dxnode and QRZ.com

What's the same, and what's different. Written 23 October 2026.

QRZ.com is the callsign site most hams already know, and dxnode does many of the same jobs. If you're deciding where to keep your page and your log, this is how the two compare.

What's the same

• Look up a callsign and see who holds it, where, and the license class and dates.
• Make a page for your callsign with your own words, photos and links.
• Keep your logbook online, and move it in and out as ADIF files.
• Let your logging program send each contact to your logbook as you make it.
• Put your QSL card on your page.

What's different

Where the license records come from. dxnode loads them from the agencies that issue licenses: the FCC in the United States, and the licensing agencies of the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Japan, Poland, Finland, Czechia and Slovenia. A record from outside the United States names the agency it came from.

Street addresses. On dxnode, a visitor who isn't signed in sees the town and state on a license record. Only members who are signed in see the street and ZIP code.

Where the map puts your station. dxnode puts it in the middle of your ZIP code or postal area until you verify your callsign and confirm your address on dxnode.

Bringing your page over. If you have a QRZ.com page, dxnode can read it and copy your bio and photos into a draft of your dxnode page. Your QRZ.com page isn't changed, and dxnode never asks for your QRZ.com password.

Distance and beam heading. When you're signed in with your callsign, each callsign's page on dxnode shows how far it is from your station and which way to turn your beam.

Lookups for logging programs. QRZ.com sells subscriptions to an XML service that logging programs use to look up callsigns. dxnode's API is for logbooks only: it adds, reads and deletes contacts in your own log.

Forums. QRZ.com has discussion forums. dxnode doesn't.

Advertising. dxnode shows no ads and runs no analytics or tracking scripts.

History. QRZ.com has been around far longer and has a much larger community. dxnode opened to the public in October 2026.

Trying dxnode

Look up your own callsign from the home page, or create an account to build your page. The privacy page says what dxnode shows and keeps.

dxnode is independent. It isn't affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by QRZ.com.