KG5ZSU
Updated April 2022
I have a lot of stuff on this page, so if you need to find something, you might try searching for it to save time. Otherwise, take a look at the entire page so that you don't miss any of my categories.
I know its still a little messy, but it is a great improvement over version 1. I had started to edit this several months ago, and somehow I lost the changes. Maybe someday I’ll get to revisit it.
Area Clubs:
Upshur Area Amateur Radio Club (UAARC) https://uaarc.club
Longview/East Texas Amateur Radio Club (LETARC) https://www.letarc.org
Four States Amateur Radio Club (FSAR) - Texarkana, USA https://www.4sarc.org/
Radio Amateurs of Cass County (RACC) http://raccradio.org/
East Texas Emergency Communication Service, Inc. (ETECS) https://www.etecs.org/
Tyler Amateur Radio Club https://www.tylerarc.org/
(Not really local) Heart of Texas Amateur Radio Club https://hotarc.org
Wide Area Clubs and HF:
7290 Traffic Net https://www.7290trafficnet.org/
W5MZ’s BIG list http://w5mz.com/nets/
Awful Awful Ugly Net (AAU) http://w5mz.com/aau/
Tailgaters/ 3916 Nets (QRO helps here, so they say) http://www.tailgatersnet.com
Ambassadors for Christ Net https://www.afc7280.com
The Side Winders On Two Radio Club (SWOT) https://www.swotrc.net/TheSWOTRCHP.aspx
Radio Operator | Wycliffe Bible Translators
Christian Amateur Radio Fellowship
Texas Amateur Radio Club Pages by K5KJ
Texas DX Society http://www.tdxs.net
see also http://www.tdxs.net/links.html
North Texas Microwave Society www.ntms.org
Links and Repeaters:
Freedom Link Group www.freedom-link.org
NCTC - North Central Texas Connection http://nctc.info/
ETECS Repeater Systems https://www.etecs.org/?page_id=6
N5ERS the Emergency Repeater System
For the New Ham
Need a club? http://arrl.org/find-a-club
How about a repeater? https://www.repeaterbook.com/
Training/study material?
http://www.arrl.org/licensing-education-training
https://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018-no-nonsense-tech-study-guide-v1-1.pdf
https://www.gordonwestradioschool.com/main/page_w5yi_training_resources.html
http://www.arrl.org/shop/Ham-Radio-License-Manual/
Online test prep?
https://arrlexamreview.appspot.com/
Technical info? http://www.arrl.org/shop/ARRL-Handbook-2021-Six-Volume-Book-Set/ (You don’t have to buy the latest version, but the ARRL Handbook is great. It hardly ever leaves my desk.)
Equipment? Check out my “Ham Radio Retailers/Parts” section or check the websites of local clubs or the ARRL (http://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search) to find hamfests or tailgate sales. When in doubt, ask around for equipment and potential resources.
Helpful websites:
VERY HELPFUL: RepeaterBook https://www.repeaterbook.com/
BWC Electronics https://bwcelectronics.com/
Ping Jockey Central by NØUK (EME/HSMS skeds) https://www.pingjockey.net/cgi-bin/pingtalk
One Really Cool Site: N5DUX Ham Radio PDFs
Club Log: Amateur Radio League Tables, Most Wanted Lists and Expedition Log Search Tools
HamQTH.com - Free hamradio callbook
CQ Contest Calendar: https://cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contests/index_cq_contests.html
FM/HF Nets byW3PGA
Q Codes Used in Amateur Radio - W5NOR – SCARS
Ham Radio Retailers/Parts
Weather stations and equipment: https://www.scientificsales.com/
Ham Radio Outlet: https://www.hamradio.com
www.PacketRadio.com (looks like they went dead)
Radiometrix - Radio Modules - RF Modules - Wireless Modules | QPX1
West Mountain Radio - RIGblaster Plug & Play
Par EndFedZ® Antennas | LNR Precision Inc
Arrow Satellite Antennas: http://www.arrowantennas.com/sub/arrowiiyagi.html
SBL-1 - Mini Circuits | 1 MHz to 500 MHz Plug-In Frequency Mixer
