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Welcome to Radio and all other things we are interested in!

CoVid 19

Of course there are places where I have been that are worth pointing out to others. Here is a list of places I liked enough to add to my bookmarks in my browser. If you are looking for the links I use while on the air go directly to the working Links page. If interested in Pi and its uses go to the Pi page or the Pi Links page. Here will be the links for my work with books and then the other links that I find interesting hopefully organized in a way that makes sense!
Last year 2018, I published 6 books on the Internal Arts. I have another group in process that should have been published by now but lightning and the house have taken up my time. I have put a list below on what is coming and you can always go to my site on Amazon for a list of available books.

 

Available in Amazon E Books and in Paperback

More books on the way! Health, Daoyin, Ligong, Exercise and cooking and best of all the Tai Chi Volumes

For my friends and Holiday greeting and a PDF of my year in review. Clover House 2019 – coming to a theater near you soon!

This one is when you are bored and want something to make your mind work. Just figuring out why these things are on the page is a project.

https://www.fourmilab.ch/sitemap.html
Adding more good Links as soon as I can catch up!

Contents
Amateur Radio
Lightning and Grounding Resources
Antennas
ARES
Beacons
CW
Digital
Kits – Amateur Radio
Long Bands
Nets
Propagation
QRP
Repeaters
Satellite
Weather
Misc

Amateur Radio
Lightning and Grounding Resources

 

NSSL Research: Lightning
Grounding and Bonding for the Amateur
Electrical Training Solutions |
Mike Holt Enterprises
White Papers
Graybar Electrical Supply, Datacomm & Industrial Equipment
RF Cafe Homepage
“Standards and Guidelines for Communication Sites” Motorola R56 – RF Cafe
The Repeater Builder’s Technical Information Page™
https://www.uscg.mil/petaluma/TPF/ET_SMS/Mil-STDs/MILHDBK419.pdf
NSSL Research: Lightning
https://www.uscg.mil/petaluma/TPF/ET/_SMS/Mil-STDs/MILHDBK419.pdf
IEEE – The world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
6950.19A.pdf
Buy NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC) Handbook
Library of Resources | Lightning Protection Institute
Lightning Protection
GFCI and AFCI Devices
Copper Sheet Thickness Guide
Different Types of Grounding Electrodes – E&S Grounding
Microsoft Word – CommonModeChokesW1HIS2006Apr06.doc – CommonModeChokesW1HIS2006Apr06.pdf
KillingReceiveNoise.pdf
Index – Fair Rite
Ham Station Desk Radio Equipment Ground
Audio Systems Group, Inc. Publications

