Note 6:19-ish: if someone is calling CQ DX and they are in another country then you ABSOLUTELY go ahead & contact them. Just not ppl with that tag in your own country. K0ATV
Could you explain more about why you unchecked "Hold Tx Freq" at 3:00? What do you mean by "come up solid"? Thanks. I'm glad RUclips pushed this video to me. I enjoyed the video.
Hi Aaron. When I focus on answering, as opposed to calling CQ, I uncheck hold Tx freq so when I select a call to answer both my Tx and Rx freq will jump to the station that I’m calling. Some people say to always keep your TX freq, but I see no need to do that when I’m answering CQs…. It’s how I operate and I’ve found more success this way. As far as “come up solid, I assume I was referring to having a signal without any near channel interference…. That said, when I speak off the cuff without a,script, I have a tendency say things out thinking about it too much…. A bad habit, but I’m getting better…
It really depends. If it is a new DX station, I'll try 10 times before moving on, but will come back to them again when conditions improve. If I'm calling CQ, I generally will stop calling after 5-ish no-replies and change frequency/change even-odd transmits/or bands (etc.) and try again. It's all about being flexible... 73 de Tom, ND3N
The answer for me is it all depends. I usually allow 2-4 cycles for most stations, especially if the band is busy with a lot of fish in the sea. For an unworked DX station or grid, I may go more cycles. With Gridtracker, I can easily see who else is calling, and if there is a pileup, I wait for an opening to call the station. That worked for me yesterday and I was able to contact Saint Helena island off the West African coast.
I am unclear the correct procedure when I double-click a station and do not get an immediate reply and see that the station I double-clicked has replied to another station. Am I in queue and need to continue replying? I see the station that I double-clicked replying to multiple stations without calling CQ in between? I just don't understand what is happening with the software.
I got confused by you separating send and receive on different frequencies in part of the video and then later I saw the red and green on the same frequency. I have not tried FT8 yet but want to try it. Also is the software free?
Yes, it’s totally free. Google WSJT-x download and pick the link with sourceforge in the title. The red indicates your xmt freq and the green is rcv. The software sets T/R depending on where the receiving station is…
I actually uploaded this late last night,, but scheduled it for 7:00 AM this morning. I was still in bed when it went "Live" - Good to hear from you again... 73 de Tom, ND3N
Note 6:19-ish: if someone is calling CQ DX and they are in another country then you ABSOLUTELY go ahead & contact them. Just not ppl with that tag in your own country. K0ATV
I agree and should have been clearer - thanks
This is great - thanks Tom!
Thanks Laura... I worked really hard on this one. Over 3 days with the editing software... 73 de Tom, ND3N
Could you explain more about why you unchecked "Hold Tx Freq" at 3:00? What do you mean by "come up solid"? Thanks.
I'm glad RUclips pushed this video to me. I enjoyed the video.
Hi Aaron. When I focus on answering, as opposed to calling CQ, I uncheck hold Tx freq so when I select a call to answer both my Tx and Rx freq will jump to the station that I’m calling. Some people say to always keep your TX freq, but I see no need to do that when I’m answering CQs…. It’s how I operate and I’ve found more success this way. As far as “come up solid, I assume I was referring to having a signal without any near channel interference…. That said, when I speak off the cuff without a,script, I have a tendency say things out thinking about it too much…. A bad habit, but I’m getting better…
Generally how many cycles/ or minutes before you give up on making a contact with the station?
It really depends. If it is a new DX station, I'll try 10 times before moving on, but will come back to them again when conditions improve. If I'm calling CQ, I generally will stop calling after 5-ish no-replies and change frequency/change even-odd transmits/or bands (etc.) and try again. It's all about being flexible... 73 de Tom, ND3N
The answer for me is it all depends. I usually allow 2-4 cycles for most stations, especially if the band is busy with a lot of fish in the sea. For an unworked DX station or grid, I may go more cycles. With Gridtracker, I can easily see who else is calling, and if there is a pileup, I wait for an opening to call the station. That worked for me yesterday and I was able to contact Saint Helena island off the West African coast.
I am unclear the correct procedure when I double-click a station and do not get an immediate reply and see that the station I double-clicked has replied to another station. Am I in queue and need to continue replying? I see the station that I double-clicked replying to multiple stations without calling CQ in between? I just don't understand what is happening with the software.
Could not run program unless I might have downloaded a wrong version? I have windows 11.
Make sure you downloaded the 64 bit version of the software.
How do you fit all three of the displays on the screen? I'm using a 14 laptop.
In that video, I was using a 24 inch all-in-one. Since then I’ve added a 24 inch monitor to that particular setup. So, I can spread out even further…
I got confused by you separating send and receive on different frequencies in part of the video and then later I saw the red and green on the same frequency. I have not tried FT8 yet but want to try it. Also is the software free?
Yes, it’s totally free. Google WSJT-x download and pick the link with sourceforge in the title. The red indicates your xmt freq and the green is rcv. The software sets T/R depending on where the receiving station is…
Tommy Boy it’s awful early
I actually uploaded this late last night,, but scheduled it for 7:00 AM this morning. I was still in bed when it went "Live" - Good to hear from you again... 73 de Tom, ND3N
@@ND3N Tom good videos you offer, many tools that otherwise will not be available and opportunities for valuable information.
I always enjoy and learn something from your videos. Thank you. DE WB6JWB