Monday, July 29, 2019

Joe Taylor K1JT hints at next generation of digital modes

One of the huge developments in Amateur radio over the last few years have the development of digital modes like FT8. The software (WSJT-X) for these modes uses the sound card in a PC to decode and encode these digital signals.

Up to now, this approach allows it to be used with standard superhet transceivers.

In a recent short talk at the amateur radio show in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Joe Taylor K1JT gave a hint of a new digital mode in the pipeline.

This will use the I and Q output of a SDR transceiver for receiving and sending the signals and over a wider bandwidth. This will be a major departure for the current suite as it will not be compatible with superhet transceivers.




1 comment:

stu said...

Hi. hope you dont mind i pinched some of the text from your post for a post on the Flex radio forum. Great blog, keep it going.

https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/joe-taylor-k1jt-hints-at-next-generation-of-digital-modes?rfm=1&topic_submit=true

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