Ham Radio Goes Digital: A Practical Guide to SDR Transceivers, FT8, WSPR, PSK31 & SDRangel — From HackRF and PlutoSDR to Remote Stations, Antenna ... Software Defined Radio Mastery Series) - Softcover

Worsley, Weisberg S.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798161950975

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

The band is full of signals your radio will never show you.
Somewhere on 20 meters right now, stations are completing contacts in 75 seconds at power levels that would embarrass a flashlight — and the only thing standing between you and them is a waterfall display you haven't learned to read yet.
If you earned your license in the era of dials and knobs, you already have the skills. What you've been missing is the map — and Ham Radio Goes Digital is it.
In this practical, no-nonsense guide, you'll learn how to turn a HackRF One, an ADALM-Pluto, and the PC on your desk into a legitimate, clean, fully modern amateur station:

• Set up SDRangel — the free software that becomes your transceiver front panel, band scope, and digital mode workstation
• Master FT8, WSPR, PSK31, and JS8Call — from first decode to confirmed contact
• Transmit legally and cleanly, with real filtering and spectral-purity habits that protect your license
• Automate your shack — software antenna tuners, frequency-aware switching, rotator control from your desktop
• Operate from anywhere — remote stations, WebSDR, and panadapter-driven contesting that sees the whole band at once

No engineering degree required. Just your license, your curiosity, and a willingness to modernize.

The hobby has gone digital. Your shack can too — starting today.
Scroll up and grab your copy. The waterfall is already glowing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798161950975
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194