Links to interesting stuff, in no particular order
Arduino and Stuff
Kits and QRP
(They seem to go together)
Who Knew?
Rent a fire tower lookout from the USFS Forest Service: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r1/recreation/?cid=fsp5_030855
Fun Sites – interesting to browse
Tubetime: http://tubetime.us
6 Meter stuff (mostly): http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/
Power (to run radios)
LiIon batteries, solar panels, chargers – made in SoCal! https://www.bioennopower.com
Battery University
Samlex America some of the best power supplies made. Also used extensively in remote communication systems. Please check out the DC-DC inverters – great for keeping a constant 13.8 V to your HF rig no matter what the battery voltage.
Amplifiers
Antennas
6, 2, and 0.07 meter antenna comaprison: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/6mTable.htm
Loop Fed Array (LFA) the best antenna for 6 meters
Tools
Surface Mount
Suppliers
WSPR, FT8, WSJT-X, etc.
Radio Propagation
Great site site to run V/UHF coverage plots for repeaters: https://www.ve2dbe.com/english1.html
DX Maps https://www.dxmaps.com
Solar Propagation: http://www.hamqsl.com/solar.html
Time (Useful stuff for WSJT too)
Calculate UTC/Time Zones: http://www.timebie.com/std/utc.php
Computers
Benchmarks: http://browser.geekbench.comElectronic Design
Radio History
Publication Archive
Audio Processing / Analysis
FCC
Enter “Yaesu” for Applicant Name, select an appropriate date range, then select “Start Search”. Note that the “upper frequency” column represents the highest frequency the device can RECEIVE.
Networking (all types)
Services
Broadcasting
Windows
Other Stuff
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