// sMeterRST turns an S-meter reading into the RST report you SEND to the other // station (RST tx / rst_sent) — because your S-meter is how strong THEY are. // // s : S-unit 0-9 (used when below S9) // overDb : dB over S9 (0 when at/below S9) // mode : operating mode — CW/digital get a 3-digit RST, phone a 2-digit RS // // For S9+ the dB is rounded UP to the nearest 5 (a 9+3 reading reports 59+5, // 9+12 reports 59+15, …), matching how operators give strong-signal reports. export function sMeterRST(s: number, overDb: number, mode?: string): string { const cw = /CW|RTTY|PSK|FT[0-9]|JT|JS8|MFSK|OLIVIA|DATA|DIG/i.test(mode || ''); const strength = Math.max(1, Math.min(9, Math.round(s))); if (cw) return overDb > 0 ? '599' : `5${strength}9`; if (overDb > 0) return `59+${Math.ceil(overDb / 5) * 5}`; return `5${strength}`; } // RST dropdown lists, shared by the entry form and the QSO editor so both offer // the same per-mode choices (Settings → Modes → RST report lists). export type RSTLists = { phone: string[]; cw: string[]; digital: string[] }; // rstCategory maps an ADIF mode to its RST family (phone / cw / digital). export function rstCategory(mode: string): keyof RSTLists { const m = (mode || '').toUpperCase(); const digital = ['FT8', 'FT4', 'JT65', 'JT9', 'JS8', 'Q65', 'MSK144', 'FST4', 'FST4W', 'MFSK', 'OLIVIA', 'JT4', 'WSPR']; if (digital.includes(m)) return 'digital'; if (['CW', 'RTTY', 'PSK31', 'PSK63', 'PSK', 'PSK125'].includes(m)) return 'cw'; return 'phone'; } // rstOptions returns the valid report choices for a mode from the user's // editable lists, with a tiny fallback before they load. export function rstOptions(mode: string, lists: RSTLists): string[] { const cat = rstCategory(mode); const l = lists[cat]; if (l && l.length) return l; return cat === 'phone' ? ['59', '58', '57'] : cat === 'cw' ? ['599', '589', '579'] : ['+00', '-10', '-20']; } // stepRST moves a report one step up or down, the way an operator would say it. // // The dropdown beside these fields is a list of the values worth having to hand, // not of every legal report: nobody keeps 41 dB figures in it. So the wheel // works on the VALUE, not on the list — a digital report moves by a decibel and // an RST by one S-unit, which is what the hand on the wheel is asking for. // // dir is +1 for wheel up (a better report) and -1 for down. export function stepRST(value: string, dir: number, mode: string): string { const v = (value || '').trim(); if (v === '') return v; if (rstCategory(mode) === 'digital') { // A dB report: "-12", "+05", "0". Kept in its own shape — signed and two // digits — because that is how every decoder writes it and how the operator // reads it back off the screen. const n = parseInt(v, 10); if (!Number.isFinite(n)) return v; // The range WSJT-X itself reports in, with room either side. Beyond it the // number stops meaning anything. const next = Math.max(-30, Math.min(35, n + dir)); return (next < 0 ? '-' : '+') + String(Math.abs(next)).padStart(2, '0'); } // RST/RS, and the S9+ ladder above it. What an operator counts through is // // … 57 58 59 59+5 59+10 59+15 59+20 … // // — one S-unit up to nine, then five decibels at a time, because that is how // a strong signal is reported and how the S-meter is read (see sMeterRST). // Stepping the S digit and leaving the "+20" where it was would have gone // from 59+20 to 58+20, which nobody has ever said on the air. // // R and T do not move: they are judgements about readability and tone, and a // wheel has no business changing them. const m = /^(\d)(\d)(\d?)(?:\+(\d+))?$/.exec(v); if (!m) return v; const head = m[1]; const tone = m[3]; let sUnit = parseInt(m[2], 10); let over = m[4] === undefined ? 0 : parseInt(m[4], 10); if (over > 0) { // Above S9: five at a time, and back down through +5 to a plain 59. over = Math.max(0, Math.min(60, over + dir * 5)); } else if (sUnit >= 9 && dir > 0) { over = 5; // 59 → 59+5 } else { sUnit = Math.max(1, Math.min(9, sUnit + dir)); } return head + String(sUnit) + tone + (over > 0 ? '+' + over : ''); } // rstFitsMode says whether a report belongs to the family a mode reports in. // // The three families are written differently and are not interchangeable: a // signed decibel figure ("+00"), a three-figure RST ("599"), a two-figure RS // ("59", with an optional "+20" above S9). "+00" on SSB is not a weak report, // it is not a report at all. export function rstFitsMode(value: string, mode: string): boolean { const v = (value || '').trim(); if (v === '') return false; switch (rstCategory(mode)) { case 'digital': return /^[+-]\d{1,2}$/.test(v); case 'cw': return /^\d{3}(\+\d+)?$/.test(v); default: return /^\d{2}(\+\d+)?$/.test(v); } } // convertRST carries a report across the CW/phone divide, keeping the operator's // own judgement of the signal: 57 becomes 579, 599 becomes 59. // // Only between those two — a decibel figure says nothing about readability and // an RST says nothing in decibels, so there the preset is the honest answer. // Returns '' when it cannot be done. export function convertRST(value: string, toMode: string): string { const v = (value || '').trim(); const to = rstCategory(toMode); if (to === 'digital') return ''; const m = /^(\d)(\d)(\d?)((?:\+\d+)?)$/.exec(v); if (!m) return ''; if (to === 'cw') return m[1] + m[2] + '9' + m[4]; // RS → RST, tone 9 return m[1] + m[2] + m[4]; // RST → RS, tone dropped }