Find your Parts with the Surplus Sales Searchable Database
SV1AFN kits and parts: https://www.sv1afn.com/en/
The Antenna Farm: https://www.theantennafarm.com/catalog/
My favorite parts distributor: https://www.mouser.com/
Also good: https://www.digikey.com/en
Really good antennas: https://www.m2inc.com
Some okay products: https://www.mfjenterprises.com/
Everything DMR (and some nice repeaters if you don’t mind them ID’ing without CTCSS tones): https://www.bridgecomsystems.com
Off-Grid Appliances & Solar Supplies
The Cabin Depot (appliances, lighting, plumbing, etc.) https://www.thecabindepot.com/
https://bensdiscountsupply.com
https://www.warehouseappliance.com/
Unique Appliances—the name says it all: https://uniqueappliances.com/
https://www.solar-electric.com/
Cheap LV lighting: https://www.recpro.com/
Pumps, panels, and more: https://thesolarstore.com/
DC Pumps: https://www.sunpumps.com/
https://www.rpssolarpumps.com/
Parts, pumps, hoses: https://www.scintex.com.au
https://www.invertersupply.com
Battery cables and connectors: https://www.batterycablesusa.com/
Miscellaneous Retailers
Mylar bags and sorbents: https://www.impakcorporation.com/
Medical/first-aid supplies: https://www.chinookmed.com/
Mylar bag kits, bucket liners: https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/
More Mylar Bags—they sell thicker ones than USA Emergency Supply: https://packfreshusa.com/
Info
Military field manuals: https://www.radionerds.com/index.php/Field_Manuals
Hamuniverse--Adding a linear amplifier! How Much Will It Increase My Signal?
CQ - 65 Great Things About Ham Radio
AC6V's Amateur Radio And DX Reference Guide
Howard Ling - G4CCH, 23cm (1296MHz), (2320MHz) EME, 9cm (3400MHz) and 6cm (5760MHz) EME
ARRL.org--QRP: More Than a State of Mind
ARRL.org--QRP -- Low Power Operating
Antennas... How Many Do I Need? - Ham Radio School.com
Gammon Forum : Electronics : Microprocessors : Interrupts
ARRL.org--Feed Lines
Ham Nation 149: How to Use Your Grid Dip Meter - YouTube
Traffic Net Schedule | KV5R.COM
How to use an Oscilloscope | Using a Scope | Electronics Notes
The Role of Amateur Radio in Providing Emergency Electronic Communication for Disaster Management
ROHN 20G Tower Series - Find 20 G Tower Series Specifications
CDC - EMF (Electric and Magnetic Fields) - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic
HF Nets - Ham Radio in El Paso, Texas
The Importance of HAM Radio During a Storm | South Carolina ETV
Satellite Antenna Circular polarization
Tropospheric Ducting Forecast for VHF & UHF Radio & TV
HF Modes Currently Active - The RadioReference Wiki
http://na5rc.net/ham-links.htm
You know you are a radio nut when.…
RF- and Microwave Circuit - Simulation using Ansoft Designer SV
https://sliderulemuseum.com/SR_Scales.htm
TheSlideRule_A_Practical_Manual_Charles_N_Pickworth.pdf
https://sliderulemuseum.com/SRM_Home.htm
https://www.sliderulemuseum.com/Lawrence.htm
Shortwave Frequencies | KV5R.COM
Microwaves101 | Switch FETs and FET Switches
Isolation between the repeater receiver and RF sources
#77: The Reference Plane - YouTube
Improving the Super J-Pole Antenna
Jpole vs. Coaxial Dipole EZNEC Shootout
The J-Pole antenna is herewith fixed
SlimJIM and Antenna Gainflation
The Quick and Easy "Lawrence" Slide Rule Instruction Book - RF Cafe
Accurately measuring cable length with NanoVNA
2018 Hurricane Frequencies (NV6H) http://www.ominous-valve.com/hurrlist.txt
Amateur Radio Stations heard via Satellite
Inexpensive 50 ohm Feed Through Terminations - YouTube
Connecting 50 ohm signal generator to non-50 ohm device - YouTube
Basics of the Gilbert Cell | Analog Multiplier | Mixer | Modulator - YouTube
The Wouff-Hong, the Rettysnitch, and the What?
