PSK Reporter: live FT8 & FT4 spots
Who is hearing whom on FT8 and FT4 right now, from receivers all over the world.
Who's hearing a callsign?
Last 20 minutesBand activity
Spots per band, last 20 minutesRecent spots
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Most active senders
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About PSK Reporter: who is hearing me?
PSK Reporter is a free network run by Philip Gladstone, N1DQ. Thousands of stations running WSJT-X, JTDX and other digital-mode software automatically upload every callsign they decode, with the band, mode, grid square and signal report. This page shows the latest FT8 and FT4 spots from that network.
Check your antenna and FT8 propagation
- Call CQ on FT8 for a few cycles, then enter your callsign above to see who is hearing you and where they are.
- To compare bands or antennas, run the same test a few minutes apart and compare how many spots you get and how far they reach. Conditions change, so repeat it a few times.
- No spots at all after several CQs is worth investigating: check power, SWR, audio level, or whether the band is simply closed.
What does the SNR number mean?
SNR is the signal-to-noise ratio the receiving station measured, in dB. WSJT-X measures it against a 2500 Hz reference bandwidth, so negative numbers are normal: FT8 can decode signals down to around −20 dB. A report of +5 is a strong signal; −20 is near the edge. Different receivers and noise levels mean reports from different stations aren't directly comparable.
See how your signal stacks up against nearby stations with Compare stations, or start with our getting started with FT8 guide.