App Profile: IFTx

Scooby_Mkay

Rating: 4/5

Let me say that this works, and sometimes I think it “hears” more than my laptop running WSJTX. I have run it with my Elecraft KX2 and a Digirig no problem and activated several parks with it running on a iPad Mini and IPad Air, I have not tried it on my IPhone. Much lighter and easier footprint than bringing a laptop along. It is not, however, as “flexible” as WSJT-X. By that, i mean, if you have several stations calling you, your callsign is not highlighted in the large “Listen” page, you have to go back and hunt through everything you are receiving, though perhaps under the “reply” page the developer can add all that stations calling your callsign with all of the stations calling ‘CQ’. I also would like a feature to clear all of the “QSO”s in the “log” versus having to delete them individually. Though I only ask for this since I also found that it would always download the entire log, not just “new entries since last export”, which for a POTA guy makes managing each activation cumbersome. Overall, i give it 4 stars because it does a good job for what it does. Fix atleast those 2-3 issues above and I’d give it a full 5.

MinecraftMasterChief

Rating: 4/5

I’m very excited for the progress on this app. The software seems there and it decodes and encodes FT8/FT4 just fine, but I hope it could be expanded to JS8call or other modes potentially in the future. It seems that running an integrated sound card such as the one in my Xiegu X6100 is not yet supported, as on both my iPad Pro 2020 and my iPhone 12 Pro connecting an Apple USB-C to C/Lightning cable was ignored and played the audio through the speaker. I hope in the future this method could be implemented as I would use it very regularly for SOTA in order to lighten my kit.

jneate

Rating: 4/5

I love how simple this app is and the fact that it just works! Perfect for POTA, when you don’t want to lug a laptop or risk damaging one. Yaesu FT-991A RT-42 USB Cable Lightning to USB adapter - $16 SIGNIFICANTLY reduces the amount of energy needed when operating on battery power - in my case, 105W laptop vs 10w phone. I was able to make several contacts without power running to the adapter, which is really cool. Didn’t seem to drain a bunch of battery while doing it either. Very well designed and architected app. 4/5 because the waterfall needs some work. I’m okay with the stylized signal visuals, because this is a mobile app, but it just doesn’t display correctly on screen. The bandwidth scaling is off. I move the bottom slider to the right, but it makes the waterfall start at 600Hz and displays well past the relevant pass band. Would love to see a feature enhancement that enables advanced waterfall configuration similar to WSJT-X - i.e., Start, Compression Factor and average FFTs.