Well, FT8 is working on 8m FT8 RX on a different PC, but not yet on TX. The audio shows TX on the SignaLink USB, but no power on TX.All sliders are at maximum. It must be something stupid I am doing. This PC must be about x20 slower than the machine usually used!
UPDATE 1236z: No spots on 8m FT8 RX today.
As I can sync my 10m WSPR TX beacon without the PC, I am able to TX WSPR at 500mW. It is now 1000z and so far today 6 stations have spotted me.
I need to fix the PC as this is needed for FT8.
Until I can sort out my PC time sync issue (to Internet time on the PC) I am unable to use FT8 on any band.
Years ago I would have been able to do this logically. Since my 2013 stroke, it is like part of my brain is scrambled and I find logical thinking and problem solving so much harder.
The best way I can describe it is as follows. Imagine wading through glue. It is a bit like this. It is all but impossible to think clearly these days without becoming exhausted.
Again on 10m WSPR QRP TX using my 500mW TX beacon by W5OLF. So far, at 1000z, spots by 6 unique station, predominately more northerly stations.
Is it my imagination or do we get more northerly stations on 10m later in the summer? I have noticed this before.
UPDATE 1537z: 28 unique stations have spotted me today.
My time sync seems to have stopped.
For several days I have had an error with my usual time server being unavailable. I turned this off and tried using the Windows own sync, This failed and I got a different message saying the last sync was in 2015. Yesterday it said last Wednesday. I am beginning to think this might be a bug with the last update.
I synced my WSPR beacon using my clock linked to a very accurate source online i.e. without the PC. Of course, with the PC I cannot do this. The PC is needed for FT8 and WSJT-X.
Has anyone else had this issue recently and is there a fix please?
Again, I am on 8m TX on 40.680 MHz USB dial FT8 but I have been unable to sync the PC clock. No spots.
