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Operating FT8 from a different country #sBITX_v3

 

Hello, in order to operate FT8 from Croatia with my US call sign I need to add 9A/ as a prefix. However it is impossible to input the / with the sbitx application. My understanding is that a fix is coming out for this.
- when is it coming out?
- where do I find the upgrade procedure once the fix is released?
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Thank you.
 

Nevermind the second part of the question,?
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Open a terminal by pressing T while holding down Ctrl and Alt keys (Ctrl-Alt-T) and type this in the terminal window:
? cd sbitx
?./update
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Hello Boris,

This bug exists when you try to enter the callsign from within the sBitx app. You can edit the user_settings.ini to add the 9A/ prefix. We hope this solves your problem with the prefix. You are spot on on about update commands.
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Feel free to reach out to us if you have any other questions.

Season's greetings and 73
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Support@...
 

On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 01:08 PM, Support HF Signal wrote:
This bug exists when you try to enter the callsign from within the sBitx app. You can edit the user_settings.ini to add the 9A/ prefix. We hope this solves your problem with the prefix. You are spot on on about update commands.
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Feel free to reach out to us if you have any other questions.
If you add it, you won't get ahead, because when someone answers your CQ like this, for example:
9A/W6ABD DE HA3HZ JN96 , then this text will be displayed in the reception like this: <...> DE HA3HZ JN96
If the QSO is successful, then the LOG will show <...> instead of the callsign. So it's not as simple as you answered here. I had a lot of trouble with this until I changed the monitor to an external hdmi and from then on I could use an external program (wsjtx or jtdx), for which this / does not cause any problems.
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Gyula HA3HZ
 

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On Dec 30, 2024, at 16:14, HA3HZ <gyula@...> wrote:

On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 01:08 PM, Support HF Signal wrote:
This bug exists when you try to enter the callsign from within the sBitx app. You can edit the user_settings.ini to add the 9A/ prefix. We hope this solves your problem with the prefix. You are spot on on about update commands.
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Feel free to reach out to us if you have any other questions.
If you add it, you won't get ahead, because when someone answers your CQ like this, for example:
9A/W6ABD DE HA3HZ JN96 , then this text will be displayed in the reception like this: <...> DE HA3HZ JN96
If the QSO is successful, then the LOG will show <...> instead of the callsign. So it's not as simple as you answered here. I had a lot of trouble with this until I changed the monitor to an external hdmi and from then on I could use an external program (wsjtx or jtdx), for which this / does not cause any problems.

Yes you are right, changing settings by hand will seem to work, but it won’t send the packets correctly with such callsigns.

I think ft8_lib is incomplete in this way, and I had a shot at trying to fix it one time: ?. ?I didn’t succeed, and didn’t get back to it yet either. ?I had to operate with a prefix for the summer and fall until I got my Norwegian callsign, but it will come up again when traveling (and the zbitx will be handy for traveling). ?So there’s a starting point if someone else wants to help dig into it.
 

Thank you on the heads up HA3HZ. I will definitely keep this in mind.
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So I guess its back to HFSignal folks. Are there plans to fix this? When roughly could we expect to see the fix?
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Thank you.?
 

As the saying goes, hope dies last.
I say don't hope, because nothing has changed in this regard for a year.
Use an external application that allows you to produce a nice big screen with an hdmi monitor.
I'll just note in parentheses that wsjt-x and its derivatives can do this, and it took a long time for the coders to solve this problem there too. Here, the program was rewritten because of the 7" display, and I don't think they can invest as much energy into it as in the case referenced above.
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Gyula HA3HZ
 

Thanks Gyula and Shawn for the feedback. We will look into this and will try to roll out an update in Feb.

Meanwhile, we advice OP and everyone else facing the prefix problem to try Gyula's workaround for this.?

73,
Support@...
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Februrary is fine. I can live with it till then.?
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Hooking up a large monitor defeats the purpose of having a portable HF rig with a Pi in it.
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Thank you HF Signal folks.
 

Just a quick note. ?If you haven’t already try switching to the latest 64bit img of sbitx available on jj’s git hub. ?It has wsjtx “improved” installed with an alternative ui for smaller screens. ?You may be able to use it directly on the sbitx without the external monitor. ?

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read the install wiki and backup your old settings. ?I purchased a 128gb sd card from Amazon and put the old factory one aside just incase. ?But at this point I will never go back?.
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Ryan
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