Amateur Radio License Study Materials
Technician
General
Amateur Extra
Additional License Study Resources from Ham Study.org
HF Propagation & Ionospheric Activity
United States Amateur Radio Regulations
Amateur Radio Resources
Listed below are helpful resources pertaining to the amateur radio art and other technological items.
Links for Every Ham
QRZ Database – Directory of hams worldwide
Contest Calendar – Information on amateur radio contests from WA7BNM
Repeaterbook – Directory of repeaters worldwide
Topics for Further Study
Learn CW Online
Active/Common Signals – Signal Identification Wiki
Radio Modes and Modulation RTTY
Clubs and Organizations
ARRL – American Radio Relay League
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
Skywarn Weather Spotter Program
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN)
FEMA – Emergency Management Institute
News: Articles, Podcasts and Shows
Amateur Radio Newsline
ARRL YouTube Channel
Ham Radio Workbench – Making and technical topics for the radio amateur
QRPer.com – Low power and portable radio operations
QSO Today – Interviews with movers and shakers in the hobby
DX News – DX-Peditions, DX Information, Contesting
73 Magazine (Amateur Radio Today) – Internet Archive of old editions
NK7Z.net – Amateur Radio reviews and software setups
SolderSmoke – Making and kit building
SOLARHAM.com – Solar weather and amateur radio
VE6LK.com – Radio thoughts and topics from our very own Vince d’Eon
KH6JRM’s Amateur Radio Blog – Mostly antenna design and testing
Radios & Gear: Parts & Support
Major retailers
– Ham Radio Outlet
– DxEngineering
– GigaParts
– Radioddity
Parts and Kits
– Mouser Electronics – Components and consumables
– DigiKey – More components and consumables
– QRPlabs – Low power transceiver kits
– QRPGuys – Ham kits of all kinds
Baofeng Cheat Sheet
IC-7300 Quick Guide
FT-991A Menu Settings
Mods for IC-7100 | Remoterig.com
Microphone Connections
Nets & Spots
Ham Radio HF Nets
POTA – Parks on the Air
SOTA – Summits on the Air
PSKReporter – Digital mode spotting map
QSO/SWL real time maps – W2LN – 50
Tropospheric Ducting Forecast for VHF & UHF Radio & TV
Digital Modes
Winlink E-Mail – Send and receive e-mail over RF
Echolink Software – Connect to hams and repeaters from your phone or computer
– Echolink / Linux | KJ6ZD
– Echolink on Linux
– W2YMM.COM ECHOIRLP HOWTO
IRLP – Internet Radio Linking Project
D-Star – Icom digital voice service
– DStar Commander Image at W6KD Forum
– HF D-STAR QSO Finder
– NJ6N & G7LWT’s D-STAR Script Shop
APRS: Hardwired Cell | WCARES
X Reflector Directory
Electronics, Computers & Tech
Battery Charging Tutorial, ChargingChargers
High Gain Yagi Wi-Fi Antenna
UbuntuHams – Ubuntu Wiki
NEETS – Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series
RoMac Software
notes on ShinySDR by HA5KFU
websdr.org
Electronics 101 – Fundamentals of Electricity – Lesson 1
GPS receivers connectors pinouts diagrams
SDR.Radio
KDJ’s Other WebSite
Ramesh Dhami, VA3UV
Update: SignaLink and Other USB Digital Interfaces
Frequency counter with PIC and 4- to 5-digit LED display
Digital Speech Decoder – George Smart’s Wiki
WB8WGA’s Simple Inexpensive TNC | Enide!
OpenRepeater Project
Miscellaneous
Broadcastify – Live Police, Fire, EMS, Aircraft, and Rail Audio Feeds