Category Archives: FT-4

TN8K Rep. of Congo on 40m FT4 Multistream

Posted on January 17, 2023 by robert

While I’ve worked The Republic of Congo a few times in the past, it has always been on higher frequency bands like 15/12/10 meters.  Today I noticed that the were running FT4 Multistream on the 40 meter band.  I started … Continue reading →

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Seven to go on FT4 WAS

Posted on August 22, 2019 by robert

At this point, what remains is DE, ME, NE, NM, NY, SC, WV.  I have worked at least two stations from those states.  None have confirmed in LotW, or if they have, used “DATA” as the mode rather than “FT4”.  … Continue reading →

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FT4 WAS Underway

Posted on August 18, 2019 by robert

With the recent updates to WSJT-X and JTAlert, making FT-4 mainstream, I noticed a lot of activity on 14.080.  So I figured I would join in the fun and try to get WAS completed on FT-4.  I’m getting closer, having … Continue reading →

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Joe Taylor’s upcoming FT-4 and the value of bit shaping

Posted on April 24, 2019 by robert

I was watching a video of Joe Taylor giving a presentation at the Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club (Thanks, Bob W1YRC, for that reference).  Joe started giving some details of his upcoming FT-4 protocol (starts at 15:35 mark).  FT-4 might … Continue reading →

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