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Wexford Missaukee County Ham Radio, Swap Cadillac Michigan

Candlewood Amateur Radio Association

A new ham radio shack desk made of a solid core oak door.

Ascension Ham Radio Club based in Gonzales Louisiana

The Metropolitan Amateur Repeater System's KJ6TQ repeater serves Los Angeles Area ham radio operators on 447.820 MHz

Sommer Antennas has been a manufacturer and producer of quality amateur radio antennas and antennas for professional use for more than 20 years.Developed by DJ2UT in Germany, our beams were first introduced to the U.S. market at the 1984 Dayton Hamvention

Amateur Radio Store, dealer for DXZkit products, Heil Sound, Arrow, Miracle based in Northern Colorado

Seaside Tsunami Amateur Radio Society

Article cover hints and tips on ham radio or amateur radio contesting and contests

The National Digital Link Cisar CisarNet Project

I am an EMT-B,an Incident Commander for NM Search and Rescue and an Amateur Radio Operator - KD5KTY Dedicated to the Preservation of Life through Search, Rescue and Education services.

New Zealand Women Amateur Radio Operators, to promote and encourage interest in amateur radio amongst women.

Some pictures of Ham Radio Lightouses Awards

Stuff about amateur (ham) radio, especially VHF/UHF, QRP, portable and mountaintop operating

A comparison of Elecraft KX2 and Yaesu FT-818

Martin Ewing, AA6E

Serving the community since 1936 through Amateur Radio. Meetings every 3rd Monday of the month.

Coordinates amateur radio repeater systems, control and link frequencies

The online Morse code translator and decoder provides functionality for converting plain text into Morse code and decoding Morse code back into text. Users can input text directly into a designated box for translation to Morse, with the tool ignoring characters that lack a Morse equivalent. Conversely, Morse code can be entered using periods for dots and minus signs for dashes, requiring a single space to separate letters and a forward slash to delineate words. The interface also supports direct Morse input via a button, where a half-second pause separates letters and a 1.5-second pause separates words. The resource details the historical context of Morse code, noting its invention by _Samuel F.B. Morse_ in the 1830s for telegraphy, and its continued use by amateur radio operators for recreational purposes and emergency signaling, such as the **SOS distress signal**. Guidance on learning Morse code suggests using online translators for practice and listening to amateur radio transmissions. The tool offers an audio playback feature for translated Morse, allowing users to hear the code at various words per minute (WPM) settings. It also includes a visual chart to aid in memorizing the dot and dash sequences for the alphabet.

New generation Hex Beam Antennas. VHQ HEX Products, located in Peterborough, NH, is owned and operated by David M. Lavoie. Our products are designed to solve issues encountered in Ham radio applications and move with todays configurations in an ever changing climate

This article documents the author's latest go-box build for outdoor ham radio operations using a Yaesu FT-891 transceiver. The go-box is constructed from a plastic "50-cal ammo case" and contains various components, including the transceiver, LDG Z11 Pro autotuner, DIY Yaesu FH-2 remote control keypad, and an external battery. The author details the design considerations, the mounting of components inside the box, and addresses issues related to ventilation and cable management. The go-box is geared for CW operations and POTA activations, with further modifications planned for a microphone and DATA jack. This project allows for rugged, environmentally protected outdoor radio operations while maintaining portability.

This project is a full wavelength, horizontal, loop antenna for the 40 metre Amateur Radio band, built using insulated copper wire in a diamond shape, supported by egg insulators, tethered to 4 masts, each 6.5m high

Christchurch Amateur Radio Club Branch 05 of NZART ZL3AC

Conneaut Amateur Radio Club Ohio W8BHZ yahoo group

To promote and practice amateur radio and HAM radio in Mumbai, India.

What is a repeater? How do you use repeaters. A great guide to use amateur radio repeaters incuding repeater frequencies, operating procedures and practices.

On December 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi successfully received the first transatlantic wireless communication, a Morse code "S" (three dots), at 04:30 GMT. This article details the setup for this groundbreaking experiment, noting Marconi's receiver in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, utilized a _coherer_ and an antenna elevated by balloons and kites. The transmitting station at Poldhu, Cornwall, England, featured twenty-four 200-foot ships' masts and a 25-kilowatt alternator. The resource explains how this contact disproved contemporary beliefs about radio wave limitations due to Earth's curvature, later understood through _ionospheric propagation_. It frames Marconi's achievement as the "very first DX" in amateur radio terms, defining DX as telegraphic shorthand for distance and _DXing_ as the hobby of receiving distant signals. The article also provides external links for further reading on Marconi's experiments and the science behind transatlantic radio signal reception.

