ssd's ham radio links

UCF Amateur Radio club links

• tutorials & local info
• potential club project list

• time domain reflectometer
• UCF ARC short lectures
• Software radios
• linux ham links
• database of ham frequencies: txt // csv
• research building patch and helical antennas for 2.4ghz
• satellite
• gain a better understanding of building and using baluns and RF chokes
• building special antennas; best success: 2m loop, 70cm quad
• gain a better understanding of antenna SWR, resonance, and impedance matching
• meters and measuring tools
• IRLP / Echolink

table of contents

• Local clubs and ham activities
• useful stuff
• ssd's boring antenna pictures and descriptions
• Antenna design links
• Amateur TV
• computer to radio interface hardware and software
• digital modes
• Dish research
• linux ham links
• Loop antennas
• morse code links
• NASA coverage on Amateur Radio
• Nets
• News about Amateur Radio
• shopping
• silly and interesting stuff
• radio control software
• test info where to find, what to study

IRLP: Internet Radio Linking Project

• IRLP home page
• IRLP status page
• kwarc
• G4EID IRLP Guidelines (pdf)
• IRLP article from eHam.net
• IRLP nodes map

Morse code links

• VE2CRD Learning Morse Code ARRL featured web site
• Gary's Learning Morse Code
• KO6YQ's Introduction to Morse Code
• ***Morse Code Teaching Machine (PC software)
• ARRL: Learn Morse Code! (tips)
• The Morse Code Pages lots of links
  • huge page of morse code programs
• prerecorded morse code tests

• Iambic Sending using a dual paddle for sending more than 20wpm
• The CW Player

useful stuff

• national repeater directory
• ITU region map (Americas is region 2)
• FCC part 97 from hamradio-online.com
• Antenna design links
• Amateur Radio Phonetic Alphabet
• current Florida band plans
• ARRL main page
• UALR callsign search
• WM7D call sign search
• new callsigns issued yesterday
• Yahoo amateur radio
• standard telegraphic and ham (CW) abbreviations
• Orlando HamCation
• FCC commercial license basic search
• FCC commercial license advanced search
• FCC Audio licensing and info
• hardware we have
  • Yaesu FT-847 specs / FAQ

• Echolink
• IRLP Internet Radio Linking Project

Local clubs

• UCF ARC
• LMARS: Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Society (Seminole county)
• OARC: Orlando ARC
• CFGARS: Central Florida Geeks ARS (updated frequently!)
• Seminole County ARES/RACES
• Orange County ARES/RACES
• Central Florida Repeater Association (Orlando/Casselberry)
• CFLG: Central Florida Listeners Group
• Central Florida repeaters

• Florida Repeater Council
• Orlando UHF
• SourthEastern Repeater Association, Inc. (all southeastern states except Florida, Alabama)

• Florida Hamfests
• Collegiate Amateur Radio Association

NEWS

• Amateur Radio Newsline
• ARRL Amateur Radio News
• eham Amateur Radio Community Site

shopping

• **Skycraft
• *AES amateur radio supply (Orlando store)
• ARRLWeb: Radios Online
• Fair Radio Lima, OH
• Ham Radio Outlet
• Universal Radio Inc.
• BUX COMM discount radio stuff, some info
• hamstop.com
• Texas Towers
• California Amplifiers microwave equipment

  manufacturers

• Arrow Antennas
  • Dual band rugged J-pole
  • Satellite dual band Yagi
• *ICOM radios
• *MFJ meters, accessories
• *Batteries America
• *Lenmarrechargable battery accessories (Mach1SpeedCharger gamma!)
• *Smiley Antenna Co.
• *Belden coax and other wire
• *Battery Tender lead acid battery chargers
• *Yaesu
• *Kenwood

silly stuff

• vanity call sign info
• GNU software implemented radio
• Field Day: A Mirror of Amateur Radio History a history of field day -- cool article!
• Radio Experimenter
• Scanning and Radio monitoring software
• KG4YDW's frequent contacts
  • ucf: KG4ZKE KU4UTF KI4CLC KG4FEQ
  • 285 W2AS KF4HFC KB4DCR KD4HTB
  • 165 KI4BTD W2AS KF4HFC K4PNT K4PNU
  • 750 WA4IKQ WR4RR N8IZY WB4IMT
  • 075 KF4JUM
  • other WB4OOV

Meters and measuring tools

• QSL homebrew RF test equipment and software
• notch filter