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locked Re: New user, problems decoding FT8 #FT8

Bill Somerville
 

On 05/02/2021 16:08, chrisc.mitchell via groups.io wrote:
Hi,
I have just started using WSJT-X. I am unable to see any decodes of FT8 signals. There are plenty on the waterfall and the signals are audible through my rig speaker (IC-705). In the settings/ radio tab both Test Cat and Test PTT work. The green receive indicator on the main screen is showing about 60dB.
Before trying FT8 I used WSPR mode and that worked fine. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?

Chris, G1VNA
Hi Chris,

one likely cause is your PC not being synchronized to UTC well enough. The WSPR decoder has a much larger tolerance for time difference than the FT8 one does. We recommend installing the Meinberg NTP Client application if you are running on MS Windows.

73
Bill
G4WJS.
locked Re: WSJT-X No Longer Opens on Raspberry Pi 3B+ #install #raspberryPi

Bedrock305
 

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt update
Get:1 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch InRelease [25.3 kB]
Hit:2 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch InRelease                                          
Fetched 25.3 kB in 1s (18.0 kB/s)                  
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt upgrade -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
 
locked Re: WSJT-X No Longer Opens on Raspberry Pi 3B+ #install #raspberryPi

Bedrock305
 

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)"
NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="9"
VERSION="9 (stretch)"
VERSION_CODENAME=stretch
ID=raspbian
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianForums"
BUG_REPORT_URL="http://www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs"


What is I already installed dependencies?

Chris
NS8Q
locked Re: FST4 modes with TS-890S - slow RF envelope rise problem #txaudio

Bill Somerville
 

On 05/02/2021 15:53, Peter Hall, VK6HP wrote:
Thank you to the WSJT-X team for incorporating a "no shaping" option into v2.3.0.  It will be greatly appreciated by many FST4 and FST4W users. Reading the release notes, the comment is:

 FST4/W: Disable envelope  shaping at start and  end of transmission
   when environment variable FST4_NOSHAPING=1. Works for fst4sim too.

Not being a Windows power user, I wonder if someone might tell me the easiest way of setting the required environment variable?  My WSJT-X 64-bit installation is pretty standard, with default paths etc.  The v2.3.0 manual gave some clues about the use of environment variables for other applications but I must admit that a quick search hasn't turned up the variable list I was expecting.

73, and thanks,
Peter.

Hi Peter,

there are several ways you can do it. Environment variables can be set in MS WIndows at the system level, at the user level, and in each process. You probably want the user level option which will set it for all processes started by your user. You set them in the "Control panel->System->Advanced system settings->Environment variables" panel, just add a new user variable called FST4_NOSHAPING and give it a value of 1.

73
Bill
G4WJS.
locked Re: WSJT-X No Longer Opens on Raspberry Pi 3B+ #install #raspberryPi

Ria, N2RJ
 

Which version of raspberry pi os?

cat /etc/os-release

Or you can try lsb-release -a

Paste the output.

Also before installing the dependency package make sure you run apt update to refresh the repository information.

Also make sure you’re on the latest updates - run:

apt upgrade -y 

then reboot. 


Ria
N2RJ 

On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 5:19 PM Bedrock305 <ceranes@...> wrote:
Hello Dick,
 
I made sure WSJT-X was uninstalled completely.  I tried to download and install the dependencies, and it gave me the following output.
 
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt install libgfortran5 libqt5widgets5 libqt5network5
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package libgfortran5 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'libgfortran5' has no installation candidate
 
 
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt install libqt5printsupport5 libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5serialport5
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
libqt5multimedia5-plugins is already the newest version (5.7.1~20161021-2).
libqt5multimedia5-plugins set to manually installed.
libqt5printsupport5 is already the newest version (5.7.1+dfsg-3+rpi1+deb9u3).
libqt5printsupport5 set to manually installed.
libqt5serialport5 is already the newest version (5.7.1~20161021-2).
libqt5serialport5 set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
 
 
sudo apt install libqt5sql5-sqlite libfftw3-single3 libgomp1 libboost-all-dev libusb-1.0-0
 
Fully downloaded and installed - too much output to paste in here!
 
 
Do I need that first set of dependencies or is there a way to get them someplace else??
 
73,
 
Chris Ranes NS8Q
locked Re: WSJT-X No Longer Opens on Raspberry Pi 3B+ #install #raspberryPi

Bedrock305
 

Hello Dick,
 
I made sure WSJT-X was uninstalled completely.  I tried to download and install the dependencies, and it gave me the following output.
 
