From ddeb1bab4e10e5fd9b2613887eab958b0dfef745 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Taylor Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:36:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Many editorial changes to User Guide. git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.code.sf.net/p/wsjt/wsjt/branches/wsjtx@7235 ab8295b8-cf94-4d9e-aec4-7959e3be5d79 --- doc/CMakeLists.txt | 1 + doc/user_guide/en/acknowledgements.adoc | 4 +- .../en/controls-functions-center.adoc | 4 +- .../en/controls-functions-left.adoc | 11 +++--- .../en/controls-functions-wide-graph.adoc | 5 ++- doc/user_guide/en/images/download_samples.png | Bin 0 -> 13541 bytes doc/user_guide/en/install-windows.adoc | 2 +- doc/user_guide/en/make-qso.adoc | 19 +++++---- doc/user_guide/en/protocols.adoc | 36 +++++++++--------- doc/user_guide/en/settings-advanced.adoc | 4 ++ doc/user_guide/en/settings-audio.adoc | 11 +++--- doc/user_guide/en/settings-general.adoc | 2 +- doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example1.adoc | 6 +-- doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example2.adoc | 2 +- doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-main-window.adoc | 11 +++++- doc/user_guide/en/vhf-features.adoc | 17 +++++---- 16 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-) create mode 100644 doc/user_guide/en/images/download_samples.png diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt index 5f1d5a6fd..538ded53a 100644 --- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt +++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ set (UG_IMGS images/config-menu.png images/decode-menu.png images/decodes.png + images/download_samples.png images/file-menu.png images/freemsg.png images/help-menu.png diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/acknowledgements.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/acknowledgements.adoc index 194be2e12..9e0d07075 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/acknowledgements.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/acknowledgements.adoc @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ The _WSJT_ project was started in 2001. Since 2005 it has been an Open Source project, and it now includes programs _WSJT_, _MAP65_, -_WSPR_, _WSJT-X_, and _WSPR-X_. All all code is licensed under the +_WSPR_, _WSJT-X_, and _WSPR-X_. All code is licensed under the GNU Public License (GPL). Many users of these programs, too numerous to mention here individually, have contributed suggestions and advice that have greatly aided the development of _WSJT_ and its sister @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ For _WSJT-X_ in particular, we acknowledge contributions from *AC6SL, AE4JY, DJ0OT, G3WDG, G4KLA, G4WJS, IV3NWV, IW3RAB, K3WYC, K9AN, KA6MAL, KA9Q, KB1ZMX, KD6EKQ, KI7MT, KK1D, ND0B, PY2SDR, VK3ACF, VK4BDJ, VK7MO, W4TI, W4TV, and W9MDB*. Each of these amateurs has helped to -bring the program’s design, code, tetsting, and/or documentation to +bring the program’s design, code, testing, and/or documentation to its present state. Most of the color palettes for the _WSJT-X_ waterfall were copied from diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-center.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-center.adoc index eac48ce37..7e6020a13 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-center.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-center.adoc @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Tx=Rx* to make the frequencies always track one another. The on-the-air frequency of your lowest JT9 or JT65 tone is the sum of dial frequency and audio Tx frequency. -IMPORTANT: In general we do not recommend using *Lock Tx=Rx* since it +TIP: In general we do not recommend using *Lock Tx=Rx* since it encourages poor radio etiquette when running a frequency. With *Lock Tx=Rx* checked, your own Tx frequency will move around following your callers. @@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ inserted automatically. Typical reports for the various modes fall in the range –30 to +20 dB. Remember that JT65 reports saturate at an upper limit of -1 dB. -IMPORTANT: Consider reducing power if your QSO partner reports your +TIP: Consider reducing power if your QSO partner reports your signal above -5 dB in one of the _WSJT-X_ slow modes. These are supposed to be weak signal modes! diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-left.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-left.adoc index d9dc1fe65..f43556af8 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-left.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-left.adoc @@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ if the rig is detected to be in *Split* mode. The circle becomes red if you have requested CAT control but communication with the radio has been lost. -IMPORTANT: Many Icom rigs cannot be queried for split status, current -VFO or split transmit frequency. Consequently you should not change -the current VFO, split status or frequency using controls on the radio -when using _WSJT-X_ with an Icom radio. +TIP: Many Icom rigs cannot be queried for split status, current VFO or +split transmit frequency. When using _WSJT-X_ with such radios you +should not change the current VFO, split status or dial frequency +using controls on the radio. * If *DX Grid* contains a valid Maidenhead locator, the corresponding great-circle azimuth and distance from your location are displayed. @@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ future reference. Click *Add* to insert the present call and locator in the database; click *Lookup* to retrieve the locator for a previously stored call. This feature is mainly useful for situations in which the number of active stations is modest and reasonably -stable, such as EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) communication. +stable, such as EME (Earth-Moon-Earth) communication. The callsign +file name is `CALL3.TXT`. diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-wide-graph.