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Clubs, Organizations & Radio Societies
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Club Stations
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Contesting

ARRL Contest Branch
Contesting On-Line
CQ Contest
CQ WW
Contest Hints
NCJ - National Contest Journal
DARC Committee DX and HF-Contesting
World Contest Station Database (de N4ZR)

Contest Clubs

Bavarian Contest Club
Frankford Radio Club
Northern California Contest Club
Potomac Valley Radio Club
Society of Midwest Contesters
Southern California Contest Club

Yankee Clipper Contest Club

Individual Contesters

Multi's

A61AJ
CN8WW
OH0Z
PI4CC
SK0UX

K1TTT
KC1XX
K3LR
N5AU (from the late 1970s & early 80s)
K9NS
W0AIH
 

CT1BOH
DF3CB
K5TR
K5ZD
N1EU
K3SA Contest Page
K7ON Contest Page
KA9FOX Contester's Page
LA9HW Contest Calendar
NG3K Amateur Radio Contest/DX Page
OH2KI CQ WW Operators Page
RA0FF Contest Page
SM3CER Contest Service
WA7BNM Contest Calendar
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DXing

425 DX News Bulletin
The 59(9) DX Report
AC6V Ham Radio DX Reference Guide
Arkansas DX Association
ARRL DX Bulletins
Central Arizona DX Association
CQ WAZ Awards
Daily DX
Delta DX Association
DX Bands
DX Central
DX Newsletter (DARC)
WA5YKO DX Notebook
DX Summit
IOTA - Islands on the Air
IRC Exchange Rate (de W9OL)
Kansas City DX Club
Licensing Abroad (de OH2MCN)
Mint Foreign Stamps (de K3FN)
North Jersey DX Association
NG3K Amateur Radio Contest/DX Page
Northern California DX Club
Northern California DX Foundation
Northern Ohio DX Association
OH2BUA WebCluster
The OPDX Bulletin - Internet Edition
South Sandwich Island DX Group
Southern California DX Club
Texas DX Society
Western Washington DX Club
Who's Who on the TopBand
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Antennas, Towers, Feedlines, etc.

TowerTalk Reflector Archive
N1LO's Tower Notes
Antenna Mast Design (W7NI's NCJ Article)
Antenna Mart
Antenna Software by W7EL
Array Solutions
Champion Radio Products
Comtek Systems
Cubex
Cushcraft Antennas
Dunestar Systems
Force 12 Antennas
Hy-Gain Antennas
KLM Antennas
M2 Antenna Systems
NEC Archives
NEC Home - Unofficial
Phillystran
The R.F. Connection
ROHN Towers
Top Ten Devices
Trylon-TSF
XX Towers
YagiStress

ZJ Electronics
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Packet Clusters

K1TTT - YCCC AR-Cluster  (call; anything)
N1HOQ - YSA Packet CLuster (call; name; DXCC)
N2TX - YCCC AR-Cluster (call; anything)
WU3V - WU3V AR-Cluster  (call; anything; DXC)
NO4J - NFDXA Packet Cluster (call; anything; DXCLUS)
KA4PKB - KA4PKB (call; anything; DX)
N4TY - N4TY Packet Cluster (call; anything; DX)
AB5K - Austin AR-Cluser (call; anything)
W5AU - Northwest Louisiana DX Cluster (call; e-mail; DXC)
N5UXT - New Orleans (call; name; DXC)
NC7J - NC7J DX Packet Cluster (call; anything; Auto)
N7TR - Eastern Sierra DX-Contesters Packet Cluster Network (call; anything; DX)
KC8FT - Michigan cluster (call; e-mail; DXC)
N9BMS - N9BMS (call; anything; DXC)
KR9U - Fort Wayne DX Association (call; anything; DX)
VE7CQD - VE7CQD DX (call; anything; DXC)

clx
DX Packet Cluster WebNet
DXTelnet

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Clubs, Organizations & Radio Societies

ARRL

New England

ARRL, New England Division
Boxborough Hamfest (ARRL NE Division Convention)
 
New England Spectrum Management Association
North East Weak Signal VHF Group - W1RJA
North East Digital Association

