JS8Call Setup and Demonstration by Jordan, KN4CRD

JS8Call setup and demo from its creator, Jordan, KN4CRD. Jordan came onto a Livestream a couple of months back and was gracious enough to show us this setup and demo of his software. I've taken the "meat" of that video, and cut out all of the extra talk of the livestream, and put it into a more-watchable format for you to use for your own setup. Please let me know your thoughts on this format.
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[@tomdonahoe3539]

This was a FANTASTIC explanatory video - one of the best I've found for JS8Call so far. Well worth the time.

[@WR3ND]

Yep... That's like me at the club trying to tell people how to get their computers to work. It's not even that it's jargon, but it is like learning a language in the sense of understanding context. 😅 Great job all the same. 73

[@davebinsweden]

This remains the best video on JS8Call. There is so much detail and it is so well explained that it can be watched repeatedly and you will keep learning. There is no substition for someone who really knows the mode and the software inside out. It would be great to have videos like this for all the digital modes. Maybe the only criticism is the use of screen real estate. Not enough space is devoted to the JS8Call UI.

[@kenluning909]

I'll take a instant message button for "SEND MORE IPA" LOL

[@davidhine619]

Thankyou guys for the GREATEST mode in Ham Radio that works anywhere, and allows "meshing" and other brilliant things!!! Also, ordinary QSO's are possible (unlike FT4). Absolutely AMAZING. David Hine G4DIG

[@briansmith2819]

love this mode i have been wanting something better than ft8 i wish more people would use this mode

[@brian.7966]

psk 31 is much the same but faster.

[@erickkf5ggh420]

Thank you for the demonstration! Thankful to see JS8 works with seamlessly with Mac. Great & simple to follow Terminal Commands on read me. Love the next generation of innovation in the hobby!! Downloaded and eager to check It out!

[@IAN-zg2jq]

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[@WR3ND]

By the way, I like that the window of the program scales the sections to your screen resolution if you change it. It's the little things. 👍 Way back in the days of HTML I made a few websites that'd do that using s.

[@machoneboard]

Clever dude, great that you had him on. Having trouble with the Hamlib thing - same settings as ft8 & not communicating but I’ll get there.

[@Annytiek]

hamlib is broken, just like the api was, i will have a fix soon

[@markdoyle8713]

Very cool. Going to give it a go.

[@KC5CQW]

Now that we are well into the 21century, how about a love child between JS8 and PC-ALE? In the short term, can we get the logging feature closer to how WSJT-X works? (Semi-Automatic)

[@cache4pat]

What might be the ideal set up for JS8Call for use in this Weekend's Winter Field Day ? Particularly, where is the 'Expected' place to store & send the Exchange from; to avoid any lost time on each side. And, how to automatedly collect QSO Exchanges into a LOG

[@Ron_pd3ron]

Hello, Thanks for the detailed explanation, Thanks also for Jordan KN4CRD👍🏻 , I use FT8 at this moment but Js8call was new and unknown for me. Let's see if i can get Js8call running on my Raspberry pi. Thanks, Ron, PD3RON

[@radioactive5020]

Very good explanation and presentation. I thought there was an advantage to matching offset with the other station in a live QSO exchange. Am I mixing that up or is it not an issue in the newer versions?

[@MrMuzza72]

Started using JS8 3 or 4 weeks ago and loved it, ft8 is great but JS8 is more me. I prefer the human interaction and I regularly make 15,000km contacts using only 10w keep up the good work 73s VK2LAT

[@KT0DDW]

Will there ever be an IC-705 drop down box... ? I know even wsjtx has the 705 now.

[@consciousness1237]

Can JS8CALL be set up as a group of hams in a region that uses say 6 meters direct point to point messages that stores and forwarding as a mesh network does like a Florida data chat over rf. Seems very cool I dont want to depend on NVIS and propagation AA4CP Chuck Patterson Port Salerno FL USA

[@AvocaSingleTrack]

I'd love to use this on my FT-991A . Unfortunately "CAT" is greyed out . I installed WSJT-x and it worked no problem. I closed WSJT-x and all other ham software, tried reopening JS8call and no love ...will no talk to the 991A , CAT is greyed out .

[@deltaecho-59tx60]

Will the auto band change functionally ever return?

[@PhantomWoIf]

i have a sound problem with JS8CALL. it looked like there was an audio input from the radio displayed in the waterfall but then no more. it never decoded anything on 14078KHz.

[@1shARyn3]

Here we are, a year later: JS8 is generally 40 meters, FT4 on 20 meters, FT8 for the Carribean, South America and Japan on 15 meters, ....

