
qFT8
FT8 and digital modes for ham
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qFT8 turns an iPhone or iPad into a digital-mode station for licensed radio amateurs.
MODES: FT8, FT4, FT2, LQ8, JS8, WSPR, Morse (CW), RTTY, SSTV pictures, and voice (SSB).
HOW IT CONNECTS TO YOUR RADIO
- Audio: connect the radio's USB sound interface (or an audio cable). qFT8 listens to the radio and sends its tones to it; the radio switches to transmit by itself (VOX).
- No CAT on iPhone and iPad: iOS and iPadOS do not let apps control a radio over a USB cable (CAT), so you set the frequency, mode and power on the radio itself.
- qFT8 bridge: plug the radio into a computer on the same Wi-Fi and run the free qFT8 program there as a bridge. Then the iPhone controls the radio too (frequency, mode, transmit) and gets its audio over Wi-Fi.
ON THE AIR
- Waterfall and decoded messages, automatic QSO sequencing that runs only while you have TX on.
- Your log, with ADIF export and import, and optional uploads to the services you use (QRZ, LoTW, eQSL, POTA and more).
- Map of the stations you hear, band activity, POTA and SOTA activations.
- Transmit is off until you press TX ON. qFT8 never changes your radio's power.
On a Mac, use qFT8 for Mac (Mac App Store): it controls 70+ radios over USB (CAT).
No account, no ads, no tracking. You need an amateur radio licence to transmit.
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What's New in qFT8
3.23.1
November 6, 2026
- New experimental modes: MSK144, FST4/FST4W, Q65 and DRAW - Events: WWFF, Bunkers, IOTA, SiOTA, HEMA, LLOTA, Towers, RAZA, contests - Export, upload and announce for every activation - Club Log, HRDLog, HamQTH, WRL; easier set-up - Welcome tutorial for new users - World map: satellites in real time, detailed coastlines, clearer daylight labels - CW, RTTY and JTTY: AUTO RIT - Safer TX: clean SSTV and FT8 endings - JS8: more decodes on busy bands - Counter starts from any number and survives restarts
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