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Why FT8 changed how I think about digital modes
What makes FT8 different from older digital modes like PSK31 and RTTY, and why it's become the default for weak-signal HF work.
JS8Call: keyboard-to-keyboard messaging built on FT8
FT8's modem is great for contacts, but JS8Call adds free-text messaging, relay, and store-and-forward — which matters a lot for emergency traffic.
Winlink: radio email and formal message handling
How Winlink moves email and formal traffic over HF and VHF/UHF radio links when the internet is down, and what a real activation actually looks like.
APRS is more than position tracking
APRS gets reduced to 'that thing that shows your car on a map,' but the underlying packet network carries messaging, weather telemetry, and net check-ins too.
Getting started with RTL-SDR: a $30 way into software-defined radio
An RTL-SDR dongle is the cheapest real entry point into software-defined radio, and it's a genuinely useful tool well beyond just listening.
Phil-Mont’s DENn net: a weekly digital education net worth checking into
The Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club runs a standing weekly net specifically focused on digital modes — exactly the kind of regular practice that makes a difference when it actually matters.