ea4ac.radio@...



				
				
				
			

			
			

				
	


		
	

		
			

				

				

				
					

						

							
							
						

					

				

			
			

				

					

				

			

			
				
		
		

		
		
	


	

			
		
			
				
	
		
	

		
			
			

			
			
				
				

					

						
							
							
								
									
										
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Hi Bob.
A noisy waterfall implies the ‘volume in’  is too high. 
Try reducing the sound card input.
 
Regards – Phil (G0DOR)
 
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From: Bob DSB via groups.io
Sent: 17 April 2020 17:28
To: WSJTX@groups.io
Subject: Re: [WSJTX] Constand Rig Control Error
 
I'm having very similar problems with my Dell W10 and USB2 connection to IC7610.

I suspect the combination of computer noise (which is right across the waterfall), and a bit of RFI means that WSJT constantly throws in the towel.

I've ordered a USB 1500v isolator to see if I can keep the two from interfering with each other.

Let's see how it works, and I'll let you know. 
 

					


				
				
				
			

			
			

				
	


		
	

		
			

				

				

				
					

						

							
							
						

					

				

			
			

				

					

				

			

			
				
		
		

		
		
	


	

			
		
			
				
	
		
	

		
			
			

			
			
				
				

					

						
							
							
								
									
										
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I'm having very similar problems with my Dell W10 and USB2 connection to IC7610.

I suspect the combination of computer noise (which is right across the waterfall), and a bit of RFI means that WSJT constantly throws in the towel.

I've ordered a USB 1500v isolator to see if I can keep the two from interfering with each other.

Let's see how it works, and I'll let you know.

				
				
				
			

			
			

				
	


		
	

		
			

				

				

				
					

						

							
							
						

					

				

			
			

				

					

				

			

			
				
		
		

		
		
	


	

			
		
	

	

		
		
		
		
		
	

	

		
		
		
		
		
	

	
	

		
		
		
		
	



	

		

			
	
		

			

				

					
						
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