Locked V 2.0 macOS not decoding


Michael Karliner
 

I've just had a very frustrating few days with similar symptoms
on my Mac. I my case this finally turned out to be the sound
card spontaneously setting itself to 41000 samples/sec  despite
me setting to 48000. You can do this with Audio/Midi setup which
is on every Mac.
However, this persisted until I rebooted my machine, when it finally
disappeared.
41000 sample rate definitely will cause a horrible rate of decoding,
although it should be sometimes visible as an evenly spaced set
of spike across the waterfall. At any rate, check you sample rates.

Mike


Augusto Luca <lu9arl@...>
 

I am not sure this topic was solved or not.
I never updated. I was and I am very frustrated about this issue with Mac.
I try JTDX but same issue appear few days after start using it. Very bad.
I will check with version 2.0. I don't want to move to windows.
Let me know if any update
Augusto


Mark Murray
 

Do you have a link to the older version?  Everything I can find is the new version.

Thank, I appreciate it.


Mark Murray
 

Ok, I will delete the current version and try installing the older version.  I don't get it, I have tired everything I can think of with no resolution.  I wish we could talk with someone that has more knowledge of the software to help.......


Stephen Duncheskie <ski.w4ppc@...>
 

Respectfully, I just went back to the older version 2.0.0. where decoding is not an issue.
Sincerely:
Stephen W4PPC

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Mark Murray
 

Has anyone found a solution to the "not decoding" issue?  Very frustrating, I haven't really used WSJTX since January due to this issue.


Bernard Rhead
 

I experienced a very similar situation with the following setup:

WSJT-X v2.0.1
Rumlog
Macbook Pro mid-2012 OS 10.14.5 (latest)

What I did notice in Activity monitor was Firefox consuming a very high percentage of my available RAM. I was using Firefox to monitor PSK, QRZ and the BBC.

I have just increased my RAM to 16Gb and also deleted the 10s of Gbs of WAV files accumulated in 2 years of using WSJT.   Everything works very smootly now but unfortunately I'm not sure whether it was the RAM or the deletion of the WAV files or something else that solved the problem.

Thanks

Bernard de G8KVM


Augusto Luca <lu9arl@...>
 

Hello all, this is my update.

I download JTDX  for MAC for testing and It's WORKING very good with no issues Decoding as well as transmitting, responding, logging, etc.

Program is very very similar to WSJT-X but I notice (my perception) that I receive more stations with JTDX than before with WSJT-X. 

I will continue checking the wsjt issue in a relaxed way.

thanks
Augusto / LU9ARL


Dave Garber <ve3wej@...>
 

and with all the checks or changes, did you do a restart of the software

Dave Garber
VE3WEJ / VE3IE


On Mon, May 6, 2019 at 5:15 PM jbozell <jbozell@...> wrote:
Hi Augusto,

I'm sorry that this didn't solve the problem, and it really looks like you're trying all the right things. The only difference I can see now is that I'm using an IC-7610 and you're using an IC-7100. In WSJT-X, under Preferences/Audio, does the Soundcard setting for input and output show USB Audio CODEC? That's the setting I see after installing the Silicon Labs driver.

I'm really guessing now and am not in front of my rig. I can go back and look later today and see if I can think of anything else. 

I understand your frustration!

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jbozell
 

Hi Augusto,

I'm sorry that this didn't solve the problem, and it really looks like you're trying all the right things. The only difference I can see now is that I'm using an IC-7610 and you're using an IC-7100. In WSJT-X, under Preferences/Audio, does the Soundcard setting for input and output show USB Audio CODEC? That's the setting I see after installing the Silicon Labs driver.

I'm really guessing now and am not in front of my rig. I can go back and look later today and see if I can think of anything else. 

I understand your frustration!

Joe/WB0CDY


Augusto Luca <lu9arl@...>
 

Thanks Joe/WB0CDY,

I try what you did .

1) I uninstall and reinstall wsjt-x  2.0.1-Darwin
Also reinstall the SiLabs CP210X Macintosh OSX (v5.0.10)
I checked the memory allocation and was ok

2) I reduce the USB/AF to 9% (also tried different levels)\ *** the only doubt is if the audio should be mono or stereo on the mac.

