Organizations:
Ø7Ø Club --a club just for PSK31 enthusiasts Adventure Radio Society --they combine a love of Amateur Radio with a love of the outdoors Amateur Radio High Altitude Ballooning (ARHAB) --ham radio to the very edge of space
Amateur Television Network --an organization of ATV clubs and individuals exploring internet video linking American Radio Relay League (ARRL) --the national organization for Amateur Radio in the USA AMSAT --the Radio Amateur satellite corporation Antique Wireless Association (AWA) --supporting historians, enthusiasts and collectors of antique radio equipment, including Amateur Radio gear Bicycle Mobile Hams of America (BMHA) --combining Amateur Radio and cycling, two fine pursuits Carolina 440 Repeater System --linked UHF repeater network from Raleigh to the coast Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship (CARF) --fellowship and service via ham radio since 1966 Fists --the international Morse Code preservation society Foundation for Amateur Radio --scholarships for hams Graham Repeater Association --linked repeaters between Raleigh and Greensboro Handihams --ham radio for people with disabilities International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) --the federation of national Amateur Radio societies Islands On The Air (IOTA) --RSGB's famous awards organization for QSOs with islands all around the world Longwave Club of America (LWCA) --the world of radio below 500kHz Military Radio Collectors Association (MRCA) --for the green radio enthusiasts Morehead Planetarium and Science Center --informing and inspiring the public about scientific discovery Morse Telegraph Club --landline telegraphy is still alive and well Museum of Radio & Technology --in Huntington WV Narrow-Bandwidth Television Association --here's what can be done with 32 lines and a spinning disk Navy Amateur Radio Club --open to current or former swabbies, coasties, and leathernecks Old Old Timers Club (OOTC) --for us really old geezers who were first licensed 40 years ago or more Piedmont Coastal Repeater Network (PCRN) --NC's largest 2M repeater network QRP Amateur Radio Club International --five watts or less works the world Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA) --for those of us who were first licensed 25 years ago or more Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) --another way you can become a VE Radio Club of America --celebrating their hundreth year in 2009 Radio and Television Museum --in Bowie MD Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) --founded in 1913 Raleigh Amateur Radio Society (RARS) --a capital organization in several senses of the word SETI League --are we alone? Society for the Preservation of Amateur Radio --free membership, dedicated to promoting technical achievement Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) --the ultimate in DX! (sorry, no QSLs...) Southern Appalachian Radio Museum --in Asheville NC Triangle Amateur Robotics --sophisticated, cutting edge automata Triangle ATV Association --they have a fast-scan Amateur Television repeater Triangle Area Rocketeers --Model rocketry Triangle Electric Vehicle Association --watt a great way to travel Tri-County Radio Control Club --in Hurdle Mills NC TriLUG --Triangle Linux Users Group Tripoli Rocketry Association --serious high power rockets Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) --do PSK31 without a computer? US Islands Awards Program --the home-based version to IOTA US Power Squadrons Amateur Radio Club --the ham radio group from USPS Western Historic Radio Museum --in Virginia City NV, gorgeous old stuff Xtal Set Society --devoted to "roots radio," especially crystal sets Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) --an organization of women Amateur Radio licensees
Companies:
Alinco --calling themselves the value leader in Amateur Radio equipment Allied Electronics --still at 100 N Western Ave, Chicago, after all these years Amazon Amateur Radio Gear --ham radio equipment from Amazon.com
Anderson Power Products --makers of the Powerpole Connector
Antique Electronic Supply --tubes and more Bencher, Inc --high quality iambic paddles and Butternut antennas and filters Buddipole --portable dipole systems Cable X-Perts --coax cable, connectors, etc dBj Radio and Electronics --home boys from Jamestown NC Down East Microwave --equipment for UHF and beyond DZ Kits --home of the Sienna transceiver Elecraft --makers of the famous K1, K2 and K3 transceivers Electronics USA --makers of Whiterook keys and keyers Fair Radio Sales --military surplus since 1947 FAR Circuits --PC boards for most published ham radio projects Gap Antenna --home of antennas and the "Hear It" DSP products Harbor Freight --"America's favorite tool store" Hendricks QRP Kits --affordable QRP kits at exceptional value ICOM --maker of the highly popular IC-706 K1EL Kits --kits for Morse keyers and more KD1JV Designs --innovative QRP kits and projects Kenwood --some solid radios, from the 1970's TS-520 to today's TS-2000
