Amateur Radio

Revised 2025-12-19

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Links

  1. History Behind [W]2XQ Call
  2. USA & Canadian Frequency Coordinators (info not available from ARRL)
  3. Antennas
    1. Beverage
    2. Line of Sight, Horizon et al
      1. Antenna Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) Calculator
      2. Create RF Coverage Map
      3. Hey What's That: Path Profiler
      4. RF Line of Sight
    3. Selected Antenna Articles collected by AB6MB New
  4. Dealers
    1. Buy Two Way Radios
  5. Digital (aka VOIP)
    1. AllStar
      1. AllstarLink
      2. Asterisk Allstar…
      3. Equipment
        1. ClearNode | Node-Ventures | W6WNG
          What a fantastic unit, and great service! Recommended, period!
        2. TechNo By George, LLC | WB3DZZ
      4. Maps
        1. Allstar Node Map
        2. Google Allstar Map
      5. Allstar Nets (updated 19 Dec 25 -- refresh browser if necessary) pdf Updated
    2. DMR
      1. Networks
        1. BrandMeister Network
        2. FreeDMR
        3. SkyHub Link System
        4. T G I F Network
      2. Pi–Star
      3. DMR Repeater Networks
        1. The NJ NY & PA CBridge Updated
        2. WR3IRS Interstate Repeater System
      4. Software
        1. DMRmap.app (listen to DMR via Hoseline) New
        2. N0GSG Contact Manager (manipulate codeplugs)
        3. SD Card Tools
          — To make a Pi–Star file for your hotspot, I suggest using 32gb Class 10 SanDisk or PNY cards. Don't depend upon the cheap no-name cards found in some hotspots.
          1. SD Memory Card Formatter
          2. Win32 Disk Imager
  6. FCC Amateur Radio Service
    1. FCC Part 97 Rules & Regulations
  7. Find Amateurs
    1. APRS.fi live map
    2. FCC Advanced Amateur License Search
  8. Gray Line (Sunrise‒Sunset Terminator)
  9. Library
    1. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by A. Frederick Collins
      A Complete, Authentic and Informative Work on Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony (1922)
  10. Magazines
    1. List of amateur radio magazines
    2. World Radio History
  11. Net Software
    1. Ham Live New
    2. NetFinder
    3. NetLogger (or get Android/iOS NetLogger Companian)
    4. On-Air Net Scraper
    5. RagChew.app New
  12. Propagation Predictions
    1. Propagation (ARRL)
    2. Proppy (also see "About" for help)
    3. Solar and Geomagnetic Indices for Radio Operators New
    4. VOACAP Quick Guide
      1. VOACAP Online HF Predictions (Amateur Radio)
  13. Repeaters
    1. Burlington County
    2. Coordinating Councils
      1. Area Repeater Coordination Council (ARCC) (sNJ, ePA)
      2. MetroCor–Metropolitan Coordination Association, Inc. (nNJ, NYC area, LI)
      3. Middle Atlantic FM and Repeater Council (T-MARC) (DC, DE, MD, nVA, eWV)

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