But these changes didn't work.

I also checked: MAC with power cord connected and disconnected, with a different USB port. Different Cables. With external monitor disconnected and connected, praying to 3 different goods...  nothing make it work again.

If I do it manually I can complete some QSOs
Situation is: Decoding button lit every cycle before first transmission
Ones Enable TX is pressed, on the next cycle the Decode button not lit.
If at that moment I turn off TX "Decode" button not lit for any cycle. But after some time the TX is off Decoding start. (I am not sure when)
If a press "Decode" button manually the last message received in the "RX Frequency" window is repeated all the times I press Decode.

I was using WSJT-X for a long time with no issues. I don't have a clue what is going on.

rgds
Augusto LU9ARL
Icom 7100 CPU vesion M=1.11, S=1.00 C=1.10  DSP I=1.03 D=1.00,  MacBook air with macOS Mojave version 10.14.4,  WSJT-X v2.0.1 7ddcb7


jbozell
 

Hi Augusto,

I was also seeing the same thing...if I had Enable TX activated, I could go for long periods of time (minutes) without seeing any decodes. Turn off Enable TX, and decodes started as usual. Here's a couple of things that seemed to help:

1) If I put WSJT-X into the trash, emptied the trash, and then downloaded/reloaded a fresh version of WSJT-X, everything seemed to return to normal. But of course, that's not optimum.

2) I also reduced my USB/AF output from my rig so that the green meter in the lower left of WSJT-X was no higher than 40 - 50. This required significantly lowering the USB/AF output to its current value of 9%. I suspect that this is more closely related to the solution than reloading WSJT-X. But I can also say that restoring normal operation by reloading WSJT-X is definitely reproducible.

I don't have any well-collected data as to whether this is the solution, but I have been successfully operating with the same version of WSJT-X for a couple of weeks now without problem. And I swear that I'm getting more decodes per Tx/Rx cycle.

Good luck...I know how annoying this can be.

Joe/WB0CDY
Icom IC-7610, MacBookPro OS 10.14.4, WSJT-X 2.0.1


Augusto Luca <lu9arl@...>
 

Hi, I am having the same issue here. 
RIG: IC-7100 connected to Apple computer using USB cable and WSJT-X

I used WSJT-X before with same RIG and MAC with no problems. 
If "ENABLE TX" is red the Decoding button never lite to purple and decode never happen. 

If I turn off "ENABLE TX" still not decoding for a some time. 

I check many times configuration, changed USB cable, reboot, etc nothing helps. 

Any known resolution??  thanks
Augusto LU9ARL


Mike Black
 

Read section 3.3 of the Help.  See if that helps.

de Mike W9MDB




On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 9:56:53 PM CST, Brian K7BLS <K7BLS1@...> wrote:


Same problem with WSJTX 2.0.0 on FT-8

MacBook Air 11”, Mid 2012, 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5, 4 GB
macOS Mojave 10.14.2
icom 7300 via USB

Audio Soundcard Input USB Audio CODEC Mono
Audio Soundcard Output USB Audio CODEC Mono

In Monitor, nothing on the waterfall (I can see signals on the 7300 Scope and hear them)
No decoding in Band Activity

CAT Control works fine - Read frequency, change band, Enable Tx, Halt Tx

WSJT-X 1.x.x worked fine on this MacBook and radio with prior macOS

thanks
Brian K7BLS
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Brian K7BLS
 

Same problem with WSJTX 2.0.0 on FT-8

MacBook Air 11”, Mid 2012, 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5, 4 GB
macOS Mojave 10.14.2
icom 7300 via USB

Audio Soundcard Input USB Audio CODEC Mono
Audio Soundcard Output USB Audio CODEC Mono

In Monitor, nothing on the waterfall (I can see signals on the 7300 Scope and hear them)
No decoding in Band Activity

CAT Control works fine - Read frequency, change band, Enable Tx, Halt Tx

WSJT-X 1.x.x worked fine on this MacBook and radio with prior macOS

thanks
Brian K7BLS


Scott Hernalsteen <w8cqd@...>
 

Bill,

I had a similar issue that seemed to occur when I had a browser window open and always with focus, but also sometimes without (I was monitoring PSK Reporter as has been my habit whenever I operate digital modes) - the screen was big enough that I could see that the “decode” button did not flash/change color to indicate it was attempting to decode.

