Contest page (beta)
17 rule sets ready (WW Digi, ARRL Digi, Field Day, VHF…), exchange sequence like WSJT-X’s “Special operating activity”, decodes sorted by value, dupes, points and multipliers, a separate log with Cabrillo, EDI and ADIF export.
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Free & open source · GPL-3.0 · v0.11.232
Your digital-mode station, reimagined.
Aurora decodes, transmits and runs your QSOs with its own FT8, FT4, JT65, JT9, JT4, Q65 and MSK144 engine. A live waterfall, an automatic DXCC card, Fox and UltraFOX for DXpeditions, windows you can move to a second monitor, phone remote control and CAT for 300+ radios.
Windows 10/11 · 64-bit · Linux AppImage and .deb also available
7modes: FT8, FT4, JT65, JT9, JT4, Q65, MSK144
300+radios via Hamlib CAT
6languages in the app
GPL-3.0free and open source
What’s new in Aurora 0.11.232
New modes, every band and an update that does not stop.
More complete automations
Dry-run / Live switch with a warning, “Enable Tx” handled for you, new country and new mode rules, hourly QSO limit, time window, excluded countries and continents, self CQ after a quiet spell. Everything is off by default; STOP and dead-man stay.
TCI for SDRs
Network control and audio for SunSDR/ExpertSDR and ANAN with Thetis, as in WSJT-X: RX1 or RX2 receiver, commands confirmed by the server, audio at 48, 24, 12 or 8 kHz, power and TUNE from the display, “Power on” and “Power off” the SDR.
Update downloaded in advance
Aurora downloads the new version in the background and checks its signature; a small bar in the header and the tray card show percentage and time, then just “Install and restart”. Now on macOS too. If GitHub is down it retries on its own.
Everything a digital-mode ham wants
One window designed for the shack: nothing to hunt for, every control explained.
Own decoding engine
FT8 and FT4 decoding and transmission built in, plus JT65 and JT9. No other program needed. Plus JT4, Q65-30A and MSK144.
Live waterfall
WebGPU/WebGL2 waterfall with draggable Rx and Tx bars that follows the filter width read from your radio.
Dual screen
Detach panels, the DX map or the radio display into their own windows and drop them on a second monitor.
Fox & UltraFOX
Run a DXpedition: queue of Hounds, up to five stations per transmission, QSOs logged automatically.
Automatic QSOs
AutoSeq, caller queue, wish-list and safe limits. A STOP is always one click away.
DXCC card
See at a glance whether a station is a new country, band or mode, read from your own log.
CAT for every radio
Hamlib and OmniRig: frequency, mode, split, PTT and a radio display with meters and SWR.
Phone remote
Pair your phone with a code or QR and operate the station from the couch.
Two monitors, one station
Keep the decoded messages on your main screen and send the DX map, the radio display or the waterfall to the second one.
Main monitor
Second monitor
DX map
Built for DXpeditions
A dedicated Fox page with Hound queue, on-air list and QSO progress, plus experimental UltraFOX.
Learn more: Built for DXpeditions
Get on the air in three steps
- 1Download the installer
- 2Run it and follow the first-start guide
- 3Press Monitor and watch the band
A problem? A tip? A new feature?
Write on GitHub: report a problem, suggest how to improve Aurora or propose new features. Every message is read.
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