MFJ --tuners, antenna analyzers, etc MoeTronix --home of the DVDongle Morse Express --fine keys from all over the world Northern Tool & Equipment --where warriors prepare for battle Oak Hills Research --QRP kits (great wattmeter and dummy load kits) Ocean State Electronics --components, kits, hardware and tools, etc. Paddlette --paddles for portable Morse operation PolyPhaser --lightning protection for the shack by people who know what they're talking about QRPme --transmitters and receivers you build using tuna cans as chassis Radio Shack -- small parts availabilityRamsey Electronics --both fun and serious kits and supplies The SignMan of Baton Rouge --custom monogramming from Rick N5VA Small Wonder Labs --nifty single board PSK transceiver kits SteppIR --antennas that tune themselves Tarheel Antennas --local home of the screwdriver antenna Ten-Tec --high quality radio equipment made in USA Tigertronics --home of SignaLink digital interface products and more Ventenna --VHF and UHF antennas disguised as pvc vent pipes Vibroplex --over a hundred years of quality Morse code keys and bugs, now owned by W4OA VIZ Keys --quality Morse keys and bugs by K4VIZ Weather Vane Antenna --functional weather vanes that are stealth VHF and UHF antennas
West Mountain Radio --home of the RIGblaster Wilderness Radio --home of the Wilderness Sierra transceiver kit and others The Wireman --supplier of wire, coax, connectors, etc Yaesu --maker of the FT ("Fox-Tango") line of radio
Amateur Radio Exam Practice:
Philosophy:
47 CFR Part 97.1 --the FCC's official reasons for establishing the Amateur Radio Service The Amateur's Code --first published in 1928 and still the standard of conduct we all should strive to meetK0WA's Web Site -- If you have been in the hobby for years and don't know Lee, you do not know CW. Lee is a truly unique individual. He doesn't do phone!
Contesting / Logging Software
Useful Computer Stuff
Abandonware --large, free collection of "obsolete" software for you to download, need DOS? Avast! --free anti-virus program by ALWIL Software CCleaner --free "crap cleaning" software removes temporary files, cookies, etc.CDBurnerXP --burn CDs and DVDs including BluRay and HD-DVD for free Comodo Dragon - Chomium browser on steriods. Developed in Romania, it has many features. Free for personal use, and prices for different leveks of use. Supposedly the safest browser out. With the full collection package, likely is!Craigslist --get a job, buy, sell, or trade literally anything with free listings, this site is should be used with cautiond*Chat --a keyboard to keyboard D-STAR chat application Desktop Media --free app that puts icons on your desktop that allow you to easily access drives and media doPDF --free program that creates PDFs from your documents Earth Alerts - To use Earth Alerts, you simply select specific natural hazards -- tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, tropical cyclones, wildland fires, landslides, severe weather, local weather, etc. -- and the locations that interest you. Did you feel that earthquake?Eraser --free program to erase files or even a whole hard drive ExpressPCB --design your own PCBs with this free layout software
FreeClock --free software adds UTC/local time dual display to your PC
GreenPrint --free software to save those wasted sheets of printer paper that only have one line on them HDD Health --free software to warn you if your hard drive's fixin' to die HP Smart Web Printing --free HP software to organize and print only what you need from multiple web pages
