diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt index bc333dd8c..790f25515 100644 --- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt +++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ set (UG_IMGS images/Astronomical_data.png images/auto-seq.png images/band-settings.png + images/Best_S+P.png images/colors.png images/config-menu.png images/decode-menu.png diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/images/Best_S+P.png b/doc/user_guide/en/images/Best_S+P.png new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4ebfd39d7 Binary files /dev/null and b/doc/user_guide/en/images/Best_S+P.png differ diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example4.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example4.adoc index d19c9c2eb..2693a8071 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example4.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example4.adoc @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ -// Status=review +FT4 is designed for contesting, particularly on the HF bands. +Compared with FT8 it is 3.5 dB less sensitive and requires 1.6 times +the bandwidth, but it offers the potential for twice the QSO rate. +FT4 is not recommended for everyday use. + .Main Window: - Select *FT4* on the *Mode* menu. - Double-click on *Erase* to clear both text windows. @@ -39,11 +43,32 @@ Rx frequency to that of the selected message and leaving Tx frequency unchanged. To change both Rx and Tx frequencies, hold *Ctrl* down when double-clicking. -TIP: To avoid QRM from competing callers, it is frequently desirable -to answer a CQ on a different frequency from that of the CQing -station. The same is true when you tail-end another QSO. Choose a Tx -frequency that appears to be not in use. You might want to check the -box *Hold Tx Freq*. +.Best S+P Button + +The FT4 user interface includes a new button labeled *Best S+P*. + +image::Best_S+P.png[align="center"] + +Clicking *Best S+P* during an Rx cycle arms the program to examine all +CQ messages decoded at the end of the Rx sequence. The program will +select the best potential QSO partner (from a contesting perspective), +and treat it as if you had double-clicked on that line of decoded +text. Here "best potential QSO partner" means "New Multiplier" (1st +priority) or "New Call on Band" (2nd priority). "New Multiplier" is +currently interpreted to mean "New DXCC"; a more broadly defined +multiplier category (for the ARRL RTTY Roundup rules) will be +implemented in due course. We may provide additional priority +rankings, for example “New Grid on Band” (useful for North American +VHF contests), sorting by signal strength, etc. + +*Best S+P* is a useful feature only if you have defined what "best" is +supposed to mean. This is done by configuring suitable options on the +*Settings | Colors* tab. Selection and ordering of color-highlighting +options determines what potential QSO partners will be chosen by the +"Best S+P" feature. Optimum choices will be different for different +contests. In a contest using RTTY Roundup rules we recommend +activating *My Call in message*, *New DXCC*, *New Call on Band*, *CQ +in message* and *Transmitted message*, reading from top to bottom. TIP: Keyboard shortcuts *Shift+F11* and *Shift+F12* provide an easy way to move your FT4 Tx frequency down or up in 90 Hz steps.