Amateur Radio Utility Workbench
Amateur radio and RF technology calculator suite, covering antennas, circuits, propagation, and daily operations.
Antennas & Feedlines
15Calculate half-wave dipole dimensions from frequency
Suggested element lengths and spacing for multi-element yagis
Key dimensions for a J-Pole antenna
Quarter-wave vertical and radial dimensions
Resonance and efficiency for a single-turn loop
Circumference, side length and boom spacing suggestions
Equilateral loop height and wire length estimates
Driver/reflector lengths and element spacing overview
Wire length, counterpoise and 49:1 transformer suggestions
Two-element rectangle dimensions with fold-back spacing
Element schedule for broadband directional LPDA
Angle-aware inverted-V length calculator
Half-wave and quarter-wave sloper geometry
Recommended Beverage lengths and termination
Coils or capacitive hats for shortened antennas
Circuits and Components
17Component values for L / Pi / T matches
Quarter-wave shorted stub length
Compute Turns ratio, required Inductance, and target Reactance.
Impedance transformer using a λ/4 section
Estimate gamma rod ratio and tuning capacitance
Shunt hairpin inductance and stub length
Single-layer solenoid inductance
Butterworth low/high/band-pass ladders up to 7th order for 50 Ω
Voltage-divider bias suggestion for small-signal stages
Friis equation with equivalent noise temperature
AL-based ferrite and iron powder core calculator
Solve one value from frequency, inductance, and capacitance.
Inverting, non-inverting and active low-pass gain
Astable and monostable 555 timing calculator
Calculate Pi and T Attenuator pad Resistors values for a target Attenuation.
Interactive Smith chart with SWR, Γ and impedance visualisation
Resistor colours, capacitor codes and series/parallel totals
Propagation & Planning
8Effective radiated power and EIRP conversion
Calculate safe separation distance from EIRP and regulatory limits
Estimate path loss from frequency and distance
Interactive VOACAP shortwave coverage view
Take-off angle, MUF and dipole height guidance
Great-circle distance and azimuth presets for VOACAP
Visualise twilight terminator for HF paths
Assess auroral propagation potential from Kp
On-Air & Reference
13Convert grid, latitude/longitude and distance
Estimate average current, runtime and battery packs for field radios
Recommended levels, gain and processing for common digital modes
Randomised amateur radio theory questions
Printable contact sheet with configurable columns
Play CW audio and practise quick copy
Track QSOs, multipliers and live score
Classic Q-signals with bilingual meanings
Regional allocations for HF/VHF amateur bands
Compare HF/VHF band availability by country
Look up ITU call sign prefixes by region
Lookup prefix entities with CQ/ITU zones
Structured response guide for amateur deployments
Utilities & Converters
6Convert frequency to free-space and coax electrical lengths
Convert SWR from power or impedance measurements
Insertion loss of common coax at a target frequency
Configure a home grid, preferred units and default callsign
Convert between dBm, watts and volts
Convert power, voltage, length, temperature and wavelength