[TMRA] Ham Radio info

[Brad Ruhberg]

From: Robert Hall 
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> I typed up this info for a friend of mine that is getting back into ham radio after being away a while and realized that many of our newer hams may also benefit from posting some of this same information.
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> A few of my favorite Ham Radio Websites (check them out!):
> https://www.dxmaps.com - Live Propagation
> https://dxheat.com/ - Live DX Spotting
> https://www.qrz.com/ - Call-sign Look-up and logging
> http://ae7q.com/query/  - Great place to research available Vanity callsigns 
> https://www.pskreporter.info/pskmap.html  - Call-sign spotting around the globe (punch in your own call and see where you've been heard)
> http://www.reversebeacon.net/ - Automated CW spotting around the globe (punch in your own call and see where you've been heard) 
> https://www.amsat.org/ and https://www.amsat.org/status/ - Amateur Radio Satellite info and status
> https://3830scores.com/  - Contest score reporting 
> https://www.arnewsline.org/  - Amateur Radio Newsline
> D-Star sites:  https://www.dstarusers.org/repeaters.php , http://www.dstarinfo.com/Calculator/DSTAR%20Web%20Calculator.aspx , https://w8hhf.dstargateway.org/ , http://www.tmrahamradio.org/dstar_sidebyside.php
> https://www.contestcalendar.com/weeklycont.php  - Find out about just about any ongoing or upcoming HF radio contest!
> http://n3fjp.com/ and https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/ - Contest Logging software (N1MM is the most common, followed by N3FJP)
> https://www.eqsl.cc - Popular logging and awards site
> https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation  - HamNation Podcasts
> https://qrznow.com/ - Ham Radio news
> https://www.eham.net/reviews/-  Great place to see reviews and suggested pricing on just about any piece of ham radio equipment
> https://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/  - Home of CQ Magazine  
> https://hamstudy.org/ - License exams/study
> http://www.aprs.org/ - Everything APRS (for radio beaconing and plotting location)
> http://www.k8zt.com/  - Great site with many ham radio links
>  https://www.arednmesh.org/ - Amateur Radio Emergency Data Network (AREDN) Mesh Networking info
> https://lotw.arrl.org/lotwuser/default - Logging and ARRL Awards 
> http://www.homingin.com/ - Radio Direction Finding / Transmitter Hunting/ Fox-Hunting INfo 
> http://theleggios.net/wb2hol/projects/rdf/tape_bm.htm  and  http://www.west.net/~marvin/wb2hol.htm - Tape measure yagis (great for transmitter hunting/rdf or portable use)
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> FREE  HAM RADIO PROGRAMS for sound card modes that are definitely worth downloading:
> FLDIGI, FLMSG, FLWRAP and FLRIG (free download at  http://www.w1hkj.com/   )
> MMSSTV - (free download at https://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php )
> WSJT-X (free download at https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx.html )
> WINLINK EXPRESS (Free download at https://downloads.winlink.org/, with information available at https://winlink.org/WinlinkExpress)
> CW SKIMMER: My favorite CW Receiving/decode program can be downloaded from http://www.dxatlas.com/cwskimmer/ .  It also works via audio-couple.
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> USB Sound Card (preferred), also required for transmitting on WINLINK and with WSJT-X unless your radio has a built in sound card, however, you can copy them and receive with audio-couple via computer mic and speaker just fine just using your computer...: Check out the SignaLink USB device at  http://tigertronics.com/ .   This is the preferred method for tying the radio (any type, by selecting the right type, interface cable and jumper settings) .  They run about $125.
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