Hi Jim, Back to the discussion, after a virtual glass of Ki-Suco, the Kool-Aid PY equivalent of my youth. LOL "I strongly disagree with setup instructions in the WSJT-X operator's guide. The audio le
I originally had some thoughts like you. Folks unfamiliar with logging details or imagining a requirement for a 73 might have been the source of most of the NIL's. Then I asked Ed to send me my LCR a
Isn't the basic problem that the computer is running the show? On both ends. And the operator really is helpless to change that? It's a very basic statement about what is really happening with this m
Ed N1UR asks: ends. And the operator really is helpless to change that? I'm not sure we can completely blame the computer. There is still human judgement as to whether the QSO was complete and should
Tim, It sounds to me like when there is a disagreement, the computer wins. So we may not be able to blame the computer, but we all know who the boss is with FT-X. 73 Ed N1UR Ed N1UR asks: I'm not sur
In every contest the computer is running the show, because we do computerized logging, super check partial etc. In this case we have over dependence on auto sequence, which makes things more complica
Actually, I completely disagree. When I am running stations on CW or SSB, I am listening to the station I hear and typing in what I hear. Yes, I see on the screen the SCP suggestions as well as any a
Well theres no convincing you. You just dont like the mode and thats fine. But there are many of us who enjoy it and will keep using it as a dx and as a contest mode. Ria N2RJ _______________________
And again I will say that's a problem of the user interface, not the fundamental mode. Look at it this way. If there was an application that sent and received FT4 signals (still time frame locked to
... we all know who the boss is with WSJT-X. I fixed that for you. WSJT-X is more than just FTx, and that's the problem. It happens to not be the right more for contesting. Dave AB7E 73 Ed N1UR
Hello David, <<<< RTTY absolutely has a maximum rate for how many contacts you can make in an hour. It might be faster than FT8 (which I think is not viable for contesting either) , but I'm not sure
That is nonsense, and N2RJ knows it - it's yet another example of disregard for reality. The computer runs the show only in data contests, and especially in those with semi or fully-automated exchan
Ed, Not at all true. If there is a disagreement, then one or the other gets a NIL. The operator must be the one who terminates the string of transmission. He either accepts the call into his log or d
So the theoretical rate for RTTY is twice the rate for FT4. My point was that RTTY has a theoretical limit just as FT4 does, and KU8E (to whom I was replying) stated that any mode that had a maximum
Ed, person on the other end does the same. If the logged items match its a Q. Both computers could have suggested and autofilled something different and it doesnt matter, because humans actually inte
How much FT4/FT8 operation have you done? From your comments, I'd guess not much if at all. Any RTTY contesting? Just as with RTTY, CW, and SSB, the operator makes the decision about the progress of
Why does everyone think that the computer is in control when the operator has to press the keys (Or click the mouse) to make all decisions.. In some cases this is not true. One logger makes all the d
Hello Ken, <<<< In some cases this is not true. One logger makes all the decisions for you. Your job is to sit back and watch it do its thing. It shouldn't be the case during contest like the ww di
The application that K6MR refers to is used in a contest only by those who decide to cheat. It's not the exception that proves the rule. As you say, the rules for WW-Digi and other FTx contests of
Actually Stan. The decision that the operator makes to log or not is made based on what the computer is telling them what it thinks happened. Having no more information than that, a decision to log i