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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'>Another way to help check your transmission is getting out is to check PSKReporter for your callsign on FT8 on the band you are using.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'><a href="https://www.pskreporter.info/pskmap.html">https://www.pskreporter.info/pskmap.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'>It\u2019s handy to not only see that you are making it out, but it also shows you approximately how far you are reaching.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'>-Dan/KC1VMX<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Pellegrini via bars<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 1, 2025 13:57<br><b>To:</b> Verhulst <verhulst@comcast.net>; Christopher Lennon <kwaj.speedo@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> bars@w1hh.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [bars] PSA for FT8/FT4 users - HOLD TX FREQ<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chris -<br><br>The most important and difficult thing to accomplish is make your first contact. That will let you know if you have correctly made all the software and hardware interfaces required. After that you can learn about proper operating procedure. Tim's tips are important. He bolded "hold tx frequency" in the wsjtx software and you should start with that, then you can move on.<br><br>Good luck - Paul<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:7.5pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 01:42:01 PM EDT, Christopher Lennon via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a>> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=yiv5539985077><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>I have a Xiegu G90 and I recently bought the DE19 interface. It has a soundcard built in so the computer connects via USB. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>There are lots of YouTube videos to make the connection with that setup, so I am not worried about that. But tips like the one you shared. Good operating practice. Do you just pick thing up along the way or is there the WSJT Bible?<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Sent from my phone.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div id=yiv5539985077yqt23005><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On Thu, May 1, 2025, 1:31\u202fPM Verhulst via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank">bars@w1hh.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>The makers of Easylog ham software (which I REALLY like) have created an FT8 book. I have not seen it but some here may be interested.<br><a href="https://tinyurl.com/57s8h3jc" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/57s8h3jc</a><br><br>Tony W1DYS<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>On 5/1/2025 10:16 AM, Tim - K1DC via bars wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>For those of you that may be new to the FT8/FT4 digital modes - Welcome!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Please, PLEASE, make sure that you <b>check (enable) that 'Hold TX Freq' check box </b>within WSJT-X (or the equivalent in your software of choice). This will prevent you from changing your TX frequency to the TX frequency of the station you are calling. The result is that all callers will be spread out over the 3khz passband rather than all bunched up on the TX frequency of the station they are calling. This is especially important when trying to contact special event stations or a rare DX station.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Also, try to set your FT8 TX frequency on an even 50hz increment (500hz, 1150hz, 2200hz, etc) within the passband. This will maximize the use of the resource and preventing potential QRM with signals overlapping.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>73 & Good DX!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Tim/K1DC</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that <em><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>includes</span></em> a headphone jack.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width=150 style='width:112.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://k1dc.com/img/k1dc-qsl-card-front.png" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=130 height=82 style='width:1.3541in;height:.8541in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://k1dc.com/img/k1dc-qsl-card-front-sm.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h3>Tim Carter - K1DC<o:p></o:p></h3></td><td width=30 style='width:22.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=30 style='width:22.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width=30 style='width:22.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=13 height=13 style='width:.1354in;height:.1354in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://k1dc.com/img/phone-icon.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal>+1.978.710.0133<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=30 style='width:22.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=13 height=13 style='width:.1354in;height:.1354in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://k1dc.com/img/email-icon.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:k1dc.radio@gmail.com" target="_blank">k1dc.radio@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=30 style='width:22.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=13 height=13 style='width:.1354in;height:.1354in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://k1dc.com/img/link-icon.png"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://k1dc.com" target="_blank">https://k1dc.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p>"Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination." -- <i>Albert Einstein</i><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Warning: Spelling errors in this message are the product of a poor school system. 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