Specifications

The public technical record.

Read how JSQ services work and how OpenJSQ encodes them on the air.

Start here to operate · 1.0.0

OpenJSQ operator guide

Station preparation, the setup wizard, HF and VHF/UHF quick starts, every app page, waveform choices, troubleshooting and important defaults.

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The four core specifications.

What the services mean

JSQ Transport Service Specification

1.0-draftService model

19 August 2026

The rules above the modem: chat, mail, files, presence and relay; capability discovery; and the meaning of sent, stored, acknowledged and delivered.

How messages are encoded

JSQ Public Protocol Specification

1.6-draftAX1200 · FSQ

6 September 2026

The wire representation of JSQ services, including packet types, file automatic repeat request (ARQ), mail custody, presence, relay and delivery receipts.

How FSQ carries the signal

FSQ Fast Public Technical Specification

1.0-draftFSQ · FSQ Fast

19 August 2026

The 33 tones, exact rates, scaling rule, registered profiles, text coding, framing, cyclic redundancy checks (CRCs) and test vectors.

How JG25 carries the signal

JG.25 Native Digital Link Specification

Experimental Draft v0.6FM · HF · not frozen

14 September 2026

Two implemented formats: FM modes JG1200–JG2400 and HF SSB modes H600/H900/H1200. Covers the waveform, ASCII/JHAT, framing, error protection and shared JSQ service envelope.

Public technical documentation; not RF-emission certification.

FM section →HF section →

Compatibility, evidence and design.

Protocol compatibility

fldigi 4.1.23 · pinned

The classic FSQ compatibility contract against the selected fldigi version and original FSQ documentation.

JG25 evidence notes

Evidence review · 6 September 2026

Distinguishes specified waveform rates, scoped decoder results and radio qualification still to be completed.

How JG25 was chosen

Operator-readable design history

The simulations, rejected approaches, receiver changes and real-radio de-emphasis discoveries behind the FM waveform.

Specification conformance review

Developer audit · 5 September 2026

A section-by-section check of published on-air claims against the transmitting code.

Previous versions and revision history

JG25 v0.6 was refreshed on 14 September 2026 from application commit 14e3a49, adding the implemented HF format alongside FM. The other protocol snapshots retain their earlier revisions. Earlier site snapshots remain available as Markdown:

JG25 evidence notes distinguish specified waveform rates, decoder research and radio tests that still remain to be completed.

Documents keep stable addresses and earlier revisions remain available. Stable public availability. Small numbered references, such as Transport 0, take you straight to the section supporting a claim.