Re: [wsjt-devel] Message Creator/QSY Monitor Request for feature

[Scott A. <aa5...@gm...>]

Thanks Uwe!


73,
Scott AA5AM

On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM Uwe, DG2YCB <dg...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi Scott,
>
> It might be a possibility, but as you have already said, DF is not
> specific to the caller. I will forward this to the developer of this
> feature though. So, if we display something like this in the QSY Monitor
> widget, then only as additional information.
>
> 73 de DG2YCB,
> Uwe
> ________________________________________
> German Amateur Radio Station DG2YCB
> Dr. Uwe Risse
> eMail: dg...@gm...
> Info: www.qrz.com/db/DG2YCB
>
>
>
>
> Am 15.01.2025 um 10:44 schrieb Scott Armstrong:
>
> Hi Uwe,
>
> I don't think you understand what I am proposing.
> I agree it would be nice if we could use the free form text message to
> convey that information but that is not an option.
>
> What I am proposing does not use the message payload.
>
> I'll try to show you with the following picture/text.  Follow the numbers.
>
> #1. W5ABC has a QSO with me.
> #2  AA5AM sends a QSY message to W5ABC and he receives it. Pop up window
> opens. Message appears in the QSY Monitor window.
>
>  Imagine a crowded band,  lots of signals. Who is the message from where
> do I point my antenna?
>
> Now for my proposal to determine who the message is from.
>
> #3 Take the DF of the received QSY Message.
> #4 Compare the DF of the QSY Message with the DF of previous decodes and
> try to match one or more that are within maybe +/- 2Hz.   ( DF QSY = DF QSO
> decode(s))
> #5  DFs match!  Oh. The message is from AA5AM.
> # 6. Add AA5AM  to the Pop up window and QSY monitor window.
>
>
> Thoughts?
>
> 73,
> Scott AA5AM
>
> [image: image.png]
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> On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM Uwe, DG2YCB <dg...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> Hi Scott,
>>
>> I agree this would be useful, but unfortunately this is not possible for
>> technical reasons. We use normal freetext messages for the new message
>> system, and already make full use of the 13 characters available.
>>
>> 73 de DG2YCB,
>> Uwe
>> ________________________________________
>> German Amateur Radio Station DG2YCB
>> Dr. Uwe Risse
>> eMail: dg...@gm...
>> Info: www.qrz.com/db/DG2YCB
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 15.01.2025 um 01:27 schrieb Scott Armstrong via wsjt-devel:
>>
>> Hey Guys,
>>
>> Small issue.   If I receive a QSY message from someone, I have no idea
>> who sent that message other than trying to track down the  station by his
>> DF and that is only good if he hasn't moved.
>> This will not work so well on a busy band in the heat of the contest.
>>
>> I could  blindly QSY to that band but in the case of a band with highly
>> directional antennas, where do I aim the antenna? Not as much of an issue
>> on the lower bands but could still be a problem.
>>
>> This is what I see displayed in the QSY monitor window. It doesn't even
>> show the DF the message came in at.
>>
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>>
>> I have a request,
>>
>> Can some functionality be added that will take the DF of the QSY message
>> and match that to the DF maybe within +/- a few Hz to other prior decodes,
>> pull the callsign of that station that sent the message and display that
>> callsign in the QSY monitor window?
>>
>> Thank you and 73,
>> Scott AA5AM
>>
>>
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