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AC7CW

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Remote Radios That Can Show The FT8 Waterfall
« on: November 09, 2021, 03:17:40 PM »

Are there remote rigs that I can access and run FT8? I'd like to see what my signal looks like on the waterfall.
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K0UA

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Re: Remote Radios That Can Show The FT8 Waterfall
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2021, 08:32:54 PM »

Are there remote rigs that I can access and run FT8? I'd like to see what my signal looks like on the waterfall.

There are remote SDR radios you can access all over the world via the internet.

http://www.websdr.org/
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AC7CW

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Re: Remote Radios That Can Show The FT8 Waterfall
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2021, 09:38:03 AM »

Are there remote rigs that I can access and run FT8? I'd like to see what my signal looks like on the waterfall.

There are remote SDR radios you can access all over the world via the internet.

http://www.websdr.org/

Yes, in fact I used to operate via remotehams.com. I looked at them and it seems like nobody wants any digital ops probably to save their finals in case of overuse. I will look at websdr to see if any of their radios can operate FT8 mode.

Thank you
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AC7CW

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Re: Remote Radios That Can Show The FT8 Waterfall
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2021, 09:43:31 AM »

I guess I just  have to capture the audio from a websdr radio then play it through WSJT-X...
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K6UFO

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Re: Remote Radios That Can Show The FT8 Waterfall
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2021, 10:08:11 AM »

All the radios on RemoteHamRadio.com show the waterfall.
You can sign up for $20 a month plus airtime, and several stations are only 9 cents a minute.
If you are a Youth (under age 26) you can sign up and operate for free.

Mark K6UFO
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AC7CW

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Re: Remote Radios That Can Show The FT8 Waterfall
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2021, 11:04:39 AM »

All the radios on RemoteHamRadio.com show the waterfall.
You can sign up for $20 a month plus airtime, and several stations are only 9 cents a minute.
If you are a Youth (under age 26) you can sign up and operate for free.

Mark K6UFO

Good info, thanks. Sometimes the free options just aren't worth it. I'll try that later down the road....
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HAMHOCK75

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Re: Remote Radios That Can Show The FT8 Waterfall
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2022, 05:33:45 PM »

Anyone who owns an Icom IC-705 can connect it to WiFi for remote operation with FT-8. If they are willing to share their password and user name, you can run their station from your computer with freeware. I mention and show it here,

https://www.eham.net/community/smf/index.php/topic,135236.msg1250616.html#msg1250616





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K0UA

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Re: Remote Radios That Can Show The FT8 Waterfall
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2022, 03:36:54 PM »

The thing is showing the radios RF waterfall in FT8 operations IS NOT important. What is important is the viewing of the waterfall in the WSJT-x audio waterfall. That is the one you need to be watching. Watching the RF band waterfall on the radio is of little value to your operation.
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Re: Remote Radios That Can Show The FT8 Waterfall
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2022, 03:24:27 PM »

You can see both waterfalls at the same time when the 705 is under remote control at the link above.

« Last Edit: April 11, 2022, 03:37:56 PM by HAMHOCK75 »
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Re: Remote Radios That Can Show The FT8 Waterfall
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2022, 05:04:54 PM »

The thing is showing the radios RF waterfall in FT8 operations IS NOT important. What is important is the viewing of the waterfall in the WSJT-x audio waterfall. That is the one you need to be watching. Watching the RF band waterfall on the radio is of little value to your operation.

If your radio’s SSB filter is flat, and has good opposite sideband suppression, then both waterfalls should show identical data, within the filter’s passband, just colored and scaled differently.  So you can watch either.
« Last Edit: April 20, 2022, 05:08:21 PM by N6YWU »
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