Left-click

Sets the Rx frequency.

Right-click / Shift+left-click

Sets the Tx frequency.

Right double-click / Ctrl+left-click

Sets Rx and Tx to the same frequency (Rx = Tx).

Bars checkbox

Shows the Rx (green) and Tx (red) frequency bars on the waterfall.

Freq checkbox

A tooltip shows the audio frequency under the mouse pointer.

Time stamp

Shows the UTC on the waterfall on the Left or Right, or Off.

Right-click Tune

Starts the ATU of the rig via CAT. The button reads Tuning for 6 s; right-click again to stop. Needs a Hamlib rig model that supports tuning.

Right-click Enable Tx

Arms or disarms Wait and Pounce (Wait features).

Click DX Call / right-click DX Call

Arms Wait and Call / clears DX Call, DX Grid and the messages.

Right-click Lookup / Add / Ignore

Looks up the call in DX Call on qrz.com / hamqth.com / qrzcq.com in your browser.

Erase

With Alternate Erase button behavior (General): click clears Band Activity, right-click clears Rx Frequency, double-click clears both.

Right-click Decode

Clears a hung decoder.

Right-click CQ only

Shows only messages that contain the call in DX Call. The box turns red and reads DX Call; right-click again to go back.

Right-click Tx5

Keeps your Tx5 free text (yellow) so it is not cleared.

Right-click Tx even/1st

Freezes the checkbox. Right-click the MSK button to unfreeze.

Right-click H

Switches SuperFox mode on or off.

Right-click FT8

Switches the last used Special Operating Activity on or off.

Right-click Q65 / JT65

Switches to Q65 Pileup mode / JT9.

Mouse wheel over the dial frequency, or left-click / right-click

Changes the dial frequency by -1 kHz / +1 kHz.

Show decoded callsigns

Turns the callsign labels on or off. Turning them off removes all labels. Opening a .wav file also clears them.

Persist 1 period …​ Persist 5 periods

How long a label stays after the station was last decoded, in Tx/Rx periods (default 2). The same value can be set in the Wide Graph window.

Font size

Label size: Small (7 pt), Normal (8 pt), Medium (10 pt) or Large (12 pt).

Transparency

How much the waterfall shows through the labels: None, Low, Medium or High.

Position

Top of waterfall, or Bottom of waterfall (above divider) so the newest signals at the top stay uncovered.

My Call

Your callsign.

My Grid

Your Maidenhead locator, preferably 6 characters (e.g. CM87ux). Distances and azimuths are calculated from it.

AutoGrid

Lets external programs (e.g. a GPS helper) change My Grid.

IARU Region

Region 1: Europe, Africa, Middle East, northern Asia. Region 2: the Americas. Region 3: southern Asia and the Pacific. Selects the matching default frequencies.

Message generation for type 2 compound callsign holders

Only for calls with an add-on prefix or suffix that is not in the short list (Help  List of Type 1 prefixes and suffixes). Chooses which generated message (Tx1, Tx3 or Tx6) carries your full call.

Start new period decodes at top

Each period starts at the top of Band Activity and does not scroll away, so you can double-click while decoding is still running.

Blank line between decoding periods

Separator line between periods in Band Activity.

Show blank line with time stamp

The separator line also shows the UTC of the period.

Display distance in miles

Miles instead of kilometres.

Highlight DX Call / Highlight DX Grid

Marks the call and the grid of your current QSO partner in the messages.

Tx messages to Rx frequency window

Your own transmitted messages also appear in the Rx Frequency pane.

Highlight RRR/RR73/73 in messages for us

Makes the end of a QSO easy to spot.

Show DXCC, grid, and worked-before status

Adds the country and the new-DXCC / new-grid / worked-before marks to decodes. Required for the highlighting on the Colors tab.

Show principal prefix instead of country name

Shorter: "DL" instead of "Fed. Rep. of Germany".

Show DXCC for all messages

Adds the country to every message, not only to CQ calls.

