ARRL, The national association for Amateur Radio, reports that Significant Changes [are] in Store for FT8 and MSK144 with WSJT-X Version 2.0:
WSJT-X co-developer Joe Taylor, K1JT, has announced that major changes are coming to the FT8 and MSK144 digital protocols when WSJT-X version 2.0 arrives in a few months. Taylor said version 2.0 should be ready for prime time by January.
FT8 is a new mode included in WSJT-X versions 1.8 and later.
This weak signal mode is intended—and optimised—for making efficient barebones contacts; a definite plus during this time of poor propagation. Although FT8 does not support rag-chewing or contesting exchanges it is, none the less, well worth trying out in the Amateur Radio spirit of learning and experimentation.
The slides from my presentation after the adjournment of the April 17, 2018, RRRA Business Meeting are available for download from the Training and Education | Presentations folder on the RRRA File Sharing server.
All Hams interested in FT8 are encouraged to attend KA0LDG’s presentation about this mode at the April RRRA Club Meeting
KA0LDG is planning to present a Power Point briefing about FT8 followed by a live demonstration of the mode using his portable station.
Please direct all questions about this upcoming presentation to .
Get active on the new FT8 digital mode with help from Barry Feierman’s, K3EUI, article “Join the FT8 Revolution” in the January 2018 “DIY” issue of QST. The digital edition goes live on Friday, December 8! #qst #arrl #hamradio #diy pic.twitter.com/zDZI1VtbTE
— ARRL (@arrl) December 4, 2017
WSJT-X version 1.8.0 includes a new mode named FT8
This mode features:
WSJT-X source code; along with installation packages for Windows, Linux, OS X, and Raspbian; is available for download at http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx.html