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt install libgfortran5 libqt5widgets5 libqt5network5
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package libgfortran5 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'libgfortran5' has no installation candidate
 
 
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt install libqt5printsupport5 libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5serialport5
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
libqt5multimedia5-plugins is already the newest version (5.7.1~20161021-2).
libqt5multimedia5-plugins set to manually installed.
libqt5printsupport5 is already the newest version (5.7.1+dfsg-3+rpi1+deb9u3).
libqt5printsupport5 set to manually installed.
libqt5serialport5 is already the newest version (5.7.1~20161021-2).
libqt5serialport5 set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
 
 
sudo apt install libqt5sql5-sqlite libfftw3-single3 libgomp1 libboost-all-dev libusb-1.0-0
 
Fully downloaded and installed - too much output to paste in here!
 
 
Do I need that first set of dependencies or is there a way to get them someplace else??
 
73,
 
Chris Ranes NS8Q
locked Re: New user, problems decoding FT8 #FT8

Karl Beckman WA8NVW - NNV5BH
 
Edited

If you are seeing good signals on the screen but can't decode them, check your operating mode one more time.  Some rigs will defaull to LSB for frequencies below 9 MHz.  However WSPR is ALWAYS sent using USB, regardless of the frequency band.  It's the opposite of RTTY which always appears as LSB, where the transmitted mark freq is lower than the space). 
Also, make sure the receive level indicator stays steady green.  +60 on receive might be strong enough to overload the decoder input.
--
Karl  WA8NVW  OH
WA8NVW@...
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locked Re: WSJTX v2.4.0-rc1 decode delay Q65 modes #install

Joe
 

Hi Dave,

Thanks for your report.  I'll try to respond to each of your many questions.

1. Your inferences about when Q65 decoding should start are not correct. 

Consider, for example, the 30-second submodes.  Transmission duration is 25.5 s.  These transmissions nominally start at t=0.5 s, so they finish at 26.0 s.  Add at least a second (we used 1.6 s) for possible clock errors at one or both stations.  If EME path delays are involved, add another 2.6 s.  The actual number we use for Q65-30x submodes is 27.6 s if "Decode after EME delay" is not checked, 28.8 s if it is.  Your observations yield essentially these numbers.

2. Yes, the decoder may sometimes remain busy after end of the Rx sequence.  This does not necessarily cause any problem.  Decoding always takes place first at your selected RxFreq, and results are reported as soon as available. 

3. Did you follow the advice in "Quick-Start Guide to Q65" and select "Fast" on the Decode menu ?

4. If you wish, send me a copy of the file "q65_decodes.dat" in your Log directory and I'll have a look at some relevant statistics.
                        -- 73, Joe, K!JT
locked Re: Missing information in Band Activity pane (v2.3.0) #WSJTX_config

Reino Talarmo
 

>I was focusing on the "....worked before status" piece and didn't make the connection.

 

You are not alone. I had to test first to be sure, hi!

73, Reino OH3mA
locked Re: New user, problems decoding FT8 #FT8

Karza <kari.sillanmaki@...>
 

Do you have WSJT-X rig setings like these?

Also make sure you are using USB-D mode.

'Kari

On 5.2.2021 20.44, Chris Mitchell via groups.io wrote:

Hi Kari
Yes, it does.
Chris

On 5 Feb 2021, at 17:15, Karza <kari.sillanmaki@...> wrote:

Chris,

Does web page https://time.is/ report your time as being "exact!" ??

73's de Kari, oh2gqc



On 5.2.2021 18.08, chrisc.mitchell via groups.io wrote:
Hi,
I have just started using WSJT-X. I am unable to see any decodes of FT8 signals. There are plenty on the waterfall and the signals are audible through my rig speaker (IC-705). In the settings/ radio tab both Test Cat and Test PTT work. The green receive indicator on the main screen is showing about 60dB.
Before trying FT8 I used WSPR mode and that worked fine. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?

Chris, G1VNA


locked Re: Missing information in Band Activity pane (v2.3.0) #WSJTX_config

Steve, W7WM
 

I was focusing on the "....worked before status" piece and didn't make the connection.

My display is 'back to normal'.

Thanks,

-Steve, W7WM
locked Re: Missing information in Band Activity pane (v2.3.0) #WSJTX_config

Reino Talarmo
 

Hi Steve,

User Guide section 4.1.

