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- The
Boeing Company
- The Boeing Company, after
its merger in 1997 with McDonnell Douglas and acquisition in 1996
of the defense and space units of Rockwell International, became
the largest aerospace company in the world. Its history mirrors
the history of aviation. Boeing is the world's largest manufacturer
of commercial jetliners, military aircraft and the USA's largest
NASA contractor.
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- Federal
Communications Commission
- 'nuff said.
- Amateur
Radio Service
- Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau main page for Amateur Radio Services.
- Interference
Handbook
- This Interference Handbook
provides a step-by-step process for eliminating radio interference
to home electronic equipment. All amateurs and their neighbors
should have a copy in the home. A gem.
- OET
Bulletin 65
- Office of Engineering and
Technology, Bulletin 65 (August 1997), Evaluating Compliance
With FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic
Fields.
- Radio
Amateur Civil Emergency Service
- This Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), Civil Preparedness Guide was perpared
to assist State and local emergency management officials in establishing
and operating Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) capabilities
for use in responding to and managing emergencies and disasters.
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- American
Radio Relay League
- The ARRL (phone, 860-594-0200,
fax 860-594-0259), a membership service organization headquartered
in Conneticutt, serves the over 600,000 Amateur Radio operators,
enthusiasts, experimenters, and hobbyists in the United States,
its territorieis, and possessions. The ARRL is the principal representative
of the Amateur Radio Services, serving members by protecting and
enhancing spectrum access and providing a national resource to
the public.
- Illinois
Section
- The ARRL Illinois Section
web site. This site provides information on ARRL services and
volunteer opportunities to members in the Illinois Section.
- Information
and Services
- Member Services, Licensing
Information, On-the-Air, Field and Educational Activities, ARRL
as Advocate, and Reference Information.
- Members
Only
- The Members Only site for
pre-registered users.
- Missouri
Section
- The ARRL Missouri Section
web site. The Missouri Section has over 2700 members and 52 affiliated
clubs.
- News
- What's new, the ARRL Letter
and Bulletins, Special Interest Topics, etc.
- Part
97 Rules and Regulations
- A framed hypertext version
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 47 Telecommunications,
Part 97 Amateur Radio Service.
- Public
Service Communications Manual
- Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES), National Traffic System (NTS).
- Publications
On-Line Catalog
- Everything in the ARRL
library that's for sale.
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- Boeing
Employees' Amateur Radio Society-Philadelphia (Boeing Web
Only), K3BA
- Autonetics
Radio Club, Anaheim, K6NX
- Douglas Aircraft Company
Amateur Radio Club, W6RNK
- Boeing
Employees' Amateur Radio Society-Huntington Beach (access
from within Boeing firewall only), W6VLD
- Boeing
Employees' Amateur Radio Operators North Society, W7FLY
- Boeing
Employees' Amateur Radio Society-Seattle, K7NWS
- Boeing
Employees' Amateur Radio Society-Tulsa (Boeing Web Only),
KD5TFS
- Boeing
Employees' Amateur Radio Society-Wichita, KCØAHN
- Boeing
Employees' Amateur Radio Society-St. Louis, WØMA
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- Jefferson
Barracks Amateur Radio Club, KØZFK
- The
Lewis & Clark Radio Club, K9HAM
- The LCRC is a general interest
club located in Godfrey, IL, composed of a group of amateurs (Hams)
who have formed together for fellowship, promotion of the amateur
radio hobby, and for public service.
- Mississippi
Valley DX & Contest Club
- Most of the local big guns
and serious contesters.
- PHD
Amateur Radio Association, WØTE
- A Kansas City club.
- St.
Charles Amateur Radio Club, WBØHSI
- The SCARC was founded in
1972. This site has an extensive page on licensing activity in
the St. Louis area.
- Suburban
Radio Club, WØSRC
- The SRC was founded in
1947 and consists of over 200 amateur radio operators. It is a
not for profit ARRL associated Special Service Club and conducts
licensing classes and examinations.