Connecticut

ARRL, Connecticut Section
 
CT Ham Radio
CT Radio Clubs
CT Repeaters
CT Spectrum Management Association
Danbury Area Amateur Radio Information
 
Candlewood ARA - W1QI
Greater Norwalk ARC - W1NLK
Insurance City Repeater Club
Meriden ARC - W1NRG
Middlesex ARS - W1EDH
Pioneer Valley Repeater Association
Southington ARA
Waterbury ARC - W1LAS

Massachusetts

Boston Amateur Radio Club - W1BOS
MIT Radio Society - W1MX
Northern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club - K1FFK

New York

ARRL, Hudson Division

ARRL, Eastern New York Section
ARRL, New York City-Long Island Section
 
Long Island DX Association - W2LDX
Mt Beacon ARC
Putnam Emergency and Repeater League
Westchester Emergency Communications Association
AMSAT-NA
Goddard Amateur Radio Club - WA3NAN
Dayton Hamvention
QCWA
BARTG
FISTS
FOC
Krenkel Central Radio Club
Grupo de CW de São Paulo
Radio Club Coquimbo - CE2CQB
IARU
IARU Region 1
IARU Region 2
IARU Region 3
IARU Region 1 Monitoring System
IARC - 4U1ITU

IARU Member Societies

ARRL - American Radio Relay League (K)
ARI - Associazioni Radioamatori Italiani (I)
CRK - Cesky Radioklub (OK)
BFRA - Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs (LZ)
DARC - Deutscher Amateur-Radio Club (DL)
EDR - Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører (OZ)
ERAÜ - Eesti Raadioamatööride Ühing (ES)
FRC - Federacion de Radioaficionados de Cuba (CO)
FMRE - Federacion Mexicana de Radio Experimentadores (XE)
HRS - Hrvatski Radioamaterski Savez (9A)
IARC - Israel Amateur Radio Club (4X)
IRTS - Irish Radio Transmitters Society (EI)
JARL - Japan Amateur Radio League (JA)
LABRE - Liga Brasileira de Radioamadores (PY)
LRAL - Latvias Radioamatieru Lîga (YL)
LRMD - Lietuvos Radijo Megeju Draugija (LY)
MARTS - Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters' Society (9M)
MRASV - Magyar Rádióamatõr Szövetség (HA)
NRRL - Norsk Radio Relæ Liga (LA)
NZART - New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (ZL)
ÖVSV - Österreichischen Versuchssenderverband (OE)
PZK - Polski Zwiazek Krotkofalowcow (SP)
RAC - Radio Amateurs of Canada (VE)
RCA - Radio Club Argentino (LU)
RCCR - Radio Club de Costa Rica (TI)
RCV - Radio Club Venezolano (YV)
REF-Union - Union Francaise des Radioamateurs (F)
REP - Rede dos Emissores Portugueses (CT)
RL - Réseau Luxembourgeois des Amateurs d'Ondes Courtes (LX)
RSBG - Radio Society of Great Britain (G)
SARL - South African Radio League (ZS)
SRAL - Suomen Radioamatööriliitto r.y. (OH)
SRR - Soyuz Radiolyubitelei Rossii (UA)
SSA - Föreningen Sveriges Sändareamatörer (SM)
SZR - Slovenský Zväz Rádioamatérov (OM)
UBA - Union Royale Belge des Amateurs-émetteursa (ON)
URE - Unión Radioaficionados Españoles (EA)
USKA - Union Schweizerischer Kurzwellen-Amateure (HB)
VERON - Vereniging voor Experimenteel Radio Onderzoek in Nederland (PA)
WIA - Wireless Institute of Australia (VK)
ZRS - Zveza Radioamaterjev Slovenije (S5)
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Journals, Periodicals, Magazines & Newsletters

The 59(9) DX Report
425 DX News Bulletin
ARRL DX Bulletins
Communications Quarterly
CQ Magazine
CQ Contest
DX Daily
DX Newsletter (DARC)
Low Band Monitor
Monitoring Times
NCJ
The OPDX Bulletin - Internet Edition
The New RTTY Journal
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Rules & Regulations

