CQDeck

For US amateur radio operators · Free · Non-profit

CQDeck

Practice before you key up. CQDeck helps new and returning hams get on the air, then shows what your license lets you do today.

Practice with Key UpComing back? Start the refresher

146.520 MHz is the national FM simplex calling frequency. You can transmit here in any mode.

Try

Just licensed

Get to your first contact

Passing the test doesn't teach you what to say. Rehearse a check-in until it feels routine.

  • Key Up: practice with an AI stationLive
  • Callsign watch: an email when your call sign is issuedLive
  • Radio setup guides by modelSoon
  • A guided first 30 daysSoon
Try Key Up →

Coming back

Licensed, but it's been a while

Check your license, see what changed, brush up on the basics and rehearse your first call back.

  • License and renewal checkLive
  • What changed since you leftLive
  • A first-week plan back on the airLive
Start the refresher →

Every day

A home page that knows your license

Band conditions in plain words, filtered to what you're allowed to do, plus parks, satellites and nets near you.

  • estimated for your licenseLive
  • Parks and satellites you can workLive
  • Nets tonight near youSoon
Open today's dashboard →

Why CQDeck exists

CQDeck started with a ham who passed the Technician exam, made a handful of contacts, and then went quiet for more than a year. Getting back on the air meant relearning it all alone. This is the tool that was missing.

Early access

Hear about new features first

We'll email you when accounts, alerts and the first-30-days guide open. No spam, and you can leave anytime.

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