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Articles of Interest
- Amateur Radio Antenna Length Chart [.jpg]
- Anderson Powerpole Connector General Installation Tips [.pdf]
- Antennas 101 QST September 2004 [.pdf]
- Choosing the Correct Balun [.pdf]
- IRLP Information [.pdf]
- Lightning Protection for the Amateur Station
- Safety First QST Magazine [.pdf]
- Simple Antennas That Work [.jpg]
- The Art of Soldering Feb 2001 QST [.pdf]
Calculators and Spreadsheets
- Icom AH-4 Graphical Wire Length Calculator V 2.2 [Excel spreadsheet]
Computers & Microprocessors
- Raspberry Pi for Ham Radio [.pdf]
EMCOMM & Weather Related
- APPENDIX B – ACES Weather Spotter Safety [online presentation material]
- ARES Field Resources Manual [.pdf]
- ARES Manual 2015 [.pdf]
- IARU Emergency Telecommunications Guide (1 Sep 2016) [.pdf]
- National Weather Service – Storm Prediction Center [web link]
- NOAA Advanced Spotters Field Guide [.pdf]
- NOAA NASA Cloud Chart [.pdf]
- NOAA Weather Spotter’s Field Guide [.pdf]
- Personal Preparedness
- Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness – FEMA [web link]
- FM 3-05.70 (FM 21-76) Survival – [web link]
Emergency Medical Service / Paramedic Related
- CPR and Basic First Aid Presentation [.pdf]
- Hands Only CPR [.gif]
Hamshack Hotline
- Hamshack Hotline Audio Feeds [.pdf]
- Hamshack Hotline Bridge List [.pdf]
- Hamshack Hotline Brochure [.pdf] – coming soon
- Making Custom CW Ringtones for the Cisco SPA514G [.pdf]
License Training Material and Aids
- 2018-2022 Tech Pool 2nd Errata 02122018 [.docx]
- Figure T-1 [.jpg]
- Figure T-2 [.jpg]
- Figure T-3 [.jpg]
- AA9PW Amateur Radio Practice Site [web link]
- KB6NU 2018-no-nonsense-tech-study-guide-v1-1 [web link]
- Ohms Law Graphic [.png]
Operating Aids
- ARRL
- ARRL FSD-220: Handy Operating Aid [.pdf]
- ARRL FSD-255: Emergency Reference Information [.pdf]
- ARRL Outgoing QSL Card Bureau Submission Form [.pdf]
- The Considerate Operators Frequency Guide [.pdf]
- ICOM Materials
- CQ DX Zones of the World [.pdf]
- US Grid Squares [.pdf]
- Ham Radio Terms [.pdf]
- ITU Common Amateur Radio Country Prefixes [.pdf]
- US Amateur Band Plan (10-2017) [.psf]
- Maps
- CQ Zones [.gif]
- ITU Regions [.gif]
- ITU Zones [.gif]
- Time Zones of the World [.png]
- Worked All Continents [.jpg]
- Worked All States [.jpg]
- Phonetic Alphabet [.png]
- Practical Radio Application “for the technician licensee'” [.pdf]
- Southeastern Radio Repeater Association
- Special Events Stations from ARRL [web link]
- W1AW Operating Schedule [web link]
- WA7BNM Online Contest Calendar [web link]
Reading Materials
- A Ham’s Guide to RFI, Ferrites, Baluns, and Audio Interfacing by Jim Brown K9YC [.pdf]
- Amateur Radio Guide to Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) by John S. Burningham, W2XAB [.pdf]
- FM24-18 Tactical Single Channel Radio Communications Techniques [.pdf]
- Ham Radio Transmission Line Transformers Handbook [.pdf]
- U.S. Marine Corps Antenna Handbook MCRP 6-22D [.pdf]
- New DXers Handbook 2nd Ed. [.pdf]
- Smartuners for Stealth Antennas by SGC Inc. [.pdf]
Regulations and Good Operating Practices
- 2 & 440 Simplex Frequencies
- Ethics and Operational Procedures for the Radio Amateur [.pdf]
- FCC Part 97 [.pdf]
- Hotspot Suggested Frequencies [.pdf]
- Net Control Station Training Manual [.pdf]
- Repeater Etiquette [.pdf]
Test Bench Items
- Cables & Wires
- Coax Cable Attenuation Charts
- Coaxial Cable Specifications
- Times Microwave Systems Coaxial Cable Attenuation & Power Handling Calculator
- RapidTables Wire Gauge Size Chart
- Components
- Project Notes
- ADS-B Antenna
- Etch a Circuit Board With Kitchen Supplies [.pdf]
- Portable Masting System for Emergency Use QST April 2005 [.pdf]
- Raspberry Pi World Sun Clock
- Test Equipment
