All Settings

The Settings window has a list of pages down the left side, with OK and Cancel at the bottom. Open it from the menu (Ctrl+,) or by clicking the status bar. A few options — language, theme and privacy — live in the main menus instead.

• Server (network)
• General Settings
• Watchdog and retry
• Offset Updater (clear-frequency finder)
• Sound Alerts
• Logbook of The World
• DX Marathon
• Grid Tracker
• Antenna Rotator
• DXCC Program
• Parks On The Air
• Priority Manager
• Logbook Analysis
• Worked before
• Club Log
• Logbook Backup
• Automate tasks (JTDX auto-click)
• Debugging
• Useful defaults

Server (network)

Three network connections, each with an on/off checkbox plus a server address and port:

• Main connection — the link to WSJT-X / JTDX (default 127.0.0.1, port 2237).
• Secondary forwarding — pass decodes on to another address, such as a second copy of Wait and Pounce or a logging program. This is what powers running several instances.
• External logging program — forward to a separate logger.

Also here: Enable auto start monitoring when program launched.

General Settings

• Enable reply — the master switch for transmitting.
• Enable polite reply — answer stations calling you even if they aren't wanted.
• Log all valid contacts (not only from Wanted).
• Ignore callsign if prefix is invalid.
• Ignore callsign if it targets another continent.
• Do not reply to callsigns longer than — skip unusually long callsigns (special event / compound calls) above a length you set.
• Minimum report — ignore signals weaker than this (+10 dB down to −26 dB).

Watchdog and retry

• Enable Watchdog
• Number of attempts before giving up on a station
• Wait time (minutes) the station stays set aside

See Watchdog & Exclusions.

Offset Updater (clear-frequency finder)

• Enable frequencies offset updater
• Mode: Normal / Fox-Hound / SuperFox / Custom
• Min Freq / Max Freq — the part of the passband to search

See Finding a Clear Frequency.

Sound Alerts

• Message from any Wanted Callsign
• Message directed to my Callsign
• Message from any Monitored Callsign
• Delay between each monitored callsign detected (seconds)

See Sound Alerts.

Logbook of The World

• Enable reply only for callsigns that use LoTW
• Enable automatic upload of logged QSOs to LoTW — upload and download are now separate switches, so you can turn on one, the other, or both.
• Enable automatic download of QSLs from LoTW
• Username / Password / Station Location / Signing Password
• Download QSLs since (date)
• Download interval (minutes)
• TQSL Path / .tqsl Folder
• Test Upload Last QSO / Test Download QSLs

See Logbook of The World.

DX Marathon

• A button per band to enable marathon hunting
• Unlimited — work each entity once on any band

See DX Marathon.

Grid Tracker

• Enable grid tracker to reply to callsign if new grid regardless of band
• A button per band
• Reply to callsign if grid not yet confirmed and not worked before

See Grid Tracker & Map.

Antenna Rotator

• PstRotatorAz Connection — UDP Server address + port, and the live Current azimuth.
• Track on Reply — Point the antenna at every station we reply to, with a per-band selector and an Only move if azimuth changes by more than threshold.
• Return to Previous Position — Return the antenna to its previous azimuth when idle, after a configurable number of minutes with no reply.
• Hourly Schedule — Rotate to a fixed azimuth at given times (UTC), with a Time / Azimuth table.

See Antenna Rotator.

DXCC Program

• Per-band buttons to choose which bands the entity check applies to (all-time, regardless of year).
• Keep replying to an entity until it is confirmed (QSL) — keep calling stations from a needed entity until you have a confirmation, not just a contact.
• Unlimited — chase any DXCC entity not yet worked on any band.

Parks On The Air

• Enable reply to POTA — reply to activators currently spotted on pota.app. Live FT8/FT4 spots are fetched every few minutes; a matched activator is highlighted in green and its park reference is shown in the focus label. When enabled, a POTA entry appears in the Priority Manager.

See Parks On The Air.

Priority Manager

• Maximum number of attempts (4–30)
• Maximum waiting delay (1–10 min)
• The drag-and-drop priority order list

See Choosing Who to Reply To.

Logbook Analysis

• Select new ADIF File for analysis
• The file list, with Summary and Clear
• Ignore entries if prop_mode is set to SAT in ADIF Files — skip satellite QSOs so they don't count toward your HF worked / worked-before / marathon tracking.

See Your Logbook.

Worked before

A choice that appears once you've loaded a logbook:

• Reply to any Wanted Callsign even if Worked Before
• Reply to Wanted Callsign if not Worked Before in current year
• Do not reply to any Callsign Worked Before (default)

See Worked-Before.

Club Log

• Enable automatic upload to Club Log
• Email (your registered Club Log email)
• API Key
• Callsign (your station callsign)

See Club Log.

Logbook Backup

• Choose where Wait and Pounce keeps its own backup copy of the contacts it logs.

Automate tasks (JTDX auto-click)

• Close JTDX Log QSO window prompt + Test it
• Delay before clicking (0–30 s)
• Test Windows Monitoring Permissions

See JTDX Auto-Click.

Debugging

For diagnosing problems (see Troubleshooting):

• Save debugging to log
• Log extra detail
• Enable pounce log
• Open log folder

Useful defaults

Setting	Default
Network port	2237
Watchdog	off · 10 attempts · 20 minutes
Maximum waiting delay	2 minutes
Minimum report	−25 dB
Delay between monitored sounds	120 seconds
LoTW download interval	10 minutes
JTDX click delay	0 seconds