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-wide-graph.adoc index 16c2144c0..40cf45c12 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-wide-graph.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/controls-functions-wide-graph.adoc @@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ messages are used. - Four sliders control reference levels and scaling for waterfall colors and the spectrum plot. Values around midscale are usually about right, depending on the input signal level, the chosen palette, -and your own preferences. +and your own preferences. Hover the mouse over a control to display a +tip reminding you of its function. - *Smoothing* is active only when *Linear Average* has been selected. 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so that this directory is "`invisible`". It's there, however, and accessible. An alternative (shortcut) directory name is `%LOCALAPPDATA%\WSJT-X\`. diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/make-qso.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/make-qso.adoc index 515f1de50..9bf549227 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/make-qso.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/make-qso.adoc @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ lie in the range –30 to –1 dB, and values are significantly compressed above about -10 dB. JT9 supports the extended range –50 to +49 dB and assigns more reliable numbers to relatively strong signals. -IMPORTANT: Signals become visible on the waterfall around S/N = –26 dB +NOTE: Signals become visible on the waterfall around S/N = –26 dB and audible (to someone with very good hearing) around –15 dB. Thresholds for decodability are around -23 dB for JT4, –24 dB for JT65, –26 dB for JT9. @@ -109,11 +109,10 @@ In each case, the compound callsign is treated as *Type 2* because the add-on prefix or suffix is _not_ one of those in the fixed list. Note that a second callsign is never permissible in these messages. -IMPORTANT: Remember that during a transmission your transmitted message is -always displayed in the first label on the *Status Bar*, highlighted -in yellow. It is displayed there exactly as another station will -receive it. Be sure to check that you are actually transmitting the -message you wish to send! +TIP: During a transmission your outgoing message is displayed in the +first label on the *Status Bar* and shown exactly as another station +will receive it. You can check to see that you are actually +transmitting the message you wish to send. QSOs involving *Type 2* compound callsigns might look like either of the following sequences @@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ and possibly also in a 73 transmission, as may be required by licensing authorities. Other transmissions during a QSO may use the standard structured messages without callsign prefix or suffix. -IMPORTANT: If you are using a compound callsign, you may want to +TIP: If you are using a compound callsign, you may want to experiment with the option *Message generation for type 2 compound callsign holders* on the *Settings | General* tab, so that messages will be generated that best suit your needs. @@ -159,6 +158,6 @@ as the following checklist: - Radio filters centered and set to widest available passband (up to 5 kHz). -IMPORTANT: Remember that JT4, JT9, J65, and WSPR generally do not -require high power. Under most HF propagation conditions, QRP is the -norm. +TIP: Remember that in many circumstances JT4, JT9, JT65, and WSPR do +not require high power. Under most HF propagation conditions, QRP is +the norm. diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/protocols.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/protocols.adoc index 9dbf1fe80..03f49906d 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/protocols.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/protocols.adoc @@ -97,30 +97,32 @@ Still to come ... Table 1 provides a brief summary parameters for the slow modes in _WSJT-X_. Parameters K and r specify the constraint length and rate -of the convolutional codes; n and k give the sizes of the (equivalent) -block codes; Q is the alphabet size for the information-carrying -channel symbols; Mod, Baud, and BW specify the modulation type, keying -rate, and occupied bandwidth; fSync is the fraction of transmitted -energy devoted to synchronizing symbols; TxT is the transmission -duration, and S/N is the signal-to-noise ratio (in a 2500 Hz reference -bandwidth) above which the probability of decoding is 50% or higher. +of the convolutional codes; n and k specify the sizes of the +(equivalent) block