It seemed to work fine if JTBridge was on screen with/without focus.

I am running a Late 2014 Mac Mini (2.6 GHz i5, 16Gb RAM, Intel Iris graphics), macOS 10.14.2, Yaesu FT-450D, and Yaesu SCU-17.

On Jan 9, 2019, at 18:47, Bill Somerville <g4wjs@...> wrote:

On 01/01/2019 22:22, Mark Murray via Groups.Io wrote:
When the "Enable TX" is on calling CQ it will transmit as normal calling the CQ. After doing so the software begins to receive as usual and after the 15 second receive it will not "decode" anything. Simply goes back to "Enable TX" and nothing is decoded in the Band Activity section or the RX section even if a station is calling me. The only way I can receive any Band Activity or RX activity by having the software decode is by not choosing to "Enable TX" button.

V2.0 w/ macOS V10.14.2 (I have tried to different MacBooks w/ no luck)

Thanks for any advice or information, 73.
Hi Mark,

this is the first report of this this behaviour. What rig are you using and how is it connected to your Mac for audio, PTT, and CAT control?

73
Bill
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Mark Murray
 

Hello Bill,

Icom 7300
MacBook Air via USB cable

CAT control

I have tested with different USB cables, icom 7100 and 7300, different bands, monitored power setting, audio input /output, swr, two different MacBooks (personal & work)

I am at a lost, the only thing that fixes it temporarily is removing and installing again but that may only last for an hour or day and then I have to go through the entire process. I can post screen recording if needed. Unfortunately I can’t seem to find a fix. I have been using WSJTX for FT8 and MSK144 for a while now and I am lost to why this is happening now.

Thanks!
w8mgm

Mark G. Murray
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On Jan 9, 2019, at 6:47 PM, Bill Somerville <g4wjs@...> wrote:

On 01/01/2019 22:22, Mark Murray via Groups.Io wrote:
When the "Enable TX" is on calling CQ it will transmit as normal calling the CQ. After doing so the software begins to receive as usual and after the 15 second receive it will not "decode" anything. Simply goes back to "Enable TX" and nothing is decoded in the Band Activity section or the RX section even if a station is calling me. The only way I can receive any Band Activity or RX activity by having the software decode is by not choosing to "Enable TX" button.

V2.0 w/ macOS V10.14.2 (I have tried to different MacBooks w/ no luck)

Thanks for any advice or information, 73.
Hi Mark,

this is the first report of this this behaviour. What rig are you using and how is it connected to your Mac for audio, PTT, and CAT control?

73
Bill
G4WJS.

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On 01/01/2019 22:22, Mark Murray via Groups.Io wrote:
When the "Enable TX" is on calling CQ it will transmit as normal calling the CQ.  After doing so the software begins to receive as usual and after the 15 second receive it will not "decode" anything.  Simply goes back to "Enable TX" and nothing is decoded in the Band Activity section or the RX section even if a station is calling me.  The only way I can receive any Band Activity or RX activity by having the software decode is by not choosing to "Enable TX" button.

V2.0 w/ macOS V10.14.2 (I have tried to different MacBooks w/ no luck)

Thanks for any advice or information, 73.
Hi Mark,

this is the first report of this this behaviour. What rig are you using and how is it connected to your Mac for audio, PTT, and CAT control?

73
Bill
G4WJS.


Mark Murray
 

When the "Enable TX" is on calling CQ it will transmit as normal calling the CQ.  After doing so the software begins to receive as usual and after the 15 second receive it will not "decode" anything.  Simply goes back to "Enable TX" and nothing is decoded in the Band Activity section or the RX section even if a station is calling me.  The only way I can receive any Band Activity or RX activity by having the software decode is by not choosing to "Enable TX" button.

V2.0 w/ macOS V10.14.2 (I have tried to different MacBooks w/ no luck)

Thanks for any advice or information, 73.