CT2JKO - Ham Radio and Local Weather

Ham Radio Links

(For information purposes only)

Useful and Informative:

http://www.anacom.pt - Link to the Ham Radio Section of the National Authority for Communications in Portugal - ANACOM (Autoridade Nacional das Comunicações)
http://www.radioamadores.net/ - Portuguese Site with Ham Radio Resources
http://www.radioamador.com/ - Brazilian Site with Ham Radio Resources
http://www.qsl.net/ - You can make your own web site here for free
http://www.dxzone.com/ - Page with endless Links for Amateur Radio articles
http://www.k7mem.150m.com/ - Electronic Notebook with lots of designs and Java calculators for antennas, filters...
http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/Education/index.html - SWPC, NOAA - Educative Links
http://www.iaru-r1.org/ - IARU (International Amateur Radio Union) Region 1 Website
http://www.arrl.org/get-involved - American Radio Relay League. National Associate for Amateur Radio, information for beginners.
KR4AD Amateur Radio. - Introduction to ham radios.
http://hfradio.org/nw7us.html - HFRadio.org. Introduction to amateur radios, including recommended books and websites for the beginner.
Hamtalk.org. PDF document on choosing the right radio.
Emergency Amateur Radio Club. Links to user-submitted instructions for “homebrew” (homemade) ham radio equipment.
Manitoba Amateur Radio Museum. Museum dedicated to antique ham equipment.
Southgate Amateur Radio Club. DRM minimum receiver requirements for below 30MHz
Technical Class Study Guide. PDF document to use as study guide for ham radio licensing exam, technical class.
General Class License Study Guide. PDF document for studying for licensing under general class.
Online Practice Exams. An online resource providing practice exams.

Propagation:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ - NOAA - Space Weather Prediction Center
http://www.ips.gov.au/HF_Systems - Australian Government; IPS Radio and Space Services
http://www.xs4all.nl/~amunters/monitor.html - Good DX VHF and UHF Propagation Monitor
http://www.hamqsl.com/solar.html - Solar/Terrestrial Data

D-Star:

Echolink:

http://www.echolink.org/

Electronic QSL:

Online Callsign Search:

http://www.qrz.com/

Search Engines:

http://www.cqoogle.com/

Find Your QTH Locator

http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php

Electronics Kits :

http://www.tapr.org/ - Manufacturers of Packet and APRS kits like the T238+ APRS Weather Station.
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/ - Educative Kits.

Lojas (Stores):

http://www.asiaradiosales.com - Worldwide two way radios suppliers. They supply 2-way radio, two way radios, ham radios, batteries, chargers, antennas, desktop chargers, and other two way
radio equipment worldwide.
http://www.locuradigital.com/
http://www.grupohg.es/
http://www.wsplc.com/
http://www.409shop.com/
http://www.leiritronica.pt/
http://www.rms.pt/
http://www.gtronica.com/
http://www.gitei.pt
http://www.germanolopes.com/

QSL Card Printing Services:

Associations, Clubs, Organizations:

http://www.rep.pt/
http://www.qsl.net/lars/
http://arla.radio-amador.net/
http://www.qsl.net/cs0rcl/
http://www.arvm.org/
http://www.ct1arr.org/
Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club Omaha, Nebraska. Features an eswap for ham radio equipment.
Amateur Radio Club International. Features QRP frequencies and distance calculator.fcc licensing faq
AMSAT Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. Link to resources and detailed information on the use of satellites by ham radio enthusiasts.
International Amateur Radio Union. Advocate organization for two-way radio communications and ham operators
Wireless Institute of Australia. World’s oldest national amateur radio organization founded in 1910
India’s National Institute of Amateur Radio. This organization is funded by the government of India to promote amateur radio.
Irish Radio Transmitters Society. Amateur radio operators in Ireland.
New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters. Nonprofit organization comprised of ham operators across New Zealand.
South African Radio League. Organization of amateur radio operators in South Africa, includes price guide for components as well as marketplace for hams to buy/sell their equipment.
Radio Amateur Society of Thailand. Sanctioned and patronized by His Majesty, the King of Thailand.
University of Maryland. Ham shack on University of Maryland campus, run by an organized group of students and amateurs since 1932.
First Class CW Operator’s Club. British organization of amateur operators using Morse code since 1938.
British Amateur Television Club. The latest challenge for ham operators – television, using Fast Scan.

PSK and Digital Modes Clubs:

Radio Operators Personal Websites:

http://on3jt.byze.be/ - Joost Luyten
http://f1ups.blogspot.com/ - António de Magalhães Garcia
http://ct4dk.ath.cx/ - Paulo Santos

Manufacturers:

My Favourite Software:

http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/ - Ham Radio Deluxe and Digital Master, for digital modes and CAT control
http://www.ui-view.org/ - APRS Software
http://www.mixw.net/ - MixW software for digital modes
http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/pages/home.php - MMTTY, MMSSTV, MMVARI, MMANA-GAL; These are nice free programs for RTTY, SSTV, digital modes and for antenna design
http://www.eznec.com/ - Great but paid antenna design software
http://www.ac6la.com/moxgen.html - Calculate Your Moxon Rectangle Antenna Dimensions With this Software!
http://www.qsl.net/hamscope/ - Multimode Amateur Radio Digital Communications Interface
http://www.keplerian.com/ - WinGrid: Calculate Your Grid Locator from the Coordinates or Vice Versa and Distance between stations. Easy to Use.
http://www.dxlabsuite.com/ - DXLab is a freeware suite of eight interoperating applications designed to automate amateur radio DXing activities
http://www.electronics-lab.com/downloads/schematic/013/ - PSpice is a circuit simulator.
http://smplayer.sourceforge.net/index.php?tr_lang=en - SM Player is a great multimedia player. Is supports all the audio and video formats!!!
http://www.audio-editor.net/ - Audio Editor Gold is a great audio recorder and editor.
http://www.trueaudio.com/ - TrueRTA, Real Time Audio Spectrum Analyser and Signal Generator! Free basic version!
http://www.agwtracker.com/ - APRS Software and Weather Gadget for Windows!!!

Do you have suggestions of interesting websites I could put in this section? Please let me know! Drop me an e-mail!