This is a view from NASA of the sun today, October 9, 2018, and I am making 10m DX contacts one after another. Zero sunspots but working DX on FT8! Is FT8 creating a “tipping point” for amateur radio at the very bottom of the solar cycle? Several years ago I was captivated by a book written […] Read more
“Hi Folks, Thanks for staying patient with me on this one. Build servers were being weird today! Happy to bring you release with simple features, small screen compatibility and polish. Head over to the download page to grab your copy: https://groups.io/g/js8call/wiki/Download-Links Included in this release are a few nice things: Small screens are now more […] Read more
MFJ-1204 Includes radio interface cable (8-PIN DIN) Sign up for the digital revolution and explore a whole new world of amateur radio excitement using MFJ`s universal USB radio interface! The new MFJ-1204 USB Radio Interface is exceptionally easy to setup and use. However, simplicity doesn`t mean compromised performance. Here are just a few of the […] Read more
JS8Call Download “Hi folks! Happy to announce 0.8 of JS8Call. This is a backwards incompatible release (which is the primary reason for it being released right when 0.7 expired). So, head over to the Download Page to snag your copy: https://groups.io/g/js8call/wiki/Download-Links to enjoy the new features! Plenty of big changes included in 0.8, so make sure you […] Read more
J8Call “Howdy Folks, We’ve sure come a long way in the past few weeks. Thanks for sticking with me and enjoying the ride! This release is a pretty big one and I’m very excited to share it with you. Cut to the chase, and head over to the downloads page to grab your copy: https://groups.io/g/js8call/wiki/Download-Links So, […] Read more
FT8 is exploding! 1#popular HamRadio digital mode In this episode of the No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast, Tom, KB5RF, and I explore the exciting developments in the FT8 world and speculate on what’s going to happen in the future with this very popular digital mode. There are lots of FT8 resources on the […] Read more
FT8 Contest – WSJT-X Photo:EA2CCG “A one-hour “practice contest” will be held next week using the FT8 mode and the ARRL RTTY Roundup rules. Thursday, 27 September 0200-0259 UTC (Wednesday evening, NA time) Dial frequencies 7.078 and 14.078, everyone works everyone. To participate you must use WSJT-X 2.0. The Windows installation package is linked at the […] Read more
“Hi all, Many of us have made many QSOs using the new 77-bit messages on 7.078 and 14.078 MHz. Overall the results have been good — but not surprisingly, bugs are being identified. Several are important enough to warrant a second candidate release well before the originally suggested target date, October 15. We will make […] Read more
Go to New Features in WSJT-X 2.0 for a detailed description of its new features. Further technical information (primarily of interest to programmers) is available here. Release Schedule: Because the FT8 and MSK144 protocols will not be backward compatible with those in Version 1.9.1, there will be a staged schedule for testing and eventual release. Target dates for candidate releases […] Read more
“Alright. Enough jib-jab. Here are the notable changes in 0.6: * Version 0.6 is not backwards compatible with 0.5 so you should upgrade ASAP. * FT8Call has a new icon! * Retransmit (|) and Alert Dialog (!) commands have been removed for a combined Reply Dialog message (>) * You can use the Reply Dialog […] Read more
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