Amateur Radio Software

Comprehensive suite: rig control, logging, digital modes, satellite tracking, and rotor control. The most popular commercial ham radio software package.

Feature-rich free logging software with ADIF support, QSL management, DX cluster integration, awards tracking, and clean interface.

Simple, portable logging app designed for Parks on the Air (POTA) and Summits on the Air (SOTA). Available on all major platforms.

Free suite: DXKeeper (logging), DXView (mapping), Commander (rig control), SpotCollector (DX cluster), WinWarbler (digital), and Pathfinder.

Self-hosted web-based logging. Access your log from any device. Open source with ADIF support, QSL integrations, and award tracking.

Free online logbook from QRZ.com. Cloud-based logging with call sign database integration. Quick and easy for basic logging needs.

Free digital modem supporting dozens of modes: PSK31, RTTY, CW, Olivia, MT63, MFSK, and many more. The Swiss Army knife of digital modes.

Keyboard-to-keyboard messaging using weak-signal techniques from FT8. Real-time text conversations ideal for low power and emergency use.

Global radio email system. Send and receive email over HF and VHF radio. Critical for emergency communications when internet is down.

Send and receive images over radio using Slow Scan Television (SSTV). Supports multiple SSTV modes. Popular on 14.230 MHz.

Popular SDR receiver for Windows. Works with RTL-SDR dongles and Airspy hardware. Visual waterfall display with multiple demodulation modes.

Open-source SDR receiver for Linux and macOS. Powered by GNU Radio. Clean interface with waterfall, multiple demod modes, and recording.

Advanced open-source SDR application supporting receive and transmit with dozens of demodulators and channel analyzers.

Simple, cross-platform SDR receiver. Intuitive interface with waterfall display. Good starting point for SDR beginners.

The most popular free contest logger. Supports hundreds of contests, CW keying, voice keying, rig control, networking, and scoring.

Full-featured contest logger for serious contesters. SO2R support, networked multi-op, CW and voice keying.

Web-based APRS map showing real-time positions, weather stations, and messages on an interactive map.

APRS client for Android. Use your phone's GPS with a connected radio or APRS-IS for tracking and messaging.

Open-source APRS client for Linux/macOS. Displays APRS traffic on maps, supports weather stations and TNCs.

Satellite tracking and prediction. Shows real-time positions, predicts passes, controls rotators and radios for automatic tracking.

Free antenna modeling software. Design, simulate, and optimize antennas with method-of-moments calculations.

Free NEC-based antenna modeling with graphical design, optimizer, and 3D visualization.

HF propagation prediction based on solar conditions, time of day, and station locations.

Real-time map of digital mode reception reports worldwide. See current propagation conditions from FT8, WSPR, and other modes.

Learn Morse code online using the Koch method. Structured lessons, practice sessions, speed drills, and progress tracking.

CW contest simulator. Practice receiving Morse code in a realistic contest environment.

Open-source library for controlling transceivers and rotators. The standardized API used by most ham radio software for rig control.

Free rig control program. Works with fldigi and supports a wide range of transceivers.

Program hundreds of radio models. Easy spreadsheet-style interface for managing channels, frequencies, and settings.

Commercial radio programming software with model-specific programmers and easy spreadsheet-style interfaces.

Connect repeaters and stations via the internet. Talk to stations worldwide using VoIP through your radio, phone, or computer.

Open-source VoIP linking for repeaters using Asterisk PBX. Enables large repeater networks and remote base operations.