codes; Q is the alphabet size for the +information-carrying channel symbols; Sync Energy is the fraction of +transmitted energy devoted to synchronizing symbols; and S/N Threshold +is the signal-to-noise ratio (in a 2500 Hz reference bandwidth) above +which the probability of decoding is 50% or higher. [[SLOW_TAB]] .Parameters of Slow Modes [width="90%",cols="3h,^3,^2,^1,^2,^2,^2,^2,^2,^2",frame=topbot,options="header"] |=============================================================================== -|Mode |FEC Type |(n,k) | Q| Mod | Baud |BW (Hz)|fSync|TxT (s)|S/N (dB) -|JT4A |K=32, r=1/2|(206,72)| 2| 4-FSK| 4.375| 17.5 | 0.50| 47.1 | -23 -|JT9A |K=32, r=1/2|(206,72)| 8| 9-FSK| 1.736| 15.6 | 0.19| 49.0 | -27 -|JT65A |Reed Solomon|(63,12) |64|65-FSK| 2.692| 177.6 | 0.50| 46.8 | -25 -|QRA64A|Q-ary Repeat Accumulate|(63,12) |64|64-FSK| 1.736| 111.1 | 0.25| 48.4 | -26 -| WSPR |K=32, r=1/2|(162,50)| 2| 4-FSK| 1.465| 5.9 | 0.50|110.6 | -29 +|Mode |FEC Type |(n,k) | Q|Modulation type|Keying rate (Baud)|Bandwidth (Hz) +|Sync Energy|Tx Duration (s)|S/N Threshold (dB) +|JT4A |K=32, r=1/2|(206,72)| 2| 4-FSK| 4.375| 17.5 | +0.50| 47.1 | -23 |JT9A |K=32, r=1/2|(206,72)| 8| 9-FSK| 1.736| 15.6 | +0.19| 49.0 | -27 |JT65A |Reed Solomon|(63,12) |64|65-FSK| 2.692| 177.6 +| 0.50| 46.8 | -25 |QRA64A|Q-ary Repeat Accumulate|(63,12) |64|64-FSK| +1.736| 111.1 | 0.25| 48.4 | -26 | WSPR |K=32, r=1/2|(162,50)| 2| +4-FSK| 1.465| 5.9 | 0.50|110.6 | -29 |=============================================================================== -Submodes of the JT4, JT9, JT65, and QRA64 protocols offer wider tone -spacings that may be desirable for channels causing significant -Doppler spread. Table 2 summarizes the tone spacings, bandwidths, and -threshold sensitivities of the various submodes. +Submodes of JT4, JT9, JT65, and QRA64 offer wider tone spacings for +circumstances that may require them, such significant Doppler spread. +Table 2 summarizes the tone spacings, bandwidths, and approximate +threshold sensitivities of the various submodes when spreading is +comparable to tone spacing. [[SLOW_SUBMODES]] .Parameters of Slow Submodes diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/settings-advanced.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/settings-advanced.adoc index e7138bc2f..d8d156f03 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/settings-advanced.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/settings-advanced.adoc @@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ most purposes a good setting is 6 or 7. decodes using Deep Search. Higher numbers will display results with lower confidence levels. +- Check *MSK144 Contest Mode* to cause generation and auto-sequencing +of MSK144 messages with four-character grid locators in place of signal +reports. + - Check *Two-pass decoding* to enable a second decoding pass after signals producing first-pass decodes have been subtracted from the received data stream. diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/settings-audio.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/settings-audio.adoc index 00b451085..60f0f4e80 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/settings-audio.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/settings-audio.adoc @@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ Select the *Audio* tab to configure your sound system. *Output*. Usually the *Mono* settings will suffice, but in special cases you can choose *Left*, *Right*, or *Both* stereo channels. +- Be sure that your audio device is configured to sample at 48000 Hz, +16 bits. + + IMPORTANT: If you select the audio output device that is also your computer's default audio device, be sure to turn off all system sounds -to prevent inadvertently transmitting them over the air. +to prevent inadvertently transmitting them over the air. -IMPORTANT: Be sure that your audio device is configured to sample at -48000 Hz, 16 bits. - -IMPORTANT: Windows Vista and later may configure audio devices using +NOTE: Windows Vista and later may configure audio devices using the Texas Instruments PCM2900 series CODEC for microphone input rather line input. (This chip is used in many radios with built-in USB CODECs, as well as various other audio interfaces.) If you are using diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/settings-general.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/settings-general.adoc index 4ea3c36b7..02411280f 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/settings-general.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/settings-general.adoc @@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ Meanings of remaining options on the *General* tab should be self-explanatory after you have made some QSOs using _WSJT-X_. You may return to set these options to your preferences later. -IMPORTANT: If you are using a callsign with an add-on prefix or +TIP: If you are using a callsign with an add-on prefix or suffix, or wish to work a station using such a call, be sure to read the section <>. diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example1.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example1.adoc index 6e1e826d3..040584255 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example1.