I can now enjoy working FT8, FT4, and PSK31 with ease.” Everything was easy to set up and it works great.

What do hams say?įive Stars: “I purchased the Tigertronics SLUSB6PM-P combo to work with my new Yaesu FT-450D. Tigertronics SignaLink™ USB Interfaces have a state-of-the-art, built-in low-noise Analog to Digital sound chip, only one USB connection to the computer and, typically, only one connection to the radio. This device supports all computer program digital modes and digital voice modes, including legacy ones (RTTY, SSTV, and CW), and today’s most popular modes (FT8, PSK31, JT65, JT9, FSK441, MSK144, WSPR, Olivia, EchoLink Node, and hundreds more).Ĭonvenient front panel controls let you adjust your Transmit Audio, Receive Audio, and Transmit Delay on the fly, making operation easy. Tigertronics SignaLink™ USB Digital Communications Interfaces are sold as combos, with the interface and radio-specific USB interface cable packaged together. DX Engineering carries several models, including these: You won’t need the best antenna available, either, to start logging long-distance QSOs.īut what if your transceiver doesn’t have aīuilt-in sound card? You’ll need an audio interface between the radio and the If you have a newer HF transceiver with data or digital capability and a built-in sound card (e.g., IC-7300, IC-7610 FT-991A, etc.) a computer and free downloadable FT8 software (e.g., WSJT-X), you’re ready to begin making error-free contacts using weak signals. Mode designed for, in Taylor’s words, “multi-hop Es where signals may be weak andįading, openings may be short, and you want fast completion of reliable, There are still plenty of detractors), there is no denying its influence as a Regardless of your opinion about FT8 (and Some 60% of HF operators.” Its prominence is particularly evident on 6 meters, To a recent ClubLog activity report, FT8 has become “the mode of choice for This is great for ham radio!”Īnticipated the extraordinary levels of interest FT8 would generate. Stations the opportunity to get on and use their radios and a computer to makeĬontacts they never would have been able to make.

The introduction of FT8 in June 2017, “It is allowing people who have smaller Developed by Joe Taylor, K1JT, and Steve Franke, K9AN, this digital protocol in the WSJT-X suite continues to have a rising impact on amateur radio.Īs Taylor told the ARRL several months after One of the things amateurs like about operating in FT8 mode is that it doesn’t take a shack full of expensive gear to be a success, whether contesting or trying to work DXCC or WAS.

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