WSJT-X FT8 Tutorial Master Class Everything You Need to Know

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Getting Started With WSJT-X & FT8. Everything you need to know but were afraid to ask.
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00:00 Intro
00:29 Downloading and Installing WSJT-X
00:55 Windows Installation Wizard
1:06 Mac Installation
2:25 WSJT-X Settings
2:33 Change Mode to FT8
2:46 Settings: General Tab
3:50 Settings: Radio Tab
6:23 Settings: Audio Tab
7:36 Settings: TX Macros Tab
8:02 Settings: Reporting Tab
9:31 Settings: Frequencies Tab
9:57 Settings: Colors Tab
11:05 Settings: Advanced Tab
11:35 Getting familiarized with WSJT-X
11:55 Spectrum Graph/Waterfall Settings
13:33 Main Screen Layout
14:27 Mid Screen Buttons and Functions
16:05 Tune Button & ALC Levels
17:10 Band Selection
17:25 RX Input Levels
18:28 Frequency Readout
18:41 DX Call/DX Grid
18:50 Lookup & Add Buttons
19:02 TX Even First
19:32 Hold TX Frequency
20:46 Auto Seq
20:58 Call 1st
21:13 Generate Std Msgs Area
21:29 Changing/Adding Messages
22:00 Calling A Specific Station
22:20 Understanding Basic FT8 Operating
23:08 Answering a CQ
25:25 Calling CQ
27:09 Enable TX/Halt TX
27:35 Logging/Exporting .ADI File
29:27 .wav Files
29:51 Congratulations! You're done!
30:22 Super Awesome K8MRD Radio Stuff Jingle
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@temporarilyoffline Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! There is so much more to FT8 than "auto-qso" and most people don't know that. There's also a lot of different ways to change settings/accomplish the same tasks - for example when you were talking about the receive audio slider on the right, I control that with RF Gain settings on the radio.

@LionRoars918 Жыл бұрын

Like when the guy running 400w shows up and pushes you into the red.

@richardplotkin8582 26 күн бұрын

Excellent! Took me a while to get it running on my Mac and FTdx10, but it's' there. Now, I just need to spend time using it. Very much appreciate your sharing your knowledge.

@johnmarron1944 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time out to produce a very informative video ...just about covered everything for a newbie like myself 👍😉

@mattxoverbey 7 ай бұрын

Between your video and KB9VBRs video on FT8 with the digirig and the Yaesu 891, all of my questions about configuring my radio and how WSJTX works have been answered. A little late to the party but thank you for making this video Mike. Super helpful.

@hamradiobasics Жыл бұрын

Mike this is awesome ! You made it very straightforward and easy to understand !

@BenButler1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! Great info here. I am getting ready to try out ft8 myself. Very timely info.

@hubercats 3 ай бұрын

Awesome overview - thank you!

@Sean-AI7EQ Жыл бұрын

Very well done video Mike! Keep up the awesome videos and one day I will catch you park-to-park.

@codymaly652 Ай бұрын

I just learned enough to hopefully finally get FT8 working on my Yeasu FT-710. Thank you!

@tonyaristide2582 Жыл бұрын

Great video ive been using this for over a year and 2 settings i wasnt using you have , got me running better, thanks

@mrkopecky Ай бұрын

Great video. I just hooked up my FT-710 for FT-8. WSJT x makes more sense now. Thanks for the sticker at Hamvention!

@codymaly652 Ай бұрын

FINALLY have the software communicating with my radio. Haven't logged a contact yet but at least it's working! Thanks again!

@davepickering997 12 күн бұрын

Great video, no nonsense and easy to understand, thank you.

@hamradiotube 12 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@henrycisneros9080 6 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks! Well produced and explained.

@hamradiotube 6 ай бұрын

Glad to help!

@webmastercaribou7570 Жыл бұрын

You forgot the most important thing, Gridtracker because it makes Ft8 much more fun.

@UncleLoodis 7 ай бұрын

Very informative video, thanks for making!

@dawgrules1 22 күн бұрын

Absolutely some of your finest work Mike ! Thanks bud !

@W9HJBill Жыл бұрын

I'll have to watch this when I get home. Can't wait.

