You are correct, Paul. WSJT-X requires operator involvement to initiate
every contact, but as you say there are ways around that. There are
derivatives of WSJT-X out there that don't have that requirement and can
be fully automated, and it is even possible to write a script that
automates the "operator" initiation in WSJT-X.
Of course, that doesn't mean that both sides of the contact are fully
automated. I've worked that notorious FT8 bot on the west coast of
Africa and while he was fully automated, I was not.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 6/20/2021 9:25 AM, Paul O'Kane wrote:
On 20/06/2021 13:45, Stan Zawrotny wrote:
You still don't understand FT8. Even if their computer is running 24
hrs a
day, WSJT-X will complete only one contact before requiring the
operator to
reset TX.
Please try a search for Automated FT8 on YouTube - you will soon see
that, after starting a single QSO, the operator is not required to do
anything.
73,
Paul EI5DI
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