Rob's Ham Shack (The Wouff-Hong and Rettysnitch Legends)
W1GHZ Microwave Antenna Book ONLINE
Antennas and other stuff: W4RNL’s website
QRO via Russia—Russian power amp and tube data
Links and software: w9cf links
Beginners Guide to Ham Radio, Make Your Own | EAGLE | Blog
For the feng user: https://baofengtech.com/baofeng-radio
ARRL Band Plans: http://www.arrl.org/graphical-frequency-allocations
Dip Meter Feeder Length Measurement
Catch a Falling Star - nt0z.pdf
Getting started in Meteor Scatter (MS) – Pre FT-8 – Geekshed – M1BXF
DuWayne's Place: Starting on a Tiny Spectrum Analyzer
Lots of QRP stuff:http://www.ncqrpp.org/
NanoVNA Calibration Considerations and Procedure.pdf
Continuous Wave (CW) Operation - W5NOR - SCARS
Learn Morse Code in 20 Lessons - W5NOR - SCARS
DX World.com - The Home for Interactive DX.
Lots of info on towers and related equipment: http://w4zt.com/n1lo/towers2.txt
With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings | by Steve K9ZW
Building And Operating A Mobile HF Station
antenna - recommended capacity bottom-hat clearance above metal roof - Amateur Radio Stack Exchange
N1EM's Links to useful Ham Web sites
Bill's Ham Radio Web Server [nj7p.info/nj7p.org]
Published Works of H. Paul Shuch (hundreds of articles on various topic—including projects)
Includes some projects http://www.n1gy.com/home.html
EME on a Budget: Moonbounce for the Rest of Us
https://www.w8ji.com/common_mode_current.htm
This site has a lot of info…. https://www.w8ji.com
https://www.hamradio.me/connectors/pl259-so239-return-loss-attenuation-test.html
Specs
Software/Computers
W1HKJ’s DigitalModes
BPQ32 Node Map http://nodemap.g8bpq.net:81
Ham Radio Manuals and software
Approved and Recommended Banners | RIT Information Security
KXStudio : Repositories : Applications
Mandrake Linux Operating System
SerialToIP download | SourceForge.net
http://n4ser.org/2013/winlink-rms-express-tutorial/
Releases · la5nta/pat · GitHub
GitHub - toddejohnson/rmspi: Raspberry Pi Distro for Winlink RMS
PinPoint APRS software download
Front Panel Express Front Panel Designer
XPWARE Communications Software
Linux Amateur Radio AX.25 HOWTO
RandomKeygen - The Secure Password & Keygen Generator
Avoiding reboot: Resetting USB on a Linux machine
A Simple Virus Written...in Bash! « Null Byte :: WonderHowTo
Frequently asked questions - ArchWiki
GitHub - ngosang/trackerslist: Updated list of public BitTorrent trackers
SDB:CUPS and SANE Firewall settings - openSUSE Wiki
10 Steps to Secure Open SSH - The Devolutions Blog
BasicSecurity/DidIJustGetOwned - Ubuntu Wiki
Lynis Installation and Usage Guide - CISOfy
Cable impedance profile with NanoVNA and TDR script
Sorcerer Decoder Download – KD0CQ
How to Manage Processes from the Linux Terminal: 10 Commands You Need to Know
How to Add a GPS Time Source to ntpd
DXing Digital Utilities - The RadioReference Wiki
Memorial to G4FGQ - QRP SITE Free Radio Computer Programs
How to become a cybersecurity pro: A cheat sheet – TechRepublic
N3FJP's Amateur Radio Software
Libre Space Foundation · GitHub
SARTopo - Backcountry Mapping Evolved
