Curated beginner pages for ham, GMRS, FRS, and Meshtastic — exam prep, CHIRP, band quiz, glossary, and first-week guides. Works offline after your first visit.

← Start here · All tools

Beginner · Offline

Beginner Radio Bundle

15 curated pages for your first month — week guides, exam prep, and reference tools. For interactive drills, use the tools hub 17 beginner tools filter (flashcards, quizzes, CHIRP, and more).

Studying on your phone? Install this site as a PWA while on Wi‑Fi — flashcards, band quiz, and CHIRP cheat sheet work offline in the field.

Pick your path

Start with one card, then follow the week guides.

→Start HereChoose ham, GMRS, or emcomm path. 7dFirst Week — HamStudy plan through VE session. GMRSFirst Week — GMRSLicense, channels, family test. FRSFirst Week — FRSLicense-free family radios. MeshFirst Week — MeshtasticOff-grid text mesh. 🎉Just LicensedCallsign arrived — program radio.

Study & reference

Works offline after your first visit.

ExamExam Prep BundleFlashcards, quizzes, band plan. CardsExam Flashcards80+ quick-review questions. Tech?Band Privilege QuizWhat can Technician do? A–ZRadio GlossaryCTCSS, offset, PACE, ICS…

Program & operate

After the license — or for GMRS family radios.

📻First Radio GuideHandheld vs mobile vs base. CSVCHIRP Cheat SheetImport freqs, set tones. UV-5RBaofeng GuideCommon first handheld. 462GMRS ChannelsRepeater pairs and simplex. PGMGMRS Programming GuideWeek-long CHIRP & tones path.

Why a beginner bundle?

New operators do not need every calculator on day one. This bundle groups the pages that answer the same three questions: How do I get licensed? What does that word mean? and How do I program this radio without bricking it?

Studying for Technician? Run exam prep daily and follow first week ham. Family on GMRS? Skip the exam tools and open first week GMRS plus programming guide. Free printable references live on resources.