[SFDXA] FT-8 DXpedition mode test is Saturday

Pete Rimmel N8PR n8pr at bellsouth.net
Thu May 3 23:27:01 EDT 2018


Third Public Test of FT8 "DXpedition Mode" Set for May 5
A third public test of the developing FT8 "DXpedition Mode" is set for Saturday, May 5, the WSJT development group has announced. A fourth "release candidate" is now available, and participants in the May 5 public test should install WSJT-X version 1.9.0-rc4 beforehand. 

"Once again, the goal is to simulate a rare DXpedition pileup by having many stations ('Hounds') calling and trying to work a designated pseudo-DXpedition station ('Fox'). Everyone participating in the test must use WSJT-X v1.9.0-rc4," Joe Taylor, K1JT, said on behalf of the WSJT development team. Taylor urged participants to "read, understand, and carefully follow" the FT8 DXpedition Mode User Guide, which contains some operating procedure details that differ from earlier versions of the beta mode software. 

"If you have legitimate access to more than one call sign (spouse, a club call, or whatever), please feel free to call and work each Fox more than once," Taylor said. "The more Hounds, the better; we want the test pileup to be as deep as possible." 

The third public test will include three 1-hour sessions. UTC
     Frequency
     Fox Call Sign
     Operator
     
      1400
     14.090 MHz
     W1/KH7Z
     N1DG
     
      1500
     14.090
     W7/KH7Z
     AA7A
     
      1600
     14.090
     K1JT
     K1JT
     


Any last-minute instructions will be announced on the Ping Jockey Relief chat page. 

Installation packages for WSJT-X v1.9.0-rc4 on Windows, Linux, Macintosh, and Raspbian Jessie have been posted on the WSJT website. 

Participants are asked to report their test results and any problems encountered to the WSJT-X development lists on sourceforge.com or to the Yahoo WSJT-X Development Group reflector. You must be a subscriber in order to post to these lists. 

The third beta release of the new DXpedition Mode has been tested over the past several weeks, including during a public test on April 7. "A few additional bugs were identified and corrected, and the -rc4 release also includes some minor enhancements," Taylor said. "A general availability (GA) release of WSJT-X version 1.9.0 will be announced at a suitable time, probably in the near future. After that you should stop using any -rc# release candidate." 

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