Ham Radio Companion

Ham Radio Companion

Ham License Exam Prep & Study

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Released
July 2, 2026
Updated
October 25, 2026

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Prepare for your U.S. ham radio license exam with comprehensive study tools. Access all official FCC questions with plain-language explanations, practice exams, and a suite of radio operation resources. Study offline and sync progress across devices via iCloud.

✓Official FCC exam questions
✓Plain-language explanations
✓Realistic mock exams
✓Customizable practice quizzes
✓Offline study capability
✓iCloud sync for progress
✓Ham radio toolkit (rules, charts, calculators)
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What's New in Ham Radio Companion

3.0.0

October 25, 2026

Version 3.0 — a plan, a schedule, and a much bigger toolkit. STUDY • Study Plan: set your exam date and a daily goal; Home shows today's progress and a countdown, and an optional reminder keeps your streak going • Real spaced repetition: every answer schedules the question for review, and Smart Review and Flashcards start with what's due • Search the pool by number or word, see your history with any question, and drill exactly what you found • Topic Mastery heat map of every question group — tap a weak one to drill it • Timed mock exams, read-aloud, and a shareable results card NEW TOOLS • Call Sign Lookup: every active U.S. licence from the FCC's public list, searched on your device with no connection — plus the country, CQ and ITU zones for any call sign worldwide • Satellites: the next passes of the amateur satellites and the ISS over your location, with their uplinks, downlinks and modes • Beam Heading: distance and true or magnetic heading to a grid square, ZIP code, call sign or country, using the 2025 World Magnetic Model • NOAA Weather Radio: the transmitters nearest you and your county's SAME code • Logbook fills in name, city and grid for U.S. stations, and adds band from frequency, distance and heading, duplicate warnings, statistics, CSV export and ADIF import • Band Conditions adds the NOAA R/S/G scales, a 3-day Kp forecast, the 27-day outlook, HF absorption, aurora activity and the WWV alert — and works offline LEARN AND REFERENCE • 12 new guides: DC and AC circuits, transistors, antennas, feed lines, the ionosphere, VHF paths, RF-exposure evaluation, and an emergency-communications series (ARES and RACES, ICS for radio operators, net procedure, field antennas and power) • Every DXCC entity and prefix, the full ITU call-sign table, emergency and calling frequencies, ICS forms, a drawn-to-scale U.S. band plan, power limits, repeater offsets, and one search across it all • Credits & Licenses lists every source the app draws on AND MORE • Lock Screen widgets, Control Center controls, Home Screen quick actions, smarter Siri ("Drill T5"), and Spotlight search • Morse: Farnsworth timing, pitch, prosigns, a flashing light, and a Koch receive drill • Eight new calculators, including RF exposure, ERP/EIRP, impedance and feed-line loss • Find exam sessions and clubs near a ZIP code, and import a study-data backup Free, works offline, and private — no account, no ads, no tracking.

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User reviews

Awesome!

Tried this out and am very pleasantly surprised. I’d venture to say this is the best reference/study app I’ve found. Not to mention no ads and data collection. Thanks Chris!

Response from developer

Thank you — I’m really happy to hear that. Glad you’re enjoying it so far. More features are on the way, and it will always be free with no ads or tracking. Appreciate you taking the time to write this!

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FAQ

What U.S. ham radio license classes does Ham Radio Companion cover?

Ham Radio Companion covers the Technician (2026-2030), General (2023-2027), and Amateur Extra (2024-2028) license classes. It includes all official questions from the NCVEC pools for these classes.

Does Ham Radio Companion have ads?

No, Ham Radio Companion is completely ad-free. The app is designed to provide a distraction-free study experience for users.

Can I study for my ham radio license offline with Ham Radio Companion?

Yes, you can study offline with Ham Radio Companion. The question pools, explanations, guides, and reference tools all work without an internet connection.

How does Ham Radio Companion help me understand the answers?

Each question in Ham Radio Companion comes with a clear, plain-language explanation. You can also tap to read the actual FCC Part 97 rule cited for each answer.

What kind of practice modes are available in Ham Radio Companion?

Ham Radio Companion offers realistic mock exams, custom practice quizzes, topic-specific study, weak-area drills, and flashcards. It also includes a smart review feature that resurfaces questions you might forget.

Does Ham Radio Companion offer any tools for licensed operators?

Yes, Ham Radio Companion includes a complete ham toolkit. This features the full FCC Part 97 rules, reference charts, live band conditions, an HF propagation estimate, a Morse code trainer, a contact logbook, and nine useful calculators.

How often is Ham Radio Companion updated?

The latest version of Ham Radio Companion is 2.0.0, last updated on September 3, 2026. Updates typically align with the release of new FCC question pools to ensure accuracy.

What is the price of Ham Radio Companion?

Ham Radio Companion is completely free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or subscription fees required.