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Once upon a time my digi experience |
With reports of the solar cycle on the decline and considering I'm not a big gun station that can belt out 1KW into a multi element beam I have to somewhat raise the white flag. I'm not going to give up on CW , getting contacts into the states is great and Morse code is like having a second language and I'm not going to give it up! When the solar cycle is in a low time I find it amazing that during a CW contesst my QRP signal is still able to get across the pond. It makes me think that just the idea of a decline in the solar cycle just has hams not turning their radios on and not giving it a go. For me I'm in a condo with the MFJ mag loop antenna and then to add to it QRP power I figure over the long haul the digi modes are going to be my best option for reeling in some DX. I have reformatted my PC's hard drive and just installed Windows 7 so it's time to start fresh! I have WSPR installed and up and going, in the past I had JT65HF and PSK31 installed and making contacts………..so ham folks what's out there that you have having had great success with?? I have a balcony antenna and QRP power that can go to 5 watts max. Whats nice with the digi modes is the MFJ 1788 will not have to be constantly returned. The bandwidth required is so narrow I can concentrate of making contacts.What programs do you use and where do you get your support when things don't work out as planned? I have always become frustrated with setting up the digi modes but I am going to have to bite the bullet and plow through the up's and downs of setting up the digi modes on my PC along with my rig.
Dear Mike, the answer is WSJT-X: http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/k1jt/wsjtx.html
ReplyDeletetry JT65 & JT9 modes and I hope you'll be satisfied. There is also a yahoo group for help. Good luck 73 de SV1GRN
Thanks for taking the time to comment, I have gotten in the past to the point of downloading WSJT-X software and trying to get it to work with my PC and rig. It became frustrating and I just gave up. These low solar conditions may just give me what I need to move forward and get it going.
DeleteMike
Hello Mike,
ReplyDeleteI use wsjt-x like SV1GRN. Though discussions are about JT65HF-HB9HQX is receiving a bit better on JT65A. For PSK and other modes I mainly use DM780 that is included in the Ham Radio de Luxe package. Good luck...73, Bas
Good evening Bas and very nice to hear from you, I will have to do further looking into JT65HF and it was really only one of the modes I was able to get working last year. But having said that I never gave the digi mode setup an honest effort.
DeleteHave a great week Bas
Mike