What Is AA9PW.com?

AA9PW.com is an amateur radio practice site built to help you pass the US amateur radio license exam and get on the air. It offers three main things: online practice tests for the FCC Amateur Radio License exams, a customizable Morse code practice tool, and a separate iPhone app for Morse practice on the go. It is a practice and study resource, not an official licensing body — you still take the real exam through the normal FCC volunteer examiner process.

Ham Radio Practice Tests

The practice test section is aimed at exam preparation rather than casual quizzing. According to the site, you can track your results and create custom tests that focus on the topics you need to work on. That combination matters if you are studying over several weeks: tracking shows whether your weak areas are actually improving, and custom tests let you drill those areas instead of retaking full random exams.

A practical way to use it:

1. Take a full practice test first to get a baseline score.
2. Review which topics produced wrong answers.
3. Build a custom test around those topics.
4. Retake and compare results to confirm the gap is closing.

The site describes these as tools for the FCC Amateur Radio License exams, so treat the question pool as US-specific.

Morse Code Practice Online

The online Morse tool is a customizable Morse code generator, so you can learn and practice code directly in the browser. Customization is the useful part here — you control what gets sent, which lets you move from single characters to realistic operating exchanges as you improve.

One recent addition is relevant if you operate portable: POTA (Parks on the Air) CW exchanges were added to the Morse generator in January 2025. The site notes it drew on various sources for how these exchanges normally go. If your goal is activating or hunting parks on CW, practicing the actual exchange pattern is more useful than drilling random characters.

Ham Morse iOS App

Ham Morse is the site's iPhone app for learning and practicing Morse code away from a computer. If you already use the browser generator, the app is the option for practice during commutes or other time away from your desk. It is iOS-only, so Android users would need to rely on the web tool.

Who It Fits

The site also has a blog and news section, which is where updates like the POTA exchange addition get posted. If you are working toward a US license or building CW skills, it covers both without requiring you to juggle separate tools.