FT8 through an FM handheld
DL1TJ proposes a meeting frequency for standard FT8 sent through ordinary FM radios: 144.575 MHz, FM, simplex. This receiver listens there around the clock and shows every FT8 message it decodes, so you can check whether your signal gets out.
Read the proposal: FT8 via FM on 2 m, step by step →Receive only, vertical antenna in Regensburg (JN69ba). FM range is local: expect to be heard from the Regensburg area. All times are UTC. The SNR is measured in the demodulated audio, so it is not comparable with SSB reports; "RF" is the strength of the FM carrier over the noise floor.
Skimmer
waiting for the station…
Activity
share of the time the skimmer was listeningnot listening (receiver busy or off): no data, not silence
Latest QSOs
| Last heard (UTC) | Stations | Progress | Locators | Reports sent | Messages | Best SNR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| waiting for the station… | ||||||
Decoded messages
| Time (UTC) | Message | SNR | DT | Tone | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| waiting for the station… | |||||
FM carriers heard
| Time (UTC) | On air | RF | FT8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| waiting for the station… | |||
Every 15 s slot in which a signal stood on the channel. A carrier without a decode usually means voice, a clock that is off by more than a second, or audio that is too loud or too quiet.