- 47 CFR Part 97.1 --the FCC's official reasons for establishing the Amateur Radio Service
- The Amateur's Code --first published in 1928 and still the standard of conduct we all should strive to meet
- K0WA's Web Site -- If you have been in the hobby for years and don't know Lee, you do not know CW. Lee is a truly unique individual.
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DX'ing, Contesting, Operating, Awards
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Software/Digital Resources
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Antenna / Tower / Rotor Vendors
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Companies:
- Alinco --calling themselves the value leader in Amateur Radio equipment
- Allied Electronics --still at 100 N Western Ave, Chicago, after all these years
- Antique Electronic Supply --tubes and more
- Bencher, Inc --high quality iambic paddles and Butternut antennas and filters
- Buddipole --portable dipole systems
- Cable X-Perts --coax cable, connectors, etc
- Down East Microwave --equipment for UHF and beyond
- DZ Kits --home of the Sienna transceiver
- Elecraft --makers of the famous K1, K2 and K3 transceivers
- Electronics USA --makers of Whiterook keys and keyers
- Fair Radio Sales --military surplus since 1947
- FAR Circuits --PC boards for most published ham radio projects
- Gap Antenna --home of antennas and the "Hear It" DSP products
- Harbor Freight --"America's favorite tool store"
- Hendricks QRP Kits --affordable QRP kits at exceptional value
- ICOM - maker of the highly popular IC-706
- K1EL Kits --kits for Morse keyers and more
- MFJ --tuners, antenna analyzers, etc
- MoeTronix --home of the DVDongle
- Morse Express --fine keys from all over the world
- Northern Tool & Equipment --where warriors prepare for battle
- PolyPhaser --lightning protection for the shack by people who know what they're talking about
- QRPme --transmitters and receivers you build using tuna cans as chassis
- Radio Shack -- small parts availability
- Ramsey Electronics --both fun and serious kits and supplies
- The SignMan of Baton Rouge --custom monogramming from Rick N5VA
- SteppIR --antennas that tune themselves
- Tarheel Antennas --local home of the screwdriver antenna
- Tigertronics --home of SignaLink digital interface products and more
- Ventenna --VHF and UHF antennas disguised as pvc vent pipes
- Vibroplex --over a hundred years of quality Morse code keys and bugs, now owned by W4OA
- VIZ Keys -- quality Morse keys and bugs by KU8L
- Weather Vane Antenna --functional weather vanes that are stealth VHF and UHF antennas
- West Mountain Radio --home of the RIGblaster
- The Wireman --supplier of wire, coax, connectors, etc
- Yaesu --maker of the FT ("Fox-Tango") line of radio
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Online Code Theory and Practice
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Amateur Radio Exam Practice:
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Contesting / Logging Software
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Computer Security / Free Software
- Apache Open Office -- free alternative to MS Office 365 as you now only get the application for a year or per-processor
- Avast Free Antivirus -- We believe everyone has the right to be safe online, which is why we offer our award-winning free antivirus to millions of people around the world. Available for PC, Mac, Android, iOS
- Brave - You are not a product. Why use a browser that treats you like one? Enjoy private, secure and fast browsing with Brave.
- Crystal Disk Info - A S.M.A.R.T. utility to check the life of your HDD or SDD drive. Standard Ed. worked fine with no donation
- Deleteme - Beware a domain name trick. Make sure your browser address is this -> joindeleteme.com, <- and not the one without join. A premium way to wipe all traces you have in search engines. An Abine service.
- doPDF -- free program that creates PDFs from your documents. Print when needed. Saves paper.
- DuckDuckGo - Go to the Duck Side! Available for all browsers. Make it your default Search Engine. Available in the Chrome Store and Mozilla extensions.
- Eraser -- free program to erase files or even an entire hard drive
- Firefox -- The most popular and secure browser prior to Chrome with frequent security updates.
- IronVest -- IronVest is a browser extension and mobile app that makes it easy to create and autofill secure passwords, masked emails, and unhackable single-use virtual cards.
Another Abine service.
- Jpeg Compressor - Resize and optimize the images including GIFs, JPEG, PNG, JPG, SVG, and WEBP. Compress GIFs, PNG, JPG, SVG, and WEBP, HEIC.
- Libre Office - A more widely supported option to replace MS Office 365
- PDF24 Creator - Complete PDF suite to edit PDF's locally, never going online. For Linux and Windows
- PortableApps -- work from any Windows computer with these applications you carry with you on a flash drive
- Privacy Badger - Another must-have from the people at EFF, an add-on for every web browser to block cookies and ads
- QuadLock Unit Converter -- instantly convert between different units of measurement.
- Thunderbird -- The Mozilla supported e-mail client that is also the only free client that you can add encryption. Other options are disposable e-mail accounts.
- Tor -- You are now free to browse the Internet with more security. You are never anonymous.
- Zelscope -- turn your PC into a dual-trace 'scope with this free-for-individual-use software
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