[Elecraft] Ideas for an FT8 Radio

[John Harper]

Here's the thread - scroll down to message #27527:

https://groups.io/g/QRPLabs/topic/no_ft8_in_the_upcoming_qsx/27317246?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,27317246

John AE5X
https://ae5x.blogspot.com



On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 7:56 PM Devin Butterfield <
devin.butterfield at gmail.com> wrote:

> One of the potential issues no one has mentioned is that JT and friends
> released the code for FT8 under the GNU GPL license. This means if you link
> this into any proprietary closed device or firmware, you would violate the
> terms of the license.
>
> You would have to either:
>
> 1. Write a cleanroom implementation from scratch of FT8, ensuring you
> didn’t use any GPL code and didn’t violate any copyrights
>
> or
>
> 2. Build an “open” box radio, where all software is open source and
> licensed under the GPL
>
> Having said that, you might want to discuss with an attorney before
> starting a business venture using JT’s software.
>
> I also agree that a one-mode radio wouldn’t be of interest for very long.
> —
> Regards, Devin / K6DRS
>
>
> > On Dec 30, 2018, at 5:44 PM, John Harper <johnae5x at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The upcoming QSX kit from G0UPL may have FT8 capability. Hans announced
> > that it will run PSK31, WSPR and RTTY natively, ie on firmware within the
> > rig. Another ham, a Latvian I believe, asked "Why not FT8 too?"
> >
> > Hans offered him a free QSX if he could write the code for FT8 capability
> > to exist within the QSX and, last I heard, he was successful.
> >
> > https://qrp-labs.com/qsx.html
> >
> > John AE5X
> > https://ae5x.blogspot.com
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