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Modern Data Modes

Modern Data Modes, edited by Steve Telenius-Lowe, PJ4DX, is a guide to using WSJT-X, JTDX, Fldigi, FT8, FT4, PSK, JS8, VarAC and other modes. Based on the Radio Today Guide to HF Data on FT8 & PSK using WSJT-X and Fldigi, Modern Data Modes has been updated with new material for 2023 and includes new sections on JTDX and MSHV and features additional sections on FT4 and the keyboard-to-keyboard mode VarAC. The world of Amateur Radio data modes has seen tremendous growth and fast-paced development in recent years. Amateurs have turned to HF data on FT8 and PSK and are surprised to find lots of activity when using the weak signal modes offered by WSJT-X.

Modern Data Modes starts by explaining how to set up a modern digital modes station using just a PC and a transceiver and provides detailed and practical discussions to explain the monitoring and operating procedures required. The WSJT-X 2.0 software, along with other weak signal modes such as JTDX, MSHV and the wider and comprehensive Fldigi mode are covered in this comprehensive guide. You will find detailed explanations on FT8 contest modes, 'Fox and Hound' mode and FT4. There is also expanded content that covers keyboard-to-keyboard modes, JS8 and VarAC and covers setup, configuration, to operating these powerful modes and includes in depth technical concepts such as Forward Error Correction (FEC), Cyclic Redundancy Checks (CRC) and Fourier analysis.

If you are interested in using data modes for the first time, or simply widening your knowledge, this book provides the answers in a simplified manner using diagrams and terms that are familiar to most radio amateurs. Simply put, if you need a guide to using WSJT-X, JTDX, Fldigi, FT8, FT4, PSK, JS8, VarAC and other modes, Modern Data Modes provides the ideal starting point.

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