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This mode is -configured especially for VHF contests in which four-character grid -locators are the required exchange. When *Contest Mode* is active, -the standard QSO sequence looks like this: +A special *NA VHF Contest* mode can be activated for FT8 and MSK144 +modes by checking a box on the main window. This mode is configured +especially for contests in which four-character grid locators are the +required exchange. When *NA VHF Contest* mode is active, the standard +QSO sequence looks like this: CQ K1ABC FN42 K1ABC W9XYZ EN37 diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example1.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example1.adoc index 843fc877d..30ea9f930 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example1.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example1.adoc @@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ image::main-ui.png[align="center",alt="Main UI and Wide Graph"] Decoding takes place at the end of a receive sequence and proceeds in two steps. The first decode is done at the selected Rx frequency, -indicated by the U-shaped green marker on the waterfall scale. -Results appear in both the left (*Band Activity*) and right (*Rx -Frequency*) text windows on the main screen. The program then finds -and decodes all signals in the selected mode over the displayed +indicated by the U-shaped green marker on the waterfall frequency +scale. Results appear in both the left (*Band Activity*) and right +(*Rx Frequency*) text windows on the main screen. The program then +finds and decodes all signals in the selected mode over the displayed frequency range. The red marker on the waterfall scale indicates your Tx frequency. @@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ Call* and *DX Grid* entry fields. ** The *Tx even* box is checked or cleared appropriately, so that you will transmit in the proper (odd or even) minutes. -** The Rx and Tx frequency markers are moved to the frequency of the -CQing station. +** The Rx frequency marker is moved to the frequency of the CQing +station. ** The *Gen Msg* ("`generated message`") radio button at bottom right of the main window is selected. @@ -61,23 +61,19 @@ of the main window is selected. *Setup* menu, *Enable Tx* would be activated and a transmission would start automatically at the proper time. -- Double-click on the decoded message `K1JT N5KDV EM41`, -highlighted in red. Results will be similar to those in the -previous step, except the Tx frequency (red marker) is not -moved. Such messages are usually in response to your own CQ, or from -a tail-ender, and you probably want your Tx frequency to stay where it -was. +** You can modify the double-click behavior by holding down the +*Shift* key to move only the Tx frequency or the *Ctrl* key to move +both Rx and Tx frequencies. -- By holding down the *Ctrl* key when double-clicking on a decoded -line you can cause both Tx and Rx frequencies to be moved. This -behavior can also be forced by checking *Lock Tx=Rx*. +- Double-click on the decoded message `K1JT N5KDV EM41`, highlighted +in red. Results will be similar to those in the previous step. The Tx +frequency (red marker) is not moved unless *Shift* or *Ctrl* is held +down. Messages highlighted in red are usually in response to your own +CQ or from a tail-ender, and you probably want your Tx frequency to +stay where it was. -- Double-click on the message from KF4RWA in either window. He is -sending `73` to K1JT, signifying that the QSO is over. Most likely -you want to send 73 to him, so the message `KF4RWA K1JT 73` is -automatically generated and selected for your next transmission. -(Alternatively, you might choose to send a free-text message or to -call CQ again.) +- You can prevent your Tx frequency from being changed by checking the +box *Lock Tx Freq*. - Click somewhere on the waterfall to set Rx frequency (green marker on waterfall scale). diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example2.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example2.adoc index 8a285fd9b..e7aa3aeee 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example2.