FT8 through an FM handheld
DL1TJ proposes a meeting frequency for standard FT8 sent through ordinary FM radios: 144.575 MHz, FM, simplex. This receiver listens there around the clock and shows every FT8 message it decodes, so you can check whether your signal gets out.
Read the proposal: FM-FT8 – FT8 via FM on 2 m, step by step →Receive only, vertical antenna in Regensburg (JN69ba). FM range is local: expect to be heard from the Regensburg area. All times are UTC. The SNR is measured in the demodulated audio, so it is not comparable with SSB reports; "RF" is the strength of the FM carrier over the noise floor.
Every station heard here is also reported to PSK Reporter as heard by DB0RBX: reports from DB0RBX on pskreporter.info, last 24 h ↗
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Frequency usage
Activity
Latest QSOs
| Last heard (UTC) | Stations | Progress | Locators | Reports sent | Messages | Best SNR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| waiting for the station… | ||||||
Decoded messages
| Time (UTC) | Message | SNR | DT | Tone | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| waiting for the station… | |||||
Also heard on the frequency
| Time (UTC) | On air | RF | What it was |
|---|---|---|---|
| waiting for the station… | |||
Signals on 144.575 MHz that were not FT8 via FM, identified automatically as well as their shape allows: voice, carriers, tones, packet data, SSB and CW. They are only noted here and are not part of the FT8 counts. "FT8-like tones, not decoded" usually means a clock that is off, a transmission cut short, or audio that is too loud or too quiet.