Font…​ / Decoded Text Font…​

Font for the whole program / for the Band Activity and Rx Frequency panes.

Monitor off at startup

WS starts without decoding until you click Monitor.

Monitor returns to last used frequency

Switching Monitor on returns to the last monitored frequency. Unchecked, the current rig frequency is kept.

Double-click on call sets Tx enable

Double-clicking a decode starts transmitting at once.

Disable Tx after sending 73

Enable Tx turns off after a 73 or free-text message.

Calling CQ forces Call 1st

When you call CQ, Call 1st is checked so WS answers the first caller automatically.

Alternate F1-F6 bindings

Switches the F1–F6 shortcuts for the Tx messages to the contest assignment (see Help  Keyboard shortcuts).

Enable VHF and submode features

Shows the VHF/UHF/microwave controls (submodes, averaging, Sh, auto-QSY and so on). Turn it off on HF: it disables wideband JT65 multi-decoding.

Allow Tx frequency changes while transmitting

Uncheck if your rig cannot process CAT commands during Tx (often needed with split).

Decode after EME delay

Starts decoding later in 1-minute modes, so EME signals delayed by about 2.5 s are included.

Single decode

For JT4, JT65, Q65 and FST4: decodes only near the Rx frequency (within F Tol) instead of searching the whole passband. In JT4/JT65/Q65 the two panes become Single-Period Decodes and Average Decodes.

Tune watchdog

Stops Tune after the set number of seconds.

MSK144/Q65: Tx until 73 is received

Keeps sending until the other station’s 73 arrives, at most 10 attempts. Helpful for difficult VHF/UHF/SHF QSOs.

Auto-open/close Astronomical data window

Opens the Astronomical Data window when you switch to Q65 or JT65 with Decode after EME delay on, and closes it when no longer needed.

kHz entry without k (restart required)

In the frequency box, "164" followed by Enter means +164 kHz within the current MHz (438.065 → 438.164 MHz). Handy for jumping between EME segments from the numeric keypad.

Turn progress bar red while transmitting

Makes Tx easy to see at a glance.

CW ID after 73 / ID Interval

Sends a CW ID after every 73 or free text / every N minutes (0 = off), always in the quiet part of the period.

Tx watchdog

Stops unattended transmissions after the set number of minutes.

Show US States

Maps grid locators to US States and Canadian Provinces (useful without JTAlert). Some grids span several states; then all are listed.

Enable Wait features

Turns Wait and Reply, Wait and Call and Wait and Pounce on (default). See Wait features.

Clear DX Call after QSO / Clear DX Grid after QSO

Empties the DX Call / DX Grid box when the QSO is logged.

Show distance in messages with grid / Show azimuth in messages with grid

Adds distance and great-circle azimuth to every message with a valid locator.

Erase decodes after band change / Erase decodes after mode change

Clears Band Activity when you change band / mode.

Alternate Erase button behavior

Erase works like in JTDX: left-click clears Band Activity, right-click clears Rx Frequency, double-click clears both.

Set Rx frequency to Tx frequency after QSO

After logging, Rx moves to your Tx frequency.

Band hopping every minute

With band hopping on, WS normally changes band every other minute. Check this to change band every minute.

Align DXCC/distance/azimuth and the two number boxes

Lines country, distance and azimuth up in columns. The first box sets the spaces between message and country (also without Align), the second the spaces between country and distance/azimuth.

Rig

Your radio model, or a control program that owns the radio (DX Lab Suite Commander, Flrig, Ham Radio Deluxe, Hamlib NET rigctl, OmniRig Rig 1/2, TCI Client). None means no CAT control.

Poll Interval

How often WS reads frequency and mode from the rig. 1–3 s suits most radios. Greyed out for rigs that report changes by themselves.

Port

The serial port of your CAT interface (e.g. COM3 or /dev/ttyUSB0). For a control program it becomes Network Server or TCI Server (host:port); leave it blank for the default on this computer. For a few SDR kits it becomes USB Device.

