JS8Call: Weak Signal Chat and Networking

Ok, you've been working FT8 for a month or two, and now you don't have any more room on your shack walls after hanging all those newly obtained DXCC certificates. So, what's next? JS8 is a new digital chat and network mode based on FT8 modulation. JS8 allows for a more free-form, conversational style QSO than FT8, but with all that FT8 weak signal handling goodness that gets your signals heard during the solar minimum. Al Gordon, K7AJG, will provide an introduction to JS8 (the mode), JS8Call (the software) and some of its features which go beyond basic chat, such as heartbeats and ACKs; sending and soliciting automated responses such as signal/noise reports; remote station info and configuration; whether they are configured to relay messages; which other stations can they relay to, passing traffic from JS8 to other systems such as APRS, and more.

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