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example1.adoc @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -// Status=review - For this step and the next, you may want to pretend you are K1JT by entering that callsign temporarily as *My Call* on the *Settings | General* tab. Your results should then be identical to @@ -8,8 +6,8 @@ those shown in the screen shot below. .Open a Wave File: - Select *File | Open* and select the file -+...\save\samples\130418_1742.wav+. When the file opens you should see -something similar to the to the following screen shot: ++...\save\samples\JT9\130418_1742.wav+. When the file opens you should +see something similar to the to the following screen shot: [[X12]] image::main-ui.png[align="center",alt="Main UI and Wide Graph"] diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example2.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example2.adoc index ea1e5b446..42e5b45f1 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example2.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example2.adoc @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ image::decodes.png[align="center"] earlier, in <>. _WSJT-X_ automatically determines the mode of each JT9 or JT65 message. -IMPORTANT: When you double-click on a signal in the waterfall it will be +TIP: When you double-click on a signal in the waterfall it will be properly decoded even if on the "`wrong`" side of the *JT65 nnnn JT9* marker. The Tx mode automatically switches to that of the decoded signal and the Rx and Tx frequency markers on the waterfall scale diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-main-window.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-main-window.adoc index df39633e3..31a3136e9 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-main-window.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-main-window.adoc @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ - Set the audio frequencies to *Tx 1224 Hz* and *Rx 1224 Hz*. -IMPORTANT: Sliders and spinner controls respond to *Arrow* key presses +TIP: Sliders and spinner controls respond to *Arrow* key presses and *Page Up/Down* key presses, with the *Page* keys moving the controls in larger steps. You can also type numbers directly into the spinner controls or use the mouse wheel. @@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ the spinner controls or use the mouse wheel. - Select *Tab 2* (below the *Decode* button) to choose the alternative set of controls for generating and selecting Tx messages. +=== Download Samples + +- Select *Download samples...* from the *Help* menu. + +- Download some or all of the available sample files using checkboxes +on the screen shown below. For this tutorial you will need at least +the JT9 and JT9+JT65 files. + +image::download_samples.png[align="center",alt="Downlod Samples"] diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/vhf-features.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/vhf-features.adoc index 5d5981231..c7b515edf 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/vhf-features.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/vhf-features.adoc @@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ received signals. - If you will use automatic Doppler tracking and your radio accepts frequency-setting commands while transmitting, check *Allow Tx frequency changes while transmitting*. Transceivers known to permit -such changes include the IC-735, IC-756 Pro II, IC-910-H, FT-817, -FT-847, FT-857, FT-897, TS-590S, TS-590SG, TS-2000 (with Rev 9 or -later firmware upgrade), Flex 1500 and 5000, HPSDR, Anan-10, Anan-100, -and KX3. +such changes include the IC-735, IC-756 Pro II, IC-910-H, FT-847, +TS-590S, TS-590SG, TS-2000 (with Rev 9 or later firmware upgrade), +Flex 1500 and 5000, HPSDR, Anan-10, Anan-100, and KX3. To gain full +benefit of Doppler tracking your radio should allow frequency changes +under CAT control in 1 Hz steps. -IMPORTANT: If your radio does not accept commands to change frequency +NOTE: If your radio does not accept commands to change frequency while transmitting, Doppler tracking will be approximated with a single Tx frequency adjustment before a transmission starts, using a value computed for the middle of the Tx period. @@ -218,10 +219,10 @@ capability being used by the MSK144 real-time decoder. If it is well below 100% you may increase the decoding depth from *Fast* to *Normal* or *Deep*, and increase *F Tol* from 100 to 200 Hz. -IMPORTANT: Most modern multi-core computers can easily handle the +NOTE: Most modern multi-core computers can easily handle the optimum parameters *Deep* and *F Tol 200*. Older and slower machines may not be able to keep up at these settings; in that case there will -be a modest loss in decoding capability for the very weakest pings. +be a modest loss in decoding capability for the weakest pings. - T/R sequences of 15 seconds or less requires selecting your transmitted messages very quickly. Check *Auto Seq* to have the @@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ enclosed in <> angle brackets, as in the following model QSO 73 -IMPORTANT: There is little or no advantage to using MSK144 *Sh* +NOTE: There is little or no advantage to using MSK144 *Sh* messages at 50 or 70 MHz. At these frequencies, most pings are long enough to support standard messages -- which have the advantage of being readable by anyone listening in.