[@HamRadio2]

Yep

[@HamTechRadioScannerDrones]

Hi is this in USB data mode , what are the radio settings Icom 7300 ? Thanks

[@HamRadio2]

Yes, USB-D on the 7300. Same settings as using FT8

[@HamTechRadioScannerDrones]

@@HamRadio2 Hi - Thanks - I enjoy all your videos -73

[@wrowe2559]

Thanks for the tutorial! I have JS8Call installed now, and plan to utilize it in my operations at home. 73 de WQ1C

[@HamRadio2]

Have fun!

[@vancehenry8714]

Thanks for this video, very informative. 73 KX4BI

[@mabo4848]

is there a special setting to get a ACK if my message is send ? yesterday i didnt saw a ACK in my conversation after my message was send

[@jonpetersen4237]

Has anyone been successful setting this up with a Yaesu FT 897? I keep getting a protocol error.

[@slik560]

Wow. I’m like an orangutan trying to watch C-SPAN. 😳. I’ll be back after getting my general license....or a degree in electrical 😎.

[@ericp726]

Could use this to send Base64 encoded files too.

[@briand9513]

JS8Call is pretty cool, but man it is soooo slooooow.. it takes over a minute to send a sentence? I used to use FSQCall which is much faster, can send and receive images, and has "sounding" which is similar to the heartbeat feature.. I've been monitoring 40m FSQ freq (7104mHz) but no sigs there anymore. Pretty sure people suffer through the slowness of JS8Call just so they can be part of the whole FT8 crowd.

[@HamRadio2]

I've seen FSQ on 2M but not 40M. I need to dive more into it.

[@brian.7966]

this is very similar to PSK31, so it cant be a new program ??

[@wild-radio7373]

🤜🏻👍🤛🏻♡♡♡

[@johnnettles8867]

BOY AM I CONFUSED, ready to quit trying to get my license it's overwhelming

[@manoffaith2501]

Don’t give up. I’m 74 years old and got my technician license last November. And one month later I passed my General test. Now I’m studying for my Extra class license. Best of luck to you. Walt KE8NQL.

[@steveh1130]

John, I wouldn’t worry about digital yet. There are use cases for tools like this, but there is still much to regular analog to keep you learning and entertained. There are many aspects/sides to amateur radio that I doubt you’ll have trouble find something that fits you.

[@johnnettles8867]

The only reason I am doing it is because the space shuttle flys over my house sll the time

[@IowaSheepdog]

@@johnnettles8867 Satellite communicaktions should be the primary driver of you obtaining your license if that’s your goal. Get your Technician and General licenses, start with a good 2M/70cm rig, or even an HT like the Yaesu FT-3DR with a handheld Yagi antenna, and enjoy the satellite passes and trying to make those contacts. If you get the bug and want to move to HF, you can always add that to your hobby later. I got my license and really didn’t think much about digital, but that has changed once I learned more about the available modes and how to use them. I still rag chew across the bands as well. I think it’s the best of both worlds. 73, AE0IT

[@belaoxmyx4398]

@@johnnettles8867 The Space Shuttle hasn't flown since 2011.

[@christophersmith1155]

I WANT TO BUY RADIOS FROM RADIODDITY DO THEY HAVE A # TO CALL LIKE MFJ AND R&L ? I WILL PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD. I DONT KNOW WHO THIS BANK CALLED PAY PAL IS . CITI BANK , CHASE BANK AND BANK OF AMERICA IS ENOUGH ! I DONT USE FORIENE BANKS .

[@AA0Z]

This is the best comment....should be pinned.

[@johnlane7856]

Your JS8 is crowding the psk freqs..another unneeded mode that is told to be easy but you need to be a computer geek to use it....computers slowly destroying the enjoyment of Ham RADIO....YES R A D I O.....NOT HAM COMPUTER!!

[@svluckyspin7420]

John, I get what you are saying; but time marches on. I remember when the same thing was said of PSK! Ha! I'm 72, and a CW man all my life. I'm pretty openminded to any AND all of ham radio stuff, and of course digital is here to stay. However, I can pound the brass @30wpm with the ol' guys on the lower end of 40 also... For me digital is ADDING to the fun of ham radio, and I LOVE FT8 and JS8Call just adds to my fun. But I do keep my Bencher Iambic paddle in use quiet often too. There is room for both. Enjoy and 73

[@kenluning909]

Just got it set up this week. Thanks for the video. de W5KA

[@JonathanCreaser]

Really useful, thank you. 73, Jonathan M0XXJ

[@HamRadio2]

Glad you enjoyed it!