FT8 with only one cable? Yep!

iFTx is a great app for iOS. It is a full-featured FT8 and FT4 client that does logging, supports POTA and more. In this video you'll get a quick overview of how to configure it and use it *without* a sound card interface and using just one cable.

Cables you'll need:
__FT8 cable components__

and one of these
or

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[WECB]

Well done Vince. Keep up the great work. 73

[jeremiedunlap]

There seems to be an issue with IOS and the Microphone actually switching to the USB C or Lightning connector. I have tried both on my USB C iPhone and Lightning connector iPad's. Every now and then it appears to work, and then eventually stops getting audio. I've ordered several different cables, USB C connectors, Was awfully frustrated because we hiked into the Payette National Forest last week to the site of the B-23 Dragon Bomber crash site. Very cool place to play radio. 13 mile loop hike. I brought my KX2, Packtenna antenna, and both iPhone and iPad. The cables decided not to work during our lunch break at the crash site. I did eventually get a signal out, but made no FT8 contacts. I'll love this setup when I get my cable issue figured out. Thank you for your videos, and the Workbench Podcast. I really enjoy them both. - de W7MN

[Nick]

Nice video. I need to figure out how to turn off the electrec setting on my tx500

[fredo]

Vince, you are a genius! 72 de k3nce

[pakeck]

So I ordered all the cables you described from Amazon. Without cables iPhone decodes fine on iFTX. WITH CABLES nothing. Tried changing out the splitter and the TRS to TRS cables, no change. Modified KX3 settings as you described, still no decodes. Any suggestions??