Hamtool

hamtool

The Internet Explorer Utility for all Ham and SWL Radio Users.

Search, Google, MSN and Lycos ...Without effort
Do callsign lookups... With speed
FindU (APRS) search...Fast
DXZone search ...Quick as a flash
Find details on that IRLP node...Easy
IOTA and Grid Square locator
Even search for Mods for your equipment...

All this from your address bar!

Click here to download
THEN
Select open in the box that pops up click OK twice and that's it!

To use the new features...
Restart Internet Explorer.
TYPE HELP ME in your address bar to remind you of commands at anytime.

Help via the forum here


Type the first letter of your search engine (A=Altavista, M=MSN, Y=Yahoo, L=Lycos, G=Google) then a space, followed by the search word.
(EG. Typing Y ham does a search on Yahoo for the word ham and G ham does a search on Google for ham )

Type IRLP followed by a space then node number, for details on the selected IRLP node.
(EG. IRLP 5852)

Type QRZ followed by a space then a callsign, for details on the selected call using QRZ.
(EG. QRZ 2e0tws )

Type CALL followed by a space then a callsign, for details on the selected call using HamCALL.
(EG. CALL 2e0tws )

Type MOD followed by a space then the model number of the radio you wish to modify. Searches MODs.dk
(EG. MOD 8900)

Or APRS then a space, followed by a callsign, to do a APRS find on the callsign. Searches using FindU.com
(EG. APRS 2e0tws)

Type DXZ followed by a word to search DXZone
(EG. DXZ VSWR)

Type IOTA followed by its reference number To find an island group's details in format: IOTA EU-001
(EG. IOTA EU-001)

Type square followed by first TWO letters of the gridsquare IN UPPERCASE to
show where in the world a square is located
(EG. square IO)