Amateur Radio
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- History Behind [W]2XQ Call
- USA & Canadian Frequency Coordinators

- Antennas
- Beverage
- Chameleon Antenna (portable & loop ant's)
- The Classic Multiband Dipole

Steve Ford, WB8IMY, QST, March 2004
- HF Antennas 101

Van Field, W2OQI, QST, September 2004
- KK5JY (variety of interesting ideas)
- Line of Sight, Horizon et al
- Antenna Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) Calculator
- Create RF Coverage Map
- Hey What's That: Path Profiler
- RF Line of Sight
- Call Signs
- Call Sign History
- History of Call Signs, including Vanity

- History of the Ham Radio Callsign
- An Overview of Amateur Call Signs—Past and Present (QST May 1994)

- Research Old Amateur Radio Calls
- Amateur Radio Call Books
- How to Find Old Amateur Radio Call Signs
- Internet Archive Search: subject:"callbook"
- Old Amateur Radio Callbooks Available
- The Storied History of the Ham Radio Callsign

- WM7D's Callsign Database
- Dealers
- Buy Two Way Radios
- Radioddity
- Digital
- Modes
- AllStar
- AllstarLink
- Asterisk Allstar…
- Equipment
- ClearNode | Node-Ventures | W6WNG

What a fantastic unit, and great service! Recommended, period!
- TechNo By George, LLC | WB3DZZ
- Maps
- Allstar Node Map
- Google Allstar Map
- DMR
- Newsletters
- The Random Wire (KJ7T)

- Nets over VoIP
- All-Node Net Mon 21 ET Allstar 51018 and WIRES-X, Echolink

- DMR Nets: Telegram Group
- East Coast Reflector | WB2JPQ (Allstar, Echolink, DMR tech net…)
- Fakeham Lidnet Thu 2130 ET DMR BrandMeister 98003
- New Hams Net with Keith M7BDY Sun 15 ET Allstar 2195
- The Science & Tech Net with Ken VA3KEX Sat 21 ET Allstar 517300
- SkyHub Link Digital Learning Net Wed 21 ET Allstar 46079 BM 310847
- TheĀ 1960s Pop-Rock Music and TV Shows Net Tue & Wed 2030 EST | 2130 EDT Allstar 493670 Echolink: Tu W7EI-L We KA7LFX-R

- WIN System Technical Net Fri 22 ET Allstar 2560
- Networks
- ANZEL Multimode Network

- Software
- DroidStar | Android | iOS (…P25, DMR, Fusion, NXDN, M17, and IAX(AllStar).)
- How to Set Up DroidStar
- DroidStar APK Build Files (download previous Android ver https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/15QzZAz-DJa0pv8wlmOhL1slJanJLYvKR81d9XsIlTVo/mobilebasicsions)
- DroidStar Configuration Notes

- Add Vocoder to Android Device

- DroidStar Groups.io
- How to Install Droidstar Vocoder…

- Installing the Software Vocoder
- AMBE Plug-ins
- EchoLink
- Keeping Echolink connected with an Android Phone

- On-Air Net Scraper

FCC Amateur Radio Service
- FCC Part 97 Rules & Regulations
Find Amateurs By Location
- FCC Bulletin
- FCC Advanced Amateur License Search
- FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in the US
Gray Line (Sunrise‒Sunset Terminator)
Grounding
Ham Radio Secrets
Latitude–Longitude Calculations
Library
- Amateur Radio Operation in the Soviet Union: 1965 (2.4mb)

F Gayle Durham, Center for International Studies, MIT, June 1965
- The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by A. Frederick Collins
A Complete, Authentic and Informative Work on Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony (1922)
Lightning
- IEEE: How to Protect…

- Lightning Protection for the Amateur Radio Station – Parts 1, 2 and 3

Ron Block, KB2UYT, QST, June-August 2002
Magazines
- List of amateur radio magazines
- World Radio History
Maps
- Amateur Radio License Map
- Azimuth Map | NS6T
- EI8IC's Mapability (virtually all the amateur radio maps one could ever want…)
Pages of Note
- Practical Amateur Radio Solutions (all kinds of interesting topics)

Propagation Predictions
- Propagation (ARRL)
- Proppy (also see "About" for help)
- VOACAP Quick Guide
- VOACAP Online HF Predictions (Amateur Radio)
Repeaters
- Burlington County
- Coordinating Councils
- Area Repeater Coordination Council (ARCC) (sNJ, ePA)
- MetroCor–Metropolitan Coordination Association, Inc. (nNJ, NYC area, LI)
- Middle Atlantic FM and Repeater Council (T-MARC) (DC, DE, MD, nVA, eWV)
- USA & Canadian Frequency Coordinators (info not available from ARRL)
RF Calculators
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