JTTY Digital Mode: WSJT-X 3.2 Brings RTTY-Style Speed

A WSJT-X Mode That Ignores the Clock

For two decades, the major modes from the WSJT project have followed the same pattern: transmit in one period, listen in the next, decode at the end of the cycle. JTTY breaks that pattern. It was announced on September 23, 2026 with WSJT-X 3.2.0-rc1. It is a keyboard-to-keyboard mode that transmits when you press a key and prints text as it arrives, just like RTTY.

The development team describes the goal as the operating feel of RTTY with much better weak-signal performance and a much lower error rate. The target audience is clear: RTTY contesters who have watched FT8 and FT4 take over activity but still prefer running with function keys and a serial-number exchange.

The announcement is signed by K1JT, K9AN, G4KLA, N9ADG, DL3WDG, W3SZ, KJ5HST and KD0BTO. This is a release candidate, not a general-availability build. The team wants on-air testing and feedback before an early GA release of 3.2.0.

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