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ShackPilot: Ham Radio Remote
Yaesu CAT Control, FT8 & more
Free · In‑App Purchases
Control your Yaesu from the couch or across the world. Live audio, waterfall, FT8, CW & SSTV built in. No extra hardware needed. 2-week free trial.
Your shack, in your pocket. ShackPilot turns your iPhone or iPad into a wireless remote head for your Yaesu transceiver. Live audio, full CAT control, a real-time waterfall, and built-in digital modes. No network adapters, no Windows software, no extra hardware.
Run ShackPilot on the Mac that's connected to your radio via USB, then operate from anywhere: check into your favorite net from the couch, work FT8 from the backyard, or chase DX from the other side of the world over VPN.
SUPPORTED RADIOS
- Yaesu: FT-710 (full CAT + wideband scope), FT-991A, FTDX10, FTDX101D, FTDX101MP, FTX-1
- Generic mode: any radio with an audio interface, with optional serial PTT
- More radios are on the way
REMOTE CONTROL THAT FEELS LOCAL
- Full CAT control: frequency, mode, VFO, split, TX power, filters, DSP
- Low-latency RX and TX audio streaming with Opus compression
- Live S-meter, power, SWR, and ALC readings
- On-screen PTT with haptic feedback
- Zero configuration: ShackPilot finds your shack Mac automatically on WiFi
- Away from home? Connect over the free, secure VPN of your choice
WATERFALL & SPECTRUM
- Real-time audio-band waterfall with tap-to-tune, on every supported radio
- Wideband spectrum scope on the FT-710 only
- Customizable color maps
DIGITAL MODES BUILT IN
- FT8 & FT4: full QSO support with auto-sequencing, CQ calling, and auto-logging
- CW: decoded Morse as scrolling text
- RTTY: auto mark/space and baud-rate detection
- SSTV: decode slow-scan TV images with auto mode detection
- Packet: AX.25 / APRS decoding
QSO LOGGING
- Built-in log with ADIF export
- Direct upload to QRZ Logbook and Cloudlog
- WSJT-X UDP broadcast for your favorite logging software
HOW IT WORKS
ShackPilot is one app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Install it on the Mac in your shack and connect your radio over USB. The Mac acts as the server. Your iPhone and iPad connect to it over WiFi or VPN. One subscription covers all your devices.
Try everything free for 2 weeks. After the trial, ShackPilot is a simple monthly subscription which you can cancel anytime. Subscriptions fund ongoing development: new radios, new modes, and new features.
Requires ShackPilot running on a Mac (macOS 15+) connected to your transceiver via USB.
73, and see you on the bands!
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Information
- Seller
- Lukasz Skierkowski
- Size
- 12.2 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- ShackPilot Monthly $4.99
- ShackPilot Lifetime $49.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Lukasz Skierkowski