Just in case you don't already know...
As soon as your call sign appears in the FCC database, you can legally transmit!
With your new call sign, you can get a free ham radio web page on QSL.net. You may also want to add a biography to your listing on QRZ.com. If you are interested in public service, contact your County EC to volunteer for duty with your local ARES group.
The nearest ham radio store is Memphis Amateur in Memphis, TN.
It has been a few years since your webmaster was a new ham, or even new to this area, so you tell me; what else do you want to know?
| The BARC's ".27 machine" (KD5AYE FM Voice Repeater) | 147.270 MHz with + offset (no tone required) |
| Noel's machine (KD5HPK FM Voice Repeater) | 147.225 MHz with + offset (107.2 tone) |
| 440 Repeater (N5TSC FM Voice Repeater) | 444.900 MHz with + offset (186.2 tone) |
| 440 Repeater (temporarily out of service) | 444.750 MHz with + offset (? tone) |
| 220 Repeater (brand new) | 224.500 MHz with - offset (100.0 tone) |
| National APRS Frequency | 144.390 MHz (simplex) |
| Local Packet Node | 147.495 MHz (simplex) |
If you live in our area and have an interest in amateur radio, please consider joining the Batesville Area Radio Club (BARC) -- serving the Independence county area, and more.
| NorthCentral Arkansas Severe Weather and Information Net | Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. on the local linked repeater |
| Skywarn Training Net | . |
| ARES Training Net | . |
| Arkansas Section Youth Net | 6:00pm local time on the CAREN Skywarn system repeaters |
| Razorback Net on 3.987.5 kHz | Daily at 6:30pm local time |
| Mockingbird Net on | . |
| Worked All Arkansas Net on | . |
Please consider joining the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) -- the national association for amateur radio.
| The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) | ARECC Continuing Education | |
| APRS and UI-VIEW | Winlink 2000 and Airmail Software | |
| SKYWARN | ARES | |
| The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) | FEMA NIMS | |
| Ham-Com | Dayton Hamvention | |
| free ham web page on QSL dot net | call sign database on QRZ dot com |
E-mail non-comercial link suggestions to the Webmaster.
It has been a few years since I was a new ham or even new to this area so you tell me;
what else do you need to know?
