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Miscellaneous Links

• AC6V's Amateur Radio & DX Reference Guide
  
  

• eHam.net

• K8CX Ham Gallery

• Amateur Radio and Emergency Communications
  (A very good description of amateur radio's role in emergency communications.
    Thankx to Ella Johnston and her mother Elaine for the suggestion.)
  
  

California Department of Motor Vehicles

• Amateur Radio License Plate Information

• Amateur Radio License Plate Vehicle Code

• Amateur Radio License Plate Vehicle Industry Registration Procedures

• Amateur Radio License Plate Application form

Government

• FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS) License Search

• Global Positioning System (GPS)

Beacons

• Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF) Beacon page

• International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Beacon page.

• DX Zone Beacon page

• Reverse Beacon Network

Maker, Home Brew

• Arduino Ham Radio Starter Kit

• Arduino Part 1: Introduction; by Randy Hall, K7AGE (YouTube, 13:23)

• Maker Pro; an open-source platform for user-generated projects.

Publications, News, Public Relations

• ARRL News Page

• Amateur Radio Newsline

• CQ Magazine

• Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur

• Ham Radio Now

• Microwave Journal

• QRZ Now

• Randy Hall's, K7AGE, YouTube Channel.
  Hundreds of videos on many topics, such as Getting Started on 2 Meters, Introduction to PSK31, Sound Card Interfacing, Ham convention reviews, and many more.

• Introduction to Amateur Radio (YouTube video; 32.13)
      An introduction to Amateur Radio and the many possibilities it offers for learning, safety and security, and helping others throughout our world. Includes a brief history of communications technology and then into the many exciting opportunities that the world of ham radio has to offer today.
  
  

Telecommunications History

• The History of the Car Radio
  (Thanks to Nicole of the Lyndhurst Stem Club for Girls for your suggestion.)
  
  

Space

• International Space Station Tracker

• NASA's Spot The Station web site.
    (Provides times when you can see the International Space Station from your location.)

• NASA Television

• NASA International Space Station

• NASA YouTube Channel

• NASA's About the Space Station: Facts and Figures

• NOAA Space Weather

Transmitter Hunting (Fox Hunting, T-Hunting)

• Homing In

Weather

• Become A Storm Spotter From Home
  (Thankx to Liam Graziade for your suggestion.)

• National Weather Service

• SKYWARN - National home page

• SKYWARN - National Weather Service page

• Rain Gauge used by many SkyWarn members and others

• Avoiding Bad Weather When Traveling
      (Thankx to the students of Brenham Community Center, Brenham, TX, for your suggestion.)

• Home Safety Preparedness for Tornadoes
      (Thankx to Luke Brown for your suggestion.)

• Emergency Preparedness Storage Guide
  (Thankx to Nick Hayes and the Scouts of Lake Jennings, CA Troop 325 for your suggestion.)

• Staying Safe Outdoors in Severe Weather
  (Thankx to Hannah Bass of Bay Minette, AL for your suggestion.)
  
  
  

Vendor and Service Links

• Alinco

• Antennex Magazine

• Amateur Electronic Supply

• Connect Systems, Inc.

• CUBEX Antennas

• Drake

• Elecraft

• Elk Antennas

• Glen Martin Engineering Towers

• Hamcity

• Ham Radio Outlet

• Ham Radio Deluxe

• Hy-Gain Antennas

• ICOM

• International Antenna Corporation

• Kenwood Radio

• National Electronics

• North Country Radio

• Polyphaser

• RF Parts

• Radio Works

• The RF Connection

• Rohn

• Rotor Doctor (CATS)

• Ten-Tec

• Universal Radio

• Vibroplex

• Yaesu