@andrewfiertek5937 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I’m so happy your doing this on a MAC! Really great video I appreciate you making this video,, HUGE help Thank You Mike.

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Mac rules, windows drools! Glad it was helpful! 73

@Dusty_Ham Жыл бұрын

Great video Mike, I learned a few things thank you so much for the comprehensive guide.

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Awesome, that was the goal!

@MikeN2MAK Жыл бұрын

Thanks again, Mike. I just started FT8 in the spring, but I'm still learning. I didn't know about the Hold Tx Freq but will use it for POTA tomorrow. 73, N2MAK

@christopherhague2329 3 ай бұрын

I learned a lot from this video. Well done and thank you for sharing. 73

@Peter-tf2uc 11 ай бұрын

Finally! what a great video!

@jps99 Жыл бұрын

Very good tutorial, thanks!

@BobN.WB1EVU Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say thanks for this tutorial. Your video with the demo made things so much easier to understand. Timely as I just got my digirig. 73 from Just Another Bob (WB1EVU)

@DerekWitt 7 ай бұрын

I got SDR Console working with this software too. Gridtracker also works a treat. This is a lot of fun. So far, I’ve picked up Japan, Spain, Chile. I didn’t expect to pick up such distant signals.

@paullawrence2706 5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much for your very practical and understandable video, which was incredibly helpful to get me going on FT8 using a Mac. Keep up the great work! Paul N6AV

@dongelinas5990 Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation

@JulietNovember9 Жыл бұрын

OHHHH man, great follow up to the DigiRig G90 video that just got me going. Hi speed, low drag!

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@jdotson41041 10 ай бұрын

thanks Mike that helped alot.

@AlvinMcManus Жыл бұрын

I'm planning on using an Inovato computer to do this stuff. WSJT-X is pre-loaded, but I sure appreciate all the setup instructions.

@n5yiz Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@theeasywayoutcampers6550 Сағат бұрын

Great Video... I have learned much!!!!

@dannybryant4440 Жыл бұрын

You make installing WSJTX on a Mac sound so easy, if only it was. I am the only ham in Arkansas with a Mac. I could buy a windows laptop but I would not know hot to use it. so I am stuck. Happy new year. keep the videos coming W5CI

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

I outline literally every step you need to do to get WSJT-X up and running on a Mac. What are you still having issues with?

@ahmadaljasmi7872 11 ай бұрын

your video very help full thanks

@mewrongway Жыл бұрын

Awesome Mike!

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Thank so much!

@alanbrockmeier6871 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike! Excellent presentation about FT8. Never was interested in FT8, however after watching my interest is perked. Going to give it a try. Nice job 73 NM5SP

@LionRoars918 Жыл бұрын

Very good video. Better than some of the other ham channels.

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@dannybryant4440 Жыл бұрын

fixing the memory issue, there are so many steps I cant keep up. I have wsjtx on the Mac but cant get the memory issue fixed. thank you W5CI

@zerolabs 3 күн бұрын

Good stuff, sir. I'm still struggling to interface my TS-440SAT through the audio card on my Xubuntu 22.04 computer and RigBlaster. Using QjackCtl and Calf Studio very successfully for SSB. WJST-X and Fldigi are just both breaking my balls. Hope to figure it out fairly soon. Appreciate the info you shared. 73, de W1MM

@dawgrules1 22 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@Tommy-K4BWN Жыл бұрын

Mike I forgot to say when I posted about my G90 setting it up for ft8 with out the digirig instead I used your setting but a sound card and the program cable but for the Radio I used flrig flrig and it works perfectly KQ4AHR from Alabama. I'm not very smart when it comes to school and books but I am mechanically inclined anyone can set the Radio up

@firelttim Жыл бұрын

Great job with these videos, thanks. I use a MacBookAir as my computer for FT-8 tied into my IC-705. What program are you using to synchronize the time between the computer and the radio? Icom America has a file avaIlable but it only works on a windows computer. Thanks again, 73

@DominicMazoch Жыл бұрын

Will do once my cables for my rig come in

@isellfoodstampz Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@brianspilsbury8953 7 ай бұрын

Lots of information in this video. I will have to bookmerk it and view several times. Thanks. VE3GUE

@philbou1 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for all this informations. How to increase the receive input on mac?

