WSJT-X/lib/77bit/77bit.txt

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Proposed new message types have a 77-bit payload: 74 information bits
and 3 bits for "message type" i3. Type 0 uses only 71 information
bits, releasing another 3 bits (call them n3) to define 8 sub-types.
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i3.n3 Example message Bits Total Purpose
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0.0 FREE TEXT MSG 71 71 Free text
0.1 K1ABC RR73; W9XYZ <KH1/KH7Z> -11 28 28 10 5 71 DXpedition Mode
0.2 PA3XYZ/P R 590003 IO91NP 28 1 1 3 12 25 70 EU VHF contest
0.3 WA9XYZ KA1ABC R 16A EMA 28 28 1 4 3 7 71 ARRL Field Day
0.4 WA9XYZ KA1ABC R 32A EMA 28 28 1 4 3 7 71 ARRL Field Day
0.5 71-bit telemetry 71 71 TBD
1 WA9XYZ/R KA1ABC/R R FN42 28 1 28 1 1 15 74 Standard msg
2 TU; W9XYZ K1ABC R 579 MA 1 28 28 1 3 13 74 ARRL RTTY contest
3 PA3XYZ/P GM4ABC/P R JO22 28 1 28 1 1 15 74 EU VHF contest
4 <WA9XYZ> PJ4/KA1ABC R-11 13 53 1 1 6 74 Nonstandard calls
5 ...
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NB: three 74-bit message types and two 71-bit message subtypes are still TBD.
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Further details:
0.0 Free text, up to 13 characters.
0.1 DXpedition mode as developed for KH1/KH7Z.
0.2 Report, QSO serial number, 6-digit grid, and Roger for EU VHF contests.
0.3 ARRL Field Day exchange for up to 16 transmitters.
0.4 ARRL Field Day exchange for up to 17-32 transmitters.
1. Two standard callsigns, Roger, and grid or report. Each callsign
may have an appended "/R" to indicate Rover status for NA VHF
contests.
2. Standard message for ARRL RTTY Roundup. Optional "TU;" at
beginning to finish a previous QSO; then two standard callsigns,
optional "R", a 3-bit report (529 to 599), and 13 bits to indicate
US state, Canadian province/territory, or DX serial number.
3. Same as Type 1, but uses /P instead of /R. For European VHF contests.
4. One nonstandard call with up to 10 characters, one hashed call, Roger,
and signal report.