It helps that FT8 is amazing. I can easily contact Japan from Massachusetts using a modest "cobweb" antenna (on my side) and a large beam antenna (Japan side). 100 W, but this is on shortwave which can bounce off the ionosphere.
WSJT-X is the software by Joe Taylor, who is a Nobel Laureate. The signal processing part of the program is written in Fortran.
Yea, ft8 is pretty cool. I've been able to work Europe on 6m during the summer E season (and hear Japan) along with some amazing dx contacts under marginal conditions on HF with it just using a simple dipole antenna.
WSJT-X is the software by Joe Taylor, who is a Nobel Laureate. The signal processing part of the program is written in Fortran.