@blaster69 Жыл бұрын

great vid i learned a lot from it !! [ N7PNT ] do you have any idea what an a2 or a3 or ? a2 means from a sending station when they are responding to my cq or i am responding to theirs ? THANK YOU !!! I forgot to mention that this is on FT 4 only mode.

@flipster7285 Жыл бұрын

Wish you made this video earlier when I started with ft8! Perhaps an idea for a future deep dive....how does one actually participate in a digital contest? Is it any different than normal ft8 or ft4? If an exchange like a grid square or something else is required, how do you log that? Been trying to find out but haven't been very succesfull (or smart enough) in finding info.

@jamesknotts1546 8 ай бұрын

Doesn’t look like fun to me personally but I hear it’s a popular mode to run thanks for the video it let me know what I needed

@josephthomas8318 8 ай бұрын

Honestly I don't find it very fun. I guess it's good to have another tool in the shack to communicate with but I don't think it's going to be my primary mode

@Ed-vi6tg 5 ай бұрын

I agree. Im posting jokes but this is what Ham Radio is all about. What ever floats your boat.

@jamesknotts1546 5 ай бұрын

@Ed-vi6tg Yes Sir I am going to give it a try and see if I like it but I am not sure until I try it

@stevegriffin9552 Жыл бұрын

Good morning Mike, just got through watching your video on FT8 Even though I’ve been using it for a while you always learn something new from somebody else. Thanks. WD5ENH Steve

@MrJimmy440 Жыл бұрын

Great video Mike. Super informative . Does the auto log work with QRZed ? I’ve heard conflicting stories as this.

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

You know, I really don’t know how QRZ works with auto logging. I only download my LOTW log to QRZ.

@byron-kd9vpu313 8 ай бұрын

@hamradiotube my db levels that you say should be in the green on the left side of wsjt-x never goes above 20 db. Sometimes it drops in the red as well. For windows 11

@eddy2561 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely the best video for configuring WSJT, you answered many questions not covered in the manual......many tnx!! 73/K6SDW

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@brianmartin7964 25 күн бұрын

What is the difference between FT-8 and FT-4? and why use FT-8 over FT-4?

@kg5pte Жыл бұрын

I am running WSJT-X FT-8 with my Icom 7300 and Ham radio deluxe. Through my Dell windows 11 laptop. I found out that ham radio deluxe manages the COMM port and not the 7300.

@rodmurrayVA3MZD Жыл бұрын

Superb tutorial! If only I’d seen this when I was setting up for Field Day I would have known about the Special Operating check boxes. Couldn’t figure out why contacts weren’t completing the standard exchange until well into to the Day. You covered what most need to get going. Having just switched from a Mac to a PC for WSJTX, nice to see how the setup differs slightly. The tuning procedures were really useful. I also struggled through moving the adi file from one to the other so I didn’t lose any contacts when switching to PC. Perhaps a quick video on how that can be easily accomplished would help other multi platform users. VA3MZD

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I didn't even know about the special operating boxes until I did this video and, wait for it, read the manual lol! I'm not sure how to move the .adi file from one computer to another. I'll have to look into that. I wonder if it's as easy as dropping the .adi file from one computer into the containing folder of the other computer??

@StJohnsElora Жыл бұрын

@@hamradiotube essentially yes, but you have to delete the one before copying the other over. I loaded iCloud for Windows onto the PC but could have used any cloud storage to do it, I’m sure! Thanks again for your detailed instructions on the set up and basics of WSJTX!

@vr2vhr Жыл бұрын

I have a problem on FT8 set up for RS978 that while the CAT testing is passed, the PTT testing is failure with message i.e invalid parameter for VFO

@Scott11B Жыл бұрын

Mike how can I make wjstx show qso's I already made during a pota activation. The problem I'm having is ft8 dupes. Im using hamrs for ssb then I merge the wjstx adif log with the hamrs adif using adif master. The last two activations I submitted had a few dupes. It's super annoying. Thanks I suck at logging.

