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Xiegu G90/Windows Setup for WSJTX w-XGGComms USB Digimode-4

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Radio Settings          1.       HEADPHONES: On (Short Press the Volume Button [VOL]) 2.       AGC: - - Off 3.       PREAMP: Off 4.       MODE: USB 5.       MIC GAIN: Line (Short press Function Button [FUNC]. Press the Power Button [POW] twice. Use the Tuning Control to select LINE. Short press the Power Button [POW] to exit. Short press Function Button [FUNC]). 6.       AUX IN: (Long press the Function Button [FUNC]. Press Next Button [VM] to get to menu #5. Use the Tuning Control to set to 10.) 7.       AUX OUT:   Set the AUX Out Volume to 12 (Press Next Button [VM] to get to menu #6. Use the Tuning Control to set to 12. Press the Save Button [CMP]). 8.       POWER: 18 Watts (Press the Power Button [POW]. Use the Tuning Control to set to 18W. Press the Power Button [POW] twice.   FLRIG Settings RIG: Xiegu G90 COM PORT: 10 (of course yours will likely be different) BAUD RATE: 19200 STOP BITS:2 PTT: via CAT (also uncheck RTS or DTR in PTT Menu) WSTJ-X Settings RIG: FLRIG FLR
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First POTA Video: K-8900 Late Shift

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My first attempt to make a video of my POTA activations. Please let me know what you think I can do to improve my VLOG's. 
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JS8Call: EMCOMM Made Easy

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If you have ever tried to send Winlink emails in the field, you know that isn’t always the easiest program to use. When it works it is a joy, but when the available gateways are clogged or propagation is down, it can be a real nightmare. Enter JS8Call (or what used to be called FT8Call). JS8Call uses the same algorithms as FT8 for weak-signal communications, so propagation challenges are minimized. The great thing about JS8Call for EMCOMM in the field is that you can easily create APRS-IS messages that can be routed through to various communication modalities. I have successfully (and easily) sent emails, text messages, and eight- and ten-digit grid position reports using three very easy APRS-IS commands in JS8CALL—something FT8 is just not designed to do. Here are the three JS8Call formats for emails, texts, and grid position reports: Format for SMS Text: @APRSIS <SP> CMD <SP> :SMSGTE <SP> <SP> <SP> :@#### #### ### <SP> Message Format for
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Xiegu G90 Pi-4 WSJT-X Set-up w-XGGComms USB Digimode-4 Sound Card (v 1.2)

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Xiegu G90 Digital Modes Setup with a Raspberry Pi-4 using an XGGComms USB-Digimode-4 Sound Card (Update Vers. 1.2) By Paul Dordal, K2PMD Introduction  Below is the specific digital set-up I have used successfully using the XGGComms USB-Digimode-4 sound card with the Xiegu G90 HF radio, running WSJT-X FT8 with FLRig (rig control) on a Raspberry Pi-4 Model B. Additionally, for the FT-8 and FL-RIG software, I am using the latest KM4ACK Build-A-Pi download which you can find here (my download was on August 8, 2021): https://github.com/km4ack/pi-build Xiegu G90 Setup (Do This In This Order) 1.       Insert the USB-Digimode-4’s 8 Pin DIN cable into the ACC socket on the back of rig. 2.       Insert the USB-Digimode-4’s USB cable to an open USB port on the Raspberry Pi-4. 3.       Turn on the Xiegu G90 4.       Insert the USB-Digimode-4’s 3.5mm COMM plug into the 3.5mm Communication Interface input located on the left-hand side of head unit (below the headphone input). [Do not plug this in be
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