Amateur Radio Resources
Getting started in a new hobby can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. These resources are here to guide you as you explore the exciting world of Amateur Radio.
Note: These links were migrated from our old site and are currently under review.
WØQQQ PAGES
- Manhattan-Area Frequency Chart
- 10-Codes
- Solar Activity and HF Propagation
- W1AW Schedule
- Amateur Radio Clubs (ARCs) of the Big 12
AMATEUR RADIO IN GENERAL
- Amateur Radio Worldwide (HF Radio.org)
- Broadcast vs. Ham Radio
- Dayton Hamvention
- DXer.Com
- FCC
- FCC - Amateur Radio
- HamRad: Amateur Radio Search Engine
- Myron WØPBV's FREE Batteries for Hams Page
- On All Bands, by DX Engineering
- QRZ Main Page
- Radio Kit Guide.com
AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE (ARRL)
- Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL)
- Amateur Radio Emergency Service - registration form (PDF)
- Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARRL)
- ARRL Letter Weekly Issues
- Ask the Doctor (Submit a technical question.)
- Audio News (weekly)
- Band Plan Charts
- Callsign Renewals
- Columbia ARC Go Kit Competition/Exhibition
- Contests (All)
- DX Bulletins
- DXCC
- Find an Amateur Radio Exam Session
- General Bulletins
- Getting Licensed
- How to Get Started in Amateur Radio (ARRL)
- Insurance
- Kansas Section - ARRL
- Keplerian Data Bulletins
- License Manuals
- Membership
- Midwest Division
- Midwest Division Newsletter - Latest Edition (PDF)
- On-the-Air Activities
- Outgoing QSL Bureau
- PART 97
- Propagation Bulletins
- Radio Waves quarterly newsletter
- School Club Roundup
- Store
- The Doctor Is In (biweekly podcast on iTunes)
- The Doctor Is In (biweekly podcast archive)
- What is Ham Radio?
ANTIQUE RADIO
- Antique Electronic Supply
- Antique Radio Restoration & Repair
- AntiqueRadio.com
- AntiqueRadio.com Links
- David's Antique Radio Links by KAØJPM
- EverythingRadio.com
- John's Vintage Radio and Speaker Reconing
- Nostalgia Air - Antique Radio Resources
CALLSIGN DATABASES
- Amateur Radio License Map (lookups by Zip Code, etc.)
- FCC License Search
- HF Radio.org Directory of Databases
- Manhattan and Nearby Counties de WØPBV
- QRZ Callsign Database
CENTER FOR STUDENT INVOLVEMENT AT K-STATE
- ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative
- Cheers for College Amateur Radio (by ARRL CEO Tom Gallagher)
- Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative (Facebook) •••
- Kansas Amateur Repeater Council
- Kaw Valley Amateur Radio Club (Topeka)
- Longwave Club of America
- Northeast Kansas Amateur Radio Club (KØHAM)
- Quarter Century Wireless Association
- Ten-Ten International
- Tips and Tonics for Healthier Radio Clubs
CW (MORSE CODE) TRAINING
- A Learning Approach to Achieve QRQ by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- ARRL - Code Practice MP3 Files
- ARRL - Code Practice Schedule
- ARRL - Code Transmissions
- ARRL - Learning Morse Code (Links)
- CW Academy (Facebook)
- Daily Quotes in Morse Code
- DitDit.fm: 0 to 20 WPM in Nine Months
- DitDit.fm Podcasts
- Dits and Dahs: The ABCs of Morse Code Operating, by Ed Tobias, KR3E, $15.95
- FISTS CW Club
- Harvard Study on Morse Code Training (1943) (PDF) by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- Just Learn Morse Code (software)
- Kansas CW Traffic Net: 3.547 MHz, Nightly, 7:00 & 10:00 P CT
- Learning CW Code (Facebook)
- Learning CW code / Get On-air Scheds (Facebook)
- Learning to Copy Two and Three Words at a Time by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- Morse Camp
- Morse Code Ninja by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- Morse Code Practice Videos by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- Morse Code Speed vs. Proficiency (YouTube) by Kurt Zoglmann, ADØWE
- Parks on the Air
- Text to Morse Code MP3 Conversion
- The CW Operators' Club
- WDØESF Slow Speed Net, 3.547 MHz, Mondays, 7:30 P CT
DX
- AC6V DX Reference Guide
- DXer.Com
- HF Radio.org
- Prefix Finder - K4UTE
- QSL Routes -- Daily DX
- Rare DX Sound Clips 2019
- rec.radio.amateur.dx newsgroup (via Google)
- Zero Incoming QSL Bureau
DXCC PROGRAM (ARRL)
- DX Bulletins
- DXCC Entities Lists (current and deleted)
- DXCC FAQ
- DXCC Program (home)
- DXCC Rules
- Outgoing QSL Bureau
- Zero QSL Bureau
ELECTRONICS
- All About Electronic Circuits for Kids
- A Simple Guide to Electronic Components (video)
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering Glossary
- How a Vacuum Tube Works (video by Mr. Carlson, 27 min.)
