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A free ham radio simulator. Talk to a practice station and get coached on what real operators listen for. Nothing goes out on the air.

28.410MHz

USB · 10 meters · Parks on the Air

Standing by

Hunt a park

Everyone · Beginner

A Parks on the Air activator is calling from a state park on 10 meters. Get your call through and make a quick, clean contact.

Your call sign

First name

Say it as November Zero Charlie Alpha Lima Lima. No call sign yet? Leave it blank to practice as N0CALL.

Read replies aloud Radio sounds

Hunters say their call sign once, phonetically. Leave out "this is" and greetings.
If the activator catches part of your call, say your whole call again, not just the missing part.
On SSB, signal reports are numbers like "five-nine." Give an honest one, then your state.
Technicians can use voice on 10 meters from 28.300 to 28.500 MHz.

N0CALL

November Zero Charlie Alpha Lima Lima

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