United StatesThe 'FT8 Radio' app enables an Android phone to receive and send FT8 traffic! This is an experimental software with known bugs, and usability challenges - please be advised. This app is meant for remote, portable, digital SOTA / POTA activations. It 'sucks' for indoors use - use WSJT-X at home instead ;)
See https://github.com/kholia/DigitalRadioReceiverSupport/tree/master/NewApp for detailed instructions, and a list of supported radios.
Please reach out to us (dhiru [at] openwall.com) to get support for more radios.
Use https://pskreporter.info/ for added fun! 73s and see you on the air soon!
I wouldn't buy this app 10 was high enough and I try sending ft8 and it works sometimes other times it doesn't work pos
It works well from a technical perspective, but the overwhelming majority of FT8 contacts follow a different QSO format than what is hardcoded into the app, which cannot be modified, so can't really use it.
All in all I really like this app. I've tested it recently on a four day SOTA/POTA hike & had fun with it during portable operations. I'm giving only 4 stars, as it doesn't know how to handle suffixes at all (i.e. SP0XXX/P) :(. If this gets fixed, it will be a solid 5.
Works ok. Where does the app store my settings though as they persist if I delete the app and re-install it? They should be wiped when the app is uninstalled. I'm on a pixel 6 with whatever the latest Android version is
Much needed platform! Glad you've ported this over. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for your support for the G90. Looking forward to using this and being able to "shed" the laptop for some lighter mobile trials.
This app has been a lot of fun to use. I was looking to put together a small rig to do Parks on the Air Activations. I made my own cables and with a little trial and error, I have been able to make a lot of contacts. So, I'm very impressed with the app as it works well on my Android tablet. Well worth the cost. Dhiru Kholia was very helpful.
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