Software using the JS8 Digital Mode providing weak signal keyboard to keyboard messaging to Amateur Radio Operators.
What's new in 2.2.0
2.2.0 (2020-06-25):
Right click station to center filter at their offset
Added sync button for filter center
Initial work for dial controls
Added images for dial control
Added up/down indicators for VFO
Added RX.ACTIVITY and STATION.STATUS messages to network
Added some sanity limits to RX.GET_TEXT
Fixed #296: selection color overrides
Fixing selection highlight on pi
Attempting to fix highlighting on the pi, again
Fixed pi selected highlight (again)
Fixed restoring HB enabled on startup when in slow mode
Added tooltip for VFO adjustment
Config radio tab first
Added heard by tooltip for group callsigns
Fixed bug with delayed painting of selected row change
Added sub-band colors
Added 1000Hz sub-band colors with HB as orange, and the upper limit also as orange (for other automated stations)
Added black border
Changing colors
Simplify widegraph color
Fixed legacy real array index warning. Fixed NCOSTAS warning
Added some decoder logging and js8 tone generation tweaks to ensure the right costas is getting generated for the right submode
Added audio saving with buffer offset and a compilation flag that can be used to enable it. It is enabled by default currently for testing of the function.
Added debug for I and some clarifying comments
Added configuration option to enable/disable writing of ALL.TXT / DIRECTED.TXT
Added option to confirm before sending autoreply message
Refactored function for enabling HB. Set FAST as the default mode. Added FAST support to HB
Added @ALLCALL to CQs and HBs to make them more clear and unify the message formatting across all directed message types
Remove SNR from HB automatic ACK (there's a reason...coming soon)
Configurable custom HB and STATUS messages
Fixed hiding of HB commands with new @ALLCALL prefix
Added dynamic menu item for autoreply with confirmation to make it more clear
AUTO+CONF dynamic update
Added tooltip to status button
Fixed issue with self destruct confirmation box and default behavior
Fixed confirmation modality and default behavior
Proper encoding of ACKs and NACKs for future SRARQ
Cleaning up HB
Do not overwrite SNR responses
Disabled HB message configuration for now
Added configuration option for sending SNR in HB ACKs instead of disabling completely
Configurable HB ACKs vs SNR is a future consideration, not for 2.2
Added APRSIS spotting back into the app, but this time under the APJ8CL aprs registered callsign …
JS8Call is proprietary software from KN4CRD. Check the publisher's license terms for pricing and usage rights.
What is the latest version of JS8Call?
The latest version is 2.2.0.
Is it safe to download JS8Call?
The download button links to the official installer published on files.js8call.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 4b341bd6b9ab0dce7666c4a2782580d70e43ca2edec8ebe5c4af427f45111e9b.
Which Windows versions does JS8Call support?
JS8Call runs on Windows and is available for 32-bit (x86) systems.
How do I install JS8Call silently?
Run the offline installer with "js8call-2.2.0-win32.exe" /S, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=KN4CRD.JS8Call -e --silent.
How do I uninstall JS8Call?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find JS8Call and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=KN4CRD.JS8Call -e.
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