Antennas

Copper Cactus J pole antenna – 2 metter 70 Cm dualband
homebrew J-Pole 2mt 70 CM antenna Project. Make it cheap
Watch Television For Free – DIY Digital TV Antenna – Popular Mechanics
W8IO / WB0DGF Antenna Site – VHF-UHF Antennas
Ladder Line Antenna Lead In, 450 ohm wire
Design your Own Super J Pole
N4UJW ANTENNA DESIGN LAB – Ham Radio Antennas – Design 0r Build Your own Ham Radio Antenna
432MHz Yagi – George Smart’s Wiki
Beam Lengths
Homemade J-Pole Antenna
70cm – 440 mHz J-Pole Construction Plans
70cm – 440 mHz J-Pole Construction Plans
440 (70CM) SLINGSHOT ANTENNA PROJECT by N9YBP
THE SLINGSHOT 2 METER ANTENNA RE-VISITED
Emergency J-Pole Antenna
BUILD A GROUND PLANE ANTENNA FOR 2 METERS AND MORE – SIMPLE AND EASY!
Understanding Antennas For the Non-technical Ham by N4JA – An online Book!
KL7JR 5 BAND PIPE VERTICAL – 20-17-15-12-10 METER VERTICAL ANTENNA PROJECT
N4UJW ANTENNA DESIGN LAB – Ham Radio Antennas – Design 0r Build Your own Ham Radio Antenna
The NVIS Antenna
Amateur Dipole Antenna Calculator
Amateur Radio Antenna Projects
Antennas for Receiving and Transmitting
Amateur Dipole Antenna Calculator
2 meter loop
Ham Radio HF/VHF Antenna Lengths
2-Element-10m-Yagi with 28 Ohm, Radiator-Reflector
N4UJW ANTENNA DESIGN LAB – Ham Radio Antennas – Design 0r Build Your own Ham Radio Antenna
Slim Jim Antenna – Antennas: Slim Jim
How to Make a DIY Homemade TV Antenna | TV Antenna Plans
HAM Radio VHF and UHF Antenna Basics
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The QUAG V – Multielement High Gain VHF UHF Antenna by WB3AYW
Fibreglass Tubes – Antenna Spreaders – SOTABEAMS
Baluns: Choosing the Correct Balun – Free Shipping on Most Orders Over $99 at DX Engineering
Selectable-direction 2-wire Beverage Receiving Antenna information and construction by WØBTU
Guide to Antenna Cables & Connectors
YAGI Antenna – KN9B
Radio Antennas – Antennas
Moxon Antenna Project
The L-Antenna
Moxon Rectangle Calculator
Antennas By N6LF
VK5AJL – Why buy baluns – make your own.
Spiral Dipole Antennas – KN9B
Antennas Radios Amplifiers Baluns and Receiving Systems for HF
Multi-band end-fed
Vertical Antennas – Palomar Engineers®
Multi-band end-fed
Ladder Line Baluns – Palomar Engineers®
Playing with end-fed wire antennas and 9:1 ununs – KB6NU’s Ham Radio Blog
SOTABEAMS
A QFH antenna for the weather satellite band
Bifilar-Wound Antenna Traps
Perhaps the Best 75M Local Antenna project
Baluns
VK5AJL – Make your own HF-VHF antenna tuner.
VK5AJL – Why buy baluns – make your own.
Amateur Radio Antenna Projects
Antennas Radios Amplifiers Baluns and Receiving Systems for HF
The Lava HD 2605 ULTRA Outdoor HDTV Antenna
Baluns
How to Make a Balun or Unun: 3 Steps
Small Transmitting Loop Antenna Calculator • 66pacific.com
Amateur Radio Antenna Projects
Selectable-direction 2-wire Beverage Receiving Antenna information and construction by WØBTU
Medium Wave Circle – Build a Basic Beverage Antenna
Loop antenna :: Radio-Electronics.Com
Spiral loop
Home Made – HIGH POWER Magnetic Loop Antennas – AmRRON
The Antenna Theory Website
Welcome to the 4-Square Site
The 4-Square Site….M4D 40m 4-Square Construction
JK7TKE Home Brew Potable Antenna(ENG)
Zed Zed’s Workbench – Easy to Build Amateur Radio Antenna Projects & More!
The $4.00 Ham Radio Satellite Antenna
Double Twin Quad Antenna Project for 70cm -The DTQA PROJECT!
Cubical Quad Antenna Calculator
MININEC Pro Antenna Analysis Software
66pacific.com – Resources for amateur scientists 🙂
Top band loop for low noise reception
W4RNL Antenna Theory : Free Texts : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive
Antennas By N6LF
HORIZONTAL LOOP ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION

ARES

ARRL Northern Florida Section: Steve Szabo, WB4OMM – Section Manager
ARRL West Central Florida Section | Darrell Davis KT4WX – Section Manager
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources
Emergency Communications Plan | Lakes Area Amateur Radio Club
International Radio for Disaster Relief (IRDR)
International Radio for Disaster Relief (IRDR)
NATIONWIDE ARRL ARES RACES FREQ LIST
Nets | ARRL – Northern Florida Section
Submit a Storm Report
File:Observations.pdf – Florida ARES
Florida ARES
Madison County, Florida (FL) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
ARRL The Doctor is In

Beacons

G3USF’s Worldwide List of HF Beacons
International Beacon Project Introduction
Check DX Propagation with Beacons
WSPRnet | Welcome to the Weak Signal Propagation Reporter Network
WSJT Home Page
Welcome! – Reverse Beacon Network
International Beacon Project Introduction

