FT8 is a new mode included in WSJT-X versions 1.8 and later.
This weak signal mode is intended—and optimised—for making efficient barebones contacts; a definite plus during this time of poor propagation. Although FT8 does not support rag-chewing or contesting exchanges it is, none the less, well worth trying out in the Amateur Radio spirit of learning and experimentation.
The 10M Propagation Beacon; located in Sabin, MN, and operating at 28.2865 Mhz with the call-sign of W0ILO; was deactivated on April 7, 2018.
A new 10M Propagation Beacon using the call-sign WB0BIN, operating on the same frequency and from the same location in Sabin, was activated on April 9, 2018, at 14:00 UTC.
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Ever wonder about amateur radio in space? Learn all about it here with this great presentation by Doug Tabor - N6UA explaining all about chasing satellites at the 2018 Winter Hamfest hosted by Northern Colorado Amateur Radio Club. 1
On February 1, 2018, the D-Star ONE cube sat was part of the payload successfully launched from Vostochny Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz-2.1a rocket.
