diff --git a/htdocs/map.js b/htdocs/map.js
index 6354604..d2253ad 100644
--- a/htdocs/map.js
+++ b/htdocs/map.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
                         title: update.callsign
                     }, getMarkerOpacityOptions(update.lastseen) ));
                     marker.lastseen = update.lastseen;
+                    marker.mode = update.mode;
 
                     // TODO the trim should happen on the server side
                     if (expectedCallsign && expectedCallsign == update.callsign.trim()) {
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@
                     }, getRectangleOpacityOptions(update.lastseen) ));
                     rectangle.lastseen = update.lastseen;
                     rectangle.locator = update.location.locator;
+                    rectangle.mode = update.mode;
 
                     if (expectedLocator && expectedLocator == update.location.locator) {
                         map.panTo(center);
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@
     var showLocatorInfoWindow = function(locator, pos) {
         if (!infowindow) infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow();
         var inLocator = $.map(rectangles, function(r, callsign) {
-            return {callsign: callsign, locator: r.locator, lastseen: r.lastseen}
+            return {callsign: callsign, locator: r.locator, lastseen: r.lastseen, mode: r.mode}
         }).filter(function(d) {
             return d.locator == locator;
         }).sort(function(a, b){
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@
             '<ul>' +
                 inLocator.map(function(i){
                     var timestring = moment(i.lastseen).fromNow();
-                    return '<li>' + i.callsign + ' (' + timestring + ')</li>'
+                    return '<li>' + i.callsign + ' (' + timestring + ' via ' + i.mode + ')</li>'
                 }).join("") +
             '</ul>'
         );
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@
         var timestring = moment(marker.lastseen).fromNow();
         infowindow.setContent(
             '<h3>' + callsign + '</h3>' +
-            '<div>' + timestring + '</div>'
+            '<div>' + timestring + ' via ' + marker.mode + '</div>'
         );
         infowindow.open(map, marker);
     }
diff --git a/owrx/map.py b/owrx/map.py
index 2819a3e..4d65a49 100644
--- a/owrx/map.py
+++ b/owrx/map.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ class Map(object):
             {
                 "callsign": callsign,
                 "location": record["location"].__dict__(),
-                "lastseen": record["updated"].timestamp() * 1000
+                "lastseen": record["updated"].timestamp() * 1000,
+                "mode"    : record["mode"]
             }
             for (callsign, record) in self.positions.items()
         ])
@@ -55,14 +56,15 @@ class Map(object):
         except ValueError:
             pass
 
-    def updateLocation(self, callsign, loc: Location):
+    def updateLocation(self, callsign, loc: Location, mode: str):
         ts = datetime.now()
-        self.positions[callsign] = {"location": loc, "updated": ts}
+        self.positions[callsign] = {"location": loc, "updated": ts, "mode": mode}
         self.broadcast([
             {
                 "callsign": callsign,
                 "location": loc.__dict__(),
-                "lastseen": ts.timestamp() * 1000
+                "lastseen": ts.timestamp() * 1000,
+                "mode"    : mode
             }
         ])
 
diff --git a/owrx/meta.py b/owrx/meta.py
index ad3f0d3..8a85bad 100644
--- a/owrx/meta.py
+++ b/owrx/meta.py
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ class YsfMetaEnricher(object):
     def enrich(self, meta):
         if "source" in meta and "lat" in meta and "lon" in meta:
             # TODO parsing the float values should probably happen earlier
-            Map.getSharedInstance().updateLocation(meta["source"], LatLngLocation(float(meta["lat"]), float(meta["lon"])))
+            loc = LatLngLocation(float(meta["lat"]), float(meta["lon"]))
+            Map.getSharedInstance().updateLocation(meta["source"], loc, "YSF")
         return None
 
 
diff --git a/owrx/wsjt.py b/owrx/wsjt.py
index 1e8c271..6bb6dfe 100644
--- a/owrx/wsjt.py
+++ b/owrx/wsjt.py
@@ -118,9 +118,15 @@ class WsjtParser(object):
         self.handler = handler
         self.locator_pattern = re.compile(".*\s([A-Z0-9]+)\s([A-R]{2}[0-9]{2})$")
 
+    modes = {
+        "~": "FT8"
+    }
+
     def parse(self, data):
         try:
             msg = data.decode().rstrip()
+            # sample
+            # '222100 -15 -0.0  508 ~  CQ EA7MJ IM66'
             # known debug messages we know to skip
             if msg.startswith("<DecodeFinished>"):
                 return
@@ -133,15 +139,17 @@ class WsjtParser(object):
             out["db"] = float(msg[7:10])
             out["dt"] = float(msg[11:15])
             out["freq"] = int(msg[16:20])
+            modeChar = msg[21:22]
+            out["mode"] = mode = WsjtParser.modes[modeChar] if modeChar in WsjtParser.modes else "unknown"
             wsjt_msg = msg[24:60].strip()
-            self.getLocator(wsjt_msg)
+            self.parseLocator(wsjt_msg, mode)
             out["msg"] = wsjt_msg
 
             self.handler.write_wsjt_message(out)
         except ValueError:
             logger.exception("error while parsing wsjt message")
 
-    def getLocator(self, msg):
+    def parseLocator(self, msg, mode):
         m = self.locator_pattern.match(msg)
         if m is None:
             return
@@ -149,4 +157,4 @@ class WsjtParser(object):
         # likely this just means roger roger goodbye.
         if m.group(2) == "RR73":
             return
-        Map.getSharedInstance().updateLocation(m.group(1), LocatorLocation(m.group(2)))
+        Map.getSharedInstance().updateLocation(m.group(1), LocatorLocation(m.group(2)), mode)