General tab, tick ”Show DXCC, grid….”

73, Reino OH3mA

 

From: main@WSJTX.groups.io [mailto:main@WSJTX.groups.io] On Behalf Of Steve, W7WM
Sent: 5. helmikuuta 2021 20:39
To: main@WSJTX.groups.io
Subject: [WSJTX] Missing information in Band Activity pane (v2.3.0) #WSJTX_config

 

I have apparently clicked a box somewhere and the Band Activity pane no longer shows the DX country or prefix.

Will someone please tell me how to get it back?  I believe I have looked at all of the File>Settings tabs. (v2.3.0)

Thanks,

-Steve, W7WM
locked Re: New user, problems decoding FT8 #FT8

Chris Mitchell
 

Hi Kari
Yes, it does.
Chris

On 5 Feb 2021, at 17:15, Karza <kari.sillanmaki@...> wrote:

Chris,

Does web page https://time.is/ report your time as being "exact!" ??

73's de Kari, oh2gqc


On 5.2.2021 18.08, chrisc.mitchell via groups.io wrote:
Hi,
I have just started using WSJT-X. I am unable to see any decodes of FT8 signals. There are plenty on the waterfall and the signals are audible through my rig speaker (IC-705). In the settings/ radio tab both Test Cat and Test PTT work. The green receive indicator on the main screen is showing about 60dB.
Before trying FT8 I used WSPR mode and that worked fine. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?

Chris, G1VNA
locked Missing information in Band Activity pane (v2.3.0) #WSJTX_config

Steve, W7WM
 

I have apparently clicked a box somewhere and the Band Activity pane no longer shows the DX country or prefix.

Will someone please tell me how to get it back?  I believe I have looked at all of the File>Settings tabs. (v2.3.0)

Thanks,

-Steve, W7WM
locked Re: #bugreport #IssueReport

Bill Somerville
 

On 04/02/2021 09:41, Dave Crook wrote:

Just loaded 2.4.0 rc1 and was monitoring jt4d and jt4F, both crashed with error  EXIT CODE 2, and the following detail::

reinstall v2.3.0 and all ok.

Running: C:\WSJT\wsjtx\bin\jt9 -s WSJT-X -w 1 -m 3 -e C:\WSJT\wsjtx\bin -a C:\Users\Dave\AppData\Local\WSJT-X -t C:\Users\Dave\AppData\Local\Temp\WSJT-X

At line 13 of file C:\Users\bill\src\k1jt\wsjtx\lib\pctile.f90

Fortran runtime error: Index '-26' of dimension 1 of array 'tmp' below lower bound of 1


Error termination. Backtrace:


Could not print backtrace: libbacktrace could not find executable to open

#0 0xffffffff

#1 0xffffffff

#2 0xffffffff

#3 0xffffffff

#4 0xffffffff

#5 0xffffffff

#6 0xffffffff

#7 0xffffffff

#8 0xffffffff

#9 0xffffffff

#10 0xffffffff

#11 0xffffffff

#12 0xffffffff

#13 0xffffffff

#14 0xffffffff

#15 0xffffffff

  73 Dave ZL2MQ

Hi Dave, and Mike,

thanks for the issue reports, we are looking into it and it will be fixed for the next release.

73
Bill
G4WJS.
locked Re: New user, problems decoding FT8 #FT8

Karza <kari.sillanmaki@...>
 

Chris,

Does web page https://time.is/ report your time as being "exact!" ??

73's de Kari, oh2gqc

On 5.2.2021 18.08, chrisc.mitchell via groups.io wrote:
Hi,
I have just started using WSJT-X. I am unable to see any decodes of FT8 signals. There are plenty on the waterfall and the signals are audible through my rig speaker (IC-705). In the settings/ radio tab both Test Cat and Test PTT work. The green receive indicator on the main screen is showing about 60dB.
Before trying FT8 I used WSPR mode and that worked fine. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?