Operating an amateur radio club, VE2CEV details its activities, including regular meetings and a significant project involving the construction of a **satellite ground station**. The resource outlines the project's inception, team formation, equipment acquisition, and the physical installation of antennas and rotator systems. It specifically mentions the use of a dual-axis AZ/EL rotator and antennas for VHF, UHF, and SHF (2 meters, 70 centimeters, and 13 centimeters), along with the strategic use of **Heliax cables** to minimize RF signal loss. The club also provides information on its interconnected repeater network covering southwestern Montérégie. The content highlights the practical application of the satellite station for communicating via amateur satellites and the International Space Station (ISS). It details the collaborative effort of members in securing a powerful Linux server, negotiating antenna installation with local authorities, and the precise alignment of antennas. The club emphasizes its role in guiding new amateurs, offering demonstrations, and potentially organizing courses, indicating a focus on community engagement and technical education within the amateur radio hobby.

Voted the best darn Ham Radio club in Texas 7 years in a row.

Amateur radio and family related site. Good ham links. Great pictures of antique amateur radio and military gear.

Radio Amateur Society of Thailand

Paulding county's oldest and largest ham club. Skywarn

This resource provides a historical analysis of amateur radio call sign assignment policies in the United States, detailing regulatory shifts from the Department of Commerce to the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) and subsequently the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It documents the evolution of call sign issuance, from early reissuance practices in the 1920s to the implementation of the Group Call Sign Assignment System on March 24, 1978. This system categorized call signs (e.g., 1x2, 2x1, 1x3, 2x3 formats) into groups A, B, C, and D, correlating with license classes such as Extra, Advanced, General, and Novice, and specifying prefixes for contiguous U.S. and territorial areas (e.g., _AH_, _KP_, _KL_). The document further details the legislative process leading to the modern Vanity Call Sign program, initiated by a petition in June 1990 and formalized by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of August 10, 1993. It outlines the FCC's adoption of final rules on December 23, 1994, and the subsequent fee structure, with the first vanity call sign issued on May 31, 1996, at a cost of **$30.00** for a ten-year term. The ARRL's proposed "starting gates" implementation strategy is also described, which phased in eligibility for vanity call signs based on license class and prior holder status. DXZone Focus: Historical Document | Regulatory Analysis | Call Sign Formats | Fee Structure

The Licking County Contest Group (LCCG) is a small group of Radio Amateurs in Licking County Ohio who enjoy contesting.

Club in Cleveland, White County, Georgia, promoting friendship, mutual assistance, and learning.

Gimme Five reloaded, a compact 5 band QRP SSB transceiver in SMD technology. This unit covers 5 bands within the amateur radio spectrum (3.5, 7, 14, 21 and 28 MHz). Receiver is a single conversion unit with an interfrequency of 9 MHz. Transmitter uses 5 stages and has got a power level of 10 watts PEP output.

The official announcement of the Icom IC-7610 mid class amateur radio transceiver

The Sullivan County Emergency Services Amateur Radio Association headquarters is located in the Sullivan County Courthouse Laporte, PA.

The Baofeng UV-5R handheld transceiver, introduced around 2012, operates across the 2-meter (144-148 MHz) and 70-centimeter (420-450 MHz) amateur bands, offering dual-band receive and transmit capabilities. This review provides an early assessment of the radio's form factor, user interface, and general performance, noting its compact size and the inclusion of a **VFO/Memory mode** button for frequency management. The device supports both FM and narrow FM modes, with a reported power output of 4 watts on VHF and 3 watts on UHF, making it suitable for local simplex and repeater operations. Key features discussed include its 128-channel memory capacity, a built-in VOX function, and a **DTMF keypad** for tone dialing and repeater access. The review highlights the radio's ability to scan frequencies and memories, along with a dual-watch function allowing simultaneous monitoring of two frequencies. Battery life is addressed, with the standard 1800 mAh Li-ion pack providing several hours of operation depending on transmit usage. Initial impressions cover the radio's construction and the clarity of its LCD display, which shows both A and B band frequencies.

The Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club (CVARC) is a 501(c)3 organization incorporated as a non-profit in the State of California, and established for the benefit of the amateur radio community.

FTB7800 is a memory management software program for the Yaesu FT-7800R/E FM transceiver

Founded in 1937, the Ayr Amateur Radio Group (AARG) has a long history of being the focus for amateur radio in Ayr and South Ayrshire

A travel group for hams. Join Ham Buddies for fun breaks and make new friends with other hams. Ham buddies enjoy travel and get to talk radio for fun while on holidays.

An exaustive article on how to receive the QO-100 geostationary satellite, that carries transponders usable by amateur radio operators

A page with several testing and measurement resources usefull for those ham radio operators who needs to align or repair their own radio equipment.

A series of slides, videos and handouts to help people get started in amateur radio in the UK.

A multi tool Windows program that has been designed to offer the EMC RF and Radio Engineer a large variety of tools for Attenuation calculation, VSWR analysis, FIR Filter calculations, EMC system configuration, Radar testing , RF Filter calculation and much more without the need of a live internet connection.