Baud Rate / Data Bits / Stop Bits

Must match the CAT menu of your radio. Default keeps the value Hamlib knows for your model.

Handshake

Usually None. A few radios, particularly some Kenwoods, need Hardware (RTS/CTS). A wrong setting leaves CAT unresponsive.

Force Control Lines DTR: / RTS:

Holds DTR or RTS permanently High or Low, e.g. to power an interface. Leave blank unless you know you need it. Not available for a line that is used for PTT on the same port.

64-bit / 32-bit

Which Hamlib DLL to download. Choose the one matching your WS installation.

Update Hamlib

Downloads the latest Hamlib DLL, which often adds or fixes rig support. The current DLL is kept as a backup. Restart WS to use the new one.

Revert Update

Goes back to the backed-up DLL, again after a restart.

In use / Backed up

The Hamlib version WS is running and the version of the backup.

VOX

The radio’s VOX keys the transmitter. Needs no interface.

CAT

PTT by CAT command, if the rig supports it. Usually the right choice with a control program such as OmniRig or Flrig.

DTR / RTS

A serial control line keys the rig. Many USB radios can map this line to PTT (Icom: USB SEND, Yaesu: PC KEYING). RTS is not available on the CAT port with Hardware handshake.

Port

Serial port for DTR / RTS; may be the same as the CAT port. The value CAT is for interfaces like OmniRig that switch the lines remotely.

Enable TX Inhibit

For stations that share a band with a priority radio (DTR / RTS PTT only): another program can hold WS off the air while that radio transmits.

Rear/Data / Front/Mic

Selects the rig’s Tx audio input by CAT, if the radio supports it. Only active with PTT method CAT. Rear/Data is usually best.

None / USB / Data/Pkt

The mode WS sets on the radio. Data/Pkt if your rig has it (often selects the rear audio input and a wider filter), otherwise USB. None leaves the mode alone.

Rig

Uses the radio’s own split (VFO A and B).

Fake It

Uses VFO A only and retunes it for each transmission. Works with any rig.

None

No split (not recommended).

Test CAT

Connects to the radio with these settings. Green: OK. Red: error, with a message.

Test PTT

Keys the transmitter without audio; click again to release. Check that your rig and interface switch as expected. With VOX use Tune on the main window instead.

Display PWR, SWR and ALC

While transmitting, shows the output power (in watts, next to the Pwr slider) and SWR and ALC in the status bar. SWR above 1.5 turns the field yellow, above 2.0 red. Needs a rig that reports these values; not available with None, OmniRig, DX Lab Suite Commander, Ham Radio Deluxe or the Kenwood TS-480/850/870.

Halt Tx when SWR > 2.5

Stops transmitting at once and shows a warning. Check your antenna.

Highlight ALC > 50% / Highlight ALC > 90%

Turns the status field yellow / red when ALC goes over the limit, so you notice overdriving.

Input / Output

The sound card connected to your radio (e.g. the rig’s USB audio CODEC), set to 48000 Hz, 16 bit. The box on the right selects the channel: usually Mono, or Left, Right or Both in special setups.

Refresh

Reloads the device list, e.g. after plugging in a USB radio.

Use TCI Audio (restart required) / Rx 0 dB

Only shown with a TCI rig (e.g. an SDR). The audio then comes over the TCI connection instead of a sound card, and the devices show TCI audio. Rx lowers the received audio level (0 to -50 dB). Restart WS after changing it.

Sort alphabetically

Sorts the device names alphabetically and lists only devices that can record or play PCM audio. Unchecked, the system order is used.

Hide ALSA CARD subdevices (Linux only)

Hides the CARD= entries, which are usually unusable. Works only with Sort alphabetically checked.

Location / Select

Folder for the .wav files written by Save. By default the save folder in the log directory.

Location / Select

Folder for azel.dat, which holds Sun and Moon position and Doppler for antenna tracking programs. It is updated every second while the Astronomical Data window is open.

