LATEST VERSION OF WSJT
The latest full version of WSJT is Version 3.0.0, and can be dowloaded from the WSJT Download Page. These files are now hosted on this sie!
There are two download options, the full installer (approx 5Mb download) and the 3.0.0 updater. If you already have version 2.2.2 or later then only the updater is required.
The JT6M mode is not yet described in the WSJT manual. However it works well and is available in a beta release, version 3.6.4 of the program. If you already know the FSK441 mode, you can get all you need in order to use JT6M from the update notes. Download the update to version 3.6.4 here. Please send email summarizing your experiences and offering any suggestions for improvements to Joe Taylor K1JT.

The WSJT Home Page carries extensive additional information, including text and sample files. This page is currently experiencing some problems, as Joe Taylor is in Australia at the moment.

ZS6DDG/P OPERATIONS
After his recent stay at Richards Bay (KG61) Derek will be home in Johannesburg during the month of September for a well-earned rest. From mid-October until early December he will be back on the road with stays scheduled in Durban (KG50), Phalaborwa (KG56), Mozambique (KG77) and Simons Town (JF95). During these trips he plans to be active on both 50 and 144 MHz all-modes including the JT44 and FSK441 digital modes.
Of particular interest will be the week in Mozambique in mid-November as the location well north of Maputo will be a good meteor scatter distance from South Africa and Namibia for both 50 and 144 MHz and MS contacts using FSK441 should be a distinct possibility for anyone with a reasonably well-equipped digital station. For operators in the Johannesburg area this will probably be your best opportunity to work C9 on 144 MHz and for those who have not yet worked C9 on 50 MHz the contact should be relative easy using FSK441.

WEEKEND WSJT DIGITAL OPERATION
Weekend operations using WSJT will continue on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 0330 utc until 0600 utc and primary calling frequencies will be 50.245 and 144.245 MHz. The FSK441 mode is used primarily for meteor scatter work and JT44 for long-distance tropo work.

If you aren't already equipped for WSJT we urge you to try it and you will be amazed what your VHF station is capable of. With 100 watts on 144 MHz and a small Yagi fixed on the horizon you will be able to make contacts in North America by reflecting your signals off the moon.

50Mhz FSK441 PROCEDURES
Hal ZS6WB writes: "With the increased MS activity on 50 MHz recently it is beginning to look like the European operating options for FSK441 may be the best way to go. I would like to suggest that we try this option and then decide which you prefer.
At one point this morning (Thursday 1 May 2003) there were six different stations in 4 divisions and 2 DXCC countries all calling and working one another at virtually the same time on 50.245. For sure it must be a new record but also a lot of confusion and when you hear single-tone reports you aren't sure who they are meant for.
Set up the European procedures as follows:
Go to SETUP - Then select OPTIONS
In the FSK441 MESSAGE TEMPLATES click on the box marked EU DEFAULTS
EU should then appear to the right of the box.
Edit the TX1 and TX6 lines as follows:
Line 1 - %T %M URGRID < Line 6 - CQ %M URGRID <
URGRID = Your six digit grid locator
Using this procedure in a non-contest situation if you hear a station calling CQ you can call him using Line SEND2 which includes report and he will reply with SEND3 which includes a Roger and a report to you. You then send SEND4 and he replies with SEND5. You will note that all lines except SEND5 include both callsigns so there is no confusion about who is sending the reports and who they are meant for. I would recommend still selecting using single-tone, but SEND5 (73) will be the only single-tone message sent.
Let's all try this procedure over the next few weeks. I will call mainly on 50.235 and let's also use 50.240 as well as 50.245. Contact the same station more than once if you want but use the full procedure just to get the feel of it for comparison purposes.
This procedure will also be much better with DXpeditions such as the recent one to Namibia where operators were never quite sure if a report was meant for them.
73 - Hal"

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