Callsign Servers
FCC License Data Search (de ARRL)
UALR Callsign Database Server (de Univ. Arkansas, Little Rock)
FCC
FCC Wireless Telecommunication Bureau
FCC WTB Amateur Radio Service
FCC Rules and Regulations, Part 97
1999 CFR Title 47, Part 97
ITU
ITU Amateur Radio Service
Licensing Abroad (de OH2MCN)
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Public Service

Connecticut ARES
Connecticut Office of Emergency Management
Connecticut SKYWARN
Connecticut Public Service Event List (de N1QKP)

American Red Cross (CT)
ARC Emergency Training Net - K1ARC

Air Force MARS
Army MARS

CT/RI Army MARS
Navy/Marine Corps MARS
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Resource Lists

AC6V Ham Radio DX Reference Guide
G3SEK's Amateur Radio Technical Notebook
GJ4ICD
K1DWU
W4RNL
WZ1V Amateur Radio Bookmarks
WM7D dot Net
Callsign Servers
The DX Notebook
DXer.com
DX Bands
eHam
Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
QSL.NET
QTH.COM
Shortwave Radio Catalog
NE Area Ham & Electronics Fleamarkets

160 M

Topband (de K6NDV & K6SE)
Who's Who on Topband

RTTY

All Things RTTY (de N1RCT)
RTTY.com
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Propagation

NOAA Space Environment Center
Today's Space Weather (NOAA/SEC)
Radio Users Page (NOAAA/SEC)
Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity (NOAA/SEC)
Geomagnetic Data, A &K Indices (NOAA/SEC)
Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
Topband - 160 meter Radio Propagation
Space Weather (ESA)
Space Weather Bureau (NASA Space Science)
Sunspot Cyle (NASA Space Science)
NWRA Space Weather Indices
NM7D Solar Resources
Space Weather Center  (Lund Observatory)
Geomagnetic Activity Review & Forecast (GSC)
IPS Radio & Space Services (Australia)
Activity index for Tromsø - 27 day (Bartel) recurrance (Universitetet i Tromsø)
Solar-Terrestial Division (NGDC)
Ionosphere Home Page (NGDC)
SPIDR (NGDC)
Geophysical Institute Auroral Activity Forecast
HF Propagation Models (NTIA/ITS)
Swedish Institute of Space Physics

Most Recent Solar Radio Flux

DRAO 10cm Solar Flux
Learmonth
Nancay Radioheliograph
Nobeyama Radioheliograph

Culgoora Radiospectrograph

Most Recent Geomagnetic Data

A & Kp Indices (NOAA/SEC)
USAF Hourly Magnetometer Analysis (NOAA/SEC)
USAF Hourly Secondary Magnetometer Analysis (NOAA/SEC)
Tromsø Real Time K Indices (Universitetet i Tromsø)
Dombås Real Time K Indices (Universitetet i Tromsø)

Real Time Auroral Oval

Auroral Activity from NOAA/POES
CANOPUS Magnetometer Array
POLAR Visible Image
POLAR UV Image
POLAR X-ray Image
N1BUG Real Time Aurora Monitor

Real Time Ionospheric Soundings (Ionograms)

Tromsø Digisonde (LA)
Juliusruh Digisonde (DL)
Dourbes Digisonde (ON)
Rome Digisonde (I)
Svalbard (JW)
Grahamstown Digisonde (ZS)
Millstone Hill Digisonde (W1)
HAARP Digisonde (KL7)
Wakkanai, Kokubunji, Yamagawa & Okinawa Ionograms (JA)
Anyang Digisonde (HL)
Chung Li Digisonde (BV)
Sydney Ionogram (VK2)
Christchurch Ionogram (ZL)
NGDC Ionograms
UMass Lowell Digisonde Station List
IPS Ionograms
Ionospheric Data (NOAA/SEC)

Real Time Total Electron Content (TEC)

North America (UCAR)
North America (JPL)

Real Time/Short Term Ionospheric Forecasts

Europe (Radio Communications Research Unit, RAL)

Real Time Solar Wind Data

ACE MAG/SWEPAM
SOHO CELIAS MTOF/PM
GOES 8/10
WIND SWE (NOAA/SEL)
WIND SWE (Rice U.)

