Directory

The ham radio web, organized

A hand-picked directory of the sites worth bookmarking — by category. Suggest a site via Submit a Tip.

Organizations & Clubs

ARRL The US national association for amateur radio arrl.org RSGB Radio Society of Great Britain rsgb.org IARU International Amateur Radio Union iaru.org AMSAT Amateur satellite organization amsat.org TAPR Digital & experimental radio tapr.org ARDC Grants & the 44Net (44.0.0.0/8) ardc.net Radio Amateurs of Canada Canada’s national association rac.ca

Radio Manufacturers

Icom America HF/VHF/UHF transceivers icomamerica.com Yaesu Transceivers, System Fusion yaesu.com Kenwood Amateur transceivers kenwood.com Elecraft High-performance & kit radios (US) elecraft.com FlexRadio Software-defined transceivers flexradio.com Xiegu Affordable HF/SDR radios xiegu.eu QRP Labs QRP kits (QMX, QDX, QCX) qrp-labs.com Begali Keys Premium CW paddles & keys i2rtf.com

Retailers & Dealers

DX Engineering Antennas, gear & accessories dxengineering.com Ham Radio Outlet (HRO) Major US ham retailer hamradio.com GigaParts Radios, computers & parts gigaparts.com R&L Electronics Radios & accessories randl.com Main Trading Company New & used gear mtcradio.com Array Solutions Station & antenna systems arraysolutions.com

News, Journals & Magazines

ARRL News / QST News + the QST member journal arrl.org CQ Amateur Radio Long-running ham magazine cq-amateur-radio.com Amateur Radio Newsline Weekly audio & text news arnewsline.org Southgate ARC News Global ham news roundup southgatearc.org The SWLing Post Radios, SWL & reviews swling.com Hackaday Radio & RF hacks hackaday.com

Operating: Awards & Activities

Parks on the Air (POTA) Activate & hunt parks parksontheair.com Summits on the Air (SOTA) Mountaintop operating sota.org.uk WWFF World Wide Flora & Fauna wwff.co IOTA Islands on the Air iota-world.org Logbook of The World ARRL electronic QSL & awards lotw.arrl.org Club Log Logging, DXCC & expedition tools clublog.org

Propagation & DX Tools

DX Summit Web DX cluster spots dxsummit.fi DXMaps Real-time propagation maps dxmaps.com PSK Reporter Who’s hearing whom (FT8 etc.) pskreporter.info Reverse Beacon Network Automated CW/RTTY spotting reversebeacon.net VOACAP Online HF propagation prediction voacap.com NOAA SWPC Official space-weather data swpc.noaa.gov hamqsl (N0NBH) Solar-terrestrial data hamqsl.com

Logging & Software

WSJT-X FT8, FT4, JT modes wsjt.sourceforge.io N1MM Logger+ The contest logger n1mmwp.hamdocs.com Log4OM Full-featured general logger log4om.com fldigi Digital-mode software suite w1hkj.org GridTracker Map your FT8/digital contacts gridtracker.org

Learning & Licensing

HamStudy.org Study tools & exam sims hamstudy.org Find a License Exam ARRL exam session finder arrl.org KB6NU Study Guides Free “No-Nonsense” guides kb6nu.com Ham Radio Crash Course Popular video tutorials hamradiocrashcourse.com

Communities & Forums

QRZ.com Callsign lookup + forums qrz.com eHam.net Reviews, forums & articles eham.net r/amateurradio Reddit’s ham community reddit.com Groups.io (ham groups) Mailing lists for every niche groups.io

Frequently asked questions

What are the best amateur radio websites?

It depends what you need — QRZ.com and HamQTH for callsign lookups, DXMaps and the cluster for DX, eHam for reviews, ARRL and RSGB for news, and HamStudy for license prep. This directory groups the sites worth bookmarking by category.

Where can I look up a ham radio callsign?

QRZ.com and HamQTH are the go-to callsign databases for names, grids, and QSL info. For a quick country/DXCC answer, use the HamDaily callsign lookup. US license records are public on the FCC ULS.

How do I get my website listed in this directory?

Suggest it through our Submit a Tip page. We curate by usefulness to operators, not pay-to-list, so genuinely helpful ham radio sites are welcome.