- The
Zero Beaters Amateur Radio Club, WAØFYA
- The ZBARC is a general
interest club located near Dutzow, MO. It members are engaged
in a wide variety of Amateur Radio related activities. The club
provides monthly exams sessions in either Dutzow or Sullivan,
MO.
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- K7QO's
Home Page
- Has great Iambic keying
tutorials.
- Northern
Ohio DX Association
- The Northern Ohio DX Assocation
is a DX club in the Cleveland, Ohio area. Although most of the
membership live in northern Ohio, there are members from around
the world!
- Strategic
Air Command Memorial Amateur Radio Club
- Pretty good launch site
into Amateur Radio activities and interests of military personnel.
- United
Nations Club Station, Geneva
- WM7D
dot Net
- There are over 3000 links
among many different Amateur Radio categories here.
- Yankee
Clipper Contest Club
- The Yankee Clipper Contest
Club is a special purpose amateur radio club devoted to the pursuit
of operating and technical excellence.
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- ARRL
Contest Branch
- Calendar, Rules, Forms,
Results, etc.
- Contesting
On-Line
- The ultimate resource for
amateur radio contesting news, articles, information, scores,
tips, reviews, and much more. Or so they claim.
- CQ
Contest
- Internet connection to
CQ Contest magazine. Site includes articles and contest
information.
- National
Contest Journal
- The National Contest Journal
is a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to covering the competitive
aspects of Amateur Radio. Each issue is loaded with information
of interest to contesters, from casual observer to hard-core competitor,
from little pistol to big gun.
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- Jim's
Gazette
- The Gazette is a bi-weekly
newsletter devoted to digital operation. Site also includes resources,
learning center, propagation tools, and rules for most of the
popular RTTY contests.
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- DX
Summit WebCluster
- Formerly OH2BUA. DX Spots,
announcements, WWV reports, OH2AQ Radio Club.
- DX
Summit WebCluster, last 25
- Last 25 DX spots world-wide.
- 425
DX News Bulletin
- The
59(9) DX Report
- ARRL
DX Bulletins
- DX
News Letter
- The
Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin
- EI
DX Network (Whatever that is?)
- Interesting site devoted
to DXing.
- NG3K
Amateur Radio Contest and DX Page
- Announced DX Operations,
Newsletter & DX Bulletins, Propagation Forecasts, QSL Information,
County Lists, Packet Clusters, DX Callbooks, etc., etc.
- ARRL
DXCC Program
- Probably the single most
popular amateur radio award in the world.
- ITU
Callsign Prefix List
- United
Nations
- United
Nations Member States
- World
Atlas
- A detailed World Atlas
supplied via the Military Maritime Command and Control System
(MCCIS) which has been developed and maintained for members of
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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- Boeing
Auxiliary Communications Service (BACS)
- The purpose of the BACS
is to provide timely, reliable, and accurate emergency communications
using amateur radio equipment and frequencies for emergency managers
and the employees between and within the Boeing Puget Sound sites
which have Emergency Operations Centers.
- Public
Service Communications Manual
- Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES), National Traffic System (NTS).
- Radio
Amateur Civil Emergency Service
- This Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), Civil Preparedness Guide was perpared
to assist state and local emergency management officials in establishing
and operating Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) capabilities
for use in responding to and managing emergencies and disasters.
- St.
Louis County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
- Provides emergency communications
to "Served Agencies" such as the Office of Emergency Management,
the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the National Weather
Service, hospitals, and others. Many ARES teams also provide communications
for public service events such as marathons, parades, bike riding
events, and boat races.
- U.S.
Air Force MARS Command
- U.S. Air Force Military
Affiliate Radio System, Air Force Communications Agency, Scott
AFB, IL.
- U.S.
Army MARS Command
- U.S. Army Military Affiliate
Radio System, U.S. Army Signal Command, Fort Huachuca, AZ.
- U.S.
Navy MARS National Home Page
- The Navy-Marine Corps MARS
program is divided into Districts.
