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The WA7BNM Contest Calendar
This site provides detailed information about amateur radio contests throughout the world, including their scheduled dates/times, rules summaries, log submission information and links to the official rules as published by the contest sponsors.

D-RATS
A Communications Tool For D-STAR and much more. Support for using a TNC or a network connection instead of a D-STAR radio. Multi-platform; runs on Linux/UNIX, MacOSX, and Windows.

Antennas
W8JI Antennas

AC6V's Homebrew Antennas
AC6V's Homebrew Antennas Links Including Antenna Theory

Grid Square - Latitude/Longitude converter
A page for doing grid square to latitude/longitude conversions and bearing distance readings from your own QTH.

Spokane ARES
Spokane ARES Website - Helpful links on ARES operation, equipment and information

A PARC presentation by Ric - K5UJU
Radio Propagation and Virtual Mapping Freeware - Radio Mobile by VE2DBE

Inland Empire VHF Radio Amateurs Club
Inland Empire VHF Radio Amateurs Club in Spokane, Washington

Amateur Weather Data
Weather data as gathered by Amateur Radio and reported to the National Weather Service Forcast Office in Spokane, Washington

WinPack v6.80
WinPack, written by Roger Barker, G4IDE/SK, is a great Windows-based packet terminal program.

Airmail
AirMail is a radio mail program for sending and receiving messages via Pactor over HF radio, either via the ham radio system or participating marine and commercial services.

Winlink 2000
Enhanced Digital Messaging for Amateur Radio

Message Handling
A collection of message handling tools by Don - K7BFL

DRM Digital Radio
DRM stands for Digital Radio Mondiale, a fairly recent development in audio streaming over shortwave and mediumwave.

EchoLink
EchoLink® software allows licensed Amateur Radio stations to communicate with one another over the Internet, using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology.

IRLP
Internet Radio Linking Project

APRS
Tucson Amateur Packet Radio - Packet, APRS, Kits, Software

APRS
Automatic Position Reporting System - Software for DOS, Windows, and Mac

MixW
Multi Mode Operating Software for HAMs - MixW supports: SSB, AM, FM, CW, BPSK31, QPSK31, FSK31, RTTY, Packet (HF/VHF), Pactor (RX only), AMTOR (FEC), MFSK, Hellschreiber, Throb, Fax (RX only), SSTV, MT63.

RFI, Ferrites, and Common Mode Chokes For Hams
This tutorial is directed specifically to RFI in ham radio applications. It includes an extended discussion of the use of common mode chokes as transmitting baluns, and extensive measured data on ferrite chokes.

Antennae for the Low Bands..80 and 160m
Antennae for the Low Bands..80 and 160m

Antenna Special
Probably the best DX site in the world

The N4UJW Antenna Projects Design Lab
Antenna project contributions from all over the world!

The Antennas Index
This page presents a listing of articles about building antennas, or articles that relate to some aspect of antenna design or theory in general.

Spokane DX Association
Spokane DX Association website

PSK31
PSK31 Information website

NWAPRS
Northwest Automatic Position Reporting System webpage

TM-D700A/E Commands
How to read and write to the TM-D700A/E via the serial port using Hyperterminal

APRS-IS and Weather Reports
A Computerless APRS Weather Station Project

Packet
Lots of information on digital modes

HF
Propagation, News, DX, Education, and more

PNWVHFS
Pacific Northwest VHF Society

NIST/USNO
National Institute of Standards and Technology & U. S. Naval Observatory Time Standard

AA6EE
Duane Heise, AA6EE, is offering discount prices on ARRL books & CDs, and Radio Amateur Callbook CDs.

AC6V
AC6V's Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide Featuring Over 700 Amateur Radio Topics And Over 6,000 Links

Sound Card Packet
This amateur radio web site explains how to use the AGWPE utility program to send and receive packet using the sound card of your PC instead of a TNC.

FCC
Universal Licensing System - online license renewal

AMSAT
Keplerian Elements - for satellite tracking software

SatScape
Satscape is a Freeware Program for the PC. It produces real-time displays of where any Satellite is, and predicts passes for your locale.

Ross Distributing
Amateur Radio Equipment and Accessories

Tigertronics
Manufactures small, inexpensive Packet modems for VHF and HF

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