Enable extra line in azel.dat

Adds a line with Dpol, MNR, Dgrd and the echo widths, for tracking programs that read these values.

Transmit

Remembers the Pwr slider for each band and restores it when you change band.

Tune

Keeps a separate Pwr setting per band for Tune. When Tune ends, the slider returns to your transmit power.

Text field and Add

Type a message and click Add to append it to the list. Only characters allowed in messages can be typed; the text is converted to capitals.

Delete

Removes the selected messages. Right-click → Delete does the same, or removes the message under the cursor if nothing is selected.

List

The macros in the order of the Tx5 drop-down. Drag and drop to reorder. Double-click a message to edit it. Click, Shift+click and Ctrl+click select several messages.

Logbook location / Select

The ADIF file WS writes your QSOs to. The default is wsjtx_log.adi in the WS data directory. Select picks an existing .adi file or names a new one. After OK, WS switches to that file and re-reads it for worked-before status.

Prompt me to log QSO

Opens the partly filled-in Log QSO window when you send 73 or a free-text message. Turns Log automatically off.

Op Call

The operator’s callsign, if different from the station callsign. It goes into the Operator field of the log entry.

Log automatically

Logs a completed QSO without showing the Log QSO window. Turns Prompt me to log QSO off.

Contesting only

With Log automatically: logs automatically only during a contest activity (NA VHF, EU VHF, WW Digi, ARRL Digi, Field Day, RTTY Roundup). Other QSOs open the Log QSO window. Fox QSOs are always logged automatically.

Fill missing grids with 'ZZ00'

Logs ZZ00 as the grid when the other station did not send one.

Log 4-digit grids

Shortens 6-character locators to 4 characters in the log.

Log dial frequency instead of Tx frequency

Logs the rig’s dial frequency. Unchecked, WS logs dial frequency plus your Tx audio offset.

Convert mode to RTTY

Logs JT9 QSOs as mode RTTY, for logging programs that do not know JT9.

dB reports to comments

Writes the mode and the sent and received reports into Comments (e.g. FT8 Sent: -10 Rcvd: -12), for logging programs that reject these reports.

Special operating activity to comments

Writes the active special operating activity into Comments, e.g. "EU VHF Contest" or "F/H mode". With an individual contest name such as PACC, "PACC Contest" is used. Not applied when dB reports to comments is on or the comment is retained in the Log QSO window.

Enable PSK Reporter Spotting

Sends your station details and the stations you decode to PSK Reporter. The antenna text comes from Station Information on the Frequencies tab for the current band. Decodes from recorded files are not spotted.

Use TCP/IP connection

Uses TCP instead of UDP. Only needed if your UDP reports get lost on the way.

Enable Q65 LiveCQ

Master switch (on by default). Uploads your Q65 decodes, and your JT65 decodes on 50 MHz and up, to the destinations checked below. In Q65 it also fetches the "who heard me" green checks.

W3SZ (w3sz.com) and program name

Sends CQ-type messages only to the W3SZ LiveCQ, the same reports WS-MAP and EME65 send there. The drop-down chooses the program name reported: WSJTX (as before the re-branding) or WS.

N6NU (livecq.n6nu.org)

Full destination (on by default): CQ and directed messages. It is the source of the green checks and is required for Q65 Pileup operation (Advanced tab).

Custom: and URL

Sends CQ-type messages only to your own LiveCQ server, e.g. http://localhost:3000/api/livecq_update. Does nothing while the URL is empty. With N6NU off, the green checks are fetched from this server.

UDP Server

Address of the receiving program, normally 127.0.0.1 (default). With a multicast group address (e.g. 239.255.0.1) several programs can listen at the same time. IPv4 addresses only.

UDP Server port number

Port of the receiving program, default 2237. 0 = no UDP messages.

Outgoing interfaces / Multicast TTL

Only shown for a multicast address. The loop-back interface is enough for programs on the same computer. Keep the TTL at 1 so the traffic stays in your local network.

