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--- js8 [2023/06/27 18:48] – Add some troubleshooting information m7tws
+++ js8 [2026/08/07 20:58] (current) – Mort upgrade: tighten emphasis markers so they parse again 0.0.0.0
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 ==== The Settings Menu ====
   - Open the settings with **F2** or the **File, Settings...** drop down menu.
-  - On the **General - Station ** tab
+  - On the **General - Station** tab
     - Set your Callsign, e.g., M7ABC
     - Set your Maidenhead Grid Locator, e.g., IO94
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 | Turbo  | 160Hz     | 6s,  ~40PWM | This is the fastest mode JS8 offers, providing high speed messaging between stations. The high bandwidth will make it much harder for some stations to hear you. |
-** When should you switch modes? **
+**When should you switch modes?**
 It may be preferable to start QSOs using **Slow** or **Normal** modes, once a QSO has been established and signal reports sent, you may wish to change to a faster or slower mode based on your report and any other information provided by the other station such as if they are suffering from QSB.
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 ==== Autoreply (AUTO) ====
-JS8 has a set of standard Query Messages which an operator may send to your station, enabling Autoreply will allow your station to reply to these message automatically.
+JS8 has a set of standard Query Messages which an operator may send to your station, enabling Autoreply will allow your station to reply to these message automatically. Auto mode can be enabled and disabled under the **Mode** menu.
 ^ Query message ^ Purpose ^ Response ^
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 | HEARING? | Request a list of stations that M7ABC can hear | Responds with the 4 (Four) most recently heard stations |
 | QUERY MSGS | Query the stations mailbox, do they have a message for you stored? | If a message is stored, the message ID is returned |
-| QUERY MSG <ID> | Query the station for a message with <ID> | Responds with the content of the message |
+| QUERY MSG <ID> | Query the station for a message with <ID>  [e.g, QUERY MSG X replace the X with the message number ] | Responds with the content of the message |
 ==== HEARTBEAT (HB) ====
-Heartbeats are a "Networking" mode for JS8, a station sends a HB and any station configured to Autoreply with Heartbeats enabled will respond with a signal report. Heartbeats can be sent manually or automatically every N minutes. Heartbeats are opt-in so you may see that stations on PSKReporter (and similar) are reporting they can hear you, but they may not be setup to respond to a HB.
+Heartbeats are a "Networking" mode for JS8, a station sends a HB and any station configured to Autoreply with Heartbeats enabled will respond with a signal report. Heartbeats can be sent manually or automatically every N minutes. Heartbeats are opt-in so you may see that stations on PSKReporter (and similar) are reporting they can hear you, but they may not be setup to respond to a HB. Hearbeats can be enabled/disabled under the **Mode** menu.
 Stations that respond to HB requests may be suitable for other Autoreply messages such as those listed above.
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 Similar to the store and forward mailbox feature, stations can also act as relays, where a message is sent immediately to the destination as opposed to stored and sent on request. This would allow a QSO to take place using a middle man station, note that this method of communication would be very slow.
+A relay message will look like this
+  M7ABC: 2E0XYZ>M0XXX Hello M0XXX I am talking to you VIA 2E0XYZ
 ==== Sending messages ====