HamRadioWeb: A Browser-Based Remote FT8/FT4 Receiver with Live Heatmaps, Performance Metrics and DX Cluster
Thank you to Patricio for writing in and sharing with us his release of HamRadioWeb, a browser-based remote receiver with a focus on FT8 and FT4 reception. If you're not aware, FT8 and FT4 are amateur radio digital fixed-format modes that can be decoded even with very weak signals.
The software works by running a small server bridge app alongside JTDX/WSJT-X on the shack PC. Users can then log in from anywhere in the world on any device via the browser-based system. Once logged in, you can transmit and monitor, just as if you were sitting in a ham shack.
HamRadioWeb is designed to streamline remote FT8/FT4 operating directly from any mobile browser or PC without requiring complex setups like VPNs or port forwarding. In addition to remote TX/RX control, it features:
- Live FT8 geospatial heatmaps and signal footprint visualization.
- Grid-level SNR benchmarking against nearby stations.
- Azimuthal radar & path telemetry relative to the shack.
- Automated DXCC and award hunting synchronized with logbook data.
It’s built to make remote digital mode operating visual, data-driven, and easily accessible on the go.
HamRadioWeb is free for unlimited decodes, but limited to 10 TX's per day. Premium is a paid service costing $4.99 per month, which provides unlimited access.
