Amateur Radio Resources
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License Exams
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News & Magazines
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Op Aids
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Organizations
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Propagation
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Software
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Station Setup
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Time & Date
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Training
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U.S. Rules & Regs.
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Ham Radio News & Magazines
(updated: 02-Sep-2010 )NEWS Links
- ARRL -- Bulletins Archive
- ARVN -- Amateur Radio Video News
- NewsLine -- Amateur Radio News
- Icom Radio News -- Amateur Radio Videos
- RAIN -- Radio Amateur Information Network
- RSGB (Radio Society of Great Britain) News
- Southgate Amateur Radio News (Daily)
Magazine Links
- CQ Amateur Radio - The Active Ham's Magazine
- CQ VHF - Ham Radio Above 50 MHz
Find A Ham
(updated: 29-Aug-2010 )Call Sign Lookup
- Buckmaster
- FCC ULS Data Base Advanced License Search
- QRZ.COM
- Vanity HQ by NM4C - Try out NM4C's Ham Locator
Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS)
APRS.FI DB0ANF: FindU:
Station Setup
(updated: 02-Sep-2010 )Antennas
- ALE Antennas for HF Automatic Link Establishment
Using a ground screen to complement or replace the wire radial system to reduce ground losses- Ground Screen - by Robert Sherwood, WB0JGP
Using a ground screen to complement or replace the wire radial system to reduce ground lossesNear Vertical Incident Skywave (NVIS) Systems
- Amateur Radio NVIS Antennas and Propagation - by KV5R
- "Cloud Warmer" NVIS Beam - by WB5UDE
- Near-Real-Time F2-Layer Critical Frequency Map - NVIS Mode Propagation
Mobile
- K0BG's Site for Mobile Operators - A great site loaded with informatiopn on mobile operation.
Printable Op-Aids
(updated: 29-Aug-2010 )CW Op Aids
General Purpose Op Aids
- U.S. Amateur Radio Band Plan (effective: 23 February 2007)
- ITU Phonetics - with enunciation guide
- NTS Radiogram (Blank) (updated: 22-Mar-2007 17:33 EDT )
- KD0AOE's Quick Reference
Graphs and Forms
- Smith Chart - courtesy Analog Instruments Company
National Traffic System (NTS) Methods and Practices Guidlines
(Public Service Communications Manual (PSCM) App.-B)
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 ARRL Message Format
- Chapter 2 Sending Messages On Voice
- Chapter 3 Sending Messages On CW
- Chapter 4 Net Operations
- Chapter 5 Net Control
- Chapter 6 NTSD (NTS Digital)
- Chapter 7 Station Reporting - SAR (Station Activity Report) -- PSHR (Public Service Honor Roll)
- Chapter 8 Delivering, Servicing, Originating
- Chapter 9 Tactical Nets, Public Service Events
- NTS Routing, Call/State/Region/Area/Section/Division
- NTS Radiogram (Blank) (updated: 22-Mar-2007 17:33 EDT )
Rules & Regulations (U.S.)
(updated: 01-Sep-2010 )Federal Communications Commission
- Amateur Radio Service Enforcement Actions
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- FCC ULS Data Base Advanced Applications Search
- FCC ULS Data Base Advanced License Search
- FCC Part 97 Amateur Rado Service - Government Printing Office PDF
- Amendment Regarding Amateur Radio Service Communications During Government Disaster Drills - Final Rule (4-Aug-2010)
Rules & Band Plans
- U.S. Amateur Radio Band Plan ARRL
- U.S. Amateur Radio Band Plan w/Automatic Sub Bands
- Part 97: Amateur Radio Service [Rules and Regulations] - (HTML)
Time & Date
(updated: 29-Aug-2010 )Official Time
- UTC (a.k.a., Zulu, GMT) - [U.S. Naval Observatory]
- US Time Zones & UTC - [U.S. Naval Observatory]
- US Territories Time Zones & UTC - [U.S. Naval Observatory]
Times Zones
Interesting Facts about time...
- A Walk Through Time - [NIST]
- About Daylight Savings Time - History, rationale, laws & dates
- Systems of Time - brief explanations of various time systems
Digital Modes
(updated: 02-Sep-2010 )Information
- ALE (Automatic Link Establishment) HF
- APRS - (Automatic Packet Reporting System)
- APRS using UI-View32 - Recomended configuraitons, software and data packages.
- APRSLink provides a link between the Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) and the Winlink 2000 (WL2K) Radio e-mail system.
- APRS Path - Using the proper digi-path.
- AVRS (Automatic Voice Relay System) -- AVRS is a marriage of APRS with any of the Voice over IP HAM Projects (IRLP, ECHOlink, etc)!
- CW (Morse Code)
- D-STAR
- D-STAR Presentations
- D-STAR '07 Amateur Digital Mode for 21st Century - W4VM
- Index of Public D-STAR Presentations - Compiled by K5TIT
- Alabama's Linked D-STAR Repeater System
- D-Star Channel Spacing - UTAH VHF Society
- Icom America: What is D-STAR?
- Locate D-STAR Repeaters
- Map D-STAR Repeaters & Users
- Repeaters Directory - D-STARusers.org
- Digital Mode Samples -- Amateur Radio Digital Mode Sound Bites
- Digital Voice -- Amateur Radio Digital Voice Sound Bites
- JT65
- Packet
- Beacons by K0RAR
- Getting Started on Packet AirMail by KB2WF and KJ7NO
- INTRODUCTION TO PACKET RADIO by WB9LOZ
- Packet Engine Pro Help compiled by KC2RLM from SV2AGW's notes and from input from other Packet Engine Pro users
- PACKET Radio Primer by K4ABT
- Setting Your TNC's Audio Drive Level by N8UR
- PSK31 - Official Home Page
- PropNet Project - Propagation Studies using PSK-31 transmissions
- RSQ Reporting -- Readability, Strength, Quality
- VoIP - (Voice-Over-Internet Protocol)
- WinLink 2000 (WL2K) -- Winlink 2000 uses enabling technologies and sound operating practices to provide a full-featured radio digital message transfer system, worldwide. Email transfer with attachments, position reporting, graphic or text-based weather bulletins, and emergency communications.
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