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<\/a>Website for Dimention 4<\/p><\/div>\n
Installation is pretty straight forward, select a sever to sync with and click the Sync “Now button.”<\/p>\n
<\/a>Dim 4 Install screen<\/p><\/div>\n
Once you have Dimension 4 installed, go to the website for WSJT-X and install the Windows version.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Download site for WSJT-X<\/p><\/div>\n
You can use the defaults for the install.<\/p>\n
Run the WSJT-X program and you should see two windows, the waterfall display window and the main window.\u00a0 In the main window click “File” on the top menu and select Settings from the pull down.<\/p>\n
On the General Settings tab, enter your Call and your Grid Square information<\/p>\n
<\/a>WSJT-X General Settings<\/p><\/div>\n
Then on the Radio tab enter the info for you CAT port for the IC-7100.\u00a0 Select the radio type, then the serial port, in my case it is Com 6, and select CAT for the PTT. Once these settings are complete you can click on the “Test CAT” button at the bottom right of the window.\u00a0 If button turns Green your CAT is setup correctly.\u00a0\u00a0 You can also test the PTT function with the “Test PPT” button.<\/p>\n
<\/a>WSJT-X Radio Settings Tab<\/p><\/div>\n
Then go to the Audio Tab and select the USB Microphone and Speakers for the audio interface.<\/p>\n
<\/a>WSJT-X Radio Tab Settings<\/p><\/div>\n
A couple more settings and we are done!\u00a0 Now go to the Reporting Tab and set the program to send data to PSKReporter website.<\/p>\n
<\/a>WSJT-X Reporting Setup<\/p><\/div>\n
Close the Setup window and one final setting is to the “Mode” on the main menu bar of the WSJT-X main screen and set the mode to FT-8.\u00a0 Can also run other modes with this program if you desire.<\/p>\n
<\/a>WSJT-X Mode Setting<\/p><\/div>\n
Ok, you should be ready to operate at this point!\u00a0 I suggest watching for a while to get a feel for what is going on with the program.\u00a0 Also, reading the user guide will be a great help.<\/p>\n
Have fun on FT-8!\u00a0 If you have any questions that I can help you with email me at bob@n4rfc.com.<\/p>\n
Update – 5\/13\/2020 – I have had several requests to add information on setting up the menus in the 7100 for digital modes.\u00a0 Below are screen shots of the “Connectors” screens on the 7100.\u00a0 To get to these settings, press the “SET” button on the front panel, then scroll to the “Connectors” and touch it then you can scroll through the entries.\u00a0 Everything you need to get the digital mode transmitting is in that setup screen. (The photos below are thumbnails, click on each one to see the full size photo)<\/p>\n