Lately I've been having a play with JT65hf, For those that have not tried, JT65hf it's a fun low power mode, most people use less than 10 Watts and 25 Watts is considered high power,
Using a simple setup of a Yaesu FT-897D, and the JT65hf software I've had QSO's into VK australia, ZL new zealand, W/K usa, as well as less distant contacts all on 10 Watts or less,
JT65hf IS NOT a rag chew mode a typical contact exchanges callsigns report (in -dB) and 4 digit locator ie: JO02 see pic for a sample of a qso, The red lines are my QSO with ZL3GL.
The links below the the Pic are the JT65hf software download (which is free), The Bozo's Guide by Andy K3UK is a must read and where in the HF bands to find JT65 being used.
Timing is critical with JT65hf, If you are running any of the windows 7 packages then getting your clock very accurate is easy just follow the guide below, for any other operating system I strongly recommend the Dimension 4 software.
I'm running Windows7 ultimate but all windows 7 packages are the same.
Go to the control panel then open Administrative tools and go into task scheduler,
there is a drop down list in the bottom pane.
Use the slider to the right to get to it. It should be the 3rd window down.
Use the slider on that window and go down to "synchronize time".
Double click on the line for that, and it will open a three pane window.
click once on "Synchronize..." (that's all that will show of "Synchronize Time").
in the right pane, click "Properties".
Click once on that and it will open "SynchronizeTime Properties (Local Computer).
Choose the "Triggers" tab .
The default is "Weekly - Every Sunday at 1:00 am". Highlight that and click the
"edit" button at the bottom of that pane.
A new window titled "Edit Trigger" will open.
Select the fill-in bubble "daily" in the "settings" section, and "repeat task every:" in the "advanced settings" section. Select "5 min." from the drop down list,
Then click "OK" on the panes that you can, and close the others.
You're then done.
Using a simple setup of a Yaesu FT-897D, and the JT65hf software I've had QSO's into VK australia, ZL new zealand, W/K usa, as well as less distant contacts all on 10 Watts or less,
JT65hf IS NOT a rag chew mode a typical contact exchanges callsigns report (in -dB) and 4 digit locator ie: JO02 see pic for a sample of a qso, The red lines are my QSO with ZL3GL.
The links below the the Pic are the JT65hf software download (which is free), The Bozo's Guide by Andy K3UK is a must read and where in the HF bands to find JT65 being used.
Timing is critical with JT65hf, If you are running any of the windows 7 packages then getting your clock very accurate is easy just follow the guide below, for any other operating system I strongly recommend the Dimension 4 software.
I'm running Windows7 ultimate but all windows 7 packages are the same.
Go to the control panel then open Administrative tools and go into task scheduler,
there is a drop down list in the bottom pane.
Use the slider to the right to get to it. It should be the 3rd window down.
Use the slider on that window and go down to "synchronize time".
Double click on the line for that, and it will open a three pane window.
click once on "Synchronize..." (that's all that will show of "Synchronize Time").
in the right pane, click "Properties".
Click once on that and it will open "SynchronizeTime Properties (Local Computer).
Choose the "Triggers" tab .
The default is "Weekly - Every Sunday at 1:00 am". Highlight that and click the
"edit" button at the bottom of that pane.
A new window titled "Edit Trigger" will open.
Select the fill-in bubble "daily" in the "settings" section, and "repeat task every:" in the "advanced settings" section. Select "5 min." from the drop down list,
Then click "OK" on the panes that you can, and close the others.
You're then done.
The latest version of WSJT-X is here WSJT-X
click this link to download the JT65hf software,
And This one for the bozo's guide
Here are the JT65hf frequencies
Here for Dimension4 timing software should you need it
Enjoy
click this link to download the JT65hf software,
And This one for the bozo's guide
Here are the JT65hf frequencies
Here for Dimension4 timing software should you need it
Enjoy