Many updates to User Guide, mostly to reflect changes in "click behavior".
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@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ fully automated QSOs.
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=== VHF Contest Mode
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A special *VHF Contest Mode* can be activated for FT8 and MSK144 modes
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by checking a box on the *Settings | Advanced* tab. This mode is
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configured especially for VHF contests in which four-character grid
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locators are the required exchange. When *Contest Mode* is active,
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the standard QSO sequence looks like this:
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A special *NA VHF Contest* mode can be activated for FT8 and MSK144
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modes by checking a box on the main window. This mode is configured
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especially for contests in which four-character grid locators are the
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required exchange. When *NA VHF Contest* mode is active, the standard
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QSO sequence looks like this:
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CQ K1ABC FN42
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K1ABC W9XYZ EN37
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@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ image::main-ui.png[align="center",alt="Main UI and Wide Graph"]
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Decoding takes place at the end of a receive sequence and proceeds in
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two steps. The first decode is done at the selected Rx frequency,
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indicated by the U-shaped green marker on the waterfall scale.
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Results appear in both the left (*Band Activity*) and right (*Rx
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Frequency*) text windows on the main screen. The program then finds
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and decodes all signals in the selected mode over the displayed
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indicated by the U-shaped green marker on the waterfall frequency
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scale. Results appear in both the left (*Band Activity*) and right
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(*Rx Frequency*) text windows on the main screen. The program then
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finds and decodes all signals in the selected mode over the displayed
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frequency range. The red marker on the waterfall scale indicates your
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Tx frequency.
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@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ Call* and *DX Grid* entry fields.
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** The *Tx even* box is checked or cleared appropriately, so that you
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will transmit in the proper (odd or even) minutes.
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** The Rx and Tx frequency markers are moved to the frequency of the
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CQing station.
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** The Rx frequency marker is moved to the frequency of the CQing
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station.
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** The *Gen Msg* ("`generated message`") radio button at bottom right
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of the main window is selected.
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@ -61,23 +61,19 @@ of the main window is selected.
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*Setup* menu, *Enable Tx* would be activated and a transmission would
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start automatically at the proper time.
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- Double-click on the decoded message `K1JT N5KDV EM41`,
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highlighted in red. Results will be similar to those in the
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previous step, except the Tx frequency (red marker) is not
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moved. Such messages are usually in response to your own CQ, or from
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a tail-ender, and you probably want your Tx frequency to stay where it
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was.
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** You can modify the double-click behavior by holding down the
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*Shift* key to move only the Tx frequency or the *Ctrl* key to move
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both Rx and Tx frequencies.
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- By holding down the *Ctrl* key when double-clicking on a decoded
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line you can cause both Tx and Rx frequencies to be moved. This
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behavior can also be forced by checking *Lock Tx=Rx*.
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- Double-click on the decoded message `K1JT N5KDV EM41`, highlighted
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in red. Results will be similar to those in the previous step. The Tx
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frequency (red marker) is not moved unless *Shift* or *Ctrl* is held
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down. Messages highlighted in red are usually in response to your own
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CQ or from a tail-ender, and you probably want your Tx frequency to
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stay where it was.
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- Double-click on the message from KF4RWA in either window. He is
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sending `73` to K1JT, signifying that the QSO is over. Most likely
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you want to send 73 to him, so the message `KF4RWA K1JT 73` is
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automatically generated and selected for your next transmission.
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(Alternatively, you might choose to send a free-text message or to
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call CQ again.)
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- You can prevent your Tx frequency from being changed by checking the
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box *Lock Tx Freq*.
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- Click somewhere on the waterfall to set Rx frequency (green marker
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on waterfall scale).
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// Status=review
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.Main Window:
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- Select *JT9+JT65* on the *Mode* menu.
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- Toggle the *Tx mode* button to read *Tx JT65*, and set the Tx and Rx
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- Toggle the *Tx mode* button to read *Tx JT65 #*, and set the Tx and Rx
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frequencies to 1718 Hz.
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- Double-click on *Erase* to clear both text windows.
