Ham Radio News Sources
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
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
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
CW / Morse Code
Digital
Equipment Reviews
Logging Software
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
