Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8: Potential new mode for fast QSOs

[Laurie, V. <_vk...@vk...>]

On 30/06/2017 9:10 AM, Joe Taylor wrote:
> Is anyone using "T10"? When I've checked recently, usage seemed to be 
> close to zero.
>
> In any eveny, we had no idea that "~" was being used to flag a T10 
> decode.  (Or, for that metter, that you were using those flags in 
> JTAlert.)
>
> Maybe you can tell it's FT8 because I (mistakenly) left two spaces 
> between "~" and the start of message, rather than one. :-)
>
>     -- Joe, K1JT 

Joe,

The 2 spaces hack is not really suitable, since JTAlert uses the mode 
field passed in the UDP decode packet. I'd rather not code a fix based 
on a source code error that will likely be corrected in the future.

A JTAlert fix is rather trivial, as I already know if the UDP packet is 
coming from WSJT-X or JTDX, so its a simple application test to 
determine the true mode.

I'll be posting a new JTAlert later today with the fix.

Regarding T10 usage, there is only a small number of users, primarily EU 
based. I have not seen any significant uptake of the mode, there appears 
to be only a small number of regular spotters of the mode.

de Laurie VK3AMA