‰ NOW 25 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2015 QST PAGE 34 ‰ MODE OPERATES IN A CHAT MANNER YOU TYPE A SENTENCE, PRESS ENTER, AND OFF IT GOES. USERS QUICKLY GET USED TO THE IDEA, AND IT LEADS TO MORE IMMEDIATE AND ENJOYABLE QSOS. FSQ HAS VERY LOW LATENCY THE FIRST LETTER PRINTS WITHIN 200 MS OF THE START OF RECEPTION, AS FAST AS RTTY. FIGURE 1 SHOWS THE SIMPLE USER INTERFACE WITH ITS LARGE RECEIVE SCREEN AT THE TOP, A SMALLER TYPING WINDOW BELOW, AND A WATERFALL TUNING DISPLAY. THERE IS AN SNR METER CALIBRATED IN DB, AND A SPEED METER. DIRECTED MESSAGING BECAUSE FSQ IS SIMPLE, ROBUST, AND SLICK, WE ADDED A DIRECTED MESSAGING OPTION LIKE SELECTIVE CALLING WITH EXTRA FEATURES. YOU CAN OPERATE ON ONE OF SEVERAL PUBLISHED CALLING FREQUENCIES, AND SIMPLY CALL A FRIEND BY CALL SIGN, CHECK THAT YOUR FRIENDS EQUIPMENT IS OPERATING, CHECK YOUR SIGNAL REPORT, LEAVE A MESSAGE, OR SEND A FILE OR PICTURE EVEN WHEN YOUR FRIEND IS AWAY FROM THE SHACK. WE DID THIS BECAUSE WE HAD DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC ‰ END OF 25 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