Top 5 Free Rescue Discs for Your Sys Admin Toolkit
The 5 Best Rescue and Recovery Disks for a Windows System Restore
f4ubcd | FalconFour's Perpetual Musings
Cross Country Wireless APRS Messenger program
SARTrack Radio Tracking for Search and Rescue
VOACAP Quick Guide: HF Propagation Prediction and Ionospheric Communications Analysis
HFWIN32 for Windows-95 & NT systems
Iowa Hills Software - Analog and Digital Filter Design Software
YAAC - Yet Another APRS Client
GitHub - develersrl/bertos: Bertos free RTOS: http://dev.bertos.org
Configuring a U-Blox 7 GPS Receiver on Raspbian Jessie
Free softwares of Gabriel F6DQM
Raspberry Connect - Ham Radio Packages
Linux Hamradio Application and Utilities Homepage: packet software
Tiny Core Raspberry Pi Zero W Install - Novaspirit
Linux Amateur Radio AX.25 HOWTO
WB8NUT - Digital Mode Software Review
MixW - multimode software for radio amateurs
Svxlink_interface_4 - Svxlink_interface.pdf
Linux: Scan An Image With HP Scanners - nixCraft
40 Linux Server Hardening Security Tips [2019 edition] - nixCraft
ZR6AIC: EchoLink on Ubuntu (Setting up Svxlink server and qtel)
Antenna Projects
A lot of everything: VE3SQB’s website
Satellite Antenna Circular polarization
Antennas from ON4CFC'S Webpage
For almost anything you want to build: https://www.qsl.net/va3iul/
Parabolic Antennas and Their Feeds – N3AOG
ZR6AIC: Building my Eggbeater II Omni LEO Antennas
Lots of good antenna info: http://www.yu7ef.com
Antenne Eggbeater-Engl-Part1-Full.pdf
The Amateur Radio Operator Antenna Basics Handbook
http://www.qsl.net/kd4sai/antlinks.html
A Portable Multi-Band Magnetic Loop Antenna
Amateur Radio Antenna ProjectsLoop feed for 144 MhzAntenna designSatellite Antenna Circular polarization
The Stick VHF Vertical Bazooka Antenna - RG-6 Coax Version by W4BWS
W1GHZ Microwave Antenna Book ONLINE
Omni-Gain Vertical Collinear Antenna by WA6SVT
Active
Antenna Electronic Circuits
Active
receiving loop antenna English version
W8IO Antenna Site - YAGio - Yagi Antenna Design
A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band
Building a Ground Tuner | Inductor | Screw
Tri-Band 6 Meter - 2 Meter - 440 Collinear Vertical by W7LPN - A Heavy Duty Fiber Glass Antenna
8. Multiple Beam Antennas - Knovel
Amateur Radio Antenna Projects
2M ( 144Mhz ) 70CM (430 Mhz) Coax Collinear
Off Center Fed Dipole Notes - Palomar Engineers®
OCF 7 bands 80-6 HF windom antenna Flex-Weave - Ni4L ANTENNAS & ELECTRONICS LLC
AS OCF Antenna Radiation Patterns
Building an Underground Earth Probe Antenna for 0 – 14 MHz TX/RX
Underground Antennas: http://www.antentop.org/014html/014_p22.htm
2 Meter Slim Jim Antenna - 300 Ohm Twinlead Version
Building a 2 and 6 Meter Coaxial Yagi by W6HJ
The $4.00 Ham Radio Satellite Antenna
Zed Zed's Workbench - Easy to Build Amateur Radio Antenna Projects & More!
W5ALT Indoor Vertical Antenna for 6 - 40 Meters
6:1 Balun Construction - YouTube
MARTIN - G8JNJ - Broadband HF Vertical
Top Five Get-On-the-Air-Quickly Ham Radio Antennas
144 MHz Omnidirectional Horizontal Antennas - Part 1
WB3AYW 2 Meter Collinear Vertical - Improved Version!
