The Essential Software you NEED for FT8! 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGbXdHuClpqlhKM
@jose-medero7746 Жыл бұрын
1:58 Question? How much I have to pay to get WSJT-Z, and windows 10 is sufficient to run with Gridtracker
@AlvinMcManus5 ай бұрын
@@jose-medero7746WSJT-X is free and in the public domain and it and gridtracker both run great on Win10
@novameld5406 Жыл бұрын
The roofing filter tripped me up, and that tip to change to 3k fixed me up. Thanks!
@AlvinMcManus6 ай бұрын
I'm using Flrig to run my FT-710 on WSJT-X and I am using Gridtracker to monitor the DXCC's that I am chasing. They work great together.
@K7CARadio2 жыл бұрын
TU for the thorough run thru. After 50,000 plus FT4-8 Q's via POTA the past couple years, here's my Tips. #1 tip touched on would be double Click TX1. Most Hams have software that will log your grid square, so save the 15 seconds of unnecessary TX. DX will go back to you much quicker. #2 tip that wasn't covered is tune to + or - 100 hz to 1500. That's the sweet spot with most modern day radios/filtering. #3 tip would be run IPO, fast AGC, and no noise blanker. The more "stuff" you have filtering out noise the less you will receive. #4 tip.....turn off your System sounds on your PC. If you're running VOX to dirty your way onto FT8 via a MIC.......well figure out how to do it with a added on sound card/USB cable. Everyday I hear dozens of "Wanted Grid".......system dings, conversations, etc etc. The "HELLO", TEST, TEST tuning your amp, is getting annoying!.....:) If you're running an amp and spewing out RF into an inferior antenna then you are causing a problem. In the CB lingo of yesteryear. Can we say alligator station!!!! All mouth and no ears, will really stand out on digital. Propagation will shift back and forth, if you see a large disparity between sent/received reports day/night to the negative , then you might want to update your antenna. I don't run my 991a-FT DX10 more than 50-75 watts. PS, there's FT-4 that's the same as FT8 on steroids. Give it a go!......:) K7CAR
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
👆👆 great tips! Thanks
@VK3ZPF2 жыл бұрын
Great video. I picked up a few tips and used them straight away. Doing FT8 on one PC while watching KZbin on another.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Peter 👍
@gilescrawford8454 ай бұрын
Thanks guys - Really appreciate the content. WSJT-Z, in particular, was new to me so thanks for mentioning it :-) 73
@Siskiyous62 жыл бұрын
Team Replay, well worth it to see Steve dance again.
@mdblack982 жыл бұрын
Your radio settings are wrong the 7300. It's not two stop bits. For virtually all rigs Default/Default/Default is what you want. For the 7300 that is 8-bit, 1-stop, None for the defaults. That was a change I added to WSJTX several years ago as it was so tiring to hear "what settings do I use for XXX".. Defaults should work for all rigs.
@petersumner12092 жыл бұрын
Hey Hayden, the green marker in the water fall is there to show where your QSO partner is. On your water fall try setting the mode to 'linear average" de Peter vk5pj
@matthew.tamasco2 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that if you skip tx1 and don't send your grid square some operators will skip you because we don't want to manually fill them in on the qsl
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Great point.
@K7CARadio2 жыл бұрын
I could care less about the Grid and have software that will log it as needed. If you want to work DX, they'll appreciate and work you much quicker if you turn it off.
@matthew.tamasco2 жыл бұрын
@@K7CARadio what software looks up the grid square if not provided in the message string and automatically logs it like Grid Tracker? I'm not aware of anyone else that runs it so I suspect it is not as common as you think. I guess your experience is different from those I FT8 with as we all noticed a higher rate of being ignored if we skipped the grid square.
@aeron-mw7ofs2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video guys. The only issues I have is running gridtracker . It seems to crash everything when that's running .
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Hopefully we can cover that soon!
@figspigsandfeathers817911 ай бұрын
If you set the hold tx frequency to a clear spot, how does split operation affect that? With rig control set for split operation won't that impact the tx hold frequency setting? Does the Fake It option make it any different? If you are running split operation, you are still sending off the received station frequency so doesn't that work through the pile ups? Great video packed with lots of great information. Thanks for the efforts and knowledge you pass along.
@hamtrucker Жыл бұрын
SWEET channel. Glad I ran across it!
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Please subscribe for more videos
@derrick_builds2 жыл бұрын
Lots of great help here. Thanks team.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad it was helpful
@VK4MUD2 жыл бұрын
Hi Hayden, Your videos on FT8 have been invaluable to me. I love FT8. I was looking at using FT8 for some parks & WWFF activations, are there any additional standard messages that you would need for POTA or WWFF, for example park references, change of grid reference etc. or would you use just the standard messages. Thanks & 73, VK4MUD
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Good question John, I’m not so sure about FT8, there is only so much text you can include in the transmission… mainly for park to park is where you would need it I would imagine. If you knew the other station was also doing Parks then you could send your park reference later I guess. Thanks for the comments around the videos and was great to work you last weekend.
