Helpful Resources
SSTV Resources
MMSSTV - By far the most
popular software used to send and receive SSTV messages. Click Here.
RX-SSTV - Simple
software that recieves SSTV messages. Click Here.
EasyPal - A software for
sending digital SSTV messages. Digital is nowhere near as popular as
standard analog SSTV, but is very cool to play around with if you can
find people willing to make contacts with you on it. Click
Here.
SSTV-Ftp - A basic
program that is used to upload SSTV image history to the web. This same
developer has several other bits of SSTV related software on their
website. Click
Here.
CQSSTV - Filled with tons of SSTV feeds. Click Here.
World SSTV Cams - Another site filled with SSTV feeds. This is my
preferred site for checking to see how far my images reach. Click Here.
Pixlr Editor - Online tool good for resizing, adding text, and doing
whatever you may need to do to prepare an image to be added to your
gallery of SSTV images that you send. Click
Here.
Digital
Mode Resources
WSJT-X - Very popular software containing lots of popular digital
modes, most notably, FT-8 and FT-4. Click
Here.
FLDIGI - Another software that supports digital modes like RTTY and
PSK. Click Here.
RadioID.net - All things DMR and NXDN. Click Here.
DMR For Dummies - Another good DMR resource. Click Here.
Band Plans
ARRL Band Plan Site -
Official ARRL band plan website. Click Here.
ARRL Amateur Radio Bands Chart - Shows all of the frequencies available
for use by the ham radio community, and then also which operatior
classes are allowed to use which frequencies. Click
Here.
Bandplans.com - Massive unofficial community made band plan database.
Always cross reference this with other websites to make sure you are
transmittign on the right frequencies! Click Here.
Tune In Your
Local Repeaters!
RepeaterBook - Do a proximity search and find
your local repeaters. Click
Here.
CHIRP - Program your radio with CHIRP. Click
Here.
Amateur Radio Related
YouTube Channels
Ham Radio Crash Course - Click
Here.
Ham Radio 2.0 - Click
Here.
David Casler - Click
Here.
HamRadioConcepts - Click Here.
Kevin Loughin - Click
Here.
TheSmokinApe - Click
Here.
HAM RADIO DUDE - Click
Here.
NotaRubicon Productions (Mostly GMRS, so ham radio adjacent, but very
good quality content.) Click
Here.
Note: Theres so many creators that it is near impossible to list them
all. I highly encourage you to search around on YouTube, and subscribe
to the creators that you find informative and enjoyable to watch.
Amateur Radio
Online Communities
Young Amateurs Radio Club (YARC) Discord Server - Click Here.
Ham Radio Crash Course Discord Server - Click Here.
Ham Radio 2.0 Discord Server - Click Here.
Lids. Discord Server - Click
Here.
Commercial Radios Discord Server - Click Here.
QRZ.com - Click Here.
Amateur Radio Subreddit - Click Here.
eHam.net - Click Here.
RadioReference Forums - Click
Here.