HamBeacon: Ham Radio Exam Prep

Missed questions on a practice exam? Drill Missed turns them into a targeted study session on the spot. Widgets keep your streak and Readiness Meter always in view.

Getting your amateur radio license should feel like learning, not cramming. HamBeacon helps you walk into the exam confident, because you actually understand the material, not because you memorized a pattern of answer letters.

EXPLANATIONS YOU CAN TRUST When a question trips you up, you deserve a real answer. Every question in HamBeacon includes a written explanation, available in three depths so you choose how much you want: a quick reminder, a fuller walkthrough, or a complete explanation when you want to understand the why. Every explanation is researched and checked against primary sources, including FCC Part 97 rules, recognized engineering references, and established technical standards, to ensure accuracy and consistency. When you read why an answer is correct, you can rely on it.

A STUDY PATH THAT ADAPTS TO YOU HamBeacon quietly keeps track of what you have learned and what still needs work, then puts the right questions in front of you at the right time. Questions you have mastered fade back. Questions you are still shaky on come around again until they stick. You always know where you stand through a clear Readiness Meter that shows how close you are to passing, so the exam holds no surprises. You are never guessing whether you are ready.

FIVE TOOLS, ONE GOAL • Drill: focused study sessions that adapt to your progress • Practice Exam: full-length, randomized exams scored against the real passing threshold, with one-tap re-drill of the questions you missed • Smart Review: targeted sessions on the questions you most need to see again • Progress: your Readiness Meter trend and complete practice history at a glance • Exam Syllabus: the full structure of your exam, useful if you are following along with a study manual

BUILT FOR IPHONE, IPAD, AND MAC HamBeacon is a true native app on all three, not a website in a wrapper and not a phone app stretched onto your desktop. Start a session on your iPhone on the bus, continue on your Mac at home, and your progress is simply there. One purchase covers all your Apple devices.

YOUR PROGRESS AT A GLANCE Add HamBeacon widgets to your iPhone or iPad Home Screen, your Lock Screen, or your Mac desktop. Your streak, today's study progress, and your Readiness Meter stay quietly in view, so five questions a day never slips your mind and exam readiness is always one glance away.

STUDY AS A FAMILY Family Sharing is included, so a single All-Access Bundle covers your whole family group. Because each person studies under their own Apple ID, everyone keeps their own private progress, streaks, and Readiness Meter. Ideal for partners, or parents and kids, working toward their licenses together.

YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Your study data stays with you. No accounts. No servers. No data mining. HamBeacon syncs your progress between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your iCloud account, the same way Apple Notes and Reminders do. There is no separate login to create and no company database holding your progress.

ALL THREE US LICENSE CLASSES Technician, General, and Amateur Extra, each with the current official question pool. New and revised pools are included free in app updates.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY Start with a free question sample from any class, drawn from across every topic area so you get a true sense of the app before deciding. Unlock a single class when you are ready, or save with the All-Access Bundle covering all three.

THOUGHTFULLY MADE Full Dark Mode, Dynamic Type for comfortable reading at any size, and VoiceOver support. Bookmark tricky questions, search the whole pool by keyword or question number, and set gentle study reminders to keep your streak going.

HamBeacon is made by Blue Heron Data, an independent developer focused on privacy and craftsmanship on Apple platforms.

73, and good luck on your exam.