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+! When modifying this file, please ensure the modifications are made in js8a_params.f90 too.
+
+parameter (NCOSTAS=1)                 !Which JS8 Costas Arrays to use (1=original, 2=three symmetrical costas)
+
+parameter (NSPS=1920, NTXDUR=15, NDOWNSPS=32, NDD=100, JZ=62)  !  50 Hz  6.250 baud 16 wpm -25.0dB (1.0Eb/N0) 12.64s
+
+parameter (AZ=12000.0/(1.0*NSPS)*0.8d0)  !Dedupe overlap in Hz
+parameter (ASTART=0.5)                   !Start delay in seconds
+parameter (ASYNCMIN=1.5)                 !Minimum Sync
+
+parameter (KK=87)                     !Information bits (75 + CRC12)
+parameter (ND=58)                     !Data symbols
+parameter (NS=21)                     !Sync symbols (3 @ Costas 7x7)
+parameter (NN=NS+ND)                  !Total channel symbols (79)
+parameter (NZ=NSPS*NN)                !Samples in full 15 s waveform (151,680)
+parameter (NMAX=NTXDUR*12000)         !Samples in iwave (180,000)
+parameter (NFFT1=2*NSPS, NH1=NFFT1/2) !Length of FFTs for symbol spectra
+parameter (NSTEP=NSPS/4)              !Rough time-sync step size
+parameter (NHSYM=NMAX/NSTEP-3)        !Number of symbol spectra (1/4-sym steps)
+parameter (NDOWN=NSPS/NDOWNSPS)       !Downsample factor to 32 samples per symbol
+parameter (NQSYMBOL=NDOWNSPS/4)       !Downsample factor of a quarter symbol
diff --git a/lib/js8/js8a_params.f90 b/lib/js8/js8a_params.f90
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+! When modifying this file, please ensure the modifications are made in ft8_params.f90 too.
+
 parameter (NCOSTAS=1)                 !Which JS8 Costas Arrays to use (1=original, 2=three symmetrical costas)
 
 parameter (NSPS=1920, NTXDUR=15, NDOWNSPS=32, NDD=100, JZ=62)  !  50 Hz  6.250 baud 16 wpm -25.0dB (1.0Eb/N0) 12.64s