QSO Today Academy
Information — QSO Today Academy coming September 9-10, 2023
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Table of Contents (click on topic to go to details):
QSO Today Academy
Automatic Packet/Position Reporting System (APRS)
Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®)
Amateur Radio Information
RF Exposure Report
Morse Code & Telegraph Keys
National Traffic System™ (NTS™)
Public Service
History
CVARS Social Media
Automatic Packet/Position Reporting System (APRS)
APRS — Bob Bruninga's APRS information site
ARRL — ARRL's APRS information page
aprs.fi —
real-time display of APRS and AIS data (centered on Chehalis, WA)
Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®)
ARRL Public Service —
ARES, NTS, Field Organizations, Training, etc.
Washington State ARES
—
District 3
City:
Centralia
Counties:
Grays Harbor,
Lewis,
Mason,
Pacific,
Thurston,
East Thurston
— Lewis County:
ARES
— City of Centralia:
ARES
Amateur Radio Information
American Radio Relay League:
licensing, question pools, etc.
search for
hamfests & conventions
Active Club
Online Primer
Anderson Powerpole® Connectors — assembly instructions
Antenna — PulseLarsen:
"Amateur Antenna Products"
Connectors — Molex, PL-259 and Anderson Powerpole connector information
Heat Shrink Tubing
Sizes Chart
Microphone Pinout — Alinco to Astatic radios plus links to other radios
N1BEC's Solar Power papers:
—
Forward
—
Solar_1
N7CFO's:
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Pacific Northwest Hamfairs & Events
—
Western Washington Amateur Radio Licensing Classes, Training Classes &
Examination Sessions
N0NBH's HF Propagation and Solar-Terrestial Data Website
PNW DMR —Pacific Northwest Digital Mobil Radio Information pages
RepeaterBook —North American Repeater Directory.
Call sign lookup
QRZ —
ARRL
RF Exposure Report
"FCC Exposure Rules Soon to Affect Every US Radio Amateur" —
QST, May 2023, pages 64-66
ARRL —
RF Exposure web page
ARRL —
RF Exposure Calculator
ARRL —
RF Exposure Calculator Instructions
Morse Code & Telegraph Keys
(Thanks to Lynn Burlingame, N7CFO)
ARRL — Learning Morse Code links
Farnsworth timing — explained
Kock method — learning Morse code at full-speed
Vibroplex — semi-automatic morse code keys (bugs)
On-the-Air Code Practice
ARRL W1AW Operating Schedule —
Has "slow code" sessions at 5, 7½, 10, 13 and 15 words per minute;
"fast code" sessions at 10, 13, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 words per minute.
There are several 1-hour "slow code" or "fast code" sessions daily Monday through Friday.
West Coast Net (WCN) — is a daily, 10 words per minute,
traffic handling net.
The Noon Time Net —
accepts CW check-ins and holds CW practice sessions on Wednesdays and Fridays
on 7284 MHz after the 75-meter (3970 kHz) 11:30 AM net.
National Traffic System™ (NTS™)
ARRL
National Traffic System web page
NTS Training Slides
NTS Digital
Western Area Traffic Nets
History
An overview of radio and television
Broadcasting History
USC Annenberg's
"History of Communication Through Morse Code"
North Florida Amateur Radio Society —
"Heathkit Fades Away"
"The History of the Car Radio"
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