[SADXA] FT8 Frequency Measurements

[Richard Solomon]

I'm a DXBase guy here, been using it
for many years. I know other programs
are out there, but for my needs, nothing
yet is better than DXBase.

73, Dick, W1KSZ

On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 3:27 PM, D Dismachek via SADXA <sadxa at mailman.qth.net
> wrote:

> Hi,
> the latest version of N1MM logger has an interface for WSJT-X. The way it
> works is the WSJT-X logs it first then sends the info to N1MM. You need to
> turn off the radio control on N1MM to do this. There is setup info online
> for this. I'm terrible, because I also log by hand in my book. To do this I
> have WSJT-X pop up the log box at the end of a QSO and I copy that info to
> my paper log. Then I click accept and it logs to N1MM. I'm also bad because
> I then log it to QRZ.com. My QRZ.com has a feature that logs to LowTW. So
> you see I should never loose my QSO's unless all this fails! I know I'll
> never win a DX contest following this method, but I don't have to do all
> the logging at the same time. I can do the additional stuff in my down time
> when the bands are bad.
> Regards,
> ...Dennis, N6ITY
>
>       From: Richard Solomon <dickw1ksz at gmail.com>
>  To: Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
>  Sent: Thursday, July 5, 2018 2:09 PM
>  Subject: Re: [SADXA] FT8 Frequency Measurements
>
> My system seems to work fine, it
> takes a tad more effort to make and
> log Q's, but then we need something
> to do.
>
> I have been an opponent of parallel
> Serial Port configurations for some
> time. It causes some folks on the WSJT
> reflector and the SPE reflector to get
> a tad frothy in the mouth about this.
>
> But, the proof is in the pudding, as
> evidenced by the 5 Q's with KH1
> using FT8 F&H. Now that I have
> figured out the idiosyncrasy the
> FTDX-5KMP exhibits using FT8,
> it should be even more fun.
>
> 73, Dick
>
> On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 12:42 PM, Wes <wes at triconet.org> wrote:
>
> > I use port splitting software LPBridge) with my K3 to share the single
> USB
> > port with DXBase, SpectraVue, N1MM, etc.  Unfortunately, WSJT-X wants
> full
> > control of the port and won't work with virtual ports, so a single USB
> port
> > on the radio won't necessarily help.  Another reason to avoid FT8.
> >
> > On 7/5/2018 11:22 AM, Richard Solomon wrote:
> >
> >> I don't use CAT control on my
> >> FTDX-5000MP. The only Serial
> >> Port on the radio controls the
> >> SPE Amplifier.
> >>
> >> I await the day when USB will
> >> be the standard on YAESU
> >> radios.
> >>
> >> 73, Dick
> >>
> >>
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