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- Amateur
Electronic Supply
- CT
by K1EA
- CT contest logging software.
The club has a license for this software. Club members may borrow
a copy for evaluation. After evaluation, you must either purchase
your own license or remove the software from your computer.
- Gateway
Electronics
- Ham
Radio Outlet
- Ham
University
- The premier Windows program
for helping you pass your FCC Exams.
- Icom
- LogWindow
- LogWindow is a complete
Amateur Radio information system. It combines logging, rig control,
antenna rotor control, DX Packetcluster monitoring, and award
tracking in an easy to use application. LogWindow enhances your
operating with a high level of integration, automation, and information
delivery.
- MFJ
Enterprises
- MFJ claims to be the world
leader in Ham Radio accessories. They make some mighty fine junk.
A PDF version of their catalog is available for download.
- PolyPhaser
Corporation
- RF lightning protection
& grounding solutions.
- QSLs
by Octavia
- Since 1995 Octavia Company
has been creating, designing and printing quality QSL cards for
hams, CB enthusiasts and SWL's nationally and internationally.
Whatever your QSL printing needs, Octavia can produce it.
- QSLs
by WX9X
- A versatile QSL supplier
capable of producing from single-color economy QSLs to multi-color
QSLs on glossy stock. WX9X has one of the best on-line ordering
systems available. They can also produce cards with custom artwork
and layouts. In the future, the club logo will be uploaded to
this site to provide club members the option of buying lower cost
QSL cards from WX9X, or other vendors, that include the logo.
- R&L
Electronics
- Located in HAMilton, Ohio...
- R-A-M
Technologies of NPI
- R-A-M is the revolutionary
ball and socket mounting system that allows you to mount practically
anything anywhere. American
Avionics distributes R-A-M products (listed under GPS Products)
and is located near the R-A-M plant allowing for shorter lead
times for out-of-stock, custom, and new parts.
- Ross
Distributing Company
- RTTY
by WF1B
- RTTY by WF1B combines features
of a terminal program with the features of a contest logging program.
RTTY is free!
- SGC
World
- No Compromise Communications.
Manufacturer of the World's Finest HF Transceivers, Antenna Couplers,
Antennas, and Accessories for 28 years. Their words, not mine.
- Ten
Tec
- Tigertronics
- Amateur Radio Modems (TNCs),
Data/Telemetry Modems, BayCom Packet Packet Radio Software, Emergency
Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN) Modems, and GPS Tracker
(the ultimate "stand alone" mobile tracking system with APRS).
- The
Ham Station
- WriteLog
- Use one package for ALL
of your CW, SSB, RTTY, and PSK31 contesting.
- Yaesu
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- ARRL
Incoming QSL Bureaus
- A free service staffed
by volunteerrs -- available to members and nonmembers alike.
- ARRL
Outgoing QSL Bureau
- Available to members only,
the ARRL Outgoing QSL Bureau is your way of cutting postage costs
way down.
- Canadian
Callbook
- Amateur Radio Administrative
Services, Canada, call sign look-up server.
- Electronic
QSL Center
- If a ham told you to retrieve
his QSL card from eQSL.cc, then you are at the right place! It
costs nothing, and you can print the card on your own printer.
Cards are about the same size as a normal QSL card.
- FCC
Transaction Search
- This database covers approximately
the last 8 weeks of FCC amateur license transactions.
- HamCAll
- Buckmaster On-Line Server
and HamCall CD-ROM.
- QRZ
Amateur Radio
- The World Radio Amateur
Directory (WRAD) On-Line Server and QRZ CD-ROM.
- Finnish
Call Book
- USPS
Domestic Postage Rate Calculator
- USPS
International Postage Rate Calculator
- USPS
Zip Code Lookup and Address Information
- Do you need a Zip Code
for an address? This is the place to look.
- QSL
Route & Manager Robot
- This robot searches many
of the most popular on-line QSL route servers for you. Place each
call sign for which you need a QSL route or manager information
on a separate line in your mail message. No subject is necessary.
