Free ham radio games and tools from VE6DOK. Good for new hams, Morse learners, and anyone curious about radio.
Ham radio games and tools
Daily Prairie Puzzles (ham edition)The daily mini crossword and word games with a ham radio theme. Just for fun.Morse Code ChallengeLearn and practise Morse code letters by sight, at your own pace.APRS Packet JourneyFollow a position report from a radio to the internet, step by step.Feedline Loss VisualizerSee how much signal your coax eats at different lengths and bands.Antenna Length CalculatorDipole and quarter-wave lengths for any frequency, in metres and feet.Band Plan Explorer (Canada)Tap a band or type a frequency to see Canadian band edges, mode segments and who may use it.Grid Square FinderFind your Maidenhead locator, and work out distance and beam heading to another station.Repeater Offset and Tone HelperEnter a repeater frequency to get the usual offset, your transmit frequency and the access tone.Q-Codes and ProsignsFlashcards, a practice quiz and a lookup for Q-codes, CW prosigns and shorthand.SWR and PowerSee what an SWR really costs you, and how lossy coax can hide a poor antenna.Dipole Pattern ViewerSee how dipole height changes where your signal goes: NVIS straight up or low for DX.
Weather games and tools
Chinook TrackerOur last 20 hours of temperature, wind and pressure, with a plain-language chinook check.Wind RoseWhere the wind has blown from in the last hour, and how hard, from our station.Crosswind CheckerPick your highway and vehicle. Uses our live wind readings to show how hard the wind is pushing sideways.
Other radio visualizers we like
- PSKReporter
Live map of who is hearing whom on the digital modes - aprs.fi
Live APRS stations and weather on a map - HamQSL Solar Data
Solar and band conditions at a glance - Reverse Beacon Network
Who is hearing your CW signal right now - NOAA Aurora Forecast
Aurora outlook (handy for HF and VHF conditions)
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