- Video Crash Course in Beginner Electronics
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
- 2-meter ground-plane antenna plans (Hamuniverse)
- 2-meter ground-plane antenna plans (qsl.net)
- Amateur Radio Emergency Service - registration form (PDF)
- Amateur Radio Operators Preparing for the Worst (The Atlantic)
- Emergency Communications 101 (video)
- Emergency Communications Driving Increase in Amateur Radio Operators
- Emergency Communicator's Training Notebook (St. Louis Metro ARES/RACES)
- Go Bag Video (AmRRON)
- IARU Emergency Telecommunications Guide 2015
- Jim Foster's Go Kit Documents
- Make an Emergency Communication Plan
- RACES Plan for Kansas (draft, 1-2016)
- Severe Storm Safety and Information Show Schedule
- Where to go During a Communications Shutdown Site 1
- Where to go During a Communications Shutdown Site 2
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
- Advanced Battery Systems
- Advanced Electronic Applications (AEA)
- Ameritron
- Antennas.us
- Astron (power supplies)
- Bencher
- Coaxial Dynamics
- Comet Antennas
- Cubex Quad Antenna Co.
- Drake
- Elecraft Kits
- Field Components (RF connectors)
- Hal Communications
- Hamtronics
- Hy-Gain / Telex
- Icom America
- Kantronics
- Kenwood
- MFJ
- Mirage
- Mitchell Electronics (custom transformers and toroids)
- Nemal Electronics
- Optoelectronics
- Palomar Engineers
- Peter W. Dahl Co.
- Polyphaser
- QRO Technologies
- Ranger Communications
- RF Concepts
- SGC, Inc.
- Ten Tec
- Uniden
- Vectronics
- Vibroplex
- Yaesu
EQUIPMENT REPAIR
EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS
- All Electronics Corp. (components)
- Alltronics Corp. (components)
- Allied Electronics, Inc.
- Amateur Electronic Supply
- Arrow Electronics (millions of parts)
- Associated Radio
- Atomic Time
- Batteries America
- Battery Station
- Burghardt Amateur Center
- Cable Experts
- C&S Sales
- Circuit Specialists / Webtronics
- Communication Concepts
- Gigaparts.com
- Ham City
- Ham Radio Classifieds
- Ham Radio Outlet
- International Components Corp.
- MCM Electronics
- Mouser Electronics *****
- Nemal Cable and Connectors
- RADIODAN W7RF (Henry Amplifiers)
- Radio Works
- RF Parts
- Scanner World, USA
- Texas Towers
- The Ham Station
- The RF Connection
- Tucker Electronics
- Universal Radio / RF Fun
- Waytek Wire
EXAMS
- Amateur Radio Practice Exams
- Exams for Amateur Radio Licenses - ARRL
- Exams for Amateur Radio Licenses - W5YI
- Find an Amateur Radio Exam Session - ARRL
- Ham Radio Playlist / Free Videos
FCC
- FCC Amateur Radio Service Site
- FCC Form 605 Download (2014)
- FCC Site Map
- FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
- Radio Operator FCC User Profile and FRN Registration (2019)
FCC LICENSE RENEWAL - 2025 ($35)
- Note: CORES = COmmission REgistration System
- Application Fee Instructions (ARRL)
- CORES Login (FCC)
- CORES Payment Process / Instructions
- CORES System Video Tutorials
- FCC Registration – LOGIN (CORES)
- FCC Registration System LOGIN
- License Search
HAM RADIO ETIQUETTE 101 WITH FAITH HANNAH, KD3Z
- How to Call a Station in an HF Pile-up
- How to Make a Contact on a Repeater
- Playlist
- What Is DX Spotting?