You should receive QSL information for each call sign via reply
mail in a few minutes.
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- AMSAT-North
America
- AMSAT-NA is the Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation, the North American branch of the international
amateur radio satellite community. AMSAT is a worldwide group
of amateur radio operators who share an active interest in building,
launching, and the communicating with each other through non-commercial
amateur radio satellites.
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- Accuweather
- Disaster
Center
- Disaster information distribution
and collection.
- Hotlist,
Weather Science
- Links to other weather
resources.
- Illinois
Weather Conditions
- Missouri
Weather Conditions
- Missouri-Illinois
Regional SKYWARN Association (MIRSA)
- MIRSA was formed in May
of 1992 by several local SKYWARN program managers and the National
Weather Service to enhance communication between members, share
resources, discuss training objective, and become acquainted.
Meetings are held bi-monthly, and the publication, "Squall Lines",
keeps members abreast of new developments. Member organizations
retain their identity and autonomy, and continue to function independently
as their local situation would dictate; MIRSA assists in program
coordination, communication between agencies, and provides resources
when needed.
- St.
Louis County SKYWARN/RACES Site
- The St. Louis County SKYWARN/RACES
program is sponsored by the St. Louis County Police Department,Office
of Emergency Management, and managed by Michael G. Redman, Communications
Coordinator, who may be reached at 314-889-2362 or via e-mail
at Michael_Redman@co.st-louis.mo.us.
The Severe Weather Information Line is 314-889-2857, where information
on upcoming training and other events/information is provided.
- St.
Louis Radar Summary
- St.
Louis Weather Conditions
- Current weather conditions
in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
- St.
Louis Weather Forecast Office of the National Weather Service
- The St. Louis National
Weather Service Forecast Office issues a variety of meteorological
products, including Severe Weather watch and warning information
for eastern Missouri and southwest Illinois, State Forecasts for
Missouri, and Aviation Weather Forecast products for selected
airports in the region.
- Storm
Prediction Center
- The Storm Prediction Center
web page of the National Oceanic
and Atmoshperic Administration.
- Storm
Warn
- Severe weather bulletins.
- UNISYS
Weather
- Weather
Channel
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- AT&T
Fraud Education
- Scams, schemes, and some
simple safeguards.
- Avirt
- Internet sharing software.
- CNET:
Do-It-Youself LANS
- A home networking guide.
- Computer
Incident Advisory Capability
- The CIAC provides on-call
technical assistance and information to Department of Energy (DOE)
sites faced with computer security incidents. A good site providing
information about e-mail alerts, scams, chain letters, and hoaxes
currently in circulation on the Internet.
- Gibson
Research Corporation
- Has a great tool, Shield's
Up, for testing your PC's Internet security and plenty of
information on how to make it safer.
- PC
Mechanic: Networking
- Another home networking
guide.
- Sygate
- Internet sharing and firewall
software.
- Urband
Legends and Folklore
- A constantly updated index
of hoaxes, rumors, chain letters and Internet urban legends.
- WinGate
- Internet sharing software.
- WinProxy
- Internet sharing software.
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- Arch-Cam
- See a current view of downtown
St. Louis.
- American
Tinnitus Association
- Tinnitus, ringing in the
ears or head noises, is experienced by as many as 50 million Americans.
Check out this site if that QRM you hear is not coming from the
radio.
- Fort
Bend Astronomy Club
- LB's
Antenna Advisor
- An amateur radio site that
focuses on research into and education about antennas and antenna
modeling. According to my source, if you want to get a good education
in antennas, transmission line theory, antenna tuners, modeling
programs, etc., check out this site. LB is a REAL engineer and
a REAL professor of REAL engineering at a REAL university and
what you read on his pages is CORRECT, contrary to lots of junk
that appears in ham magazines and elsewhere on the Internet.
- RF
Exposure Calculator
- This is a main beam power
density estimation program intended for use as part of a routine
evaluation of RF safety compliance with FCC regulations.
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