@1shARyn3 Жыл бұрын

"Report - 15" is the signal report that you are sending to (in your case) CT3MD --- that's how you heard him (report level auto generated by WSTJ-X)

@233mervyn Ай бұрын

Just setting up wsjt-x on my Mac but time is 1 hour difference between Mac and wsjt-x I believe wsjt-x uses utc time. Should I change Mac from uk time to utc or leave it as it is as it’s receiving signals.

@jameyevans29 9 ай бұрын

Kinda off topic but why does my 7300 with an external tuner tune at different powers. Example: it won’t tune at 30 watts and says good swr but i jump up to 100 and it starts tuning like it wasn’t tuned?

@SavinoLeo Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a good demo of the program, very helpful 73 MW0HID

@napomania 2 ай бұрын

am i wrong or you did not explain how to configure the linux version? in particular the audio staff?

@Matt-qq8dh 18 күн бұрын

I really like your video. Great explanations. I must have missed this but what mode do you set your radio, sideband? I'm really new to FT8. Today is my first day with FT8. I know this video is a year old. I hope you will see this. Thank you very much for this information which I will use as a reference.

@hamradiotube 18 күн бұрын

Usually you'd set your radio to USB-Data but WSJT-X should set the radios settings for you once it's all set up. Oddly, for my Yaesu FT891 I just use USB.

@Matt-qq8dh 17 күн бұрын

@@hamradiotube Thank you very much for your quick reply. I'll ensure the radio is already set on USB-Data by the WSJT-X program. I think it shows as U-D on my Xiegu G-90 display. Thanks again.

@Leonards_life 6 ай бұрын

I see in the bottom of Gridtracker screen next to the call of who I worked a yellow triangle with the explanation symbol in it. Cannot find answer to that. Can you or someone else help with that. N6ZKI

@edschroer613 Жыл бұрын

How small of monitor (laptop)works decent for WSJT-X? I'm looking at getting one specially for this and VERA. I just got a signal link. I'm starting new to digital with a 891.

@axi6ne8us Ай бұрын

Do I need a call sign to use this program? .. .. .. I'm still studing for my exam

@willian.direction6740 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. Would you be interested in a JS8CALL how to video. There has been some DX chatting on that mode lately. Regards vk5cz..

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Not really. Js8 call is a really cool mode, but I’ve just never developed a big interest in it. I did a video on it when it first came out but that was about it.

@pale_2111 Жыл бұрын

If you do FT8, use the same settings as WSJT-X in JS8CALL.

@1shARyn3 Жыл бұрын

Bar graph, left side of panel -- you can adjust that by changing RF Gain on your receiver

@osculant Жыл бұрын

I prefer to adjust the ‘mic’ input level in windows.

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

So I'm told. I still prefer to keep my radio wide open.

@n1kkri Жыл бұрын

I want to send CQ for a specific Country. I have tried creating a macro, or just enter in one of the 6 lines on the bottom right. When I do this I get this symbol "" with CQ_XXX in between the brackets. I can't seen to find any info in how do you do this correctly. I can see others who are doing it on my screen. I will give you the exact example. Give me an example how to type in CQ P43 xxxx FN41 xxxx would be callsign Thanks, Ken

@johnhiggins3640 10 ай бұрын

HI I sent you an email asking how to set up the Yaesu FT 450 from radio to computer i have rs 232 cat to usb & the 6pin din keep getting error message in WSJT X any help would be greatly appreciated.

@rtoledo2 Жыл бұрын

you and k0pir do good training videos . all meat no potatoes

@revtechmarine Жыл бұрын

I am sure this question has been asked before. But how do I get this program on Windows 10, as I don't own an Apple computer... just curious because I really like the set up and functionality. Thanks!

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

sourceforge.net/projects/wsjt/

@dwayne5530 Жыл бұрын

This may be a dumb question but what if you have something like an EMCOMM-III-P with the wire thrown in a tree in a sloping setup and you're wanting to do FT8 using a 7300. Do you have to press the Tune button on the 7300 every time you change bands in WSJT-X or is it just pick the band in WSJT-X and start RX & TX?

