![]() ![]() ![]() FT8 is one of a group of Multiple Frequency-Shift Keying (MFSK) modes that include JT9, JT65 and MSK144 created by Joe Taylor, K1JT and co-developers. and even older hardware-based modes such as RTTY that we now use our computers to encode and decode. Message into audio tones that are sent out via your sound card to your radio’sįor years there have been a variety of these new software modes including Phase-shift keying (PSK31 & PSK 65), Hellschreiber, Olivia, Pactor, etc. Conversely, when you want to transmit, the software encodes your Radio to be processed by software to decode the information embedded in the (SCM) because they utilize a computer’s sound card to bring in audio from your Wondering how to get started and why you would want to?įT8 is one of the many digital modes often referred to as sound card modes As one of theįastest growing modes of Amateur Radio it has been hard to miss, but you may be Posted by Stan In The Great Lakes State on 26th Sep 2015Ī great accessory in the shaack! Keeps perfect time for utc and locally! A very nice item and well priced.I am guessing that most of you reading this have either heardĪbout FT8 from fellow Hams or heard it on air as that strange repetitiveīuzzing sound between the CW and SSB portions of the bands. Great Clock but a little pricy.Oh Well good stuff costs!! ![]() I have set the Local clock to accept WWV Daylight savings changes but rejected those changes for the UTC clock. Now that they are both updated by WWV those problems are over. I ordered this Clock because I have had problems keeping up with UTC/Local time reference. IT FITS PERFECTLY AND CAN BE READ FROM ACROSS THE ROOM. I BOUGHT THIS CLOCK TO FILL A SPOT ON MY HOMEBREW CONTROL PANEL. Posted by BILLY C WA1MKM on 28th Oct 2015 I'm thinking my neighbors got a kick out of watching me do that! hihi It took a few trips around the yard moving and holding the unit in all kinds of strange positions to get the receiver to locate a solid signal, but it eventually honed in and now keeps PERFECT time. This is a neat shack accessory! After a lot of time spent indoors trying to get the atomic clock to sync, I went outside (it is 20 degrees here today!). Posted by James Bond K6SPY on 15th Jan 2016 I mounted it on my wall by my desk and radio. Nice size, easy to read numbers looks great. About 10PM my time, powered it up and it was synced in less than 2 minutes. This was in the middle of the day, so I decided to try it at night. When I first got it, it had a hard time syncing with the time signal. ![]() I wanted a clock that displayed both my local time, UTC and didn't take up a lot of room.
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