- Force the use of standardized CQ modifier for FT4/FT8 contest operation.

- Pass CQ modifier string to the ft4 decoder.

commons.h

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ extern struct dec_data {
     char mygrid[6];
     char hiscall[12];
     char hisgrid[6];
+    char cqstr[4];
   } params;
 } dec_data;
 

lib/decoder.f90

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ subroutine multimode_decoder(ss,id2,params,nfsample)
   character(len=20) :: datetime
   character(len=12) :: mycall, hiscall
   character(len=6) :: mygrid, hisgrid
+  character(len=4) :: cqstr 
   save
   type(counting_jt4_decoder) :: my_jt4
   type(counting_jt65_decoder) :: my_jt65
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ subroutine multimode_decoder(ss,id2,params,nfsample)
   hiscall=transfer(params%hiscall,hiscall)
   mygrid=transfer(params%mygrid,mygrid)
   hisgrid=transfer(params%hisgrid,hisgrid)
+  cqstr=transfer(params%cqstr,cqstr)
 
   ! initialize decode counts
   my_jt4%decoded = 0
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ subroutine multimode_decoder(ss,id2,params,nfsample)
      call timer('decft4  ',0)
      call my_ft4%decode(ft4_decoded,id2,params%nQSOProgress,params%nfqso,    &
           params%nutc,params%nfa,params%nfb,params%ndepth,                   &
-          logical(params%lapcqonly),ncontest,mycall,hiscall)
+          logical(params%lapcqonly),ncontest,cqstr,mycall,hiscall)
      call timer('decft4  ',1)
      go to 800
   endif

lib/ft4_decode.f90

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module ft4_decode
 contains
 
    subroutine decode(this,callback,iwave,nQSOProgress,nfqso,    &
-      nutc,nfa,nfb,ndepth,lapcqonly,ncontest,mycall,hiscall)
+      nutc,nfa,nfb,ndepth,lapcqonly,ncontest,cqstr,mycall,hiscall)
       use timer_module, only: timer
       use packjt77
       include 'ft4/ft4_params.f90'

lib/jt9com.f90

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
      character(kind=c_char) :: mygrid(6)
      character(kind=c_char) :: hiscall(12)
      character(kind=c_char) :: hisgrid(6)
+     character(kind=c_char) :: cqstr(4)
   end type params_block
 
   type, bind(C) :: dec_data

widgets/mainwindow.cpp

@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
   tx_status_label {"Receiving"},
   wsprNet {new WSPRNet {&m_network_manager, this}},
   m_appDir {QApplication::applicationDirPath ()},
+  m_cqStr {""},
   m_palette {"Linrad"},
   m_mode {"JT9"},
   m_rpt {"-15"},
@@ -2932,6 +2933,7 @@ void MainWindow::decode()                                       //decode()
   QString hisGrid {ui->dxGridEntry->text ()};
   memcpy(dec_data.params.hiscall,(hisCall + "            ").toLatin1 ().constData (), sizeof dec_data.params.hiscall);
   memcpy(dec_data.params.hisgrid,(hisGrid + "      ").toLatin1 ().constData (), sizeof dec_data.params.hisgrid);
+  memcpy(dec_data.params.cqstr,(m_cqStr + "      ").toLatin1 ().constData (), sizeof dec_data.params.cqstr);
 
   //newdat=1  ==> this is new data, must do the big FFT
   //nagain=1  ==> decode only at fQSO +/- Tol
@@ -4929,16 +4931,23 @@ void MainWindow::genCQMsg ()
     }
 
     QString t=ui->tx6->text();
+    QStringList tlist=t.split(" ");
     if((m_mode=="FT4" or m_mode=="FT8" or m_mode=="MSK144") and
        SpecOp::NONE != m_config.special_op_id() and
-       t.split(" ").at(1)==m_config.my_callsign() and
+       ( tlist.at(1)==m_config.my_callsign() or         
+         tlist.at(2)==m_config.my_callsign() ) and   
        stdCall(m_config.my_callsign())) {
-      if(SpecOp::NA_VHF == m_config.special_op_id())    t="CQ TEST" + t.mid(2,-1);
-      if(SpecOp::EU_VHF == m_config.special_op_id())    t="CQ TEST" + t.mid(2,-1);
-      if(SpecOp::FIELD_DAY == m_config.special_op_id()) t="CQ FD" + t.mid(2,-1);
+      if(SpecOp::NA_VHF == m_config.special_op_id())    m_cqStr="TEST";
+      if(SpecOp::EU_VHF == m_config.special_op_id())    m_cqStr="TEST";
+      if(SpecOp::FIELD_DAY == m_config.special_op_id()) m_cqStr="FD";
       if(SpecOp::RTTY == m_config.special_op_id()) {
-        if(m_config.RTTY_Exchange()!="SCC")             t="CQ RU" + t.mid(2,-1);
-        if(m_config.RTTY_Exchange()=="SCC")             t="CQ SCC" + t.mid(2,-1);
+        if(m_config.RTTY_Exchange()!="SCC")             m_cqStr="RU";
+        if(m_config.RTTY_Exchange()=="SCC")             m_cqStr="SCC";
+      }
+      if( tlist.at(1)==m_config.my_callsign() ) { 
+         t="CQ " + m_cqStr + " " + tlist.at(1) + " " + tlist.at(2); 
+      } else {
+         t="CQ " + m_cqStr + " " + tlist.at(2) + " " + tlist.at(3);
       }
       ui->tx6->setText(t);
     }

widgets/mainwindow.h

@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ private:
   QString m_hisCall;
   QString m_hisGrid;
   QString m_appDir;
+  QString m_cqStr;
   QString m_palette;
   QString m_dateTime;
   QString m_mode;