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

If you've already tuned the antenna on the 7300 it should remember the settings so you shouldn't have to re-tune when switching bands. In WSJT-X there is actually a setting I didn't know about when I made this video that will remember the tune settings in WSJT-X. It has nothing to do with the radio, but it should bring the power slider to where you had it on each band. It's under Settings (preferences on a Mac)>Audio> at the bottom of that window you will see "remember power settings by band" and check both the Transmit and Tune buttons. I still hit the tune button on WSJT-X and make sure I'm not pushing the ALC out of habit, but theoretically you shouldn't have to. Keep in mind, if you change anything you may need to retune both the radio and WSJT-X.

@dwayne5530 Жыл бұрын

@@hamradiotube Thanks..This is all new to me. I've had my General for a while but no HF stuff yet. Rumor Kenwood will be at Hamvention next month so I'm going to wait just to be safe. If nothing is coming I think I'll pull the trigger on a 7300 and Ecomm IIIP as I don't plan to leave up anything. My luck is I buy the 7300 and later this year or early next Icom will release an updated 7300 with built in wifi and a few features....thanks again for the reply

@kennethblackwell1137 Жыл бұрын

Lots of good stuff. Many ways to operate.....and ..... I do it much differently than this...starting with LInux. 😁😁😁

@pablod6872 22 күн бұрын

I don't know if this has been answered before, but with a 13(?) character limit do you eliminate the grid square from your CQ if you're doing POTA / SOTA (i.e. CQ POTA KK8ABC for 12 characters), or do you put "CQ POTA KK8ABC CN72" (or whatever)?

@hamradiotube 22 күн бұрын

Yep. Just put POTA after CQ and you're good. CQ POTA KK8ABC CN72 is exactly how you'd do it. No clue how or why it works, but it does.

@pablod6872 22 күн бұрын

Thanks for the quick response! I'm still trying to get the hang of CW SOTA / POTA, but I will try this with FT8 Radio and my (tr)uSDX when I get the chance.

@patriot9455 Жыл бұрын

Is there a frequency on 2M or 70CM for this. I only have a dreaded B-fang. I am looking at buying that rig thing who's name has obviously slipped my mind at this time. When I can afford it, one of the Xeigu HF radios will come live in my house. Being a general, I have a larger array of bands and frequencies than I had before. Digital and voice interest me. I have a neurological malfunction that may make CW out of my range, time will tell. My callsign is K0XHF. The name is Kenn or Kenneth ( my mother said that when I was behaving badly) but I respond to it.

@AlvinMcManus Жыл бұрын

Nope! Sorry to hear of your limitations. I suffer from an incomplete spinal cord injury and stuff below my belly button doesn't work the way it used to. You could try one of the programs that uses a keyboard for CW, but don't quote me on that. I have my G90 just waiting for my General ticket and the antennas to get built. Good luck and happy hamming it up. 73 KN6ZVI

@straytopix Жыл бұрын

I am currently working on my general license but have a rig and antenna. Can techs use this on 10m?

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

You sure can! I also do a live stream on Tuesdays at 3pm Central on 10 meters to encourage techs to get on the air. Come join us if you can. Usually it’s a bit of ssb phone and ft8.

@straytopix Жыл бұрын

@@hamradiotube Thanks!! I really appreciate your help and I will definately tune in to the live stream!!

@todivefor47 9 ай бұрын

I have not watched the entire video at this point. Interested in installation on MacOS 13. I have WSJX-X installed, but can't get it to recognize my USB connection to 7300. Might be my cable. I have a USB cable from something else. Do you have to install any drivers (from where)? Where did you get your USB cable? Peter WB3IZU

@hamradiotube 9 ай бұрын

You may need to instal the Silicon Labs USB to UART driver www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads You can check your USB cable by going to System Information > Hardware > USB and should see the Silicon Labs driver there once installed. Look under the USB Device Tree at the top of that window. You may need to scroll down until you see the silicon labs driver. Once you click on that it should show your 7300 connected and the location ID which is what you use in WSJT-X under Radio > Serial Port. As for cable, I use one from Tripp Lite you can order from my Amazon Store if need be www.amazon.com/shop/k8mrdradiostuff/list/1JGV63TG6OTM?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d They are nice cables with ferrites on both sides. RFI with a bad cable can and will cause connection issues with WSJT-X. Usually an audio error. Or just put a bunch of ferrites on your cable if you have them. Hope this helps.

