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If you've arrived at this page by following one of the "Get Your Ham Radio License" banners it's GREAT to have you stop by. Amateur Radio has been a terrific hobby for me during the past 33 years. In a few words, radio, electronics, public service, international good-will, friendships, knowledge, proficiency, experimentation and technical advancement..., it just doesn't get much better than with world-wide ham radio.

The scope of ham radio is international. Licensing requirements and proceedures for obtaining a license vary depending on your country.

The single link which I'm currently recommending for everyone interested in learning more about amateur radio isWelcome To the Amateur Radio Web Server - a Webs Top 5% site, this may be the best introduction to ham radio on the web and also most useful to old-timers. This site even has sample examination! Go HERE! Enjoy the hobby!

Here are more selected resource sites to browse or use.

Callsign Databases -

• CallBook Server (CBS) - Type in a callsign and retrieve the name and address.
• The QRZ Callsign Database - Callsign and name lookup, daily updates from the FCC.

Home Pages and Places with some good Links

• antenneX Home Page - Antennas on the web, well done. There are many good design examples for free, however, this is primarily a commercial "subscription" service.
• HamRadio Home Page - #HamRadio IRC links and information.
• Amateur Radio (Leisure and Recreation) - Nice assortment of links - Galaxy
• EI5DI Amateur Radio Links - Super-Duper contest logging software and more good European links.
• HR Showcase Home Page. - Beautiful page. Be sure and read "What is Amateur Radio?"
• N5LJV Home Page - Brad gives a great account of his ham radio experiences.
• OH2BUA WebCluster - DX-Spots and WWV-information from PacketClusters via Finland
• Other Amateur Radio Web Sites (Categories) - More links, commercial and non-commercial.
• Shortwave/Radio Catalog (Page 1) - A Magellan 4 Star Site, well done pages..., Ham and SWL interests
• The QRZ Home Page - Homepage of the callsign database, check out the digital QSL card collection.
• Welcome To the Amateur Radio Web Server - Webs Top 5% site, this may be the best introduction to ham radio on the web and also most useful to old-timers. This site even has sample examination! Go HERE!
• W5WWW's Top 100 Amateur Radio related sites - A list of popular ham sites. Check it out!
• Yahoo - Entertainment:Radio:Amateur Radio - Typically Yahoo, very useful and current.

Mapping

• Census TMS Home Page - A map server with options for census, zip codes, highways, and other features.
• MapQuest! Interactive Atlas - Six continents.
• AMSAT's Grid Square Converter/Finder - Find or locate a six character grid square as used in the Maidenhead Locator System.

News

• Ham Radio Online Magazine - Yes, an online magazine.
• NewsLine Amateur Radio News - Old issues of NewsLine, the current report is aired on many repeaters and bulletin stations.
• WebNotes at OS Technologies Corporation - Internet Ham Radio Public WebNotes Forums, (conferences).

Organizations

• AMSAT - What's up or going up in space and where?
• American Radio Relay League - ARRL - This is THE national amateur radio organization.
• Boy Scouts of America - BSA - On my honor.... Ham radio has great merits.
• Federal Communications Commission - FCC Home Page - The regulators of the radio spectrum in the U.S.A.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency - FEMA - In an emergency FEMA has a plan.
• The North American Shortwave Association - NASWA - Shortwave radio listening is a good way to discover the international nature radio and the various modes of operation.
• National Telecommunication Information Administration - NTIA - I confess, this baffles me..., can people get funding for anything? This site has great graphics and an especially nice US Frequency Allocation Chart in .pdf format.
• Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc. - QCWA - Been licensed for 25 years?
• Radio Amateurs of Canada - RAC
• The County Hunter Web - Contact people in as many counties as you can..., something to do.
• Tucson Amateur Packet Radio - TAPR - Primary national organization for those interested in digital radio-communications. TAPR continues to support technological advancements in several ways..., it's not just AX-25 packet radio anymore.

Packet

• Directory of /hamradio/packet at UCSD
• Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR)

Solar Images and other Outer Space Stuff

Watch those great cycle 23 sunspots!!!

• Comet Observation Home Page
• Solar Images
• Marsian Images

Spread Spectrum Technology

• SSS Home Page

Suppliers and Manufacturers

• ICOM Radio Communications
• Kantronics Co., Inc.
• Kenwood - Amateur Products Group

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