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Copyright (C) 2001 - 2014 by Joe Taylor, K1JT.
WSJT-X implements JT9, a new mode designed especially for the LF, MF,
and HF bands, as well as the popular mode JT65. Both modes were
designed for making reliable, confirmed QSOs under extreme weak-signal
conditions. They use nearly identical message structure and source
encoding. JT65 was designed for EME (“moonbounce”) on the VHF/UHF
bands and has also proved very effective for worldwide QRP
communication at HF; in contrast, JT9 is optimized for HF and lower
frequencies. JT9 is about 2 dB more sensitive than JT65A while using
less than 10% of the bandwidth. World-wide QSOs are possible with
power levels of a few watts and compromise antennas. A 2 kHz slice of
spectrum is essentially full when occupied by ten JT65 signals. As
many as 100 JT9 signals can fit into the same space, without overlap.
WSJT-X offers a “bi-lingual” operating mode in which you can transmit
and receive JT65 and JT9 signals, switching between modes
automatically as needed. Displayed bandwidth can be as large as 5
kHz. If your receiver has as upper-sideband filter at least 4 kHz
wide, you can have all the typical JT65 and JT9 activity on screen at
once, available for making QSOs with a click of the mouse. Even with
standard SSB-width IF filters, switching between JT65 and JT9 modes is
quick and convenient. Be sure to read the online WSJT-X User's Guide.
Project web site:
http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx.html
Project mailing list (shared with other applications from the same
team):
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/wsjtgroup