JS8CALL (FT8CALL on Steroids) 20wpm - 24 db / Jordan KN4CRD does it again!

Ha. Already bragging about my QRPp contacts

 

I just sent this to my group. Cross-posting here if you're interested:

Howdy folks!

On October 19-21, there is a Jamboree-on-the-air event happening (JOTA) and it looks many of the stations will be operating JS8. To help drum up some activity, and inspire future ham radio operators, we'll be running the first JS8 QSO Party.

The JS8 QSO Party is not a contest, but a chance to get on the air with JS8 and make some contacts. Whether you like a quick exchange or a long rag-chew, this event is for you. We have a lot of great, patient operators in the group, so the environment should be very welcoming!

The event will last from Friday evening October 19, and run through Sunday evening October 21:

Friday, October 19th, 2018 9:00pm to
Monday, October 22nd, 2018 11:00pm
(GMT+00:00) UTC

The event is not a contest, so all amateur bands are open for use. Now might be the time to break out your 30m delta loop or 160m downspout or 10m bed springs!

If you want an "exchange" to send to each other...talk about the antenna you're using and how much power. Or, maybe try dialing back the power and go QRP. Or send a weather report. Or talk about your children/grandchildren/pets/car/etc. Or talk about your favorite knot you learned when you were a scout. That's the freedom we have here with JS8. Talk about anything you want!

I hope to see some of y'all on the air. Let me know if I can help in the meantime!

Cheers!

Best,
Jordan / KN4CRD

 

I will be there! (On 20th, I am in Israel on the 19th!)

Cheers

 

Such an original idea.....

And rabid fanboyz

 

Only the most original idea of all time I've ever claimed to have!

See you on the air!

Best,
Jordan / KN4CRD

 

Make it run on XP and I may give it a try. For now, FT8 doing quite well using JTAlertx for messaging thank you. Also. with the JTAlertx there is much less traffic over the air for actual messaging. The JT8 software ties up airtime which is already at a premium when the bands are busy. I am hoping the original software for FT8 gets upgraded for messaging without all the additional effort of JT8call installation.

 

Many operators have it running on Windows XP without problem. You can thank Microsoft for backward compatibility.

Based on what Joe Taylor has told me, it is highly unlikely there will ever be long-form messaging in WSJT-X.

 

Like watching paint dry. On a positive note, the uninstall went smoothly.

 

I'm glad the uninstall worked well for you. I spent a lot of time on that. Clean as a whistle. Cheers!

Best,
Jordan / KN4CRD

 

LOL!! Windows 10 is garbage.

 

Your very elaborate and eloquent display of your deep technical insight is very impressive.

 

Sounds like another XP, or worse, Linux fanboy.

Won't be long we'll all be booting to the internet (of which there will be several, like phone books used to be) and it'll be full-circle back to dumb-terminals.

 

Ah let the name calling commence. Interesting insights provided here, although none of technical nature. Social sciences are fascinating too though.

 

Like how some folks like to ride high on their horse?

Not as if you've contributed much of anything but commentary on other people's comments.

 

I'm happy to accept any comments on JS8 if you're interested in moving back on topic