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example2.adoc @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ // Status=review .Main Window: - Select *JT9+JT65* on the *Mode* menu. -- Toggle the *Tx mode* button to read *Tx JT65*, and set the Tx and Rx +- Toggle the *Tx mode* button to read *Tx JT65 #*, and set the Tx and Rx frequencies to 1718 Hz. - Double-click on *Erase* to clear both text windows. @@ -75,18 +75,21 @@ JT9 message from IZ0MIT: [width="80%",align="center",cols="^10,2*^8,2*^10,54",options="header"] |=== |UTC|dB|DT|Freq|Mode|Message -|+2343+|+-7+|+0.3+|+3196+|+@+|+WB8QPG IZ0MIT -11+ +|+2343+|+-8+|+0.3+|+3196+|+@+|+WB8QPG IZ0MIT -11+ |=== - Scroll back in the *Band Activity* window and double-click on the -message `CQ DL7ACA JO40`. The program will set *Tx mode* to JT65 and Tx -and Rx frequencies to that of DL7ACA, 975 Hz. If you had checked -*Double-click on call sets Tx Enable* on the *Setup* menu, the program -would configure itself to start a QSO with DL7ACA. +message `CQ DL7ACA JO40`. The program will set *Tx mode* to JT65 and +the Rx frequency to that of DL7ACA, 975 Hz. If you hold down the +*Ctrl* key, both Rx and Tx frequencies will be moved. If you had +checked *Double-click on call sets Tx Enable* on the *Setup* menu, the +program would configure itself to begin a transmission and start a QSO +with DL7ACA. -- Double-click on the decoded JT65 message `CQ TA4A KM37`. The program -will set Tx mode to JT9 and the Rx and Tx frequencies to 3567 Hz. The -program is now configured properly for a JT9 QSO with TA4A. +- Hold *Ctrl* down and double-click on the decoded JT65 message `CQ +TA4A KM37`. The program will set Tx mode to JT9 and the Rx and Tx +frequencies to 3567 Hz. The program is now configured properly for a +JT9 QSO with TA4A. .Reopen the First Sample File: - Select *File | Open* and navigate to `...\save\samples\130418_1742.wav`. diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example3.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example3.adoc index 0c245ce20..ef576e862 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example3.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-example3.adoc @@ -25,34 +25,33 @@ image::ft8_decodes.png[align="left"] frequency marker will jump to your selected frequency, and the Rx frequency control on the main window will be updated accordingly. -- Do the same thing with the Shift key held down. Now the red Tx +- Do the same thing with the *Shift* key held down. Now the red Tx frequency marker and its associated control on the main window will follow your frequency selections. -- Do the same thing with the Ctrl key held down. Now the both colored +- Do the same thing with the *Ctrl* key held down. Now the both colored markers and both spinner controls will follow your selections. - Double-clicking at any frequency on the waterfall does all the things just described and also invokes the decoder in a small range -around that frequency. To decode a particular signal, double-click +around the Rx frequency. To decode a particular signal, double-click near the left edge of its waterfall trace. - Now double-click on any of the the lines of decoded text in the main -window. Unless you have *My Call* set to K1JT or KY7M on the -*Settings -> General* tab, all three lines will show the same -behavior, setting both RxFreq and TxFreq to the frequency of the -selected message. However, if MyCall is set to K1JT then clicking on -a message directed to K1JT will move only the Rx frequency setting. -This behavior is desirable so that you will not inadvertently change -your Tx frequency to that of a tail-ender who called you somewhere -else in the FT8 subband. +window. All three lines will show the same behavior, setting 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. + +NOTE: To avoid QRM from competing callers, it is frequently desirable +to answer a CQ on a different frequency from that of the CQing +station. Choose a Tx frequency that appears to be not in use. The +same is true when you tail-end another QSO. NOTE: The FT8 decoder can often copy several overlapping signals at -nearly the same frequency. However, in crowded band conditions you -will often find it advantageous to move off the frequency of the -station you are calling. Keyboard shortcuts *Shift+F11* and -*Shift+F12* provide an easy way to move your Tx frequency in 60 Hz -steps. +nearly the same frequency. Keyboard shortcuts *Shift+F11* and +*Shift+F12* provide an easy way to move your Tx frequency down or up +in 60 Hz steps. NOTE: Further helpful tips on FT8 operating procedures are available {ft8_tips}. Thanks to ZL2IFB! diff --git a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-wide-graph-settings.adoc b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-wide-graph-settings.adoc index 164fa013f..cdef3f1e1 100644 --- a/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-wide-graph-settings.adoc +++ b/doc/user_guide/en/tutorial-wide-graph-settings.adoc @@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ - *Gain* and *Zero* sliders for waterfall and spectrum set near midscale - *Spec* = 25% -- Use the mouse to adjust the width of the *Wide Graph* so that its -upper frequency limit is about 2400 Hz. +- Use the mouse to grab the left or right edge of the *Wide Graph*, and +adjust its width so that the upper frequency limit is about 2400 Hz.