Real Time Kp Forecast

NOAA SEC
Lund Space Weather Center

Real Time Solar X-Ray Data

D Region Absorption
GOES X-Ray Flux (5-minute)
GOES X-Ray Flux (1-minute)

Real Time Magnetometer Data

Spacecraft

ACE MAG
GOES 8/10 Hp
WIND MFI (NOAA/SEL)
WIND MFI (Rice U.)

Terrestial

Kiruna Magnetogram (SM)
Lycksele Magnetogram (SM)
Ny Ålesund, Tromsø,  Leknes, Dombås Magnetograms (JW, LA)
Longyearbyen, Andenes, Rørvik, Bergen  Magnetograms (JW, LA)
Sodankylä Magnetogram (OH)

Canopus Magnetometers (VE)
USGS Magnetograms
INTERMAGNET
INTERMAGNET (USGS)

INTERMAGNET (Canada)
INTERMAGNET (Paris)
INTERMAGNET (Edinburgh)
INTERMAGNET (Kyoto)

Recent Solar Images

Active Region Map

SOHO/MDI Whole-Sun Maps
SOHO/SWAN Far-Side Images

Current Solar Images (NASA SDAC)

Optical

Sac Peak H-alpha (W5)
Mt. Wilson (W6)
Big Bear (W6)
NSO/Kitt Peak (W7)
HAO/MLSO H-alpha (KH6)
HAO/MLSO HeI (KH6)
HAO/MLSO Coronograph (KH6)
Learmonth Solar Images (VK6)

UV/EUV

SOHO (NASA SOHO Home)
SOHO (ESA SOHO Home

X-Ray

Yokoh SXT

Incoherent Scatter Radars

EISCAT (LA/SE)
Millstone Hill Observatory (W1)
Jicamarca Radio Observatory (OA)
Arecibo Observatory (KP4)
Sondrestrom Facility (OX)

References/Tutorials

The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere (ISTP/GSFC)
Space Physics Textbook (University of Oulu)
The Magnetosphere (UCLA/IGPP)

The Magnetopause (UCLA/IGPP)
The Magnetosphere (GSFC)
Introduction to HF Radio Propagation - An Illustrated Guide (IPS)
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U.S. College Club Stations

MIT Radio Society - W1MX (ex-1XM)  America's Oldest College Amateur Station
MIT UHF Repeater Association - W1XM

 
Harvard Wireless Club - W1AF
Dartmouth ARA - W1ET
Amherst College - W1JRA
UMass Amherst - W1PUO
WPI Wireless Association - W1YK
Yale ARC - W1YU
Columbia University ARC - W2AEE
Cornell ARC - W2CXM
RPI ARC - W2SZ
Union College - W2UC (ex-W2GSB)
USNA ARC - W3ADO
Penn State ARC - K3CR
U. Maryland ARC - W3EAX
U. Delaware ARA - W3UD
Carnegie Mellon - W3VC
GA Tech ARC - W4AQL
N.C. State Student ARS - W4ATC
U. Florida - W4DFU
Texas A&M Univeristy ARC - W5AC
New Mexico State - W5GB
UT ARC - N5XU (ex-W5EHM)
SMU - W5YF
University of Arkansas ARC - W5YM
Cal Poly SLO - W6BHZ
Naval Postgraduate School - K6LY
Caltech ARC - W6UE
Stanford ARC - W6YX
University of Arizona - K7UAZ (ex-WA7IYG)
Washington State ARC - W7YH
Case Amateur Radio Club - W8EDU
Ohio State - W8LT
Michigan State ARC - W8SH
U. Michigan ARC - W8UM
U. Cincinnati - W8YX
Michigan Tech - W8YY
Indiana University ARC - K9IU
Southern Illinois - W9UIH
Purdue ARC - W9YB
Synton ARC (U.Illinois) - W9YH
Badger Amateur Radio Society - W9YT
University of Missouri, Rolla - W0EEE
WashU ARC - W0QEV
Kansas State University ARC - W0QQQ
Iowa State - W0YI

 
College Radio Clubs (de  W5YM)
Collegiate Amateur Radio Clubs (de WA5BU)