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@ -75,18 +75,21 @@ JT9 message from IZ0MIT:
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[width="80%",align="center",cols="^10,2*^8,2*^10,54",options="header"]
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|===
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|UTC|dB|DT|Freq|Mode|Message
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|+2343+|+-7+|+0.3+|+3196+|+@+|+WB8QPG IZ0MIT -11+
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|+2343+|+-8+|+0.3+|+3196+|+@+|+WB8QPG IZ0MIT -11+
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|===
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- Scroll back in the *Band Activity* window and double-click on the
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message `CQ DL7ACA JO40`. The program will set *Tx mode* to JT65 and Tx
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and Rx frequencies to that of DL7ACA, 975 Hz. If you had checked
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*Double-click on call sets Tx Enable* on the *Setup* menu, the program
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would configure itself to start a QSO with DL7ACA.
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message `CQ DL7ACA JO40`. The program will set *Tx mode* to JT65 and
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the Rx frequency to that of DL7ACA, 975 Hz. If you hold down the
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*Ctrl* key, both Rx and Tx frequencies will be moved. If you had
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checked *Double-click on call sets Tx Enable* on the *Setup* menu, the
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program would configure itself to begin a transmission and start a QSO
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with DL7ACA.
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- Double-click on the decoded JT65 message `CQ TA4A KM37`. The program
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will set Tx mode to JT9 and the Rx and Tx frequencies to 3567 Hz. The
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program is now configured properly for a JT9 QSO with TA4A.
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- Hold *Ctrl* down and double-click on the decoded JT65 message `CQ
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TA4A KM37`. The program will set Tx mode to JT9 and the Rx and Tx
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frequencies to 3567 Hz. The program is now configured properly for a
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JT9 QSO with TA4A.
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.Reopen the First Sample File:
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- Select *File | Open* and navigate to `...\save\samples\130418_1742.wav`.
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frequency marker will jump to your selected frequency, and the Rx
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frequency control on the main window will be updated accordingly.
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- Do the same thing with the Shift key held down. Now the red Tx
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- Do the same thing with the *Shift* key held down. Now the red Tx
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frequency marker and its associated control on the main window will
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follow your frequency selections.
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- Do the same thing with the Ctrl key held down. Now the both colored
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- Do the same thing with the *Ctrl* key held down. Now the both colored
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markers and both spinner controls will follow your selections.
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- Double-clicking at any frequency on the waterfall does all the
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things just described and also invokes the decoder in a small range
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around that frequency. To decode a particular signal, double-click
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around the Rx frequency. To decode a particular signal, double-click
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near the left edge of its waterfall trace.
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- Now double-click on any of the the lines of decoded text in the main
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window. Unless you have *My Call* set to K1JT or KY7M on the
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*Settings -> General* tab, all three lines will show the same
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behavior, setting both RxFreq and TxFreq to the frequency of the
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selected message. However, if MyCall is set to K1JT then clicking on
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a message directed to K1JT will move only the Rx frequency setting.
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This behavior is desirable so that you will not inadvertently change
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your Tx frequency to that of a tail-ender who called you somewhere
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else in the FT8 subband.
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window. All three lines will show the same behavior, setting Rx
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frequency to that of the selected message and leaving Tx frequency
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unchanged. To change both Rx and Tx frequencies, hold *Ctrl* down
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when double-clicking.
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NOTE: To avoid QRM from competing callers, it is frequently desirable
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to answer a CQ on a different frequency from that of the CQing
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station. Choose a Tx frequency that appears to be not in use. The
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same is true when you tail-end another QSO.
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NOTE: The FT8 decoder can often copy several overlapping signals at
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nearly the same frequency. However, in crowded band conditions you
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will often find it advantageous to move off the frequency of the
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station you are calling. Keyboard shortcuts *Shift+F11* and
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*Shift+F12* provide an easy way to move your Tx frequency in 60 Hz
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steps.
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nearly the same frequency. Keyboard shortcuts *Shift+F11* and
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*Shift+F12* provide an easy way to move your Tx frequency down or up
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in 60 Hz steps.
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NOTE: Further helpful tips on FT8 operating procedures are available
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{ft8_tips}. Thanks to ZL2IFB!
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- *Gain* and *Zero* sliders for waterfall and spectrum set near midscale
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- *Spec* = 25%
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- Use the mouse to adjust the width of the *Wide Graph* so that its
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upper frequency limit is about 2400 Hz.
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- Use the mouse to grab the left or right edge of the *Wide Graph*, and
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adjust its width so that the upper frequency limit is about 2400 Hz.
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