I use 2 end-fed antennas that are nearly 90 degrees to each other. I can receive stations, often on either but can only reach out to them with one of them. I would love to know if there is a way to have the azimuth reading show in the left-hand screen (I usually have only CQ only checked) so that I could select the correct antenna. Yes, I can double-click on the one I want and while transmitting I can see the azimuth in the lower area but then I have lost a full cycle and lose a lot of chances to connect with a grid I want. Would be fantastic to see that so I can push the button to connect the right antenna! before I click transmit--any way I can???

I have learned how important keeping the atl within a certain range, too little and no output power, too much and its distorted and I also note that the swr can be altered too. I am using an ICOM 718, usb Signalink and running off of a Windows 10 system. The 718 does not have a scale for the atl but for reference, I attempt to keep it from 3 to 5 bars on the screen, which appears to be best for my system. I normally find a spot on the waterfall and fix my transmission point and respond using it. I am surprised as to how much the atl will change when I am responding to a CQ I am assuming that the readings are responding to the callsign as it changes from one response to the other with no other changes. Does this make sense or am I worrying about nothing?

David- IMHO
Paragraph one-

how is the program to know the bearing before it decodes it?
Perhaps I misunderstood your request.


paragraph twoA- no need to worry about the atl as long as it's not
excessively high all the time. Occasional pops are not a problem. Unlike
PSK31 , which was really sensitive to alc issues, FT is more forgiving.

paragraph twoB- have you set under "radio" the split settings to "rig" or
"fake it" on? This will keep your audio within its bandwidth, I use "fake
it", and it works great .
you will notice that if your audio is off from the center of the BW, the
xmit frequency will change to compensate for it.

Also do you have "hold tx freq" checked? Good practice to do this.

hope that helps...

Thanks Dan KC2STA



On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 2:16 PM David E. McCanna via groups.io <demccanna=
yahoo.com@groups.io> wrote:

I use 2 end-fed antennas that are nearly 90 degrees to each other. I can
receive stations, often on either but can only reach out to them with one
of them. I would love to know if there is a way to have the azimuth
reading show in the left-hand screen (I usually have only CQ only checked)
so that I could select the correct antenna. Yes, I can double-click on the
one I want and while transmitting I can see the azimuth in the lower area
but then I have lost a full cycle and lose a lot of chances to connect with
a grid I want. Would be fantastic to see that so I can push the button to
connect the right antenna! before I click transmit--any way I can???

I have learned how important keeping the atl within a certain range, too
little and no output power, too much and its distorted and I also note that
the swr can be altered too. I am using an ICOM 718, usb Signalink and
running off of a Windows 10 system. The 718 does not have a scale for the
atl but for reference, I attempt to keep it from 3 to 5 bars on the screen,
which appears to be best for my system. I normally find a spot on the
waterfall and fix my transmission point and respond using it. I am
surprised as to how much the atl will change when I am responding to a CQ
I am assuming that the readings are responding to the callsign as it
changes from one response to the other with no other changes. Does this
make sense or am I worrying about nothing?

--
Dan Ziolkowski KC2STA
SKCC #4290T
Ubuntu LINUX

I guess I was hoping that the system knew this but I have to agree it probably does not know til I click on the one I want to communicate with. Your response makes sense so I guess I will try other methods. One person in a pm mentioned a video on youtube that marries the 2 antennas and each function all the time. I need to get some supplies and I will just have to give that a try.

I always operate split and have a "fixed transmit" frequency. This allows me to receive those signals that are outside the reach of my 718. Glad to hear that it isn't as big an issue as it is with PSK
Thanks for you response.
73
Dave
KD8NJY

I use this system: remove the flag then transmit automatically with double
click. When you double click your logger shows you the direction, and
then you can use the right antenna to transmit, click Enable tx to
transmit.If the logger does not show you the direction try log4om or
another logger.

Pietro I2OIM

Il giorno gio 22 dic 2022 alle ore 20:16 David E. McCanna via groups.io
<demccanna@...> ha scritto:

I use 2 end-fed antennas that are nearly 90 degrees to each other. I can
receive stations, often on either but can only reach out to them with one
of them. I would love to know if there is a way to have the azimuth
reading show in the left-hand screen (I usually have only CQ only checked)
so that I could select the correct antenna. Yes, I can double-click on the
one I want and while transmitting I can see the azimuth in the lower area
but then I have lost a full cycle and lose a lot of chances to connect with
a grid I want. Would be fantastic to see that so I can push the button to
connect the right antenna! before I click transmit--any way I can???

I have learned how important keeping the atl within a certain range, too
little and no output power, too much and its distorted and I also note that
the swr can be altered too. I am using an ICOM 718, usb Signalink and
running off of a Windows 10 system. The 718 does not have a scale for the
atl but for reference, I attempt to keep it from 3 to 5 bars on the screen,
which appears to be best for my system. I normally find a spot on the
waterfall and fix my transmission point and respond using it. I am
surprised as to how much the atl will change when I am responding to a CQ
I am assuming that the readings are responding to the callsign as it
changes from one response to the other with no other changes. Does this
make sense or am I worrying about nothing?