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Self-encoded spread spectrum (SESS) is a novel communication technique that derives its spreading code from the randomness of the source stream rather than using a more conventional pseudo-random noise (PN) code for frequency translation. This paper proposes a SESS method enabling a random source stream to fast frequency hop a carrier while maintaining acceptable error performance compared to a non-SESS system. It has been shown through simulation that a SESS based frequency hopped system remains stable and can serve as the foundation of a practical SESS-FH system in the presence of jammers. Keywords-self encoded; spread spectrum; MFSK; frequency hoppingI.