DX College Club Stations

Concordia University - VE2CUA
University of Toronto - VE3UOT
University of British Columbia - VE7UBC

Technical University of Ilmenau - DK0TUI

University of Technology in Eindhoven - PI4TUE

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Manufacturers & Dealers

ACOM International
Almost All Digital Electronics
Alpha Power
Alltronics
Aluma Tower
Amateur Electronic Supply
Ameritron
Amidon Associates
Andrew
ANTENNA MART QUADS
Antenna Software by W7EL
Antique Electronic Supply
AR Technology
Array Solutions
Big Boy Rotators
Bencher
Burghardt Amateur Center
Cardwell Condenser
Champion Radio Products
Chrome Moly Masts (de K5RC)
Clark Electronics (K1FZ Beverage Xfmrs)
Command Technologies
Comtek Systems
Copperweld
CT by K1EA
CUBEX Quads
Cushcraft Antennas
C&S Engineering
C&S Sales
Peter W. Dahl Co.
Dan's Small Parts and Kits
DATOM Engineering
Davilyn Corp.
Davis RF
Digi-Key Corporation
Directive Systems (K1WHS VHF/UHF Ants)
Down East Microwave
Dunestar Systems
DX4WIN
DXbase
Eimac
Elecraft
Electron Tubes and Vacuum Tubes for Industry
Electronic Switch Company
First Call Communications
FDS Graphics
Force 12 Antennas
Grove
HAL Communications
Ham Radio Outlet
Hamtronics
Heights Tower
Heil Sound
Heliax Coaxial Cables
Hy-Gain Antennas
Icom
Idiom Press (Logikey K-3)
IIX Equipment Ltd
INRAD - International Radio
Jensen Tools
Jun's Electronics
Kenwood
KLM Antennas
Lentini Communications
LOGic 5
Lowe Electronics
Lunar Link Systems (K1FO VHF/UHF Amps)
LZ Engineering & Manufacturing
M2 Antenna Systems
MAX-GAIN SYSTEMS
MCM Electronics
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
MFJ Enterprises
Milestone Technologies
Mouser Electronics
National Electronics
Nemal Electronics
Newark Electronics
Norm's Rotor Service
Octavia Company
Optoelectronics
Palomar Engineers
Pasternack Enterprises
Penatrox
Phillystran
PolyPhaser Corporation
QRO Technologies
Radioware
The Radio Works
Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
RITTY2 by K6STI
RF Applications
RF Components
The R.F. Connection
RF Parts Company
Rogus Electronics
ROHN Towers
Ross Distributing Co.
Rotor Doctor
RTTY by WF1B
Rusprint
Sherwood Engineering
Signal One HF Transceivers
Small Parts
Smolinski Scientific Systems
Solder-It
Surplus Sales of Nebraska
Svetlana Products
Ten Tec
Texas Towers
Tiare Publications
Times Microwave
Top Ten Devices
TR Contest Logging Program
Tri-Ex Towers
Triton ETD
Trylon-TSF
Tucker Electronics
Universal Radio
US Tower
Vectronics, Inc.
The Vibroplex Co.
Writelog
W4MPY QSLs
WX9X QSL Cards
W9XT Contest Card
WBL Design Paddles
The WireMan
XX Towers
Yaesu
Yaesu Antenna Rotators
YagiStress
You-do-it  Electronics Center
ZJ Electronics
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SWL

ANARC - Association of North American Radio Clubs
BoatAnchor Dreams
International Radio Club of America
The Listening Post - Shortwave
Monitoring Times
NASWA -The North American Shortwave Association
National Radio Club / DX Audio Service
Nordic Shortwave Center
Shortwave Radio Catalog
Shortwave Listening Guide
SPEEDX Shortwave & DXing
Worldwide Utility News Club

WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Homepage

International SW Broadcasters

BBC World Service
Channel Africa
Deutsche Welle
HCJB
Radio Australia
Radio Budapest
Radio Canada International
Radio Denmark
Radio France Internationale
Radio Japan
Radio Netherlands
Radio St. Helena Day
Radio Sweden
REE
Swiss Radio International
Vatican Radio
VOA
Voice of Russia
YLE
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