[SADXA] 3C2RRR on 40m FT8 (using MSHV software)

[Jim Wysocki]

Yes, now their behavior makes sense.  Thanks for the update, Wes.

On 5/28/2022 11:04 AM, Wes wrote:
> From https://dxnews.com/3d2rrr/
>
>
>    3D2RRR Rotuma Island News 27 May 2022
>
>    Bula folks
>
>    After some 50 hours the team reached 20k qsos already.
>
>    High wind and rain prevent making antennas for 80 and 160m.
>
>    Propagation: 10-12 meters - phenomenal, 15m - super, 20-17m - worse 
> than above.
>
>    20m FT8 issue with laptop charger making noise and prevented hearing
>    anything on 20m for some longer time but finally resolved. Changed the
>    charger no more problems there.
>
>    We hope to start 40m and 6m today. 80 and 160 possibly tomorrow 
> weather
>    permitted.
>
>    We work FT8 using wsjtx ver.2.5 and always send RR73.
>
>    Planning to be active till June 5 depending on weather forecast for 
> return
>    voyage to Fiji.
>
> Wes  N7WS
>
>
>
> On 5/28/2022 8:31 AM, Jim Wysocki wrote:
>> They're on 7.074 Mhz  FT8 and running three simultaneous transmit 
>> threads.  I couldn't complete the QSO using F&H mode so I tried again 
>> using simplex WSJT-X on my side.  Then the exchange was completed 
>> (i.e, they finished with a "W9FI RR73" message) without further 
>> problems.  They're +10 at the moment.
>>
>> It looks like they're using MSHV software on their side.  This 
>> software allows them to have several simplex contacts at the same 
>> time, but it's very confusing to those who expect them to be using 
>> standard FT8.  This choice of software is slowing down their 
>> throughput rate, but if you know what they're doing you can get 
>> through without a lot of difficulty.
>>
>> GL, Jim  W9FI
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