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WSJT-X<\/span>\u00a0implements communication protocols or “modes” called\u00a0<\/span>FST4, FST4W,<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>FT4, FT8, JT4<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>JT9<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>JT65<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>Q65<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>MSK144<\/b>, and\u00a0<\/span>WSPR<\/b>, as well as one called\u00a0<\/span>Echo<\/b>\u00a0for detecting and measuring your own radio signals reflected from the Moon.\u00a0 These modes were designed for making reliable, confirmed QSOs under extreme weak-signal conditions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n JT4<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>JT9<\/b>,\u00a0<\/span>and JT65<\/b>\u00a0use nearly identical message structure and source encoding (the efficient compression of standard messages used for minimal QSOs). They use timed 60-second T\/R sequences synchronized with UTC.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>JT4\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>JT65<\/b>\u00a0were designed for EME (“moonbounce”) on the VHF\/UHF\/microwave bands.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>JT9<\/b>\u00a0is optimized for the MF and HF bands.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>It\u00a0 is about 2 dB more sensitive than\u00a0<\/span>JT65<\/b>\u00a0while using less than 10% of the bandwidth.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Q65<\/b>\u00a0offers submodes with a wide range of T\/R sequence lengths and tone spacings; it is highly recommended for EME, ionospheric scatter, and other weak signal work on VHF, UHF, and microwave bands.<\/span><\/p>\n FT4\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>FT8<\/b>\u00a0are operationally similar but use T\/R cycles only 7.5 and\u00a0 15 s long, respectively.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>MSK144<\/b>\u00a0is designed for Meteor Scatter on the VHF bands.\u00a0 These modes offer enhanced message formats with support for nonstandard callsigns and some popular contests.<\/span><\/p>\n FST4\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and\u00a0<\/span>FST4W<\/b>\u00a0are designed particularly for the LF and MF bands. 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