Join us at the Friday, Oct 7th SPARC meeting where Ed, NZ1Q will demonstrate digital modes JT65 and JT9. This demonstration will be conducted live on the HF bands.
The “JT” in JT65 is Dr. Joe Taylor, K1JT. Joe is the Nobel Prize winning physicist who wrote the software that makes amateur weak signal communication possible. This software is available at no cost to amateurs who would like to explore the world of weak signal communications. Even when the bands are close there are stations on using the JT modes making QSOs.
A surprise is in store for those not familiar with JT65. In order to have reliable communications at low power levels, tradeoffs must be made. In the case of the JT modes, the time to conduct a single two-way QSO is in the order of two minutes. Make sure your coffee cup is full before initiating a QSO.
