JT-Bridge Preferences

The preferences window has eight tabs. It is reachable from the JT-Bridge menu or with the ⌘, keyboard shortcut.


General tab


Main window:

Enter the number of messages to keep in the lists. Defaults is 100.

Choose to show non CQ messages or not.


Station:

If your radio and logging application support split frequency operation, it can be enabled here. This enables to set "Rig split opration" in WSJT-X.
NOTE: This is very experimental, and might not work at all. "Fake" split in WSJT-X should work for most people. In that case split operation should not be enabled in JT-Bridge.

If using Data/PKT mode in WSJT-X, specify the mode that your Logging Application is reporting when the radio is set to the mode to use for Data/PKT. (Not supported for Aether)


Logging Application:

It's possible to transfer logged QSOs in WSJT-X to your logging application

It's also possible to specify what type of QSLs to search for.

You can choose to specify a date from when to search the log for QSL information. QSOs before that will be disregarded.

General

Network


WSJT-X:

These settings has to match the WSJT-X settings. Multiple WSJT-X instances can send their decoded traffic to JT-Bridge. If they are on different hosts or you have multiple applications listening to WSJT-X, use a multicast address such as 224.0.0.1

The number of connected WSJT-X instances that have connected, is shown in the lower left corner of the main window. It can take up to 15s until WSJT-X connects.

Network WSJT-X Reporting Settings

CAT:

JT-Bridge implements the DX Lab Suite Commander interface to communicate with WSJT-X.

If using MacLoggerDX or RUMlogNG, it's better to not activate CAT via JT-Bridge. It is better to connect WSJT-X to the logging application directly.

If you want WSJT-X to get and set the frequency from your logging application, set a TCP port that JT-Bridge will listen on. Enter a number between 1024 and 65355.

Network

When the TCP server has started, the main window will show how many WSJT-X instances that have connected. It might show an error message instead.

Main Window

In the WSJT-X preferences, these settings has to be set in the Radio tab:

Rig: DX Lab Suite Commander
Poll Interval: E.g. 5s
Network Server: 127.0.0.1:7374 (Or other IP and port if WSJT-X and JT-Bridge are one different hosts)
PTT Method: VOX or CAT.
Mode: Data/pkt (JT-Bridge will allways respond DATA back to WSJT-X, regardless of Rig setting)
Split Operation: "Fake it" is recommened

WSJT-X preferences

Digital Modes

This is a list of data modes used when checking worked or confirmed status in the logger. If the list is empty the mode from WSJT-X (FT8, JT65 etc) will be used.

Digital modes

Notifications

Here you can choose to send CQ's to the OS X Notification Center. Click the cog wheel to go to the Notification Center settings. E.g. to set the format of the notification or turn off the sound.

CQ messages:

New CQs will be checked against these settings to send notifications.


CQ and other messages:

All messages will be checked against these settings if not disabled.

Specific calls or prefixes is a comma separated list to send notifications for.

Notifications for messages from specific continents and when you are called (requires that you set your call in the general tab) can be set.

Notifications for messages marked in WSJT-X as low confidence with a question mark, can be disabled.


External:


External addresses for notification. Either email or phone number for SMS/iMessage. SMS requires MacOS 10.10+ and SMS relay.

Sound:

Here you can set the sound to play when a notification is sent. There are to different sound settings, one for when your own call is called, and one for the rest of the notifications.

None
Default - The "Glass" system sound
Other - Choose a sound file

notifications

Lookup

Call Book:

Here call book lookup is enabled. Enter user name and password for the choosen call book. Login status is shown. For QRZ it will show the subscription status, when logged in.

lookup

LoTW and eQSL:

Do not show users that has not uploaded logs to LoTW or eQSL within this timeframe as a user of the service.


Download Internet files at startup:

Download files for CTY, LoTW and/or eQSL at startup. They will only be downloaded if an updated version is available.

The files downloaded are:

Columns

Show Columns:

Choose which columns to display. It is possible to set the State column to only show information if the CQ is from the US.


Mark CQs

Here it's possible to mark CQs that are for a call area you are not belonging to, e.g. CQ DX from your own continent, CQ to different continents than yours and CQ USA if you are not in the US. The CQs will then be marked with a line strikethrough.

CQs that is marked as low confidence decodes with a question mark in WSJT-X can be written in italics

It is also possible to specify other call areas that should be be marked

columns

Filters

Do not show messaging matching these filters:

Prefixes - Comma separated list of prefixes

Continents - Comma separated list of continent abbreviations (AF, AS, EU, NA, OC and SA)

Non standard calls

CQs to call areas - Comma separated list of call area.

CQ DX from your continent, CQ to different continent than yours, CQ USA if you are not in the US.

Low confidence decodes

Non LoTW users

Non eQSL users

Messages with a signal strength below a set dB

Messages with a signal strength above a set dB

Worked call, entity, CQ zone, ITU zone, state, IOTA, grid or continent. On current or any band

Confirmed call, entity, CQ zone, ITU zone, state, IOTA, grid or continent. On current or any band

filters Macros

The macros are used to set the free text message in WSJT-X. Data from the table columns can be inserted by prepending the column name with a %-sign. Note that the name is case sensitive. E.g. %Call, %Name etc.

macros