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Original directory · Topic groups and vendors
Regulators 5 entries
- International
- International Amateur Radio Union - IARU
- International Telecom Union - ITU
- National
- Federal Communications Commission - FCC
National Radio Organizations 15 entries
- American Radio Relay Leaque - ARRL - The Wouff-Hong and Rettysnitch
- Wireless Institute of Australia
- Bangladesh Amateur Radio League
- Belgian Amateur Radio Society
- Radio Amateurs of Canada - RAC
- Cyprus Amateur Radio Society
- Radio Society of Great Britian - RSGB - IOTA
- Irish Radio Transmitters Society
- Radio Amateurs of Lebanon
- Federacion Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores
- New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters
- Romanian Amateur Radio Federation
- Singapore Amateur Radio Transmitting Society
- Association of Radio Amateurs of Slovenia
- South African Radio League
Individual Ham Sites 8 entries
- Amateur Radio and Emergency Communications - Thanks for the link Sky
- Ham Radio & SWL Windows Toolbar - Free!
- M3HXS - op Matt qth Devon, UK
- NØUF op Bob qth Hutchinson,MN
- SP6NVK - Internet Ham Atlas
- Tube Collectors Association
- W2BLC
- Wonderful World of Ham Radio (Former school resource unavailable) - WINN BROOK SCHOOL, BELMONT, MA
Radio Groups 30 entries
- 1Ø-1Ø International
- 39Ø5 Century Club International - download the Century Club Logger
- AC6V's Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide
- Amateur Radio Satellite Corp - AmSat
- Antique Wireless Association - AWA
- Barrow Amateur Radio Emergency Services Club - Georgia
- Clay County ARC - Missouri
- Flying Pigs
- The GERATOL Net
- International DX Association - INDEXA
- Handi Hams
- International Morse Preservation Society - FISTS
- Kansas City DX Club - Kansas & Missouri
- New Jersey QRP Club
- Northern Ohio DX Association (NODXA)
- Old Man's International Sideband Society - OMISS
- Old Timers Club - OCT
- Old Old Timers Club - OOTC
- Quarter Century Wireless Association - QCWA
- QRP Amateur Radio Club Int.
- PSK31 - The Official Page
- Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
- Radio Amateur Old Timers' Association
- St Cloud ARC - Minnesota
- San Fernando Valley Old Timers
- Second Class Operators Club
- Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio
- Twin Cities FM Club - Minnesota
- Vintage and Military Amateur Radio Society
- Young Ladies Radio League - YLRL
VE Coordinators 11 entries
- American Radio Relay League - E-mail
- Central America CAVEC Inc. - E-mail
- Golden Empire Amateur Radio Society - E-mail
- Greater L.A. Amateur Radio Group - E-mail
- Jefferson Amateur Radio Club - E-mail
- Laurel Amateur Radio Club Inc. - E-mail
- MO-KAN VEC Coordinator - E-mail
- Sandarc-VEC - E-mail
- Sunnyvale VEC Amateur Radio Club, Inc. - E-mail
- W4VEC - E-mail
- W5YI-VEC - E-mail
Radio Museums 23 entries
- American Museum of Radio and Electricity
- Antique Wireless And Scientific Instruments
- Aviation-Radio
- Dave's Antique Radio Museum
- Virtual Collins Radio Museum - WA3KEY
- The Diefenbunker - Ottawa, Ont
- Gerard's Radio Corner (Former university page unavailable)
- Heathkit Virtual Museum
- Phil's Old Radios
- Radio Museum - Belgium
- Radio-Museum Linsengericht e.V. - Germany
- Radio Museum - Switzerland
- Rolf Bergendorff's Radio Museum - Sweden
- Tube Collectors Association
- QCWA's Virtual Museum - est 1995
- Southern Appalachian Radio Museum
- Steve Hill's Radio Museum (Former museum page unavailable) - VK4CZT
- Stone Vintage Radio
- Telegraph Instruments of Europe
- ANTIQUE HAM RADIOS AKA BOAT ANCHORS
- Vintage Ham VE3CFE
- Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut
- Western Historic Radio Museum
Historical Sites 4 entries
- USA Amateur Radio History and Licensing
- Rig Pix by Janne SMØOFV
- The Art of Communication (Former article unavailable) - The History of Morse Code and the Telegraph
- Field Service Management Guide (Former article no longer shown at this address) - Telecommunications Timeline
Call Sign Look-up 7 entries
- Buckmaster World Wide HamCall(tm) Server
- Federal Communications Commission
- QRZ.COM
- WM7D's Callsign Database
- Estonian (ES) Call Book
- QRZ Call Sign Database - Direct link to QRZ callsign database.
- UALR's U.S. Amateur Radio Callsign Lookup Page (Former callsign-lookup page unavailable)
Technical Sites 9 entries
- The $4 Special
- Ameco Tech List - Jim, W9FS
- Antenna Elmer
- Antennas - L.B. Cebik, W4RNL
- An-Ten-Ten-nas
- Ham Radio & SWL Windows Toolbar - Free!
- Radio Study Guides - Appliance Parts Pros
- Rhombic Antenna Home Page
- W4RNL's Amateur Radio Page
Tutorials 11 entries
- Home Advisor (Former article unavailable) - Residential Electrical Circuits Explained
- Proaxis (Link under review; current availability unconfirmed)
- Radio Education - Classroom Education
- Radio Study Guides - Appliance Parts Pros
- Rohm Electronic Basics Section - Basic electronics information. Transistors, diodes, etc.