Accept UDP requests

Lets the companion program control WS, e.g. start a QSO with a station you clicked there. Unchecked, requests are ignored.

Notify on accepted UDP request

Brings the WS window to the front when a request is accepted. The effect depends on the operating system.

Accepted UDP request restores window

Restores a minimized WS window when a request is accepted.

WSJT-X compatibility mode

Identifies WS as "WSJT-X" instead of "WS" (e.g. "WSJT-X - rig"), for programs that only recognise WSJT-X. Takes effect at once.

Enable logged contact ADIF broadcast

Sends every logged QSO as an ADIF record over UDP, e.g. to N1MM Logger+.

Server name or IP address

Address of the receiving program, usually 127.0.0.1.

Server port number

UDP port of the receiving program; 2333 for N1MM Logger+ (default). 0 = nothing is sent.

Slope / Intercept

Corrects a known dial error of your rig:
rig frequency = Intercept + (1 + Slope / 1 000 000) × f
with Intercept in Hz and Slope in ppm. Frequencies sent to the rig and read back from it are corrected, so WS shows the true frequency. Leave both at 0 if your rig is accurate.

IARU Region / Mode

Where and for which mode the entry is offered. Entries with All are offered everywhere / in every mode.

Frequency

The dial frequency in MHz.

Pref

The preferred entry for its band and mode. WS uses it when you click a band button (View) or when it changes band by itself (band hopping). Only one entry per band and mode can be preferred.

Description

Your own label for the entry, shown in the band selector.

Start Date/Time / End Date/Time

The entry is offered only in this period, e.g. for a DXpedition. Empty = always.

Delete

Removes the selected entries.

Insert …​

Adds an entry: IARU Region, Mode, Frequency (MHz), Preferred for Band/Mode, Description and an optional date range.

Load …​

Replaces the list with one from a .qrg or .qrg.json file (WS asks first).

Save as …​

Saves the list to a file; a name ending in .qrg.json gives a JSON file. If entries are selected, WS asks whether to save only those.

Merge …​

Adds the entries of a .qrg or .qrg.json file to the list.

Reset

Restores the default list (WS asks first).

Band

The band the row applies to.

Offset

Added to the displayed frequency to get the rig frequency, for transverters. Example: 144 MHz with a 28 MHz IF needs -116 MHz. Default 0.

Antenna Description

Sent to PSK Reporter while you are on this band.

Highlight list

One line per category; its check box turns it on. Drag lines up or down to set the priority: a higher line wins. Foreground and background are separate, so an "unset" colour is taken from the next enabled line below.

Right-click menu

Foreground color…​ / Background color…​ choose a colour, Unset foreground color / Unset background color clear it. Reset this item to defaults restores the WSJT-X default of that line.

CQ in message, My Call in message, Transmitted message

CQ, CQDX and QRZ calls; decodes addressed to you; messages sent by you.

New DXCC, New Continent, New CQ Zone, New ITU Zone, New US State, New Grid, New Call

Not yet in your log. The …​ on Band variants: not yet worked on the current band.

LoTW User

The station has uploaded its log to LoTW within the age set under Logbook of the World User Validation.

Reset Highlighting to WSJT-X default

The original WSJT-X colours and order. A new installation starts with these.

Reset Highlighting to WS default

The WS scheme, with pastel colours that also suit the dark style. LoTW users are shown in black, other stations in dark red; a CQ from a station you have already worked gets a grey background.

Rescan ADIF Log

Reads wsjtx_log.adi again and rebuilds the worked-before status. The button shows the number of QSOs. You may replace this file with an ADIF export from your logging program.

Highlight by Mode

Worked-before status is kept per mode.

Only grid Fields sought

A grid counts as new only if its field (the first two characters, e.g. JO) has not been worked.

Include extra WAE entities

Shows the extra DARC WAE / CQ Marathon entities (e.g. Sicily, Shetland Is.) by their own name. Unchecked, they are shown as their DXCC country.

