My son and I made a quick run to the Puget Sound seaside to take advantage of the 20 meter band this morning. Sitting here in Seattle we made a contact in the Czech Republic using less power than you'd use to light a lightbulb. #hamradio #amateurradio #ft8

One of the great things about doing ham radio in a park like this is the endless stream of kids that come up to ask you what you are doing.

"ARE YOU MAKING A TIKTOK?"

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO INTERNET"

"HOW IS THIS TALKING TO JAPAN"

Invariably the parents are as interested, but it's always the kids that are uninhibited enough to ask.

#hamradio #amateurradio #ft8

@ethanschoonover How are you running FT8 on the iPad?

@K7PJP It's the best: https://roskosch.de/sdr-control-ios/

Same dev has a bunch of other mac ham stuff for SDR ham radios. That software availability was a major factor in my selection of the 705.

SDR-Control for iOS - Marcus Roskosch

@ethanschoonover Oh, wow. That's great! Yeah, it's yet another point for the IC-705!