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What is Amateur Radio?
Even in the computer age, Amateur "Ham" Radio
is an exciting hobby and service.
"Hams" can talk around the world, use satellites, send television
pictures, do computer-to-computer communications over-the-air, and more.
Note: While I've updated the look of this page, I haven't updated the
links... yet. That's coming soon. If you have suggestions for additions to this page pass
them along to me via email, [email protected].
If you have questions, Lou Williams, KE4ARM, has assembled a great collection of answers.
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A great source of information on Amateur Radio is the
American Radio Relay League. |
| While the ARRL is the USA's national Amateur Radio society, the League can
help those outside the States as well. The ARRL is also the Secretariat of the
International Amateur Radio Union. As such, they can help you get in contact with the
Amateur Radio society in your country. |
| Call the ARRL at 1-800-326-3942 (or 860-594-0200, Fax 860-520-0259)
and ask for the "Prospective Ham Package." You'll receive information on Amateur
Radio clubs, licensee classes, instructors and exams in your area. |
Amateur Radio RF Safety Calculator
Amateurs in the USA are now required to do a "routine evaluation" of RF field
strengths around their stations.
The University of Texas
Amateur Radio Club has an Amateur Radio RF Safety Calculator on the Web which will help Amateurs
meet this requirement.
Packet Radio is a method of computer
networking over-the-air. Ham's have a packet-based international email network
using Packet BBSs, and many Radio Amateurs operate TCP/IP (just like here on the Internet)
over-the-air.
As I'm very interested in packet, I've assembled these links on an additional page.
General Amateur Radio Links
- The Amateur Radio Web Server
- This is a comprehensive site with links to various Amateur Radio FAQs,
WWW sites, ftp sites, FCC rules, Callbook servers and more. Definitely worth a visit!
- NewsLine Amateur Radio News (in RealAudio)
- Listen to the weekly Newsline broadcast. (RealAudio information is
provided if you don't already have it installed on your system.)
- Elmer hamlet
- Information about antennas, Morse code, ham radio theory, etc.
- Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc. (QCWA)
Home Page
- An organization for those first licensed 25 years or more ago.
- QRZ Callsign Database
- Look-up Amateur Radio Operators by callsign, name, etc Many hams have
graphical QSL cards online, like mine.
The QRZ Home Page has more info on QRZ and
their services.
- KA9FOX: Contest/DX Ham Internet
Resources
- Internet Resources for Amateur Radio Contesters and DXers
- OH2BUA WebCluster
- DX-Spots and WWV-information from PacketClusters.
- QSL information for
HAM's
- Info to help you get QSLs for your QSOs!
- USA Callbook
- Form-based searching of database of FCC-licensed Amateur Radio Operators
- Ham Radio Today
- Amateur Radio magfazine from the UK with a great web site.
- Ham Radio Online Magazine
- A great online magazine about Amateur Radio
- The shack shared by
WB5IRI (Doug) and N5FST (Linda)
- Various Amateur Radio links
- Newsline: Amateur Radio News
- Weekly Amateur Radio "Newscast"
- AMSAT
- The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, of particular interest to
Amateur Radio satellite enthusiasts
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Home Page
- In the USA we follow their rules.
- Amateur Radio List of Clay Irving, N2VKG
- Clay has assembled a great list of WWW Amateur Radio sites. Rather than
duplicate his effort, jump over to his list!
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