WB3AYW and KK1CW VHF/UHF COLLINEAR J Pole with Short Spaced Coils for 146mHz
2-Meter Vertical Dipole Array - 2-Meter Vertical Dipole Array.pdf
Building A 2-meter J-Pole Antenna
Balun 1:4 coke: i1wqrlinkradio.com
Table of Contents - W1GHZ Microwave Antenna Book ONLINE
Martin E. Meserve - K7MEM - VHF/UHF Yagi Antenna Design
2m Hourglass Antenna http://www.arrl.org/files/file/QST/This%20Month%20in%20QST/December2018/Stanley.pdf
See Also: Wire Antennas, HamUniverse, PVC yagis, 2m hourglass, 6m Hentenna, 2m GP
Remco.org - Seductive serendipity / Verleidende serendipiteit » 145 MHz / 2m Moxon (pt. 2)
A Log-cell fed Yagi for the FM Broadcast Band
https://www.qsl.net/g3pto/ ----Includes other projects
Other Projects
4CX250 1kwamp
SatNOGS https://ohai.satnogs.org
Radio, Electronics and Computing Projects by Hans Summers http://hanssummers.com
How To Setup a Raspberry Pi Packet Radio Node with Zork – RichardOsgood.com
PG1N's HAM Radio Site - 2m Projects - Transceivers
EchoLink ptt_to_computer.pdf
Raspberry Radio FM: Transmit Voice From Microphone
Baofeng UV-5R Mod for Allstar & IRLP Nodes (Ham Radio) – YouTube
A PORTABLE REGENERATIVE RECEIVER
Remco.org - SSB phase method 30m WSPR receiver
The Arduino based Super Simple Keyer
Mods: Kenwood TS-2000 4 kHz eSSB Transmitter Receiver Modification
TS-2000 Review and Modifications - X-treme ESSB Audio FORUM
Engineering Acoustics/Noise control with self-tuning Helmholtz resonators
From 2200m to nanowaves--VE7SL - Steve - Amateur Radio Blog
Sensitivity improvement VHF - ts2000_mod_ak2f.pdf
AE5X: WSPRing with Raspberry Pi, step by step
Allmode 80meter band SSB receiver - on6mu
An Ultra-Simple Receiver For 6 Meters - 9712039.pdf
Remote ham radio operation through a Raspberry Pi – Dilettante
Dave Richards AA7EE Blog
K4GZX DIY Homebrew Projects #1
Top 5 Elctronic Project with Bc547 Transistor, Tri AC, RGB LED, Photo Diode utsource.net
EBay Modules And Custom PCBs Make A Plug And Play Ham Transceiver | Hackaday
Homebrew SDR Ham Radio In 9 Parts | Hackaday
A Resistive Combiner for IMD Measurements
Build a Return Loss Bridge - Build a Return Loss Bridge.pdf
Wheatstone-Bridge_as_Combiner-Splitter_DC4KU.gif
6dB_Resistive_Power_Splitter_DC4KU.gif
7R1015BB “All PNP on Breadboard” Receiver
BUILDING and USING THE TUNA TIN 2
PG1N's HAM Radio Site - 40m Projects - Receivers
40m or 80m Regen RX - G3XBM QRP WEBSITE
d.i.y. 10 MHz Atomic Frequency Standard
The Pine Board Project - - Heil Sound
75m_Voice_Powered_DSB_TX_AA1TJ.gif
Arduino CW Keyer | Radio Artisan
YO3DAC - Homebrew RF Circuit Design Ideas
Single Transistor Transmitter and Receiver
Top 10 Amateur Radio Uses for the Raspberry Pi ← M0JCQ's Ham Blog
1966 One Transistor Regen | OneTubeRadio.com
How to decode maritime broadcasts in RTTY, Sitor B, and NAVTEX
Personal AllStar "Pocket Node" Based on the Baofeng 888
Packet Radio BBS, ROSE/FPAC NetRom Node RaspBerry Pi setup howto
Winlink on Raspberry Pi Project – Ham Radio Hawaii
EA6VQ - Preamplifier and antenna relay configuration
Setting Your TNC's Audio Drive Level
Amateur radio projects of DC1YB
Ham radio projects by Csaba, YO5OFH
RF/Antenna Switches, Using Inexpensive Relays
472kHz Transverter - G3XBM QRP WEBSITE
Building a 2200-Meter Transmit Converter | N1BUG Adventures in Radio
Building a 630-Meter Transmit Converter | N1BUG Adventures in Radio
PG1N's HAM Radio Site - 472 kHz Projects - Transmitters
APRS Tracker: Interface & Schematic - Sarasota Emergency Radio club
APRS Tracker: Introduction - Sarasota Emergency Radio club
Spiral Antenna – Part 2 – Modelling and Simulation with OpenEMS | HexAndFlex
NanoVNA characteristic impedance
Visio-SimpleRS232.vsd – SimpleRS232.pdf
Homebrew: N6QW QRP and QRO Projects
APRS Tracker / TNC - WT4Y - Amateur Radio
Ham Radio Site - {Asymmetrical Matchboxes}
Ham Radio Site - {Symmetrical Matchboxes}
QSO Today Podcast - Eric Sears, ZL2BMI on 80 meter homebrew DSB transceiver | QRZ Forums
Transmitting FM, AM, SSB, SSTV and FSQ with just a Raspberry Pi
extdigi, an APRS Digipeater for Arduino
PC Headset Adapter for Ham Radio
Generate DTMF Tones Only Using Arduino - Arduino Project Hub
Alarm Phone Dialer with MT8880 and PIC 16F84A
Nuts & Volts Magazine – rf_impedance_analyzer
Convert ATX PSU to Bench Supply to Power Circuits
uBITX -A compact HF transceiver
micro-BITX: a homebrew general coverage SSB/CW QRP transceiver | Q R P e r
YO3DAC - Homebrew RF Circuit Design Ideas
QRPme - QRP FUN in cans, boxes and from scratch!