Chris, G1VNA
locked WSJTX v2.4.0-rc1 decode delay Q65 modes #install

David Redman
 

to the team congratulations on the new Q65 mode which I find of real interest for my small station EME activities
To Joe and Bill.
I tested the new Q65 mode to gain some experience with the sample files
This was on 3 pc's , specification per the attached file , all Q65 sample files decode ok on each pc but in the real world the decode 'light' comes on some seconds after when I think it should do and decoding overruns into the next cycle as per the chart attached. Checked all settings and are per Q65 Quick start guide.pdf
My chart below only covers mode A at the different time intervals
So what am I doing wrong ? , clearly lower spec pc is worse but all the 3 pc's run fine on JT65A or B or C and FT8 modes
In addition can you clarify the decode duration per mode and the minimum PC requirement for this new mode
A minor point in the Quick start Guide section 10. the sub directory 12D_Rainscatter_10GHz should of course be 120D................

Dave G4IDR

Observations            
1) decoding starts later than expected i.e Q65-30A should start decoding at t=25.5secs and end at t=30secs worse case i.e. before the next cycle )    
2) decoding running in next cycle shown    
3) in some cases into 2nd cycle          
4) base Processor load is with WSJTX running in monitor mode
  before decode starts , Load in columns is during decoding
5) All these PC's decode JT65A or B or C within <2 secs after t=52.5secs
6) All these pc's decode FT8 correctly before the end of decode period 
  and do not over-run into the next cycle except computer B when 
  decoding more than 30 signal in the period  
7) G , DL , OZ signals decoded today on 2m Q65 - 30C mode
  but decode over-runs as above    
           
       
       
             
   
   
   
   
   
     
   
       

?
Q65 observations 050221 G4IDR.pptx

locked New user, problems decoding FT8 #FT8

Chris Mitchell
 

Hi,
I have just started using WSJT-X. I am unable to see any decodes of FT8 signals. There are plenty on the waterfall and the signals are audible through my rig speaker (IC-705). In the settings/ radio tab both Test Cat and Test PTT work. The green receive indicator on the main screen is showing about 60dB.
Before trying FT8 I used WSPR mode and that worked fine. Any ideas what I may be doing wrong?

Chris, G1VNA
locked Re: FST4 modes with TS-890S - slow RF envelope rise problem #txaudio

Peter Hall, VK6HP
 

Thank you to the WSJT-X team for incorporating a "no shaping" option into v2.3.0.  It will be greatly appreciated by many FST4 and FST4W users. Reading the release notes, the comment is:

 FST4/W: Disable envelope  shaping at start and  end of transmission
   when environment variable FST4_NOSHAPING=1. Works for fst4sim too.

Not being a Windows power user, I wonder if someone might tell me the easiest way of setting the required environment variable?  My WSJT-X 64-bit installation is pretty standard, with default paths etc.  The v2.3.0 manual gave some clues about the use of environment variables for other applications but I must admit that a quick search hasn't turned up the variable list I was expecting.

73, and thanks,
Peter.
locked Re: WSJT-X No Longer Opens on Raspberry Pi 3B+ #install #raspberryPi

Ria, N2RJ
 

Minor correction (so there is no confusion):

pi@myraspberrypi$ sudo dpkg -i install <whatever you want to install>

should be:

pi@myraspberrypi$ sudo dpkg -i <whatever .deb you want to install>

On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 10:15 AM rjairam@... <rjairam@...> wrote:

There is an easier way:

pi@myraspberrypi$ sudo dpkg -i install <whatever you want to install>

blah blah blah failed because of dependencies...

pi@myraspberrypi$ sudo apt-get -f install

[messages etc about repos]
Setting up [dependency]...
Setting up [package you wanted to install]

It will first satisfy the deps then install the package.

Even easier - newer versions of apt (>1.1) can install local files AND
satisfy dependencies all at once:

pi@myraspberrypi$ sudo apt install ./foo-1.2.3.deb

Easy peasy.

73
Ria, N2RJ


On Fri, Feb 5, 2021 at 10:01 AM Richard Hattaway via groups.io
<rhattaway@...> wrote:

Hi,
You are missing a load of dependencies needed to install the later versions. The dependencies must be installed first.
Try, from the Pi@raspberrypi $ prompt ( not the download prompt )

pi@raspberrypi: $ sudo apt install libgfortran5 libqt5widgets5 libqt5network5

pi@raspberrypi: $ sudo apt install libqt5printsupport5 libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5serialport5

pi@raspberrypi: $ sudo apt install libqt5sql5-sqlite libfftw3-single3 libgomp1 libboost-all-dev libusb-1.0-0

Then install WSJT. I believe you can double click on the .deb file in the download directory to accomplish this.. IE the dpkg command line is simply replaced by a double click on the file.

--
73
Dick

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