On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM, Darrell KI4RXJ wrote:
I noticed in JS8 call there's?a radio setting for "None", "USB", and "Digi/Packet". With USB and Digi/Packet selected I wasn't able to get out. I'll have to go up and switch the radio to Digi mode to do JS8 call. Or maybe I can change it in the serial menu??
With a little testing, I see that JS8call, with the radio mode set to "Data/Pkt", will use Digi mode on the QMX if you manually set QMX to digi mode.? It for some reason does not seem to ever send the mode command (MD6).
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When I set the JS8call radio mode to "USB", it does indeed send the mode command (MD2) when you hit 'ok' to dismiss the radio settings dialog.? And it works fine for me in USB; I get good hearbeat responses, at a little lower level than Digi mode, since SSB right now is putting out a bit less power.
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JS8call unfortunately won't switch QMX back to Digi mode, at least in any tests I have run.
But you can do that yourself remotely by sending the MD6 command via USB.? One way to do this is to bring up the QMX terminal program, select "PC and CAT", then "CAT command test".? Type in "MD6" and the radio will switch to Digi mode.? You can type in "MD" to verify, and see the response "MD6".? [The very first time you bring up this CAT command tool, you may have to type in the first command twice; sometimes the very first command isn't recognized.]? Some other radio programs have a tool that you can use to send custom commands to your radio; these will also work to send the remote command.
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Stan KC7XE
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