Live FT8 station capability

See what the network can reach.

IonVector turns public PSKReporter FT8 observations into live station activity, Vectorized Ion Reach, and directional VCF evidence for a selected station.

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IonVector desktop application showing public FT8 station activity, station rows, and map evidence. — Representative sample data

01 / Read the network

Band Activity

Who is active?

See current public FT8 Band Activity.

VIR

How capable?

Read the bounded VIR station inference.

VCF

Which directions?

Inspect selected-station VCF evidence by bearing and distance.

02 / Start where you are

A station is an invitation,
not an entrance fee.

Explore the network

Start with no radio, license, callsign, or WSJT-X required to explore public FT8 activity.

Follow this path

Bring your station

Add a callsign and coarse grid when you want an operator-centered view; optional WSJT-X data can add your local decodes.

Follow this path

03 / From reports to evidence

A transparent chain,
with limits intact.

01
Public FT8 reports
Current reception reports from participating stations.
02
Validate + bound
Fresh, plausible observations inside explicit limits.
03
VIR inference
A bounded view of station and path capability.
04
Directional VCF
Evidence organized by bearing and distance.

04 / Release matrix