From 4c3b9d025fc4ddee3c0ebafb1ece172085688954 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Taylor Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:23:18 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] A few more User-Guide updates. git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.code.sf.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/branches/wsjtx@8055 ab8295b8-cf94-4d9e-aec4-7959e3be5d79 --- doc/user_guide/en/make-qso.adoc | 8 ++++++++ doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example3.adoc | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/make-qso.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/make-qso.adoc index fe6ca3bc1..e42da72c5 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/make-qso.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/make-qso.adoc @@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ audible (to someone with very good hearing) around –15 dB. Thresholds for decodability are around -20 dB for FT8, -23 dB for JT4, –25 dB for JT65, –27 dB for JT9. +NOTE: Several options are available for circumstances where fast QSOs +are desirable. Double-click the *Tx1* control under _Now_ or _Next_ +to toggle use of the Tx2 message rather than Tx1 to start a QSO. +Similarly, double-click the *Tx4* control to toggle between sending +`RRR` and `RR73` in that message. The `RR73` message should be used +only if you are reasonably confident that no repititions will be +required. + === Free-Text Messages Users often add some friendly chit-chat at the end of a QSO. diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example3.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example3.adoc index 3639ccead..f32ae3aa3 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example3.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example3.adoc @@ -47,5 +47,12 @@ This behavior is desirable so that you will not inadvertently change your Tx frequency to that of a tail-ender who called you somewhere else in the FT8 subband. +NOTE: The FT8 decoder can often copy several overlapping signals at +nearly the same frequency. However, in crowded band conditions you +will often find it advantageous to move off the frequency of the +station you are calling. Keyboard shortcuts *Shift+F11* and +*Shift+F12* provide an easy way to move your Tx frequency in 60 Hz +steps. + IMPORTANT: When finished with this Tutorial, don't forget to re-enter your own callsign as *My Call* on the *Settings | General* tab.