Highlight also messages with 73 or RR73

73 and RR73 messages are highlighted like CQs and get country and worked-before marks. They also pass the CQ only filter, which is then labelled CQ/73. On by default.

Highlight all messages

Every decoded message is highlighted like a CQ and gets country and worked-before marks, not only CQ calls (and 73 messages with the option above). Off by default.

Highlight orange: / Highlight blue:

White text on an orange / blue background for the callsigns, grids, prefixes and CQ directions typed into the box below. These entries also trigger the Wanted alert on the Alerts tab.

Users CSV file URL / Fetch Now

Source of the ARRL list of LoTW users and their last upload dates. Fetch Now downloads a fresh copy. WS fetches it by itself only when the file is missing and LoTW User highlighting is on.

Age of last upload less than

Stations count as LoTW users only if their last upload is more recent.

Download Latest CTY.dat

Updates the country, zone and prefix data from country-files.com and rescans the log. CTY File Version shows the version in use.

Download US Callsign States database

Callsign-to-state data for Show US States (General tab), used when a message has no usable grid. Callsign States DB shows its size and date.

Download CALL3.TXT for terrestrial use / Download CALL3.TXT for EME

Callsign and grid database for the Lookup button and for JT4/JT65 Deep Search; the EME version is meant for JT65 Deep Search. The previous file is kept as CALL3_backup.TXT. CALL3 File Version shows the version.

Random erasure patterns

How hard the JT65 soft-decision decoder tries (up to 10^n/2 patterns). Higher values are slightly more sensitive but slower; 6 or 7 suits most stations.

Aggressive decoding level

Threshold for JT65 Deep Search (0–10). Higher levels give more decodes, but also more false ones.

Two-pass decoding

JT65: a second decoding pass after the signals found in the first pass have been subtracted.

HighDPI scaling (restart required)

Follows the operating system’s display scaling, so controls are larger and properly proportioned on 4K monitors. On by default.

Increased height of the tab widget (restart required)

Lets the Tx message tabs in the main window grow taller.

Degrade S/N of .wav file / Receiver bandwidth

For offline sensitivity tests: adds noise to .wav files you open, lowering the S/N by the given dB. Set Receiver bandwidth to your receiver’s noise bandwidth so that the value is accurate.

Tx delay

Minimum time between PTT and the start of Tx audio (0 to 0.5 s). FT4 and FT2 always use 20 ms.

Tone spacing: x 2 / x 4

Twice / four times the normal tone spacing, for LF/MF transmitters that divide the frequency by 2 or 4. Only one of them can be checked.

Waterfall spectra: Low sidelobes / Most sensitive

Low sidelobes (default) uses a windowed FFT, so strong signals spread less across the waterfall. Most sensitive uses no window and shows very weak traces slightly better.

NA VHF

North American VHF/UHF/microwave contests and others where a 4-character grid is the exchange.

NCCC Sprint

With NA VHF only: the NCCC Sprint short-message protocol for FT4 (and FT2).

EU VHF Contest

European VHF+ contests: report, serial number and 6-character locator.

WW Digi Contest / ARRL Digi Contest

World-Wide Digi contest / ARRL International Digital Contest.

Q65 Pileup

Exchanges a 4-character locator instead of a report, giving the DX operator q3-level sensitivity. Especially useful for 6 m EME DXpeditions.

ARRL Field Day / FD Exch

Your exchange: number of transmitters, class and ARRL/RAC section, or "DX" (e.g. 6A SNJ).

FT Roundup messages / FT RU Exch

FT Roundup and similar contests. Exchange: US state, Canadian province or "DX" (also for Alaska and Hawaii).

Fox / Hound

FT8 DXpedition Mode: Fox for the DXpedition, Hound to call it. Read the FT8 DXpedition Mode User Guide before using it.

SuperFox mode

With Fox or Hound: transmit or receive the SuperFox waveform.

OTP / Key / Interval

With Fox or Hound: one-time-password verification of the Fox (needs internet). The Fox enters its 16-character Key and signs every Interval messages (1 = every message).

