Xiegu X6100 / WSJT-X FT8 Setup Guide 

put WSJT-X to NO Mode instead of DATA/PKT and it wont switch out of USB-DIG , works for me

I got mine this morning and been playing with it all day❗️👍. So far I like it❗️

Thank you for the walk-through and to Jon Fly for advising how to fix the USB-DIG bug. When you made your QSO in the video, it seemed like you were being heard even though you were in USB only. My guess is it should be in USB-DIG, however USB apparently works on its own. Looking forward to many more great videos on the x6100. 73 and Merry Christmas.

Thank you for making this video. I got my X6100 working with FT8 in no time. It got pretty hot :). Now I have a USB fan blowing next to it.

Nice job my friend. I’m going to show this on the channel and of course I’ll credit your channel on the work.

after watching your live broadcast tonight I tried setting up my x6100 with and old dell laptop. It worked well. No contacts but could see myself on pskreporter in the NW. Nice stuff!! 73 DE AF0X

Great video -Thanks! Just a couple of comments: The following is from the WSJT documentation notes> "We do not recommend SNTP time setting tools or others that make periodic correction steps, WSJT-X requires that the PC clock be monotonically increasing and smoothly continuous." the documentation goes on to recommend an suitable application.

I don't have this radio but I did find the video very interesting and informative for the PC setup.

Thanks Dude! Solid schooling Sir! Le't see if I have this right ..... jump up and down on one leg, reboot, hold breath for as long as you can, put eye of newt in bowl and and add magic dust. Then enjoy using X6100 / WSJT-X on FT8! Got it! 73, Phil KF6IF

Even with all of the bumps in the road you folks are having with it, I still kind of want one.

I would completely redo this video as there is a setting in wsjt-x that lists x6100 as a radio for cat control. And I have a feeling some of these settings are off and may have been a workaround a year ago

Perfect! FT8 just came up on my 6100! Bravo Zulu! 73 KO4KHB

This might sound pretty screwy but I wonder if there is an RF/Earthing issue I just got my x6100 - and I see no facility for an earth. So maybe a ferrite or two on the usb line would help. I in a house where I am not supposed to have an antenna - so lines out of the house are minimal and hidden in the house I have a Icom 7300 and a Yaesu FT847 with a signal link - neither of them are earthed the antenna is a random length of plastic coated steel clothesline hidden in some fruit trees with a Chinese auto tuner (CG3000). I average 1000+ contacts on FT8 a month. The earth is at the tuner. On occasion I get some really screwy problem - RF into the USB cable - solution is a 4lb hammer on the earth stake - just a suggestion - de Nigel (Nudge) Marsh VK4GP

thanks for another great video. I have been running ft8 on wsjt-x on many radios but with my (purchased used and received this morning X6100) I don't get any output in tune, CQ or answering a CQ. It goes in TX mode as expected and received great.

couple things I might add to your video is that you can rename the in/out usb device so when you are in your device list, you could see "Xiegu X6100 IN/OUT" instead of speaker/microphone USB. The other thing is that the suggested RX level of WSJT-X is 30dB when you are listening to noise floor, NOT the FT8 signals but only noise without signal. You can see that suggestion just by hovering the mouse pointer over the dB meter, a small message box popup window will appear and corroborate what I have just told, 30dB is the best headroom for WSJT-X when NO signal are received. Last thing, you do not need a third party app to set the time in windows, simply search "clock" in the windows task bar search area and there you will be able to adjust the PC clock to the default windows NTP server using the SYNC button in "Modify date and time" setting . Just saying ! 73.

Thanks

Hopefully the CAT commands get published soon

Great info but I was left wondering what the red, yellow, green highlights mean on left and right side of the conversation windows

Ref Min 20 - 22 After you turn radio on - let it stay for 1, 2 min to load all software services till you see correct voltage

Hi, one question...X6100 to have inside the interface for digital mode that FT8? Thank's