KA7NOC's FAVORITE LINKS

Amateur Radio

Link me baby...... yeah !!!


The links below were choosen by me for the informative information they provide. These are , in my opinion, the best sites related to amateur radio on the web today. This list is by no means complete, I'm constantly updating and adding new sites . It takes many hours to find such sites . I provide them here for your enjoyment and pleasure. I hope that you find something new and exciting to explore, enjoy !
Steve, KA7NOC


Amateur Radio

ARRL Home Page Learn what amateur radio is all about.

Federal Communication Commission Find out what the FCC has to say about amateur radio !

Ham Radio Online Magazine A wealth of information about the hobby.

The Heathkit Virtual Museum View some of Heathkit's cool rigs from days gone by !


American Radio Relay League ( ARRL ) related sites

Code proficiency award Find out how you can qualify for this nice award

W 1 A W schedule Check out the latest schedule from W1AW and keep up to date on the latest happenings in amateur radio !

W 1 A W's RTTY schedule W1AW's Rtty bulletin schedule. Plus transmission modes and where to find them.

ARRL Divisions Information about your divisions director and how to contact him/her.

ARRL Affiliated Clubs Find an ARRL Affiliated Club near you !

Memorandum Opinion and Order in PRB-1 Amateur's faced with local antenna restrictions can find information about PRB-1 here. Go get um !!!

Volunteer Counsel Program Information on the VC program.

ARRL Volunteer Counsels Address's to ham attorneys who are on our side !


Antenna related pages

Below , you will find some links to antenna related sites. Whether you are going to be installing a new antenna system or thinking about it, I think you will find the links below to be of some help . Good luck with your antenna "farm" and remember to always be SAFE when working with or around antennas of any kind. NEVER cut corners just to save money, your life could depend on it !!!

Champion Radio Products Tower supplies and specialty products, safety equipment, tools, rigging gear , and some great books on tower assembly. Check out this site if you are in the process of dismantling or assembling a tower !

Automatic Lightning Protection Lightning rods and surge arresters.

Norm's Rotor Service Need rotor work done ? Check out Norm's service.

Antennas West Lots of antennas to choose from here ! HF, VHF, and UHF antennas. Portable and attic antennas, G5RV's, GAP verticals, Slopers, dipoles, Cornerbeams & Yagis. Need I say more ?

Barker & Williamson Home Page Antennas, Coils, Accessories for HF radio.


Electronic parts suppliers

If you are into "homebrewing" your own equipment, these links to suppliers should be all you need to know ! Some I have done business with , others I've not. Check out their pages for ordering infomation and warm up that soldering iron ! Homebrewing is fun and educational !

Dan's Small Parts & Kits The title says it all, small parts and kits is what you'll find at this online catalog. I have not ordered from Dan's yet. He has some really good deals going on all the time.

HB Electronics Find the 44 Magnum 30 meter QRP kit , as well as Paul Harden's, NA5N's, " The Electronic Data Book for Homebrewers and QRP'ers" at this site.

HSC Electronic Supply Check out the "Cool Gizmo of the week" here !

Buckeye Electronics Another parts supplier. Check them out !

Byers ChassisFor you homebrewers, chassis kits & custom enclosures. Give a look see !


Ham Radio Companies

Whiterook Products Company Makers of some really neat amateur radio products!

Ten Tec QRP radio kits and more !

LDG Electronics Home of the AT-11 Automatic Antenna Tuner kit, QRP too !

The EMTECH Pages NW Series QRP Monoband Transceiver kits, neat stuff !

Vibroplex Home Page Since 1890 - the oldest name in amateur radio

Welcome to Bencher, Inc. Bencher is a US manufacturer of fine morse code paddles and straight keys. I highly recommend them , I love my BY-2 !

Wilderness Radio Home of the SST - Sierra - NorCal 40A

S & S Engineering Home of the ARK series of CW QRP transceivers plus other fine kits!

EleCraft Home Page A new 160 - 10 meter transceiver kit ! Check out the latest on this company.

Oak Hills Research QRP radio kits, home of the OHR-100A series of transceivers!

MFJ Enterprises, Inc. MFJ manufactures many different accessories for the amateur radio market, right here in the good ol U.S. of A !

Ameritron....the high power specialists Ameritron's home page. Check out their latest amplifiers.

Mirage Communications Equipment Mirage manufactures, preamps, antennas, watt meters, and more.

Jackson Harbor Press Home of the Island Keyer Kit.

Kanga U.S. Home Page Iambic keyers, Wattmeters, the Oner TX and RX, by Kanga Kits.


Ham Radio Clubs

Southside Amateur Radio Society, INC. Ham club from "down under" ! My CW article appeared in their March newsletter "QSL" ! Check out their fine site.

