Important note!
When downloading the exe file, virus-alarm might occur. This is a false alarm. The FT8-Helper software use macro commands. Most virus checker cannot distinguish harmless and harmful macros, althought they are not encrypted. Upload and check the software to virustotal.com. You can trust the software. Another issue: The dxcc_qra.txt can be downloaded via copy-paste to a notepad, or together with the exe in the ZIP-file.
New in 2.5.0
- supports WSJT-X 2.6.0
New in 2.4.4a
- supports WSJT-X 2.5.4, not supporting WSJT-X 2.5.2 any more
New in 2.4.4 v.s 2.4.3:
- supports WSJT-X 2.5.3, not supporting 2.5.1 any more.
- Max. Audio Freq. can be set to 1000Hz (required for 60m band in GB)
New in 2.4.3 vs. 2.4.2:
- Rep. Diff. field: shows the average difference of received and transmitted reports. A positive number indicates that you receive better reports as you send.
- Repair bug ignoring stations calling CQ-DX in S/P-mode.
New in 2.4.2 vs. 2.4.1:
- Strategy selection and the status of all checkboxes are saved and restored when starting the Helper again.
- Supporting WSJT-X 2.5.1 and 2.5.2 too
- Minor fixes for non-standard callsigns
New in 2.4.1 vs. 2.3:
- WSJTX-2.5.1 is supported
- WSJT-X can be started with -rig=RIG-NAME extension (multiple instances are not supported)
- New CQ-strategy "CQ+SP". If no answer for CQ received, the Helper calls CQ-calling stations
- Optional repetition of RR73 if no 73 received at the end of the QSO. Warning if no closing 73 received.
- All "Auto Strategy" settings are working for incoming calls too.
- Filter are available to exclude and prefer specific continents.
- Counts successful and broken QSOs
- Automatic setting of the width of the Band-Activity and RX-frequency windows
- New log entry indicating missing 73 at the end of the QSOs
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The FT8-Helper program was developed as macro extension for the JTDX using the Quick-Macros program. Comparing to other FT8-Robot programs, the FT8-Helper is more “intelligent”, it interprets the received messages of WSJTX and acts according to the own pre-programmed QSO strategy. The delivered EXE file contains the licence for Quick-Macros.
Main Features of V2.4.3:
- Works with WSJT-X 2.5.1 and 2.5.2
- Automatic operation in both "CQ" and "S/P" mode.
- New mode: CQ+SP: It calls CQ and if no station answers, it calls CQ-calling stations.
- Automatic find of free frequency in CQ-mode
- Automatic changes between CQ and S/P mode with programmable intervals, dependng on band activity.
- Repeat RR73 if no closing 73 received. Warning if no colsing 73 received.
- Comfortable set-up of all parameter
- Easy installation
- WSJT-X can start with the -rig-name argument
- Opens the QRZ.com page of the station when starting a QSO
- Counts logged and broken QSOs.
- Shows the average difference between received and transmitted reports.
Various strategies in CQ- and S/P-mode, Calls stations with:
- Best Priority acording the WSJT-X "Colours" settings.
- Best S/N: If Stations with the same priority received, the one with the best S/N selected
- Only DX: Minimum DX-distance can be specified in Km and Miles.
- Prefer-DX DX stations are prefered.
- Most distance
- Prefer Wanted: prefixes, DXCC-entities and continents can be specified.
- Only Wanted: prefixes, DXCC.entities and continents can be specified
- Exclude stations, präfixes DXCC-entities and continents can be specified
- Keep-Even/Odd cycle for 6m DX-ing
Band-Hopping:
- Programmable on daily basis
- Two time ranges per day can be programmed
- Operating band, mode, and strategy can be selected.
Feedback to: dg5lp@darc.de