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JS8Mail: Offline-first radio mail over JS8Call (github.com)
submitted 1 week ago by to c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
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I'm not sure how useful this would actually be, but I've not had the chance to use it since nobody seems to know about it...so I'm posting this in hopes that some folks might give it a try.

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[–] 1 point 1 week ago (3 children)

What's a good frequency/time to try out JS8CALL? It's easy to find the big block of FT8 but I haven't found other digital modes yet (just getting started with digital). I'm best set up for 40m.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    The app has got a list of frequencies on all bands.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    Alright, I got the js8call app installed and had a QSO. Mostly heartbeats though (on 40m). Glad to set up a sked if anyone wants, especially if you'd like a postal QSL card.

    I had played with WSJT-X for FT8 and fldigi to try to find PSK31 or others. I didn't realize JS8CALL wasn't in fldigi with the others. The dedicated JS8CALL interface is much more inviting than WSJT-X though, and it's nice that all the apps share mostly the same configuration for rig communication.

    I'm getting some random characters typed while the rig is in transmit mode, probably need to invest in a USB cable with some ferrite beads.

    It does make me appreciate CW more, though. No configs to get wrong, no stations in bot mode that you can't actually talk with. I need to practice more before I can be my own modem at any reasonable speed though!

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