ICOM IC-7300 OPERATING AND RESOURCE VIDEOS
KSU STUDENT ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
- Center for Student Involvement ***
- OrgCentral ***
- Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Harassment and Reviewing Complaints
- Student Amnesty Policy
- Student Involvement FAQs ***
- Student Involvement Policies
- Student Organization Conduct Code and Process for Discipline
- Student Organization Event Policy
- Student Organization Policies ***
- Student Organization Recognition Policy ***
- Student Organization Registration Policy
KSUARC HISTORY
NEWSGROUPS AVAILABLE VIA GOOGLE GROUPS
- alt.ham-radio.packet
- rec.antiques.radio+phono
- rec.radio.amateur.antenna
- rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors
- rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc
- rec.radio.amateur.dx
- rec.radio.amateur.equipment
- rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
- rec.radio.amateur.misc
- rec.radio.amateur.policy
- rec.radio.amateur.space
- rec.radio.info
- rec.radio.scanner
- rec.radio.shortwave
- rec.radio.swap
OPERATING
- Band Plan Charts
- Does your HF signal crash your neighbor's DSL service?
- Download Actual Radio Calls (Gordon West - WB6NOA)
- Echolink
- Frequency Allocations Wall Chart (web page)
- Frequency Allocations Wall Chart (PDF)
- Ham Gallery (links, pics, sound clips)
- Ham Nation | Twit.TV
- HamRadio.world
- Ham Radio (dot) World (YouTube)
- Kansas Repeater Council
- KC Ham Link (for new licensees)
- Net Control Manager
- Public Service Events 101 (video)
- Repeater Directory for Kansas
- Sending Morse Code / straight key, paddles and iambic keying (video)
- Six Meters Worldwide
- Spectrum Scopes and Identifying Signals Visually, Kevin Loughin, KB9RLW
- Topeka Area Nets (Kaw Valley ARC)
- U.S. Amateur Radio Frequency Allocations (ARRL)
- Why Propagation Repeats About Every 27 Days
- Zen and the Art of HF Tuning (PDF) (de WSØI)
PROPAGATION
- ARRL Propagation Bulletins
- PSK Automatic Propagation Reporter
- PSK Automatic Propagation Reporter - Map Display
- KC2G Worldwide MUF Map
- KC2G Worldwide MUF Map - What Is It?
- Long & Short Wave Radio Wave Uses | Electromagnetic Spectrum (YouTube)
- Radio Waves: What are Radio Waves, and How Do They Work? (YouTube)
- Solar Cycle Progression Graph - NOAA
- Space Weather for a Modern World (Tamitha Skov)
PUBLISHERS
- Antique Radio Classified
- ARRL Publications
- Buckmaster Publishing
- CQ Magazine
- CQ Newsroom
- Go List
- Ham University (license preparation software)
- John T. Frye's Carl and Jerry (from Popular Electronics)
- Radio License Test Preparation Resources
SHORTWAVE LISTENING / GENERAL RADIO TOPICS
- AntennaSearch.com
- Association of North American Radio Clubs
- Bookmarks and Links very impressive!
- FM Signal Locator
- Learn About Shortwave Listening (YouTube video)
- North American Shortwave Association
- Radio Locator
- short-wave.info
- SIGIDWIKI.COM Signal Identification Guide
- SWLing.com
- SWLing.com Blog
- SWL Links from NW7US
- TV Signal Locator
- World Radio TV Handbook
- WWW Shortwave Listening Guide
TECHNICAL
- Antenna & Transmatch Field Manual, by Eric Weaver, NØEW
- Capacitors Explained (video), by The Engineering Mindset
- DX Commander: Antennas, Theory, Operating (YouTube)
- Electronics Tutorials
- How a Tube Works, by Mr. Carlson's Lab
- How to Install Messi and Paoloni UHF Coax PL 259 Connectors on Ultraflex 10 Coax Cable
- Lessons in Electric Circuits, by Tony R. Kuphaldt
- Mr. Carlson's Lab, YouTube Channel on troubleshooting and restoration
TIME
- CST is 6 hours behind UTC, and CDT is 5 hours behind UTC (Convert both times to a 24-hour clock.)
- Central Time to UTC Converter (utctime.net)
- Central Time to UTC Converter (World Time Buddy)
- National Institute of Science and Technology Time
- NIST Radio Broadcasts FAQ
- NIST Telephone Time-of-Day Service
- U. S. Naval Observatory Time
- U. S. Naval Observatory Time Service Dept.
- Where Time Comes From (video)
- WWV Video Tour
VIDEOS