- Sweethaven
- Twysted Pair
- Think Quest
- Electronics Tutorials - Ian Purdie VK2TIP
- Tutorials for Electronics - Williamson Labs
- A Guide to Soldering Metal, Gold, and Circuits
Morse Code Links 10 entries
Vintage Amateur Manuals 5 entries
- Boat Anchor Manual Archive - Ken, K4XL
- Hi-Manuals Council Bluffs, IA
- ManualMan Sayreville, NJ
- W4QCF Manuals Asheville, NC
- W7FG Vintage Manuals Bartlesville, OK
Ham Radio for Survivalists 1 entries
- The Ultimate Survivalists Guide to Ham Radio (Former guide unavailable)
Amateur Television 13 entries
- Amateur Radio Slow Scan TV (Former slow-scan TV page unavailable)
- Amateur Television Network (ATN) - Central and Southern California.
- Amateur Television in Central Ohio, (ATCO)
- Amateur Television in the Niederrhein, Germany Area
- Arizona Amateurs on TV
- Atlanta ATV Home Page
- ATV in East Tennessee
- ATV/SSTV - VE4TV in Manitoba, extensive list of amateur radio links.
- Baltimore Radio Amateur Television Society, (BRATS)
- Houston Amateur Television Society, (HATS)
- SSTV - Amateur Radio Slow Scan TV
- SSTV Locations from W4MWG - Slow scan television pages.
- Utah ATV Home Page
Other Sites of Interest 24 entries
- Amateur Radio and Emergency Communications - Thanks for the link Sky
- Assistive Technology News Portal
- Branded Bridgeline
- DASH! The Dog-Faced Ham
- The Death of Radio Row - NYC
- EE Power - D1igital publication focused on the power electronics industry
- Electronic Hobbyist
- Interesting Circuits
- N4MC - Vanity Callsign Headquarters
- Electronic Applications Radio Service Repeater Technology (EARS)
- Ham Banner Exchange
- Ham Look Up dot COM
- Ham Radio & SWL Windows Toolbar - Free!
- History of Telephone Communication
- Internet Ham Atlas - SP6NVK
- Internet Talk Radio - Internet Radio Station from Voice America
- Maker Pro - Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Intel Edison, home automation and more
- Kuban Radio Fans - in Russian, English Available
- Radio Study Guides - Appliance Parts Pros
- Rhode Island Swap and Sell Net
- Long Delayed Echoes - Canadian Amateur Radio Organizations (Historical)
- The Voice of Idaho ARC
- eBay Ham Auction Listings
- Battery Pack Calculator - this calculator enables you to calculate the capacity, energy, maximum discharge current, and voltage of n cells in series/parallel with ease.
Web Site & Reflector Hosting 7 entries
- Geo Cities - Free Web Hosting
- QSL.NET - Free Web Sites for Hams
- QTH.NET - Amateur Radio Reflectors
- Tripod - Free Web Hosting
- Yahoo Groups - Free Reflectors
- Ham QSO.net
- Your own Ham Domain - Setting up your own site & E-mail
Wireless Organizations 9 entries
Vendors · A 14 entries
Vendors · B 12 entries
Vendors · C 13 entries
Vendors · D 12 entries
Vendors · E 6 entries
Vendors · F 1 entries
Vendors · G 4 entries
Vendors · H 15 entries
- Ham City
- Ham Maps
- Ham Radio Insurance
- Ham Radio Outlet
- Ham Radio & SWL Windows Toolbar - Free!
- The Ham Station
- Ham Stick
- Ham Store
- Ham TV
- Hamtronics Inc
- HamThreads by B & B Embroidery
- Heil Sound Ltd
- High Sierra Antennas
- Home Advisor (Former article unavailable) - Residential Electrical Circuits Explained
- Home Power
Vendors · I 4 entries
Vendors · J 1 entries
Vendors · K 5 entries
Vendors · L 3 entries
- Larsen Antennas
- Lance Johnson Engineering
- WAØH - Logging Software
Vendors · M 16 entries
- M2 Antenna Systems
- Maha
- Maker Pro - Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Intel Edison, home automation and more
- Max-Gain Systems
- Maxcon-Antennas
- Maxrad
- MEC A/S
- Mercatino Radioamatoriale - by IZ4HYZ - E-mail
- MFJ - E-mail
- Micro Computer Concepts
- Mirage
- Mom 'N' Pop's Software and CD Roms
- Monitoring Times
- Android Morse Code Trainer App by Nick, KG9E
- Motorola Radio Batteries
- Mouser Electronics
Vendors · N 5 entries
- N3FJP - Amateur Software
- National Contest Journal
- NCG Company
- Nemal Electronics
- Nuts & Volts
Vendors · O 3 entries
Vendors · P 8 entries
Vendors · Q 11 entries
- Corner Press, LLC - QSL's & a HAM since 1961. QCWA # 24171
- QLF kit
- iQSLUSA
- QSL's by NØTT - Charlie - (816) 690-7535
- QSL's by WX9X
- QSL Cards by GG Graphics
- QSL Maker - make your own QSL Cards
- The QSL Man - W4MPY
- QSL-Print by LZ1JZ - Tony
- QSL Studio - RA4TH & Co E-mail - Alex
- WF5E QSL Service
Vendors · R 14 entries
Vendors · S 14 entries
Vendors · T 6 entries
- Telex Hy-Gain
- Ten Tec
- Tennadyne
- Texas Towers
- Twoway Battery
- TMX Manufacturing - Coax, Ethernet, Cat6 Cables and Accessories
Vendors · U 2 entries
Vendors · V 3 entries
Vendors · W 7 entries
- Walcott Radio CB and Ham Radio Parts, Equipment and Repair
- WBØW Inc
- Weather Stations at WeatherShack.com
- The Original Wire Man
- World Radio
- WAØH - Logging Software
- West Mountain Radio
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Vendors · Y 1 entries
Vendors · Z 0 entries
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