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qFT8: Portable Amateur Radio

Luis Quesada (HB9IPH)
★ 4.9 (88 ratings)
⬇ 5,000+ downloads
Est. actual: 6,671
Free
Released: Feb 21, 2026
No in-app purchases
No ads

Signals

4 this week · 3 positive All of this week's signals →
  • 📈Last 7 days +764 installs — 20% faster than the week before (+635) · 76/day since Oct 7
  • 🏆Among Tools apps top 6% by installs gained this week (942 peers growing)
  • ⭐Rating steady at ★ 4.93 since Oct 7
  • 🛠Updates actively updated · updated 2 days ago · every ~17 days (3 updates tracked)
Installs since launch
0 3.3K 6.7K 6.7K Feb 21, 2026 today
+2,439 installs · +18 ratings since Oct 7
Update history
3.24 Nov 8, 2026
- New modes: FreeDV voice (RADE, 700C/D/E, 1600), LQ4/LQ2/LQ16, PSK, Olivia, MFSK, THOR, JT65/JT9/JT4, Packet, Hell, AM/FM<br>- SWL: DAB+, DRM, LoRa, aircraft, satellites, HF data, mode detector<br>- Many more radios and SDRs; wide I/Q spectrum; (tr)uSDX USB audio<br>- qFT8 Awards, eQSL confirmations, HAMLOG, log every decoded message<br>- More decodes, much lighter on phones<br>- Multi-tone, Fox/
3.22 Oct 28, 2026
- New experimental modes: MSK144, FST4/FST4W, Q65 and DRAW<br>- World map: satellites in real time, compass, detailed coastlines<br>- CW, RTTY and JTTY: AUTO RIT; CW one-finger centre paddle setting<br>- Safer TX: qFT8 never keys again after the radio ends a transmission<br>- Radio fixes for Icom, Yaesu, Kenwood and Elecraft<br>- Web remote: home network only, safer keying<br>- Counter starts from
3.16.1 Oct 5, 2026 · seen Oct 19, 2026
Fixed a crash that could happen at start-up, or when a warning appeared, on small screens or with large fonts.

qFT8: Portable Amateur Radio is a tools app by Luis Quesada (HB9IPH) with 5,000+ downloads (about 6.7K estimated). +764 installs in the last 7 days. Rated 4.9 from 88 ratings. Released Feb 21, 2026. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “Your complete amateur radio station on your phone”