[TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day

Sun Mar 18 13:30:54 EDT 2018

I’m useing that ver. Thanks Rich for info.

On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 9:42 PM Rich Erlichman <rich.erlichman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> FYI – from the N1MM forum:
>
> 2b.
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> *Re: WSJT and N1MM*
> From: pineapple Lane <AE1N at ymail.com?subject=Re:%20WSJT%20and%20N1MM>
> Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 06:36:52 PDT
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> Don't know about other modes but if you are in FT8 using the latest WSJT-X
> version 1.9-rc2 r8533, just go to SETTINGS: REPORTING and enable N1MM. It
> is amazing to be how fast i tpopulates your QSO on the N1MM+ log. ---Layne
> AE1N
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> In a separate Email to John, NP2B, I also indicated that if we use JTAlert
> as an “add-on” to WSJT-X, leave the above mentioned setting UNCHECKED,
> because there is a similar setting that is checked in JTAlert that does the
> same thing.
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> Rich, ND4G
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> *From:* tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On Behalf Of *Frank
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 17, 2018 3:18 PM
> *To:* John Ellis
> *Cc:* Villages Reflector
> *Subject:* Re: [TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day
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> I agree with you John. With cooperation between ARRL and WSJT developer,
> this will be easily solved. It would be nice to add that mode to field day.
> Easy to use and prone to almost no errors. Plus, FT-8 gets through when
> most other modes fail. Sounds great.
>
>
>
> Frank KA1AF
>
> Have a Great Day
>
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> On Mar 17, 2018, at 11:18 AM, John Ellis <john.np2b at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi folks,
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>
> With the explosive interest in FT-8,
>
> I am sure the ARRL is going to come
>
> out with a recommended format for
>
> using FT-8 on Field Day!
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> I am going to send Bart Jahnke, the
>
> ARRL Contest Manager, an e-mail to
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> that effect - since some clubs are going
>
> to want to start educating their members
>
> on this!
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>
>
> Should be fun!
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>
>
> 73,
>
> J / NP2B
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> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 1:12 PM, Cal Fuhrman <calfuhrman7 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> One of the laptops is in use for the current General Licensing class.
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> Cal - WA3CTZ
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> *From: *John Ellis <john.np2b at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Saturday, March 17, 2018 7:21 AM
> *To: *Rich Erlichman <rich.erlichman at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *Villages Reflector <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject: *Re: [TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day
>
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> I have found that if the station initiating
>
> a CQ gives an unrecognizable grid square,
>
> that the WSJT-X software does not want to
>
> deal with it.  Thus, substituting 2A-NFL for
>
> EL98 might be a problem. However, I'll bet
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> the software guru's could easily find a "work-
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> around" for that.
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> I don't think we need to worry about the new
>
> DXpedition mode however. While K4VRC is
>
> a "desirable" station, I don't think we will be
>
> that "desirable." ☺
>
>
>
> I have a extra Tarheel screwdriver antenna
>
> with a base and controller which we could
>
> easily set up somewhere. Also doesn't the
>
> club have 2 laptop computers with Win 10 on
>
> them? I know Education has one, I thought
>
> we had another. If so, we could put FT-8 on
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> that, set up one of the club's rigs and do a
>
> "dry run" sometime well before Field Day and
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> have it ready to run at a moments notice.
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> Does anyone know if the Club owns a second
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> Win 10 laptop and if so, where it is?
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> 73,
>
> John, NP2B
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> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 11:02 PM, Rich Erlichman <rich.erlichman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> The GOTA station does not cost us a Number of Transmitter category; it is
> a “freebee”. Since we may have enough interested FT8 operators, we may be
> able to justify the class 2A operation (as Pete suggested), with the
> additional GOTA station not being time shared.
>
> I have read reports that N1MM+ already
>
> I am running v1.9 WSJT-X for FT8. When using the DXpedition mode, requires
> the other station to also be on v1.9. and as Ed stated, it is easy to edit
> the canned macro messages and change the report exchange to read as the FD
> exchange.
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> 73,
>
> Rich, ND4G
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> *From:* tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On Behalf Of *George Briggs
> *Sent:* Friday, March 16, 2018 9:30 AM
> *To:* 'Villages Reflector'
> *Subject:* Re: [TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day
>
>
>
> Perhaps.
>
> We will have to decide whether we want a GOTA-like station available the
> whole time.
>
>
>
> For those of you new to Field Day, the GOTA station (Get On The Air) is
> intended for
>
> hams who are new to ham radio or who have never made a contact on the HF
> bands.
>
> It is very low stress, low pressure, and there will be an experienced ham
> helping the
>
> newbie.  It gives you an opportunity to gain some on-the-air experience.
>
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> 73,
>
> George K2DM
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> *From:* K2PS Pete Stafford <psk2ps at gmail.com>
> *To:* 'George Briggs' <k2dm at att.net>; 'Villages Reflector' <
> tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 16, 2018 8:25 AM
> *Subject:* RE: [TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day
>
>
>
> Would be then contemplate going to class 2A?  Maybe splitting time between
> the FT8 station (which requires much less power) and GOTA?
>
>
>
> Pete, K2PS
>
>
>
> *From:* tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [
> mailto:tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net>] *On
> Behalf Of *George Briggs
> *Sent:* Friday, March 16, 2018 8:09 AM
> *To:* Villages Reflector
> *Subject:* [TVARC] FT8 during ARRL Field Day
>
>
>
> At last night's meeting I said I would find out if we could use FT8 during
> Field Day.
>
> The answer is yes!  All digital modes are allowed.
>
> All we have to do is figure out how to send and receive the Field Day
> exchange,
>
> which is category and section.  OK all you FT8ers, how we gonna do that?
>
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>
> 73,
>
> George K2DM
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