@todivefor47 9 ай бұрын

@@hamradiotube Thanks Mike. That didn't work. I suspect my cable. Ordered what you suggested. I had planned to get a cable with the ferrites, but hoped I could get ahead of the game with my interim cable. I'll revisit the video once I receive the cable.

@jameyevans29 9 ай бұрын

That’s what I use and it works great. 2 ferrite filters on the cable

@jameyevans29 9 ай бұрын

I had to install the driver from the Icom website. I’m using windows 11. I had a hard time at first

@todivefor47 9 ай бұрын

I got the cable you suggested and it worked perfect. Watched the rest of the video. Learned a lot, but need to watch it again. Your waterfall was docked, mine opened in a new window. Took me a long time to find because it was hidden behind main window. Couldn't find a way to dock it. 73 Mike.

@8thman8 6 ай бұрын

How do I set the clock on RS-918? Time on rig is wayy off.

@hamradiotube 6 ай бұрын

You don't do it on the radio you do it on a computer. If you're on windows, right click the time at the bottom right hand corner, select Adjust date/time and click Sync now. You do need to be connected to the internet of course.

@martyglapa359 4 ай бұрын

I may be old school, but to me, Ham radio is all about CW and voice. Thanks for the video.

@condor46 Жыл бұрын

in all the tutorials i see on ft8 i cant find anyone that tell me what that 2nd tab on the main body is for or what it does

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

You mean the one that says Stop?

@frodeigland91 10 ай бұрын

If you haven't found out: Tab 2 is used only by Fox stations when working in FT8 DXpedition mode, AKA "Fox/Hound" of "F/H" mode. When the Fox is called by lots of stations, the Fox queues up the callers by clicking on the callers' decoded lines. The queue appears in the left "Queue" column, whilst the right "In Progress" column shows the Fox which call signs are being worked at any moment. It is all explained in the FT8 DXpedition mode User Manual found in the main WSJT-X page, except there the queueit appears in Tab 3 (The original Tab 2 was removed in version 2.3).

@craigpalmer9196 Жыл бұрын

what version of windows plz

@CE4JDM Жыл бұрын

I'm trying WSJT-X on 14.074.000, but each time I TX, it transmits on 14.073.500. Why does it jump down like that to TX? Thanks, CE4JDM

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

That's normal. Depending where you are actually transmitting on the waterfall that frequency will change. You are mostly working split with FT8 unless you are transmitting and receiving a station on the exact same frequency. Sounds like it is working exactly as it should.

@CE4JDM Жыл бұрын

@@hamradiotube Mike, thanks. Right now I have another problem. Using SignaLink USB, FT-891, and Windows 10. WSJT-X settings does not show the USB Audio Codecs. In Device Manager, the USB Audio Codecs are under Universal Serial Bus Devices, but they SHOULD be under Sound, video and game controllers. Can you possibly tell me how to fix this?

@arlowandersen7719 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the effort you put into this video, but it was mostly Greek to me. Too many terms that I’ve never heard and don’t understand. Perhaps I should have started with a more basic video.

@ShaneKA5GSS 4 ай бұрын

dude, how in the hell did you get your mac to see your radio. i'm trying to get mine to see a kenwood ts890s and i've done everything possible that i know of. I see the port after i downloaded a driver but no radio is showing up and the wsjtx software keeps throwing the radio not connected type messages.

@hamradiotube 4 ай бұрын

I'm not familiar with Kenwood's settings but this is the driver I use www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers?tab=downloads Also does that radio have a built in sound card? If not you'll need something like a DigiRig or Signalink to get it working.

@ShaneKA5GSS 4 ай бұрын

Yup that’s what I used as well I’ll keep plugging away, sooner or later it’ll happen 😂

@slappomatthew 4 ай бұрын

I used to hate Mac’s, I still do, but I used to too. lol. I love iPhone and would probably like a Mac as well but nothing works with them. Even Linux just works with most hardware.

@ShaneKA5GSS 4 ай бұрын

I finally got it I had the wrong baud rate

@kjjosker 6 ай бұрын

This seems about as exciting as WSPR.

@Ed-vi6tg 5 ай бұрын

lol. I posted something along the same line. But I am afraid to ask what WSPR is.

