Master FT4 and FT8 Digital Modes: A Beginner's Guide

If you're new to FT4 and FT8 digital modes, then this guide is for you! In this article, we'll share practical tips on how to learn and use FT4 and FT8 digital modes, so you can start radioing like a pro!

FT4 and FT8 digital modes are some of the most important digital modes you'll learn, so be sure to start with this beginner's guide! We'll share practical tips on how to start radioing in these modes, as well as some helpful tips on how to best use FT4 and FT8 digital modes. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, these tips will help you radio like a superstar!

I show some practical tips for operating FT4 and FT8 and some logging and propagation tools. I am using FLDigi for rig control, WSJT-X for decoding and Grid Tracker.

FLDigi http://www.w1hkj.com/
WSJT-X https://wsjt.sourceforge.io/wsjtx.html
Gridtracker https://gridtracker.org/

WSPRNet https://www.wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map
PSKReporter https://pskreporter.info/
QRZ https://www.qrz.com/
DXHeat https://dxheat.com/dxc/
DXView https://hf.dxview.org/perspective/IO92aa