@petersumner12092 жыл бұрын
TX5 allows you to select any of the predefined macros you set in the Settings panels of WSJT-X, many people do not use the Macros page in settings and wonder why its there.
@rogersinger72382 жыл бұрын
Great video. Questions for you: 1. In the band activity box, how do you get to view what countries the QSO are in? Can't find how to do that. #2 When I click Enable Tx, is the db bar on the left supposed to go to 0?
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Hi Roger, Try going to File > Settings > General and then tick Show DXCC, Grid and worked before Status. Then under colors tick the appropriate colors that you'd like displayed for new continent, new country etc. When you click Enable TX, yes the bar does go to 0. That bar is the receive bar so it goes to 0 when the radio commences transmitting.
@cjack1217 ай бұрын
Lot of good info, especially for a newbie but I don’t agree with running high power. The amount of user’s is increasing and if everyone uses higher power to “make that contact” the frequency will be unusable.
@roscoe10522 жыл бұрын
How do you get it to display the country name in the last column? Right now I only have something like the region (i.g. EU)
@DavidFindlayQLD7 ай бұрын
I also have this issue, so would love an answer.
@MONTY-YTNOM2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Cymru Am Byth
@n1kkri Жыл бұрын
is there a way to start FT8 with "CQ only" checked ? Windows version.
@nicksharpe742 жыл бұрын
Well Done Hayden , I am not a fan of Amateur Radio , no intention of buying a TX. You and Steve make very good/exceptional videos which are easy to understand and show Amateur Radio is a very positive way. Having been a short wave listener for over forty years I have seen a massive decline in International broadcasters and higher and higher noise levels havn't helped receptionwise. FT8 has shown to me and sure many others that there are signals out there but many blanketed by noise. The distances I am hearing stations be it brief is amazing with FT8 and your advice helps to get the most out of the software. I just wonder what is the function of the [DECODE] button as I see it turn light blue when a signal on the band summary screan shows the country of the FT8 operator also in light blue , but apart from that I can see why the button is there? *****
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick for the comment. I think you're right - the decode button is probably redundant mostly, except for a quick visual indication that it is decoding when it turns light blue. I believe you can manually decode with it somehow but I forget how that operates now. Thanks again!
@bigdaadio.K2WW9 ай бұрын
If you arent a fan of amateur radio, Why do you comment, better yet WHY do you listen? Get back to your crotchet club!! HA Reply
@peterblackadder95122 жыл бұрын
Hayden VK7HH very informative video. It has taken me ages to set up my 7300 and WSJT-X and you did it in an hour. Tx Peter VK8HPB
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, did you get yours all setup and good to go?
@peterblackadder95122 жыл бұрын
@@HamRadioDX Yes I did but it seems propagation isn't in in my area as no one hears me when I call CQ
@tomve3ytn7325 ай бұрын
Hi Hayden just watched this video and my question is when you are transmitting the dB slider at the bottom left shows nothing and the tx info indicates yellow or low level. Any thoughts on that should there not be an indication as to the tx level? I get the same thing.
@HamRadioDX5 ай бұрын
Hi mate, Yes the bottom left dB meter is receive audio level - when you TX you aren't receiving anymore, so that slider should go to zero or disappear.
@billcrow54035 ай бұрын
I must have missed it or it's in another one of your videos, how do I get the country to show on the windows?
@HamRadioDX5 ай бұрын
File > Settings > Colors > Tick New Continent, New DXCC & New Call which I think should get most of them to appear if it's a new call on the band. I don't think you can get all countries to show - JTDX does show that though
@JohnVK5JAK2 жыл бұрын
Does FT8 use USB (or USB-D) on ALL bands? Or LSB (on those bands where LSB is appropriate)
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
USB or USB-D on all bands 👍
@landau46t Жыл бұрын
Are either versions ft8 or wsjtx able to be used in emergency situations?