diy - Antenna tuner design - Amateur Radio Stack Exchange
Homebrew Antenna Tuner - A Best of Breed Version
Build This Novice CW Transmitter, February 1955 Popular Electronics - RF Cafe
More PTT/audio interfaces from IZ4CZL: https://iz4czl.ucoz.com/index/ptt_interfaces/0-77
Antennas Radios Amplifiers Baluns and Receiving Systems for HF
8877 carry-on sized 2M 800W Amplifier
Kenwood TS2000 Audio Interface
Calculators
VHF/UHF Line of Sight Distance Calculator
DX Toolbox - Shortwave / Ham Radio / HF Radio Propagation Tool
Radio Line of Sight Calculator for use on VHF/UHF Ham Bands
Wireless Calculators | Radio Frequency Propagation | L-com.com
Capacitor uF - nF - pF Conversion Chart
Collinear Coaxial Antenna Design Calculator
Double Bi-quad Antenna Calculator
Slim Jim / J Pole Antenna Calculator
Calculator Antennas: i1wqrlinkradio.com
Radiated Power Calculator | Compliance Engineering
Star Quad Transmission Line Calculator
Parallel Circular Conductor Transmission Line Calculator
RF Transmission Line Loss Calculator
Tektronics Scopes
2465B & 2467B Oscilloscopes Service Manual - tektronix-2465b-2467b_manual.pdf
Kerry D. Wong » Blog Archive » Teardown of a Tektronix 2465
[email protected] | 2465b Low Voltage Power Supply Recap Gone Bad
Everything Else
Should Christians Ever Offend Anyone? | Answers in Genesis
Do Not Add to the Offense of the Gospel
Longe Lessons at the Spanish Riding School - Dressage Today
GOES-East - Latest CONUS Images - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR
When a Knot Is Not a Knot | Answers in Genesis
K6JCA: Improving the Heathkit HR-10B Receiver
EFRATOM Model FRS.doc - eeratom_model_frs_lamp_assembly_repair.pdf
KiCad notes: The one-timer PCB maker’s hints for the next time
15-1152.00 - Computer Network Support Specialists
Tutorial-4-strand braid | Backstrap Weaving
nanovna-H – a ferrite cored test inductor – drilling down on a glitch – the fix – owenduffy.net
Trig_Cheat_Sheet.doc - trig_cheat_sheet.pdf
GitHub - W2DEN/W2DEN_APRS_Tracker_2: Tracker with a menu
Microsoft Word - SCCo_Std_TNC_Params_v160407.docx - SCCo_Std_TNC_Params_v160407.pdf
Hell’s Best Kept Secret | Living Waters
TS2000EQ | dl7cg.wunstorf-luthe.de
Slow-Scan Television (SSTV) - Amateur-radio-wiki
HDSDR:- Receiving Digimodes Basics. "VAC" and Equivalents. - g4zfqradio
2016-2020 Extra Class Question Pool - ExtLic.pdf
ARRL/TAPR DCC ( Digital Communications Conference), September 14 -16, Albuerque, NM
50 Ohm Low Loss RF Coaxial Cable (N Female Crimp lmr400): Home Audio & Theater
Bug Out Bag List Essentials - 50 Item Checklist - [Downloadable PDF]
42 PLASMA DW3 MODELS SERVICE MANUAL - P42H401.pdf
Underground Antennas in Russia_p22
Land Navigation Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 - Land Navigation with Map and Lensatic Compass