Karen's Time Sync --synchronize your system's clock with an online atomic clock using this free software Kim Komando --"America's digital goddess" is an excellent source for free software and valuable tips LinPSK --free PSK-31 software for Linux Multimon --run up to three monitors on your computer with different taskbars on each with this free software Nitro PDF Reader -- Don't let the name fool you! Mark-up and fill in forms with this loaded software available for all OS's relieving the need for costly Adobe Software. Compares to Adobe Acrobat. Even saves your forms!!OpenOffice --free alternative to MS Office because Billy in Redmond's gotten enough of your money already PDFTextOnline --extract text from a PDF PortableApps --work from any Windows computer with these applications you carry with you on a flash drive QuadLock Unit Converter --instantly convert between different units of measurement Reactor Server --run your own web portal with this free Apache distro Recuva --prounounced "recover," this free software recovers deleted files Spybot Search and Destroy --free anti-spyware software that works on all versions of Windows without breaking programsStellarium --view celestial objects in your sky on this awesome, free planetarium program TrueCrypt --free on-the-fly encryption software for Windows, Mac and Linux Ubuntu Linux --free Linux distro (based upon Debian) to start you opening doors instead of going through Windows U-Exchange --barter/trade site that's free to use
WebAnywhere --free software for the visually impaired that reads websites to you WXSpots --free internet software to distribute severe weather reports Zelscope --turn your PC into a dual-trace 'scope with this free-for-individual-use software ZoneAlarm --excellent, free firewall software
Publications:
Alternative Energy News --news and info resources about renewable energy technologies Adventures of Zack and Max --ham radio comix and coloring books for downloading
Amateur Radio Video News (ARVN) --by Gary Pierce KN4AQ Amateur Television Quarterly --its name sez it all Amazon Amateur Radio Books --old and new ham radio books from Amazon.com
antenneX --the magazine all about antennas Antique Radio Classified --national monthly publication for buyers and sellers of old radios ARRL Audio Letter --the League's weekly update in MP3 format ARRL Publications --includes RSGB titles, too ARRL VE Manual --become an official ARRL Volunteer Examiner if you hold a General Class ticket or higher The Art and Skill of Radiotelegraphy by William Pierpont N0HFF --a fascinating and informative downloadable book Astronomy Magazine --the world's best-selling astronomy magazine Changing Skies --three times yearly newsletter from National Weather Service Raleigh Computer Pilot --the PC flight simulator pilot's magazine CQ --the Radio Amateur's journal, published monthly CQ Publications --the CQ bookshelf CQ VHF --quarterly magazine from CQ about 6M and up "Dummies" Books --including "Ham Radio for Dummies" Electric Radio --classy monthly magazine about vintage Amateur Radio equipment Electronics and Radio Today --an e-zine resource for info on radio and electronics Fly RC --the leading radio control airplane magazine Ham Radio Online --on the www and updated daily The K9YA Telegraph --web based newsletter e-zine, free subscription
Library of Congress --your tax dollars at work! Lindsay Publications --technical books for "Thomas Edison" types Make Magazine --technology on your own time Marine Amateur Radio Guide --published by the US Power Squadrons Microwave Antenna Handbook --by W1GHZ NASA Tech Briefs --free publication publicizing NASA technical discoveries NCJ --"National Contest Journal" bimonthly publication of ARRL whose name speaks for itself Nuts and Volts --the magazine for the electronics hobbyist Optical Through the Air Communications --a handbook of practical information
Popular Electronics Magazine --1950s through 1980s, an ongoing project Project Gutenberg --a hundred thousand free e-books for you to enjoy QEX --a forum for communications experimenters, a bimonthly publication of ARRL QST --the official monthly journal of Amateur Radio since 1915, included with ARRL membership QST Searchable Archive --from 1917 through 2004, for ARRL members Robots Magazine --hobby, science and consumer robots Rockets Magazine --the official magazine of the Tripoli Rocketry Association RadCom --monthly publication of the RSGB, included with RSGB membership
Radio Amateur Information Network --producer of the weekly "RAIN Report" The Roundtable --quarterly e-journal of the Society for the Preservation of Amateur Radio Scatterpoint --publication for the microwave enthusiast from the UK Microwave Group Schematic Magazine --online electronics circuit projects for everyone Servo Magazine --covering the world of personal robotics SKCC Centurion --official newsletter of the Straight Key Century Club Sky and Telescope --the essential magazine of astronomy Sport Rocketry Magazine --subscription included with NAR membership This Week in Amateur Radio --an "up-to-the-minute" news magazine of the airwaves USMC Field Antenna Handbook (PDF) --military guide to antenna selection and use in situ (192 pages!)
Worldradio Magazine World Radio TV Handbook --directory of global LW, MW, SW and FM broadcasting
