Amateur radio world map
CQ and ITU zones, IARU regions, time zones and locators on a single map, with the grey line, DX Cluster spots, satellites and aurora live. Tap any point: you get its zone, local time, distance and antenna heading from your QTH.
CQ and ITU zones
The 40 CQ zones (WAZ award, CQ WW contest) and the 90 ITU zones (IARU HF Championship). Switzerland is in CQ zone 14 and ITU zone 28. Load your ADIF log to see the zones you still need.
IARU regions
The three ITU regions, drawn from lines A, B and C in Article 5 of the Radio Regulations. Your station's band plan depends on your region: Switzerland is in Region 1.
Time zones and local time
The official time zones, with live local time and clock changes. Handy for knowing whether the station you want to call is still asleep.
Maidenhead locators
Fields, squares and subsquares appear as you zoom in. Type a locator, such as JN36, to go straight there, or tap the map to find the locator of a place.
Grey line and paths
Day, twilight and night recalculated every minute. For each point: short path and long path drawn on the map, sunrise and sunset at both ends, and shared grey line windows.
DX, satellites, aurora
The latest DX Cluster spots linked to their station, filtered by band. Amateur radio satellites with their footprint and ground track, and the aurora oval forecast by NOAA.
Five projections
Natural Earth, equirectangular, Mercator, a globe you spin with your finger, and azimuthal equidistant centred on your QTH: antenna headings can be read directly on the ring of degrees.
Callsign search
Type a callsign or a prefix: the map finds its DXCC entity (cty.dat table) and its CQ and ITU zones, and takes you there. You can also search for a country or a zone number.
Export and printing
Export the map as a high-definition PNG or a vector SVG, with or without background, or print it in colour for the shack. The page link keeps the map, the layers and your QTH.
Sources: CQ and ITU zones by HB9HIL (MIT licence, indicative outline) · time zones from timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors) · Natural Earth borders (public domain) · cty.dat prefixes by AD1C (country-files.com) · DX Cluster spots · CelesTrak orbits · NOAA SWPC aurora · D3.js library. The map is also in the HB9V app, together with your logbook.
