HamQTH privacy information
HamQTH is a web-based callbook. Without your data it cannot work and serve its users.
What data does HamQTH collect?
When you register, HamQTH needs at least the following data:
- Callsign
- Name used on the air (usually your first name or nickname)
- QTH
- Country
It helps if you also add more personal data, for example:
- Postal address: some hams like to send their QSL cards direct
- Pictures of yourself and/or your shack
- Links to your social network pages
- A few words about yourself and your interests
Where else does the data come from?
To keep the information accurate and detailed, HamQTH regularly collects data from these sources:
- FCC database: imported every day. wireless.fcc.gov ↗
- OK callbook: downloaded and processed by hand. www.crk.cz ↗
- Reverse Beacon Network: HamQTH collects and filters its spots and shows them in the DX cluster. The last 200 spots of every callsign are stored; older ones are deleted automatically. www.reversebeacon.net ↗
- DX cluster network: HamQTH runs its own DX cluster connected to the global DX cluster network and stores all spots.
Why is the data collected?
HamQTH is a web-based callsign database. Its purpose is to provide public data about other radio amateurs. The data are free: there is no fee for getting them through the website or the API, which serve them to other registered radio amateurs.
Where is the data stored?
HamQTH runs on a Hetzner server in a data centre in Germany, so the data stay in the EU. The server is protected by strong passwords and the backups are encrypted.
How long is the data stored?
HamQTH keeps the data until you ask for their deletion. Removing them from the backups can take up to 30 days.
Who owns HamQTH?
HamQTH is owned by Petr Hlozek, OK2CQR, 17. listopadu 1065, 277 11 Neratovice. You can contact him at petr@ok2cqr.com or through the contact form.