Digital Mode JS8 real time translation in foreign language!

Thanks for the support! There nearly 9,000 Ham down loaded this program (JS8), and I would like to have other enjoy the mode (JS8) as well

Thanks again!

Cheers
NN2X, Tom

 

Even the "good movies" had press, otherwise, how do ppl find out? Look at all the 'advance press' radios get, here we have public notice of the 'advancement' taking place, not just 'advance press'!

 

Talk about DISRUPTIVE, during a contest FT8 infests almost all of the digital and cw band segments with HIGH power(much higher than needed) stations clawing over each other(unnecessarily in my opinion). That said, I like and use FT8, a true marvel of software engineering but like JS8 as well...even better for most situations(yes, yes, DXpeditions can run many more contacts per hour that way) where it alone has the extreme weak signal free text keyboard to keyboard AND a marvelous set of Directed Messaging options. I admit I am quite fond of FSQ mode but Jason picked this up and put it on steroids for JS8, the best thing I like about this mode. You can query another station for a S/N report without the operator's intervention and even send a message with automatic acknowledgement. Try it, you'll like it, as long as you can tolerate the relatively low data rate. If you can't, you can always go back to 75 meter SSB with your 3KW Loudenboomer Amp to wait out the next 5-6 years of Solar Minimum. As always, YMMV

72,
K3FHP
Dave

 

How do I find out more info on this ? Can I use a QRP CW rig ? How is the computer hook up to the radio ? Is the messages sent in normal conversation language. This sounds like the future of amateur radio.

 

Yup. The Future Of Ham Radio -

click click click click click click click click click click
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click click click click click click click click click click
click click click click click click click click click click
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click click click click click click click click click click

DXCC !

Or … if I were as really really excited about it as NN2X …. DXCC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I think I remember back when PSK31 was the "disruptive technology" that everyone was going ga-ga over, about 20 years ago, there was something called the PSK Warbler, that was just a bare-bones QRP SSB rig designed solely for running PSK. I think it was a kit from the New Jersey QRP Group.

Since the radio hardware technology for FT8 and JS8 is still the same 20 year old audio over SSB that PSK used (granted the software is a lot more advanced ) seems like someone could ressurrect the "Warbler" kit and update it.

Then not only don't hams need propagation or good antennas to "work the world" (-24 dB !!!!!!!!!!!!) you won't even need an expensive transceiver.

Yaesu, Icom and Kenwood would go out of business from lack of sales.
So would Elecraft and that Flex stuff.

No fancy rigs needed = no advertising. ARRL would go bankrupt. Wouldn't have ARRL to kick around any more.

No need for real antennas. Toss a 10 foot length of lamp cord on your basement floor and Work The World at -26 dB ! !!!!!!!! Won't have to worry about HOA antenna restrictions either since there's no need for outdoor antennas, "effective" or otherwise.

Propagation? Heck, Maunder Minimum, BRING IT! (!!!!!!)

-24 dB ! (!). Heck the next version might be even more sensitive, so sensitive that it can detect signals that are not even there !

 

Yep... "innovative" maybe...or perhaps just "new." But "disruptive"?

 

Darned shame you're being forced to work JS/FT8.

 

I enjoy trying many different modes and one of these days I will figure out the DMR thing. Saw a post for new one, Peanuts need to see what that is all about. One thing you can count on with something new, it won't be new for long. Have fun.

 

To read what some are saying, that's about all there is left. 1 million FT8 "QSOs" versus a few thousands of all other digital modes combined?

If it gets any more "popular" that may be all that there is left to do.

And that would be a real shame. The whole next generation of hams will only know Click Click Click Click Click.

 

re: "Talk about DISRUPTIVE,"

And during The Stew Perry (sp?) ... you get the idea ...

 

I think you missed the point of JS8...It is not point and click, it is a QSO, with FT8 specification. FT8 is more of a point and click you are right, but not JS8

Please note, it JS8 supports 13wpm to 20wpm, so can be slow (Like Passing the General License years ago (13WPM).

But nope, not a point and click digital mode ) / JS8

C U on the bands, NN2X

 

tHIS IS WHAT WILL GET THE NEXT GENERATION INTO HAM RADIO.