JS8Call from A-Z Covering the Basics to Advanced Settings In One Video

[@DonLewis-nc5zk]

Michael - I had brain surgery for subdural bleeding last December and with a great care team, I am fully back to myself. I wish you the best and better recovery. Love your videos. Don

[@hamradiomadesimple]

WOW, that was some kind of procedure you went through. I hope all is well and no long term damage. We are blessed to live in a time when we can do life changing medical procedures. Thanks for reaching out and your concern my friend!!

[@W9IKE]

Your HF Digital material is top shelf. I also appreciate the information sent outside of YT. I have learned a LOT from you. 73!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Awesome, thank you! Master it and then teach others :-)

[@mikewilder7231]

Best video I've seen on inner workings on JS8Call, nice work!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Wow, thanks!

[@andrewgrundel2199]

This is a great video. I came across your channel while looking for Digirig settings. I love your practical straight forward content.

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Thanks for taking the time to let me know. My focus is on teaching / instruction and not about me. I really hope it is helping you get up and running faster!!

[@6090ProPlayer]

MJ, what a great job you do putting these video’s together! Your presentations are by far some of the very best out here on KZbin! Thank you!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Wow, thank you for taking the time to post this. Really appreciate your kind and encouraging words!!

[@SRemains]

Many thanks for this excellent video breakdown. MJ, you put out the most thorough tutorials. Love your work. 73, W7HP

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Great compliment and thank you my friend!

[@tommartin2335]

Best video I have seen on JS8Call!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Thank you for such kind words. My goal it pass on what I keep learning, in a way that keeps it simple and on point.

[@robertpetri2795]

Thanks!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Wow, I am touched by your generosity. Thank you so much my friend!!

[@Chris_KS5KY]

Great video. I had a lot of this figured out but I quit using JS8 for some time now and forgot a lot of it. Planning to get back into it and this was a great refresher but also great for one just starting out.. Thank you for your time in putting this together, 73.

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Glad it was helpful! Now have fun and learn all the cool features that goes with it.

[@raithjames860]

Wonderful. I struggled to get a handle on how to use JS8Call. Wish I would have come across this video long ago. Magnificent explaination. You have enlightened me on many features for which I was unaware. Keep the videos coming. A thousand thanks!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Glad it helped! I do this since there was nothing like this for me. I didn't want other behind me to suffer through the long learning curve. ENJOY!!

[@raithjames860]

Greatly appreciated. Well presented with examples. You much have been a teacher in another life.@@hamradiomadesimple

[@pa7rw639]

🧐 very helpfull. enjoyed watching the whole movie. Keep up the good work.

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Thank you! I will try my best :-)

[@RonGoote]

Are there any resources to setting up popular radios that are not in the software rig menu Such as a Yasue FT-710 or a Xiegue X6100

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Not really and that is so frustrating. Once you figure yours out, send it to me and I will make it available for others. Also, more than one way to approach this. Direct CAT Control, Rig Control Software and also use RTS vs CAT settings. If you still have issues, email me at [e-mail]. We can set up a time to try and figure it out.

[@RonGoote]

I found that my Xiegue X6100 works well with choosing the Icom 7300 as your rig. The one Xiegu radio listed in the drop produced a ham lib error I have not tried to set up my FT-710 yet @@hamradiomadesimple

[@mikefr24]

Excellent Video. I have watched many jS8Call videos and this one is by far the best one. Very detailed. Nice job thank you!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Wow, thanks! Appreciate you taking the time to let me know.

[@kant777]

Hi Masters ;) Great video. A long session but worthwhile. I sure can recommend others your channel. We (The Netherlands) do not have these kind of channels. I will absorb first all the info and then start USING the applications. Thanks again 73s PA1ANT

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Awesome, thank you! I have handouts on many of the HF Digital Apps videos. Email me at [e-mail] if you want them.

[@russellclarke6855]

Very comprehensive but seems very complex, a lot of time spent on how important time is, most of us will be familiar with FT8 before trying JS8 and if my clock is within a couple of hundred milliseconds on FT8 and it's working fine won't JS8 work ok ??? Also lots of time explaining message boxes and relaying but I'm not sure if I can answer or make a CQ and have a keyboard to keyboard QSO in plain english text and ask about the weather, rig, power, antenna, city, operators name etc, the sort of stuff we talked about with PSK31 before FT8 existed. Maybe I'm missing something, I just want everyone to go back to PSK 31 and talk to each other, but it is a great video, thanks,73.

[@hamradiomadesimple]

I have a handout that should help. Email me at [e-mail] and ask for the JS8 handout.

[@txchris1498]

Thank you for making this video

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Glad it was helpful!

[@StevenBishop-l9k]

Great video! I have a question about the CAT level. I am running an Icom 7300 and windows 11. I am not receiving many messages and the CAT level is about 10 and in the yellow most of the time, it does bounce around up to green at around 20-20 db once in awhile. I have set the mic levels in the pc to high and both microphone & speakers are codec for input and output in settings. What am I missing? Thanks

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Email me for my setup guide to fix this. [e-mail]

[@gary6212]

Best video about JS8Call on youtube - great work!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Appreciate you taking the time to post this!! As a group, we learned the deeper aspects of this great APP!

[@LocalFriend-o6n]

Does anyone have instructions how to set up a Yaesu FT-710 for JS8 Call? Many thanks!

[@gunny2444]

Whew... 1st day getting into JS8call. Thanks for the videos!!! GREAT JOB

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Have fun!

