Re: [wsjt-devel] FT8 - build 7752 and rig control

[Bill S. <g4...@cl...>]

Hi George,

please explain in detail what you think is going wrong? The behaviour 
Erik described is normal and correct behaviour and allows you to 
transmit at *any* DF plus it helps to keep your transmit signal as clean 
as possible.

73
Bill
G4WJS.

On 30/06/2017 14:12, George J Molnar wrote:
> I see the same, and suggest it not be continued as the normal 
> behavior. In a multi signal environment, it will likely lead to 
> confusion.
>
> Using a configuration for FT8 that turns off split capability is a 
> workaround for now, it seems.
>
> George J Molnar, KF2T
> Nevada, USA
>
>
> On Jun 30, 2017, at 2:01 AM, Bill Somerville <g4...@cl... 
> <mailto:g4...@cl...>> wrote:
>
>> On 30/06/2017 08:18, Erik Icket wrote:
>>>
>>> I successfully operate latest build 7752, and in the last 12 hours, 
>>> I was able to copy on 14079 the following stations :
>>>
>>> OE1MWW, F1ABL, CT1FBK, I3VJW, KB3MOW, AK1P, VA3VF, K9AN, K4DET, WB4KDI
>>>
>>> There is however one anomaly with my rig control (ICOM 7100 in SPLIT 
>>> mode) :
>>>
>>> When I PTT with an RX frequency of 14.079.000, the TX occurs on 
>>> 14.078.500
>>>
>>> Note that the TX and RX spinners are on 1200 Hz as well as the green 
>>> and red brackets on the wide graph.
>>>
>>> The same happens on any other band (6m ..), whereby the TX is 500 Hz 
>>> below the RX frequency
>>>
>>> Has anyone else observed this ?
>>>
>> Hi Erik,
>>
>> this is normal and correct behaviour if you have 
>> "Settings->Radio->Split Operating" set and have selected a Tx DF 
>> between 1000Hz and 1499Hz. Other Tx DF values will select different 
>> Tx dial frequencies to optimize your signal quality and Tx sub-band 
>> coverage.
>>
>> 73
>> Bill
>> G4WJS.
>>