[SFDXA] Fwd: [wsjtgroup] FT4 mock contest

[Kai]

For those of you beta-testing FT4...
-73
Kai, KE4PT


Subject: 	[wsjtgroup] FT4 mock contest
Date: 	Mon, 6 May 2019 10:45:15 -0400
From: 	Joe Taylor joe at Princeton.EDU [wsjtgroup] <wsjtgroup-noreply at yahoogroups.com>
Reply-To: 	Joe Taylor <joe at Princeton.EDU>
To: 	wsjtgroup at yahoogroups.com



One-hour "practice contest" sessions will be held this week and next week using 
the FT4 mode and the ARRL RTTY Roundup rules.

Thursday, May 9, 0000-0100 UTC (Wednesday evening, May 8, NA time)
Tuesday, May 14 0000-0100 UTC (Monday evening, May 13, NA time)

Dial frequency 7.090 (and higher, in 2 kHz increments, if too much QRM). 
Everyone works everyone.

To participate you must use WSJT-X 2.1.0-rc5. Installation packages for Windows 
and Linux can be found near the bottom of this web page:
https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html

Note that this Release Candidate ("RC5") is a beta-test version. A full release 
of WSJT-X 2.1 is targeted for release in July 2019.

Be sure to read "The FT4 Protocol for Digital Contesting." Links to this 
document in ten languages are available on the WSJT-X web page:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html . Also, be sure to read the 
updated list of known issues and workarounds:
http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/Reported_bugs.txt


IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MOCK CONTEST:

1. On the *Settings | Advanced* tab, check the *Special operating activity* and 
*ARRL RTTY Roundup* options. In the field labeled "Exch" enter the 2- or 
3-letter abbreviation for your state or province (US/Canadian stations) or DX if 
you are not in the US or Canada.

2. Make sure that 7.090 appears in your drop-down frequency list for FT4 mode. 
Navigate to *File | Settings | Frequencies*, right-click on the frequencies 
table, select *Insert*, then *IARU Region = All*, *Mode = FT4*, and enter 
*Frequency = 7.090*.

3. Go to *File | Open log directory* and rename your ADIF log wsjt_log.adi to 
something like wsjtx_log.adi.bak, so as to start the mock contest with an empty 
log. Also select *File | Reset Cabrillo log*. Remember to restore your original 
ADIF log after the mock contest.

4. Go to *File | Reporting* and check *Log automatically (contesting only)* and 
*Clear DX call and grid after logging*.

5. Go to *File | Settings | Colors* and check these boxes (reading top to bottom):

X My call in message
X New DXCC
X New Call on Band
X CQ in message
X Transmitted message

6. Do not use a compound or nonstandard callsign in this event.

Post your results and comments here so we can all learn from an actual FT4 
contest-like experience.

If you are not already subscribed, you may wish to join the email list wsjt-devel:
https://sourceforge.net/p/wsjt/mailman
That list is the best way to communicate directly with the WSJT Development Group.

-- 73, Joe, K1JT (for the WSJT Development Group)


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Posted by: Joe Taylor <joe at princeton.edu>
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