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Radiotoday Guide to HF Data on FT8 & PSK: Using WSJT-X and Fldigi
Many radio amateurs who are finding the bands quiet are now turning to HF data on FT8 and PSK and finding lots of activity when using the weak signal modes offered by WSJT-X. There has been an explosion in the popularity of these modes and this new book offers the very latest advice on how to set up your station and operate.
radiotoday guide to HF data on FT8 & PSK starts by explaining how to set up a modern digital modes station using just a PC and a transceiver. Detailed and very practical discussions then explain the monitoring and operating procedures required. Covering the WSJT-X 2.0 software including FT8 contest modes for weak signals, the book also includes the Fldigi 4.0 freeware for the myriad of other HF digital modes available. The book even details the new Fox and Hounds mode. You will find an in-depth discussion of modern digital modes from the very practical side but also goes on to discuss the technology itself. Concepts such as Forward Error Correction (FEC), Cyclic Redundancy Checks (CRC) and Fourier analysis that at first appear complex are explained. radiotoday guide to HF data on FT8 & PSK ensures that the requirement of advanced mathematical skills before you can decipher this technology has been removed. The book explains in a simplified way using diagrams and terms familiar to most radio amateurs.
If you are interested in using FT8 or other HF digital modes or even the possibilities in the new WSJT-X 2.0 software then radiotoday guide to HF data on FT8 & PSK provides the ideal starting point.
radiotoday guide to HF data on FT8 & PSK starts by explaining how to set up a modern digital modes station using just a PC and a transceiver. Detailed and very practical discussions then explain the monitoring and operating procedures required. Covering the WSJT-X 2.0 software including FT8 contest modes for weak signals, the book also includes the Fldigi 4.0 freeware for the myriad of other HF digital modes available. The book even details the new Fox and Hounds mode. You will find an in-depth discussion of modern digital modes from the very practical side but also goes on to discuss the technology itself. Concepts such as Forward Error Correction (FEC), Cyclic Redundancy Checks (CRC) and Fourier analysis that at first appear complex are explained. radiotoday guide to HF data on FT8 & PSK ensures that the requirement of advanced mathematical skills before you can decipher this technology has been removed. The book explains in a simplified way using diagrams and terms familiar to most radio amateurs.
If you are interested in using FT8 or other HF digital modes or even the possibilities in the new WSJT-X 2.0 software then radiotoday guide to HF data on FT8 & PSK provides the ideal starting point.
87 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 11, 2019
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January 12, 2020
Dark secrets brought to light
Well written, clear information on digital modes. May or may not make you an expert but at least you should know how it works and why so many find it exciting (aside from record setting ask rates). Not about how young you are (65 here) or how long you've had a license (18 months give or take), it's about pioneering, about finding the airwaves as exciting as they were 100 years ago and still being somewhere, somehow, on or close to the leading edge or at the very least, well informed.
Well written, clear information on digital modes. May or may not make you an expert but at least you should know how it works and why so many find it exciting (aside from record setting ask rates). Not about how young you are (65 here) or how long you've had a license (18 months give or take), it's about pioneering, about finding the airwaves as exciting as they were 100 years ago and still being somewhere, somehow, on or close to the leading edge or at the very least, well informed.
December 26, 2020
Great explanation
Author does a great job of explaining the data modes. He also shows you how to set up and use the two modes via the most popular software.
Author does a great job of explaining the data modes. He also shows you how to set up and use the two modes via the most popular software.
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