Tag Archives: Digital Modes

The CR Kits FT8 DSB Transceiver: Some preliminary information

Posted on May 2, 2019 by k4swl

Many thanks to Pete (WB9FLW) who notes: Adam BD6CR of CR Kits is getting close to releasing the FT8 DSB Transceiver. Below is some preliminary information: D4D: A simple QRP transceiver for FT8 Adam Rong, BD6CR D4D stands for DSB … Continue reading →

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FT4 digital mode now available in WSJT-X release candidate 5

Posted on May 1, 2019 by k4swl

(Source: Southgate ARC) The new amateur radio digital mode FT4 is now available for download as part of WSJT-X Release Candidate 5  You can download wsjtx-2.1.0-rc5-win64.exe (or for other O/S) from near the bottom of the page at http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html FT4 Protocol document http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/FT4_Protocol.pdf See … Continue reading →

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New digital mode: Joe Taylor (K1JT) has announced FT4

Posted on April 30, 2019 by k4swl

(Source: Southgate ARC) Joe Taylor K1JT has announced a new digital mode, FT4, which is 2.5 times faster than FT8  FT4 is an experimental digital mode designed specifically for radio contesting.  Like FT8, it uses fixed-length transmissions, structured messages with formats optimized … Continue reading →

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