Wait and PounceFT8 / FT4 DX Pounce Assistant

Automatically reply to the DX you want, on the bands you choose, while WSJT-X or JTDX does the heavy lifting.

🎯 Smart Pouncing

Watches every decode and replies to your wanted callsigns, CQ zones, new grids and DX-Marathon entities — automatically, in the priority order you choose.

📡 Works with WSJT-X & JTDX

Sits alongside WSJT-X or JTDX and replies for you, exactly as if you'd double-clicked the decode yourself. No changes to your existing setup.

🗂️ Logbook-Aware

Reads your logbook so it never wastes time on stations you've already worked — with flexible, per-year worked-before rules.

🏆 DX Marathon & Grid Tracking

Hunt every DXCC entity once per year, or chase new grid squares regardless of band, with an interactive map.

☁️ LoTW & Club Log

Upload your contacts to Logbook of The World and Club Log automatically, and pull confirmations back into your log.

🔊 Alerts & Awareness

Distinct sounds, colour-coded decodes and a live activity bar keep you aware of what's happening, even hands-off.

What is Wait and Pounce?

Wait and Pounce is a companion application for the popular weak-signal digital-mode software WSJT-X and JTDX. Those programs handle the FT8/FT4 modes, the decoding and your radio. Wait and Pounce adds an intelligent automatic-reply ("pounce") assistant on top: you tell it who and what you want to work, and it watches the decodes and replies on your behalf the instant a target appears.

It runs on Windows and macOS and works alongside your existing WSJT-X / JTDX installation — no changes to your radio setup required.

New here?

Start with the Introduction, then read How It Decides Who to Call to understand the assistant before configuring anything.