@KE8MWQ Жыл бұрын

Do we use the command lines only on mac or do we also do it in windows

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Just mac

@KE8MWQ Жыл бұрын

@@hamradiotube thank you for responding 73

@2e0hpi Жыл бұрын

Trying to save my log file but always comes up as a error on the latest WSJTX , no annoying

@hamradiotube Жыл бұрын

Hmmm...could you elaborate a little more?

@2e0hpi Жыл бұрын

@@hamradiotube sorry it turned out to be my other program was faulty all working now

@byron-kd9vpu313 10 ай бұрын

@hamradiotube Hello Mike, I am a new General operator. would you know if this will work on a chromebook?

@hamradiotube 10 ай бұрын

I have no idea but I would doubt it.

@kjjosker 6 ай бұрын

@@hamradiotube I'm amazed that they even have it for Mac since macs make up such a small percentage of the personal computer market.

@seanromero2303 11 ай бұрын

How can I set it up on my spare Chromebook Thanks in advance.

@hamradiotube 11 ай бұрын

I doubt there is a chrome book version of this. I'm not sure.

@seanromero2303 11 ай бұрын

@@hamradiotube Thanks for the heads up great tutorial and videos 73 AH6KG

@dorvinion 10 ай бұрын

Directly on a Chromebook, not easily possible (maybe with crouton - but ChromeOS may limit its access to the hardware) A workable alternative is to connect the radio to a Raspberry Pi (Ideally a Pi 4) and get WSJTX etc running on it. Then you use some form of VNC software on the Chromebook to control your Pi

@mikaelbengtsson28 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a good demo af the program, 73" SA6ILB

@ambitiouslawn1678 3 ай бұрын

What is everyone using on Mac OS to sync the time?

@dougdurrant3904 3 ай бұрын

In MacOS 14.1.1 it can be a system setting. Upper corner apple, system settings, general, date and time, turn on "set date and time automatically for your location" - it defaults to apple's time server, but you can change that.

@ambitiouslawn1678 3 ай бұрын

@@dougdurrant3904 dang, I was thinking I’d need software and every software I tried was a headache and made my time worse. Just sticking with Apple, it synced right up without issue. Thanks

@Mike_M_KI4MRC 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Mike! My go to dude for Mac! 😂 have you done a video on a way to synchronize if using more than one computer? In fact, I’m not even sure that’s possible.

@billystallings7373 5 ай бұрын

Not sure I understand the point of this. I do want to learn more about it though!

@hamradiotube 5 ай бұрын

FT8 is a weak signal mode. It's all digital and doesn't require much input from the user. But holy hillbilly is it fun!! You can work stations you would only imagine on phone or cw. Granted, you're just looking at a computer and not having an actual conversation, but it's pretty sweet seeing how far your station is getting out making contacts!

@markn455 9 ай бұрын

Where can you download wskjt-x in late 2023? Many places you go now are offline or unsecured, and popup ads you can't get past to find the download.

@hamradiotube 9 ай бұрын

Same place you always could wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html Here's the direct link for Mac. wsjt.sourceforge.io/downloads/wsjtx-2.6.1-Darwin.dmg

@norrinradd8952 Жыл бұрын

Sync your time Listen before transmitting Always check your waterfall Use minimum power needed ☑ Hold Tx Freq or GTFO

@Ed-vi6tg 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, but no thanks. lol. been off the air for 32 years or so. QST had an article on FT8 but I couldn't understand "what do you do" use a keyboard? voice? nope. I joined a club last week and the member who seems to use FT8 exclusively, they were in a playful way busting his chops, now I know why. I going back to practicing Morse code now; its a bit more challenging.

@fitybux4664 8 ай бұрын

I don't get it. Does anyone actually say anything with FT8, or is it just contacts? edit: Wow.... you only have like 13 characters usable? 6 bits per second? 😲

@hamradiotube 8 ай бұрын

It's just for contacts. It exchanges the needed info for a QSO and does it very efficiently. Even more so than CW. It's also able to decode very weak signals and can be used quite effectively with very little power or poor band conditions. Another mode, JS8 Call, is based off of the FT8 architecture but can be used for keyboard to keyboard qso's.