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Updated October 1, 2024

These links are provided as a convenience and for informational or entertainment purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society, Inc. of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation or organization or individual. The Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society, Inc. bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality, content, or availability of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.

New Hams

The Dallas Amateur Radio Club conducts NETS most every evening. Even if you don’t participate, this is a terrific opportunity for new hams to learn a lot just by listening. Please go to https://w5fc.org/nets/ to check out the schedule.

New & Not-so-New Hams

Amateur radio operators subscribe to a “Code of Ethics and Operating Procedures.” Hams all over the world use this document as a universal guide on operations and ethics. Please go here to download your personal copy.

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Ham Community features forums and articles of interest to all hams. Visit https://hamcommunity.com/ to find the answers to all your questions (well, maybe not all, but almost).

Powerpole® Help

Need to attach Anderson Powerpoles® to your rig? Most hams do sooner or later. Here are a couple of helpful videos to get you started.

Ham Radio 2.0 https://youtu.be/EAqk23s5u5A

Ham Radio Dude https://youtu.be/fLjaKC3X7WY

Organizations

American Radio Relay League  http://www.arrl.org/

ARRL North Texas Section  https://arrlntx.org/WP/

Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN®)  https://www.arednmesh.org/

International Amateur Radio Union  https://www.iaru.org/

Islands on the Air  https://iota-world.org/

Radio Society of Great Britain  https://rsgb.org/

Wireless Institute of Australia  https://www.wia.org.au/

Software

CHIRP Radio Programming Software  https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home

Carrollton-Farmers Branch-Addison ARES/RACES frequency list (18 May 2018)

RT Systems Programming Software  https://www.rtsystemsinc.com/

Ham Radio Deluxe  https://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/

SDR Dongle  https://www.rtl-sdr.com/

EchoLink®  http://echolink.org/

Webcasts

Ham Radio 2.0  https://www.livefromthehamshack.tv/

Amateur Logic  https://www.amateurlogic.tv/blog/

Ham Nation  https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/hamnation

​Ham Radio Now  https://www.hamradionow.tv/home/

W5KUB  http://tmedlin.com/

ICQ Amateur/Ham Radio Podcast  https://www.icqpodcast.com/

Repeaters

Repeater Book  https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/index.php?state_id=48

Texas VHF-FM Society  http://www.txvhffm.org/

Amateur Radio Repeater Database  https://www.artscipub.com/repeaters/

Winlink Global Radio Email®

For a list of all the packet and VARA FM gateways in Texas: http://n5tw.ecpi.com/rmsstatus/

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Winlink Home  https://winlink.org/

 

Winlink Book of Knowledge  https://winlink.org/content/winlink_book_knowledge

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Winlink Wednesday NTX  https://sites.google.com/view/winlink-wednesday-ntx/home

DMR

Texas DMR  https://dmrtexas.net/

Motorola Amateur Radio Club Worldwide Network  http://www.dmr-marc.net/

RadioID – Register your call for DMR  https://www.radioid.net/#!

“How to Build a Code Plug” by Daniel Moses, K9NPX

     http://www.k9npx.com/2018/04/how-to-build-code-plug.html

     An excellent tutorial for getting your radio working.

Databases (see also Repeaters above)

FCC Amateur License Search (ULS)  https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/searchAmateur.jsp

QRZ  https://www.qrz.com/

Callsign Query Tools  http://ae7q.com/query/

HamQTH  https://www.hamqth.com/

Islands on the Air  https://iota-world.org/

History

Looking for the 1958 Heathkit Catalog? You’ll find that and other radio-related treasures here:
  https://www.americanradiohistory.com/index.htm

Phil’s Old Radios  https://antiqueradio.org/welcome.htm

RigPix Database  http://rigpix.com/

73 Magazine (Amateur Radio Today)  https://archive.org/details/73-magazine

A comprehensive study courtesy Tech Wholesale  https://www.techwholesale.com/history-of-the-radio.html

More fascinating sites

Radio Boulevard Western Historic Radio Museum  http://www.radioblvd.com/

http://w2pa.net/HRH/

Texas Radio Operator License Plates

Download this application from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

http://txdmv.gov/publications-tac/doc_download/995-vtr-53-mobile-amateur-radio-operator

Licensing

FCC

     • Create a new account (obtain an FRN) or pay fees:  https://apps.fcc.gov/cores/userLogin.do

     • Manage your license, download license, update info (License Manager):
 https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/licManager/login.jsp

Testing

     • ARRL License Exam Question Pools  http://www.arrl.org/question-pools

     • W5YI Licensing Services https://w5yi-vec.org/​

     • Sign up for an exam https://wb5qng.org/ 

Electronics

Lessons in Electric Circuits - Free engineering online textbooks  https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/

Microphone Connections by G4WPW - All you need to know about wiring mics to your rig.

https://www.qsl.net/g4wpw/date.html

Ohm’s Law Calculator and other tools  http://www.ohmslawcalculator.com/ohms_law_calculator.php

Digital Modes

PSK31 -  http://bpsk31.com/

JT65/9/WSPR/FT8 -  http://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/

WSPRnet -  http://wsprnet.org/drupal/

Digital Mode Recordings  https://www.nonstopsystems.com/radio/radio-sounds.html#top-of-page

Vendors

DX Engineering -  https://www.dxengineering.com/

Main Trading Company - Paris  https://www.mtcradio.com/

Ham Radio Outlet - Plano  https://www.hamradio.com/locations.cfm?storeid=20

HamThreads - Embroidered clothing  https://www.hamthreads.com/

The SignMan - Custom Signs and Badges  http://thesignman.com/

HamCrazy - Signs, badges and gifts  http://hamcrazy.com/

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