East County Repeater Association Everything you wanted to know about ECRA, but were afraid to ask !

The NorCal Page NorCal, home of the great 49er and 38 spl. QRP transceiver kits.

The Alaska QRP Club Find out whats happening "north to Alaska" in the world of QRP

New Jersey QRP Club Build - Experiment - Operate !

The Xtal Set Society Dedicated to building and experimenting with radio electronics.

KnightLite Home Page More QRP'ers !!!

NorthWest QRP Club Stay up todate with the goings on in this club !

The Columbus QRP Club Another cool QRP radio club.


Morse Code Training Software

WB8DQT's CW pageFind a neat CW program that you can download here !

Merri's Morse Code Practice Very nice code trainer program. Simple to download and operate !

NuMorse NuMorse by Tony Lacy, great program for learning or increasing your code skill.

Morse version 2.21 Morse Code Trainer by Stormy Weather Software.

MileStone Technologies Home of Codemaster V, morse training software.

Morse Code: Breaking the Barrier Although not software, this book by Dave Finley, N1IRZ, is well worth checking out ! It may help you learn or improve your code !

Back to CW Tips page If you came here from there, this gets you back !


CW Related sites

K4QU's Web Page Michael March, maker of the March R-3a magnetic paddle key. Simply a work of art !!!

PA3BWK's Ultimate CW Website Great site with loads of information about CW operating. You will find code software as well as information about a high speed telegraphy CW club and more !

On-Line Morse Code Training This link is broken ! Anyone know where it went please let me know so I can update this link !

MEGS Morse Enthusiasts Group Scotland, great site !

Morsum Magnificat A site from the U.K. flying the flag for Morse !

K5RW's Home Page Another fan of Morse code, check it out !

FIST's Home Page The International Morse Preservation Society

The Vibroplex Collectors Page Excellent site for the Vibroplex collector or those interested in the history of the code key !

Telegraph Lore Dedicated to the study of all aspects of Morse telegraphy.

The Telegraph Wireless World A really nice site by N6TT. Lots of great information regarding telegraph and morse code.

So you want to learn Morse code ? Another fine page about learning Morse code, by David Finley, N1IRZ.

The Morse Code The morse code letters and numbers in form style.

Common CW abbreciations Another site from the pages of KB2BK.

K7FFF, FISTS NorthwestOregon's First and Only FISTS Affiliated Amateur Radio Club ! Check out this club for more information on becoming a member.

Society of Wireless Pioneers Another fine CW club , check out their page for information about who they are and what they do !


Amateur resource pages

The GoListQSL manager list, The GoList

K5KJ's Ham Radio PageA nice list of ham related links.

K3WWP Ham Radio Activities A wealth of information regarding several aspects of amateur radio, well worth a look !

K5AIE's Amateur Radio Resource Page Tons of information for the radio amateur !

John's Galaxy Amateur radio and computer links.

Telegraph Instrument Preservation Have an old key that needs restoration ? Learn how to correctly do it.

AC6V Amateur Radio & DX Reference Guide 88 pages and over 3000 links !!! If you can't find it here... it's not on the web !!!!!

Ask " Elmer " a question ! Don ( N4UJW ) has put together a fine site where beginners can ask "Elmer" questions regarding ham radio. Give it a try !


QRP related sites

G3YCC's HamRadio Pages Frank has put together a really nice page. Lots of QRP information here !

N0TU's QRP Website Check out this cool transceiver in an Altoids tin !

K5FO's Home Page Kit reviews, morse keys, qrp rigs and hint and kinks. Lots of pics here from K5FO !

Hide's QRP Home Page A QRP site from Japan amateur "JA9MAT". Lots of cool stuff on this site, nice job Hide !

Bill Jones QRP web page Check out Bill's cool homebrew rigs, enclosures, and more ! Lots of pics of cool QRP rigs !

W8KC's NorCal 49'er Check out Paul Valko's neat 49'er in an Altoids tin !!


Other amateur's home pages

WB7DUO's Fantastic Home Page Greg is a good friend of mine, check out his page

AH6KA'S Home Page Don is the Ham that gave me my novice test, check out his site !

N3UVR's Home Page Another good ham site !

Ashley's Space World WB5OTD's ham radio and space links.

Daves Amateur Radio Page Lots of vintage radio pic's at this site, plus an online ham fest ! Love that NC-300 !

The W8ERV Ultimate Amateur Radio Page A really useful site loaded with information about ham radio. Keep up the nice work !

KF2H Home Page Ray has put together a real nice site, listen to him send morse code during a contest, can you copy what he sends ?


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