Resource Links

Ham Radio News Sources

• ARRL News and Features

Fundamentals

• ARRL Ham Radio Glossary
• Beginner’s guide to amateur (ham) radio
• Ham Radio for Dummies Cheat Sheet
• HamStudy.org – Free flash card based ham license learning
• SWR Visualization – Bell Labs’ Dr. J.N. Shive’s demonstration of Wave Behavior

ACS / ARES

• Ventura County ACS/ARES

Antennas and Coax

• Coax Loss Table – Universal Radio’s Website
• Coil Inductance Calculator
• Dipole Calculator – West Mountain’s Calculator
• Mag Loop Antenna Calculator
• Random Wire Antennas

ARRL / FCC / License Lookup

• American Radio Relay League – Santa Barbara Section
• FCC Fees
• FCC License Lookup
• QRZ License Lookup

Bands, Propagation, Spotting

• ARRL Band Plan Chart – Printable
• ARRL Call Sign Region Map
• DX Summit
• HamAlert
• MUF Map
• PSK Reporter
• Reverse Beacon Network
• Space Weather Woman
• US Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations
• Voice of America Propagation Prediction

Contests

• Contest Calendar

CW / Morse Code

• CVARC Morse Group
• First step for learning CW
• Visual Farnsworth CW Trainer

Digital

• Outpost – Getting Started

Equipment Reviews

• eHam.net

Logging Software

• N3JFP

POTA / SOTA

• POTA – Parks on the Air
• POTA Active Spots
• SOTA – Summits on the Air
• SOTA Active Spots

QSL Cards

• QSL Cards – Source for custom color QSL cards

Repeaters / Frequencies

• Repeaterbook – California – Sort by city, county, or band
• RadioReference.com – Database of frequencies, including public service
• Scanner Frequencies – local non-ham freqs for your scanner

Swap Meet – In-Person / Online

• eHam.net – Online private sales
• QRZ – Online private sales
• SBARC – Local private and club sales
• SecondHandRadio – Online private sales
• The Bored Net – Local private sales
• TRW – Swap meet in El Segundo
• QTH – Online private sales

Vendors / Kits / Parts

• Dan’s Small Parts
• DX Engineering
• Ham Radio Outlet
• Kits and Parts
• Main Trading
• QRP Guys
• QRP-Labs
• R and L
• The Wire Man

Web Based Listening

• KiwiSDR
• WebSDR