qFT8: The Free Zero-Setup Android App for Portable FT8, FT4, FT2, and JS8 Operations
A comprehensive guide to qFT8 by HB9IPH. Learn how this free Android app enables zero-setup…
Nexus by KD9TAW: One Program Instead of Six for the Modern Amateur Radio Station
Nexus by KD9TAW is a single free, open source program that replaces the usual pile…
VarAC: The Free HF/FM/SAT Digital Chat App Bringing Real-Time Conversation Back to Ham Radio
VarAC is a free, modern HF/FM/SAT peer-to-peer real-time chat and EmComm app for amateur radio,…
H-Mode: An Open HF Digital Mode That Turns Errors Into Ionospheric Measurements
H-Mode, a new open HF digital mode from N2OSW, deliberately skips payload FEC so every…
FT8 and CW Duty Cycle: What It Does To Your Transceiver
A plain language look at FT8 vs CW duty cycle, what 100% duty cycle really…
FT8: The Little Digital Mode That Quietly Took Over the Bands
A relaxed look at FT8, the digital mode that lets a wire antenna and 20…
QRP Amateur Radio: The Art of Operating with 5 Watts or Less
QRP is the art of doing more with less. In a world where amateur radio…
FT8 over LoRa: a novel rehousing of the FT8 protocol onto a LoRa physical layer
A new project by Leandro Soares Indrusiak (G5LSI), published under the name ft8-lora , does…
Running FT8 from your phone in the field: a look at FT8TW
If you've ever done a SOTA or POTA activation, you know the gear creep. You…