[@paraicnolan]

Great video on JS8Call. Recently licenced and getting to grips with all the great options & modes in Ham radio. This video covers so much, and very well explained. Looking forward to looking at some of your other videos. 73 Paraic EI9IRB

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Glad it was helpful and resonated with you. Doing a deep dive into 3 areas of JS8. Just released the 1st one on Time Sync. Next will be the 6 ways to message and finally cool features to use going forward. Thanks for your encouraging words my friend!!

[@petra1417]

It's all beautiful for as long as there internet, to sync. There might be some emergencies, where there will not be an access to it

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Don't need to use the internet to sync. I now use others to sync off of their signal as well as GPS and or WWV.

[@glowlair-vg7we]

Nice job!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@vinniec5286]

Thank you very much for this! I will be checking out your other series.

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Awesome, thank you! I hope they help you shorten the learning curve :-)

[@vinniec5286]

@@hamradiomadesimple Yes, sir. And I have this one bookmarked to watch again in about a week. :)

[@yb7vk]

apakah js8call hanya bisa digunakan di HF dan di VHF tidak bisa?

[@OddballAZ]

Just got in to JS8Call, this is great info, thank you!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jameskirkland8779]

Great job MJ!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Only able to get this done with your help my friend!!

[@MrZerohour1967]

Can anyone tell me why JS8CALL disables my FT-991A's internal tuner as soon as it keys the radio? It seems to be sending the command to turn the internal tuner off as soon as it sends the PTT command to the radio. It's does it if I hit the tune button in the software, on a timed TX or a forced CQ. Seems every method it uses to ley the radio has the same effect, disabled the internal tuner as the radio goes in to TX mode.

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Are you using Flrig or just direct CAT control from the 991A? If not, try Flrig and see if you get the same results. I think we have to start ruling out what may be the cause. I don't own a 991A but can ask around.

[@MrZerohour1967]

@@hamradiomadesimple Hi, I can confirm no other CAT software has this issue, FLRig, HRD, WSJTX etc all behave fine. I think I worked it out in the end. I had split mode set to Rig, then flicked it back to off and the problem went away, then I went back to split mode Rig and it worked fine, so maybe some weird bug. Anyway all working now thanks :)

[@hamradiomadesimple]

That happened to me a while back, now that my feeble brain can recall it. Nice job!!

[@MrZerohour1967]

@@hamradiomadesimple lol glad I'm not going mad then :)

[@Charlie-CVD]

Somehow I changed all the display settings of my waterfall and now it looks all funny. I tried to uninstall js8 and reinstall but it had all my configurations saved somewhere and the problem persists. Is there a reset button on js8? Or where can I find the default settings for the display tab that controls the waterfall?

[@Charlie-CVD]

I figured it out.

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Email me at [e-mail]. I think I know what it might be but can't post pictures on the comment section.

[@hamradiomadesimple]

GREAT. Sometimes the best way to learn is just trying different things and see what happens.

[@jimhammer2638]

Hi MJ. New subscriber here out of Providence, NC. just a stones throw away. Love your videos, geeked out on all of them! Was wondering if you still plan on doing a solar backup video?

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Hopefully early next year. Need to do two short JS8Call videos and on on OCF-Dipole antenna. Thanks for reminding me. Email me at [e-mail] and maybe we can try and connect on JS8Call

[@ellivniarms]

Great video! You've got a new subscriber.

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Welcome aboard and thanks for supporting this channel.

[@Tibetan1962]

JS8 looks interesting, but it seems as if many common practices and features require unattended operation at HF, which seems to violate FCC amateur service regulations. How is this addressed in the community?

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Most features require attended operation however, messages can be left for someone to be picked up later on without someone attending the station. WSPR does not require someone to be at the station as TX & RX is going on. You set it up and leave it running in order to build out the mapping of their signal. Digital is different than Voice in many ways so I think this is why it is permitted. GREAT QUESTION!! Anyone else want to share their insight??

[@PNWminuteman]

Can anyone point to the law that says a station must be attended verses in one’s control? I believe this is a myth that is repeated over and over by the internet.

[@neveradullmoment-f8j]

Best video I've seen on this!!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Wow, thanks! That means a lot!!

[@m.p.6330]

Great video, thanks for the presentation.

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Glad you liked it and I hope you have fun on JS8.

[@shawnp6653]

Well done video - thanks for the info, I may have to watch again to make sure i caught all the nuggets of info. So, is it possible to send a message to Drew if you don't have a direct connection to him and don't know if there is station you both could hear (for store/forward). In other words is there any sort of routing like in packet for messages? Also, how do you figure out what band someone frequents? 73 de ki5gx

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Yes you can!. Email me at [e-mail]. I can send some screen prints that will makes sense.

[@shawnp6653]

@@hamradiomadesimple Thanks! I guess I'll be getting on JS8 tomorrow :)

[@jomckarth4836]

why use old JS8call if we have now VarAC??

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Your call completely. I've found better results, when doing directed calls to my ham friends, using JS8. VarAC is fun app to use. Have fun!!

[@mrtechie6810]

Is anyone on JS8call? I am in the M.E. and all I see is FT8! (Great video, thanks!)

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Oh yeah!! Your setup is not right. FT8 works with little effort but doesn't mean the other digital apps will. It is a simple app compared to the others. If you are on the main calling freq, and hit the HB button, it should light up!! Focus on your settings. Email me for my handout at [e-mail]

[@DonneLester-n5k]

Hardy Loop

[@bradfordwilliams9760]

Thanks!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

Wow and thank you Brad. Never expect this but always grateful!!

[@bradfordwilliams9760]

Thanks!

[@hamradiomadesimple]

WOW and thanks beyond words my friend. Wow oh Wow!!