Limit the number of Tx3 hound replies to 6.

widgets/mainwindow.cpp

@@ -861,6 +861,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
   connect(&m_guiTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &MainWindow::guiUpdate);
   m_guiTimer.start(100);   //### Don't change the 100 ms! ###
 
+  stopWRTimer.setSingleShot(true);
+  connect(&stopWRTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &MainWindow::stopWRTimeout);
+
   ptt0Timer.setSingleShot(true);
   connect(&ptt0Timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &MainWindow::stopTx2);
 
@@ -2210,6 +2213,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionAbout_triggered()                  //Display "About"
 
 void MainWindow::on_autoButton_clicked (bool checked)
 {
+  stopWRTimer.stop();             // stop a running Tx3 timer
   m_auto = checked;
   m_maxPoints=-1;
   if (checked
@@ -2556,6 +2560,11 @@ void MainWindow::displayDialFrequency ()
   ui->labDialFreq->setText (Radio::pretty_frequency_MHz_string (dial_frequency));
 }
 
+  void MainWindow::stopWRTimeout()
+  {
+      auto_tx_mode(false);
+  }
+
 void MainWindow::statusChanged()
 {
   if (m_specOp==SpecOp::Q65_PILEUP && m_mode != "Q65") on_actionQ65_triggered();
@@ -2819,6 +2828,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_stopButton_clicked()                       //stopButton
     MessageBox::information_message (this, tr ("Reference spectrum saved"));
     m_bRefSpec=false;
   }
+  stopWRTimer.stop();             // stop a running Tx3 timer
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionRelease_Notes_triggered ()
@@ -6975,6 +6985,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_logQSOButton_clicked()                 //Log QSO button
                         m_dateTimeQSOOn, dateTimeQSOOff, m_freqNominal +
                         ui->TxFreqSpinBox->value(), m_noSuffix, m_xSent, m_xRcvd);
   m_inQSOwith="";
+  stopWRTimer.stop();             // stop a running Tx3 timer
 }
 
 void MainWindow::acceptQSO (QDateTime const& QSO_date_off, QString const& call, QString const& grid
@@ -8287,6 +8298,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_rptSpinBox_valueChanged(int n)
 
 void MainWindow::on_tuneButton_clicked (bool checked)
 {
+  stopWRTimer.stop();             // stop a running Tx3 timer
   static bool lastChecked = false;
   if (lastChecked == checked) return;
   lastChecked = checked;
@@ -8347,6 +8359,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_stopTxButton_clicked()                    //Stop Tx
   m_bCallingCQ = false;
   m_bAutoReply = false;         // ready for next
   m_maxPoints=-1;
+  stopWRTimer.stop();           // stop a running Tx3 timer
 }
 
 void MainWindow::rigOpen ()
@@ -10018,12 +10031,13 @@ void MainWindow::readWidebandDecodes()
 void MainWindow::hound_reply ()
 {
   if (!m_tune) {
-    //Select TX3, set TxFreq to FoxFreq, and Force Auto ON.
+    // Select Tx3, set TxFreq to FoxFreq, and Force Auto ON.
     ui->txrb3->setChecked (true);
     m_nSentFoxRrpt = 1;
     ui->rptSpinBox->setValue(m_rptSent.toInt());
     if (!m_auto) auto_tx_mode(true);
     if (!m_config.superFox()) ui->TxFreqSpinBox->setValue (m_nFoxFreq);
+    stopWRTimer.start(int(11000.0*m_TRperiod));     // Tx3 timeout when in Hound mode
   }
 }
 

widgets/mainwindow.h

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ private:
 
 private slots:
   void initialize_fonts ();
+  void stopWRTimeout();
   void on_houndButton_clicked(bool checked);
   void on_ft8Button_clicked();
   void on_ft4Button_clicked();
@@ -637,6 +638,7 @@ private:
   WSPRNet *wsprNet;
 
   QTimer m_guiTimer;
+  QTimer stopWRTimer;
   QTimer ptt1Timer;                 //StartTx delay
   QTimer ptt0Timer;                 //StopTx delay
   QTimer logQSOTimer;