FT8 is often the easiest path to a first HF contact - no microphone nerves, no real-time conversation pressure. This episode covers the full transmit setup: audio routing from WSJT-X through AetherSDR, CAT control, the FT8 contact workflow from first call to logged QSO.

Below the Noise Floor — Episode 9: "FT8: Making Your First Digital Contact"

<p>&nbsp;Below the Noise Floor is a self-education project turned podcast. One licensed amateur radio operator learning HF radio and AetherSDR from the ground up - the bands, the waterfall, the voice chain, the digital modes, the antennas - and sharing the process. These episodes are mostly AI-generated content built around real curiosity and real equipment. If you are new to HF or new to software-defined radio and want something that starts from zero and builds methodically, this might be exactly what you were looking for.&nbsp;</p>

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 Below the Noise Floor is a self-education project turned podcast. One licensed amateur radio operator learning HF radio and AetherSDR from the ground up - the bands, the waterfall, the voice chain, the digital modes, the antennas - and sharing the process. These episodes are mostly AI-generated content built around real curiosity and real equipment. If you are new to HF or new to software-defined radio and want something that starts from zero and builds methodically, this might be exactly what you were looking for. 

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Below the Noise Floor — Episode 9: "FT8: Making Your First Digital Contact"