Show OTP messages / OTP URL

For Hounds: WS checks the Fox’s codes at the OTP URL (default https://www.9dx.cc). Show OTP messages displays the verification messages in Band Activity.

CQ with individual contest name / Contest name

Calls e.g. CQ PACC instead of CQ TEST, RU or WW. Not available with Fox, Hound or Q65 Pileup.

Upload QSOs to Cloudlog or Wavelog

Check the group title to send every logged QSO to your Cloudlog or Wavelog server.

API URL

Base address of your installation, without a trailing slash (e.g. https://log.example.com).

API Key / Station ID

A write-enabled API key and the station profile ID from Cloudlog/Wavelog.

Test API Key

Sends a test QSO in dry-run mode. The button turns green if the key is writable, orange if it is read-only, red if it is invalid.

Upload QSOs to eQSL.cc

Check the group title to upload every logged QSO to eQSL.cc.

Username / Password

Your eQSL.cc login.

QTH

Your QTH nickname, if you have more than one QTH on eQSL.cc.

Voices

Selects the voice for the alerts. A standard installation has one voice, default.

Test

Plays a test announcement on the default audio device, so you can check where the alerts come out.

New DXCC / New DXCC on Band

A DXCC entity you have not worked yet / not worked on the current band.

New Continent / New Continent on Band

A continent not worked yet / not worked on this band.

New CQ Zone / New CQ Zone on Band

A CQ zone not worked yet / not worked on this band.

New ITU Zone / New ITU Zone on Band

An ITU zone not worked yet / not worked on this band.

New US State / New US State on Band

One of the 50 US States not worked yet / not worked on this band. The state is taken from the callsign, or from the grid if that points to one state only.

New Grid / New Grid on Band

A grid locator not worked yet / not worked on this band. Only messages with a grid count.

My Call

A message addressed to you.

DX Call or DX Grid in message

The callsign in the DX Call box, or the grid in the DX Grid box, appears in a decode.

CQ in message

Any CQ call.

Wanted callsigns, grids, prefixes and directional calls

A decode matches your Highlight orange or Highlight blue entries on the Colors tab (only while that highlighting is on), or a Whitelist entry while Filters  Highlight Whitelist entries is checked.

Message received

A QSY message for your call or for the DX Call arrives. Only QSY messages trigger this alert, so it stays rare.

Enable Audio Alerts

Master switch: no alert sounds while it is off. The button turns green when on. On Windows, WS then also plays a short test sound at startup.

Territories 1-4

Up to four country names, or parts of names, for the Hide stations from Territory 1-4 and Highlight stations from Territory 1-4 items on the Filters menu; the menu items then show your text. Write the name as WS displays it, e.g. Japan, U.S.A. or Canary Is..

Blacklist
Hide messages containing the following callsigns or keywords

Hides messages that contain any of the entries: whole callsigns, parts of callsigns, grids or words (e.g. pirate calls or contest messages).

Whitelist
Show only messages containing the following callsigns or keywords

Shows only messages that contain one of the entries; all others are hidden, except those on the Always Pass list.

Always Pass
Always pass messages with the following keywords

Messages with these entries are always shown, even if the Blacklist, the Whitelist or a Hide item for a territory, a continent or stations worked before would hide them.

Apply filters only to the callsigns of the calling stations

The lists are checked against the calling station only (normally the second word, the third for directional CQs such as CQ NA). An entry then has to match the beginning of the callsign, so a prefix like JA works. Unchecked, an entry matches anywhere in the message.

Use filters for Wait and Pounce, CQ: First, etc. only (all messages are still displayed)

Nothing is hidden in Band Activity; the filters only decide which stations Wait and Pounce and the CQ: choices respond to. See Wait features.

Quick Filters: Hide/Ignore/Highlight "worked today and yesterday" instead of "worked today" (UTC)

The three "worked today" items on the Filters menu also include stations worked yesterday (UTC).