Other Ham Stuff

Welcome to the Two Rivers ARC “Other Ham Stuff” page. This page provides links to various amateur radio sources that may be of help to you in your pursuit of your amateur radio activities.

Note: This page is under construction.

SWR CHART

Below is an Antenna SWR Chart, designed by Gil Diaz WA3K (SK) that you can use to plot the SWR points on an HF antenna. Please click on the POP OUT button at the top right of the document, for access to this file.

AMATEUR RADIO PRACTICE EXAMS

The below are some links on the internet where you can take amateur radio practice exams for the Technician, General, and Extra Class licenses.

A.R.R.L. Exam Practice SiteWWW.QRZ.COM Practice Exam SiteAndroid Phone / Tablet ‘Ham Test Prep’ Exam Site

CALL SIGN LOOKUP SERVICESU.S.A. (F.C.C.)WORLD WIDE CALLSIGN LOOK UP SERVICE
CONTEST CALENDAR (WA7BNM)
DX INFORMATION provides internet links to several Dx Spotting Clusters, DX News, and DX newsletters.
DX CLUSTER (W.PA–K3LR)DX NEWS (NG3K)OPDX NEWS425DX NEWS
RADIO PROPAGATION (HOW TO) – Radio Propagation (Wiki)Radio Propagation (YouTube)
SOLAR HF/VHF-TERRESTRIAL DATA CONDITIONS
To determine the Maximum Usable Frequency to a desired country while logg

 
 
 
 

AMATEUR RADIO MANUFACTURER LINKS
ELECRAFT: http://www.elecraft.com/
FLEXRADIO: http://www.flex-radio.com/
ICOM: http://www.icomamerica.com/en/amateur/
KENWOOD: http://www.kenwood.com/usa/com/amateur/
MFJ: http://www.mfjenterprises.com/

TENTEC: http://www.tentec.com/

YAESU: http://www.yaesu.com/

AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA LINKS
ALPHA DELTA ANTENNAS: http://alphadeltaradio.com
AMATEUR RADIO SUPPLIES: https://www.amateurradiosupplies.com/
ARRAY SOLUTIONS ANTENNAS: https://www.arraysolutions.com/antennas
ARROW ANTENNAS: http://www.arrowantennas.com/
BUCKMASTER ANTENNAS: http://HamCall.net
BUDDIPOLE ANTENNAS: https://www.buddipole.com/
CHAMELEON ANTENNAS: https://chameleonantenna.com/
COMET ANTENNAS: https://cometantenna.com/
CUSHCRAFT ANTENNAS (MFJ): https://mfjenterprises.com/collections/cushcraft
DIAMOND ANTENNAS: https://www.diamondantenna.net/
DX ENGINEERING ANTENNAS: https://www.dxengineering.com/search/brand/dx-engineering/department/antennas
ELK ANTENNAS: www.ElkAntennas.com
FORCE 12 ANTENNAS: https://jkantennas.com/
GAP ANTENNAS: http://gapantenna.com/
HAM RADIO ANTENNA MAKERS LISTING: http://www.ham-directory.com/4/Antenna_Manufacturers/
HUSTLER ANTENNAS (NEWTRONICS): http://www.new-tronics.com/main/index.html
HYPOWER ANTENNAS: http://www.hypowerantenna.com/

HYGAIN ANTENNAS (MFJ): https://mfjenterprises.com/collections/hy-gain
INTERNATIONAL ANTENNA CORP: CLOSED
M2 ANTENNAS:
https://www.m2inc.com/M2Amateur
MFJ ANTENNAS (MFJ): https://mfjenterprises.com/collections/mfj/mfj_antennas
MOSLEY ANTENNAS: http://www.mosley-electronics.com/
NA4RR HEXBEAM ANTENNA: https://k4hex.com/
OPTIBEAM ANTENNAS: https://www.optibeam.net/index.php?article_id=1&clang=1
PAR ENDFED ANTENNAS:https://www.vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d9175.html
PRECISERF ANTENNAS: www.preciserf.com
PULSE/LARSEN ANTENNAS: https://www.pulseelectronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Amateur_Radio_Catalog.pdf
QUICKSILVER RADIO ANTENNAS: www.qsradio.com
RADIOWAVZ ANTENNAS: https://www.radiowavz.com/
SPIDERBEAM ANTENNAS: https://www.spiderbeam.com/

STEPPIR ANTENNAS: https://www.steppir.com/

TARHEEL ANTENNAS (SCREWDRIVER): https://www.tarheelantennas.com/
ULTIMAX ANTENNAS: http://www.ultimax-antennas.com/store/p3/80%2640_METERS_DOUBLE_BAZOOKA.html
VHQHEXBEAM ANTENNA: https://www.vhqhex.com/
WOLF RIVER COILS: https://www.wolfrivercoils.com/products.html
ZEROFIVE ANTENNAS: https://zerofive-antennas.com/

AMATEUR RADIO RETAILERS
ADVANCED SPECIALTIES INC: www.advancedspecialties.net
ASSOCIATED RADIO:https://associatedradio.com/
CHEAPHAM: https://www.cheapham.com/categories/Amateur-Radio-Equipment/

DX ENGINEERING: https://www.dxengineering.com/
GIGAPARTS: https://www.gigaparts.com/
HAM CITY: https://hamcity.com/
HAM RADIO OUTLET: www.hamradio.com
KJI ELECTRONICS: https://www.kjielectronics.com/
MAIN TRADING COMPANY: https://www.mtcradio.com/
MFJ ENTERPRISES: www.mfjenterprises.com
R&L ELECTRONICS: http://www.randl.com
RW ANTENNAS STORE: www.rwantennastore.com
UNIVERSAL RADIO: https://www.universal-radio.com/–Note: Announced closure in 2021.

http://www.ac6v.com/

Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide

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http://www.eham.net/

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http://www.arnewsline.org/

Amateur Radio Newsline Community

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http://www.arrl.org/

American Radio Relay League

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http://www.breezeshooters.org/

Breeze Shooters Amateur Radio Club 28.480Mhz

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http://www.qrz.com/

Callsign Database

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http://fieldcomponents.com/

Coax Cable Assembly Manufacturer

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http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/index.htm?job=home

FCC home database for Amateur and Commercial Licenses

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http://aa9pw.com

FCC Practice Exams for Amateur,Commercial and Code

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http://www.dstarusers.org/

For users of ICOM radios with D-Star capability

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http://www.echolink.org/

Ham Radio linking via Internet

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http://www.pghscanner.com

Scanner Frequency Database

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http://machamradio.com/

Site for Amateurs using Macintosh type Computers

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http://www.websdr.org

Web-Based Controllable Software Defined Radio