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00:00 Intro
00:29 Downloading and Installing WSJTX
00:55 Windows Installation Wizard
1:06 Mac Installation
2:25 WSJTX Settings
2:33 Change Mode to FT8
2:46 Settings: General Tab
3:50 Settings: Radio Tab
6:23 Settings: Audio Tab
7:36 Settings: TX Macros Tab
8:02 Settings: Reporting Tab
9:31 Settings: Frequencies Tab
9:57 Settings: Colors Tab
11:05 Settings: Advanced Tab
11:35 Getting familiarized with WSJTX
11:55 Spectrum Graph/Waterfall Settings
13:33 Main Screen Layout
14:27 Mid Screen Buttons and Functions
16:05 Tune Button & ALC Levels
17:10 Band Selection
17:25 RX Input Levels
18:28 Frequency Readout
18:41 DX Call/DX Grid
18:50 Lookup & Add Buttons
19:02 TX Even First
19:32 Hold TX Frequency
20:46 Auto Seq
20:58 Call 1st
21:13 Generate Std Msgs Area
21:29 Changing/Adding Messages
22:00 Calling A Specific Station
22:20 Understanding Basic FT8 Operating
23:08 Answering a CQ
25:25 Calling CQ
27:09 Enable TX/Halt TX
27:35 Logging/Exporting .ADI File
29:27 .wav Files
29:51 Congratulations! You're done!
30:22 Super Awesome K8MRD Radio Stuff Jingle

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