HamSphere 5.0 Mobile

HamSphere AB

About this app

HamSphere 5.0 Mobile is a virtual portable Amateur Radio transceiver for Shortwave, VHF and UHF bands. Talk with thousands of Ham Radio operators around the world.
The app features over 20 portable NEC designed antennas, Rotator and Antenna selector, Log book, QSL card management, VHF, 3 selective filters, USB, LSB and CW modes, 50 Watts virtual power, Bandscope, Waterfall, DX Cluster, Oscilloscope etc.

Ratings and reviews

Great app. It's a very good simulation. Runs flawlessly. I made some good DX contacts, which was quite enjoyable. I'd highly recommend, especially to newer operators. But for me, it's out of my budget. Annual subscription is cheap, but buying each individual feature that you need to have - the waterfall, DX logger, especially antennas, etc...REALLY adds up. Quickly. I realize the app needs to make money to survive... but $40 for one 'virtual' antenna? For one frequency? Prices need to be lower.

Not what it was. While I can understand that things aren't for free, I still miss the times when HamSphere 3.0 was free and 4.0 was somehow paid. If you wanted different skins, tools, antennas, you could buy the plug-ins at low costs. Now, with version 5 you need to pay straight up the subscription for an year and the app let you have just one band with visualization, user list, an antenna bearing and so on. For the other bands nothing, you need to pay for each DX, visualisation, list of users.

Brilliant, I love it, Ham radio on your phone. I've made some great contacts. I enjoy this app so much that I have brought all the plug-ins. Wow, it makes this app even better. I've spoken to people all over the world using this app. I have brought a bluetooth mic speaker, which is meant for a walkie-talkie, but it works brilliantly with this app. I just don't use the K pin connector. I highly recommend getting one for this app. Makes it feel like so much better.

What's new

Now supports Android 13 (tiramisu version) permission management
Longer timeout delay on login sequence
Better offline-check and information window