Remote FT8 from the couch with POTACAT and ECHOCAT On Wednesday evening, October 28, 2026, I logged a two-way FT8 contact with Bulgaria while watching the World Series upstairs with my wife. My radio was in the basement the whole time. The station was LZ2XA, Val, in grid KN33, about 7,400 kilometers (4,600 miles) away on 40 meters. I made the contact from my phone. Why remote? I like experimenting with technology. There’s another reason too: when I go to the basement to do radio, I feel antisocial. Remote control gives me a way to be around my family upstairs...