@RajaramSrinivasan592 жыл бұрын
Hi OM Hayden! de VU2RJV here again. Thanks for your simply awesome videos. My question to you is when the small window pops up after a successful QSO, there's a drop down menu for type of propagation F2 reflection or Sporadic E or ... How do i clearly make out the type of propagation for that QSO? Thanks. 73
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Hello Rajaram. Thank for your question - I think that field is for if you know for certain what mode of contact it was and you wanted to log it as such. For instance in the middle of summer, on 6 meters I'd know that it is Sporadic E. When it gets to HF I guess it may be a little harder like F2 etc. I guess the only real way is to lookup current solar conditions and make the best guess! I hope that helps and thank you for the kind comment
@mikeh8416 Жыл бұрын
YEARS AGO (back in the 80's) I was following HAM on a 1941 Zenith SW Radio. Never got my ticket, but STILL like to listen. Just RECENTLY found out about SDR dongles (recently retired and needed a hobby besides booze and hookers 🙂) and have been playing. When I found FT8, I was *HOPING* I'd find it to be something more than just simple reception reports. Though I found it interesting in it's capabilities, I find it LACKING in it's use. While it's nice to know where you can receive from, if all you can get is reception reports, it seems a bit LAME... Not having a HAM radio, and limited to SDR, I'd LIKE to find more "complete" digital messages QSO's which I was HOPING FT8 would provide. Are there any low power modes similar to FT8 that provides more complete QSO capabilities for receive?? (I'm OLD and learning again, so help is appreciated).
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Hey mate, try JS8Call. It's pretty much like FT8 only it's a conversation mode, free text etc.
@SMShannon552 жыл бұрын
Nice bit of information. About that last 73. I’ve noticed that sometimes, even though wsjt-x has decoded an R73 message from the other station, my wsjt-x doesn’t send the final 73. I cannot understand why not. Any ideas? If I click on the final 73 message to force it the DX field is cleared and I get a prompt that asks if I really want to do that. Is it a bug?
@n1kkri Жыл бұрын
When I call CQ "COUNTRY PREFIX" mycall and location I get my call and location how can I fix this?
@TruthVSLies2 жыл бұрын
Besides exchanging call signs, what is the purpose of the mode? You can't even send a text message? Seems like a waste of time, no?
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Exchanging callsigns and signal reports is a "contact". Just like any other mode, SSB, CW etc. Except with FT8 you can do so well below the noise. Not everyone understands it I guess..
@TruthVSLies2 жыл бұрын
@@HamRadioDX thanks, I get it. I hear FS8Call can send text messages, which is more what I would need to communicate with friends, family on another HF radio.
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Yeah 100%, JS8 Call is pretty much the same but chat/text messages.
@TruthVSLies2 жыл бұрын
@@HamRadioDX excellent. Thank you.
@tanksleyn2 жыл бұрын
Looks to me like he has some filters on with those dead spots on the waterfall
@Marcel552 жыл бұрын
Hi Hayden, nice presentation, thank you for that. Question: Sometimes it happens I hear a lot of signals, also visible in the waterfall of Wsjtx, my audio is in the green, my clock is exactly on time, but WSJTX of JTDX doesn't show any decodes. Any idea what causes that ? I'm using a 7300. laptop is I7 processor so its fast enough to decode. 73, PA2MKV
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
Hi mate, is it just JTDX that has the problem or does WSJT-X also have the issue?
@Marcel552 жыл бұрын
@@HamRadioDX Hi, I have seen it on JTDX and WSJT-X on different laptops
@qutips332 жыл бұрын
Hi it is not good to send with more 25wat ft8 on a 100w radio this I have been told by a servic technician for hf radios ft8 is very hard for the transitors in the radio it can be destroyed, I have destroyed a fdm-duo art 120w with to use more than 30w and I do not have much swr 1:02 in my antennas
@dannystephenson4957 Жыл бұрын
Hi Hayden, do you know why it is when I click the enable TX button or double click on a CQ call that my radio transmits mid way through a 15 sec cycle and doesn't wait for the next 15 sec cycle?
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
If the program is midway through the selected TX cycle then it will transmit instantly for the rest of the cycle.
@dannystephenson4957 Жыл бұрын
@@HamRadioDX I thought that by double clicking the contact the TX ENABLED would automatically wait it's turn regardless of where in the cycle it is. I guess I need to time it better.
@tech160s Жыл бұрын
How do you get the band to show in the left column I.e --------40m---------
@HamRadioDX Жыл бұрын
Settings > General > Blank line between decode periods
@tech160s Жыл бұрын
@@HamRadioDX Thankyou
@ifloss26902 жыл бұрын
On trying to put wsjt-x on my 7300, I downloaded I plugged the c-Iv cable to radio before downloading com port routine. Consequently I have com3 instead com4. Help? K6DDS
@ifloss26902 жыл бұрын
My silicon labs download gave me com3 instead of 4. Don’t know what to do ? K6dds
@ifloss26902 жыл бұрын
K6dds Bob
@MM0SDK Жыл бұрын
@@ifloss2690 com3 is also fine
@javierarango9202 жыл бұрын
Hi guys ,wonder why I don't see the country in band activity ,what i have been missing?
@HamRadioDX2 жыл бұрын
I think it's covered in the video - if not it's on another video of mine on FT8 here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6q6iWOfbZyDZtE
@robertkeller98282 жыл бұрын
RF doesn't fail. Instead of wasting time on it, PRACTICE CODE!