FT8 is one of a group of Multiple Frequency-Shift Keying (MFSK) modes that include JT9, JT65 and MSK144 created by Joe Taylor, K1JT and co-developers.

and even older hardware-based modes such as RTTY that we now use our computers to encode and decode. Message into audio tones that are sent out via your sound card to your radio’sįor years there have been a variety of these new software modes including Phase-shift keying (PSK31 & PSK 65), Hellschreiber, Olivia, Pactor, etc. Conversely, when you want to transmit, the software encodes your Radio to be processed by software to decode the information embedded in the (SCM) because they utilize a computer’s sound card to bring in audio from your

Wondering how to get started and why you would want to?įT8 is one of the many digital modes often referred to as sound card modes

As one of theįastest growing modes of Amateur Radio it has been hard to miss, but you may be

I am guessing that most of you reading this have either heardĪbout FT8 from fellow Hams or heard it on air as that strange repetitiveīuzzing sound between the CW and SSB portions of the bands.

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