BY DAN KB6NU Episode #6: FT8 is exploding!

In this episode of the No Nonsense Amateur Radio Podcast, Tom, KB5RF, and I explore the exciting developments in the FT8 world and speculate on what’s going to happen in the future with this very popular digital mode. There are lots of FT8 resources on the net. Here are some that we mentioned in this episode, plus a few more for good measure:

• FT8 Basics
  • Essex Ham: FT8 – The basics explained
  • FT8 Operating Tips
  • FT8 Operating Guide: Weak signal HF DXing … without sunspots
  • FT8: New stats, new operating guide
• New FT8 Modes
  • FT8 DXpedition mode
  • Automated FT8 QSOs (FT8ROBOT)
  • WSJT-X 2.0
  • A first look at WSJT-X 2.0
• FT8CALL
  • FT8Call | The official site for FT8Call
  • New Mode FT8Call Hitting The Ham Bands (video)
  • FT8 CALL IS KILLING HAM RADIO! (video)
• Miscellaneous
  • FT8 Digital Mode Experimental (and General Use) Group
  • JT Alert