Solar X-rays
Geomagnetic Field

Getting Started in Amateur Radio

Education / Reference / Miscellaneous:

AA9PW's Ham Radio Exam Practice Page - An Excellent Site for taking practice FCC Exams
AC6V's HAM and DX REFERENCE GUIDE - Quite Extensive
Amateur Radio Astronomy on the Internet

BUCKMASTER'S HAM CALL SERVER
eHam.net
- Amateur Radio Portal and web community - recommended
FCC
HamRad

Ham Radio Community Chapter
- by Roland, KD4SAI
Ham Related MAILING LISTS
- Ya like E Mail?
HAMPEDIA - Encyclopedia of Amateur Radio Equipment (new and old)
Harry's Homebrew Homepage
- By SM0VPO, this deserves a look N4GN Home Page
N4IP's Radio Resources
Open Amateur Repeaters
at ARTSCI Publishing
QRZ

RSGB Microwave Committee

The Scots Guide to Electronics
- Great online resource for studying electronics - I like to start HERE
Vacuum Tube Links
Old Radio Valves/Tubes data
Yahoo!'s Ham Links

 

Equipment - Buy / Sell / Trade:

eBay - Online Auctions are an increasingly popular way to buy and sell used Ham gear
HRO - Ham Radio Outlet
Radio Electric Supply - Tubes, online ordering
RadioScan.uk - Online supplier of handheld scanning receivers
RF Parts Company - Online Catalogue
Surplus Sales of Nebraska
Surplus Traders
Texas Towers

 

Morse Code / CW:
See also QRP and History

Adjusting Straight Keys, Paddles, & Bugs - A "How-To" Article by N1FN
The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy
- Very good online book by William G. Pierpont, N0HFF
Beginners Guide to operating CW
- B8SFV's operating guide
FISTS -The International Morse Preservation Society
K3WWP's Ham Radio Activities - Excellent site, very interesting, lots info on QRP, Morse, DXing, Contesting etc
PA3BWK's ULTIMATE CW SITE!

 

Organizations / Clubs:

Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (A.R.T.S.) - Louisville's Oldest Amateur Radio Club, founded in 1927, callsign W4CN
AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE
- ARRL
Bullitt Amateur Radio Society
- Another great club in the Louisville Metropolitan Area
Courage HANDI-HAM System Home Page
FISTS
-The International Morse Preservation Society
Fort Knox Amateur Radio ClubSKYWARN 2000 - (AF4NJ) Excellent page serving the Louisville, Kentucky National Weather Service warning area.
Tucson Amateur Packet Radio - TAPR

 

Propagation / DX:

AC6V's HAM and DX REFERENCE GUIDE
ARRL Propagation Forecast Bulletins
DX and Radio Propagation - DX 'ONE-STOP' by me, AE4RV
DX SUMMIT - DX Cluster and more
hard-core-dx.com
Solar Terrestrial Dispatch

 

QRP, low power / portable:

Adventure Radio Society - Promoting QRP outdoor/portable, and having fun
AF4LQ's CW and QRP Page - Local QRP/CW enthusiast - has been personally helpful to me in answering my questions
K3WWP's Ham Radio Activities - John's really good site features information on QRP, Homebrewing, DX, Contesting, CW and more
QRP Amateur Radio Club International - QRParci

 

Radio History / Online Museums:

Antique Radio Page - Not exactly a Ham Site, but very well done
COLLINS Virtual Museum
DRAKE Virtual Museum
HEATHKIT Virtual Museum
JOHN PELHAM'S COLLECTION OF OLD RADIOS
Porthcurno - Centre for the history of international telegraph communications - Excellent.
Telegraph, Radio, & Scientific Instrument Museum
The Telegraph Office - Resource for Wire and Wireless Telegraph Key Collectors and Historians by K5RW
Telegraph Lore
The Vibroplex Collector's Page
Yesterday USA - Not a Ham Page, but a virtual broadcasting station featuring radio shows from the 1920's to the 1950's

 

Reading Online

antenneX - (a monthly magazine $$)
The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy - So nice, we list it twice
Articles online at Morse Express

 

Satellites / Space:

AMSAT - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
Ashley's Space World Heavens-Above - Satellite and Astronomy site - Good Ham Satellite Info
J-Track - Real-time satellite tracking; requires JAVA