Amateur Radio

Revised 2023-03-04

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  1. History Behind [W]2XQ Call
  2. USA & Canadian Frequency Coordinators Updated
  3. Antennas
    1. Beverage
    2. Chameleon Antenna (portable & loop ant's)
    3. The Classic Multiband Dipole pdf
      Steve Ford, WB8IMY, QST, March 2004
    4. HF Antennas 101 pdf
      Van Field, W2OQI, QST, September 2004
    5. KK5JY (variety of interesting ideas)
  4. 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
  5. Call Signs
    1. Call Sign History
      1. History of Call Signs, including Vanity pdf
      2. History of the Ham Radio Callsign
      3. An Overview of Amateur Call Signs—Past and Present (QST May 1994) pdf
      4. Research Old Amateur Radio Calls
        1. Amateur Radio Call Books
        2. How to Find Old Amateur Radio Call Signs
        3. Internet Archive Search: subject:"callbook"
        4. Old Amateur Radio Callbooks Available
      5. The Storied History of the Ham Radio Callsign Streaming video
    2. WM7D's Callsign Database New
  6. Dealers
    1. Buy Two Way Radios
    2. Radioddity
  7. Digital
    1. Modes
      1. AllStar
        1. AllstarLink
        2. Asterisk Allstar…
        3. Equipment
          1. ClearNode | Node-Ventures | W6WNG Updated
            What a fantastic unit, and great service! Recommended, period!
          2. TechNo By George, LLC | WB3DZZ
        4. Maps New
          1. Allstar Node Map
          2. Google Allstar Map
      2. DMR
    2. Newletters
      1. The Random Wire (KJ7T) New
    3. Nets over VoIP Updated
      1. All-Node Net Mon 21 ET Allstar 51018 and WIRES-X, Echolink New
      2. DMR Nets: Telegram Group
      3. East Coast Reflector | WB2JPQ (Allstar, Echolink, DMR tech net…)
      4. New Hams Net with Keith M7BDY Sun 15 ET Allstar 2195 New
      5. The Science & Tech Net with Ken VA3KEX Sat 21 ET Allstar 517300 New
      6. SkyHub Link Digital Learning Net Thu 2100 Allstar 46079 BM 310847 New
      7. The 1960s Pop-Rock Music and TV Shows Net Tue & Wed 2030 EST | 2130 EDT Allstar 493670 Echolink: Tu W7EI-L We KA7LFX-R Updated
      8. WIN System Technical Net Fri 22 ET Allstar 2560
  8. Software
    1. DroidStar | Android | iOS (…P25, DMR, Fusion, NXDN, M17, and IAX(AllStar).)
      1. How to Set Up DroidStar
      2. DroidStar APK Build Files (download previous Android ver https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/15QzZAz-DJa0pv8wlmOhL1slJanJLYvKR81d9XsIlTVo/mobilebasicsions)
      3. DroidStar Configuration Notes pdf
      4. Add Vocoder to Android Device Streaming video
      5. DroidStar Groups.io
      6. How to Install Droidstar Vocoder… Streaming video
      7. Installing the Software Vocoder
      8. AMBE Plug-ins
    2. EchoLink
      1. Keeping Echolink connected with an Android Phone New
  9. FCC Amateur Radio Service
    1. FCC Part 97 Rules & Regulations
  10. Find Amateurs By Location
    1. FCC Bulletin
    2. FCC Advanced Amateur License Search
    3. FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in the US
  11. Gray Line (Sunrise‒Sunset Terminator)
  12. Grounding
  13. Ham Radio Secrets
  14. Latitude–Longitude Calculations
  15. Library
    1. Amateur Radio Operation in the Soviet Union: 1965 (2.4mb) pdf
      F Gayle Durham, Center for International Studies, MIT, June 1965
    2. The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by A. Frederick Collins
      A Complete, Authentic and Informative Work on Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony (1922)
  16. Lightning
    1. IEEE: How to Protect… pdf
    2. Lightning Protection for the Amateur Radio Station – Parts 1, 2 and 3 pdf
      Ron Block, KB2UYT, QST, June-August 2002
  17. Magazines
    1. List of amateur radio magazines
    2. World Radio History
  18. Maps
    1. Amateur Radio License Map
    2. Azimuth Map | NS6T
    3. EI8IC's Mapability (virtually all the amateur radio maps one could ever want…)
  19. Pages of Note
    1. Practical Amateur Radio Solutions (all kinds of interesting topics) New
  20. Propagation Predictions
    1. Propagation (ARRL)
    2. Proppy (also see "About" for help)
    3. VOACAP Quick Guide
      1. VOACAP Online HF Predictions (Amateur Radio)
  21. 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)
      4. USA & Canadian Frequency Coordinators (info not available from ARRL)
  22. RF Calculators

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