Unfortunately iFTx still needs work doing it to make it functional out in the field, whilst it is possible to fudge your way through making data contacts, the data exchange regularly fails and when it succeeds it will give spurious(wrong) signal strength reports, on the logging side of things it will log yourself as a contact as well as the station you are having a QSO with, so it looks like you have a normal qso (with wrong signal reports) and also one contact with you as the sender and receiver. Despite an initial response from the app creator saying what updates etc will be implemented, I have asked three times since when we will get an update to the app and nothing, no reply, so take from that what you will, if anyone reading this is having regular success with the signal reports and logging I would love to hear from them so I can get it working reliably.
I have used the iFTx app along with a lightning connector to usb adapter to successfully operate FT4/8 with the iPhone and QMX.? The first adapter I purchased did not switch the audio path to the lightning connector.? I purchased a second one that included the audio path in the product description and it has worked well.? The VOX must be enabled in the digital interface menu on the QMX.? Here is a link to the adapter that has worked for me.
Roger KF9D