CW

HC-49S Crystals – 3rd Planet Solar / KC9ON
2M CW Signal Source | Kanga US
HamApps.com
SKCC – Straight Key Century ClubThe SKCC Group is the world’s fastest growing group of straight-key morse code enthusiasts from around the globe. The group hosts an extensive list of morse code resources; a forum for members to share ideas, experiences and techniques, and active mailing list are a few of the services offered.FISTS North America Home Page
CWops Home
Morse Code Operating Aids
CW in Australia – VKCW.NET
Cwtoday – VKCW.NET
Telegraph-History
www.learnmorsecode.com
TFR Paddle, W4ED
Learn Morse code with the Morse Code Machine — Boys’ Life magazine
Morse Code – Software: Morse Code Decoders
AZ ScQRPion Paddle
5 WPM Code Archive
Free Morse to MIDI ringtone generator
CW — The Original Digital Mode – Icom America Inc.
Membership Certificate
Richard Meiss Telegraph Keys
Morse code trainer – content with Google News
QRP kits featuring the Splinter II QRPp transmitter / receiver
Welcome to VIZ KEYS – Quality sending instruments for the MORSE CW enthusiast!
Depot Cootie Single-Lever Paddle [K4ICY] Weekend Radio
A Simple Sideswiper or Cootie Key by Colin G3VTT – Essex CW Group
SideSwiper Net — SSN: W4HEX’s keys.
http://www.qsl.net/k5bcq/KEYS/KEYS.html
Torsion Bar Key Project – Morse Code Masters Bulletin Board
The Classroom
http://morsecodemasters.com/trainer/Examples/hct.html
The Ham Whisperer: Morse Code Course
LA3ZA Radio & Electronics: QRPp: Ultra low power operation with the Pixie 2
CW Paddle – KO4BB.com Project | Homemade Single Lever Morse Paddles | Pinterest | Paddles, Radios and Ham radio
Universal 5-Watt Class-C Amp
CW Filter
CW AUDIO FILTER SHOWCASE – QRQcw
FM Morse Code Keyer by dxzone.com
Free Morse to MIDI ringtone generator
K4ICY’s Home Brew CW Audio Filter
International Morse Code

Digital

WM2U’s PSK31 Page
Tigertronics Home Page
NUE-PSK Digital Modem
Digital Data Modes
GettingStarted – DX Lab Suite Wiki
Mirage
The Official PSK31 WWW Homepage
DigitalModes
NTSD Links – NTS Digital
http://www.bandplans.com/index.php?name=QFN%20FL%20TFC%20NET
APRS Client for Windows – Official UI-View Home Page
OpenTracker USB | Argent Data Systems
APRS – Build Your Station- Valdosta Amateur Radio Club
Map | WSPRnet
Digital Modes Samples
Map | WSPRnet
WSPR – Distant Whispers
JT65 / PSK / BPSK QRP TRANSCEIVER
WB8NUT – Digital Modes Information Page
http://bandplans.com/index.php?band=All
WB8NUT – Digital Modes Information Page
Digital Modes
RSQ Reporting Table
JT65 HF JT65A HF Frequencies Frequency Information – Digital Mode Software Download
http://bandplans.com/index.php?band=All
WSJT-X User Guide
index
METEOR SCATTER PROCEDURES FOR REGION 2 HSCW
FT-991 setup for digital modes (with only a USB cable) – N1RWY on the air
WSJT-X User Guide
http://www.n1rwy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/991_setupnotes.txt
WSJT-X User Guide
WB8NUT – Digital Modes Information Page
New Digital Mode from K1JT – FT8 | QRZ Now – FT8 – JT65 – IC-7651 Amateur Radio News
Proposed 6/2 Meter Band Plan – Region 2
Time.is 10:30am
FTRestore – VK2BYI
FT8 tips
airspy.com | A high performance yet low-cost software defined radio
AOR ARD9000MK2 Digital Voice Modem | ScannerMaster.com
DroidPSK – PSK App for Ham´s
The DXZone Amateur Radio Internet Guide
WM2U’s Digital World Homepage
N1NKM’s PSK31 ELMER page
IRLP – Internet Radio Linking Project
DigitalModes
Olivia … the Magical Mode
All Identified Signals – Signal Identification Wiki
WA9ONY Amateur (Ham) Radio Raspberry Pi Computer Projects
Top 10 Amateur Radio Uses for the Raspberry Pi ← M0JCQ’s Ham Blog
Frequency Lists | Thomasville Amateur Radio Club
Raspberry Connect – Ham Radio Packages
Stats | WSPRnet
DMR-SE
CQ DMR MAP
DMRX | Dashboard – DMR-SE
Florida Repeater Talk Groups
United States of America – BrandMeister
Amateur_Radio_Guide_to_DMR.pdf
RadioID – Register
DMR Radio ID | DMR For Dummies
DMR Radios | DMR For Dummies
CBridge 2.0 | Connecting the World via Digital Mobile Radio

Kits – Amateur Radio

Parts and Kits I Can Supply
INSPIRE VLF-3 RADIO RECEIVER KIT
PARTS
Bulk RG58 Cable | Coaxial Cable | Compression and Crimp Tools | CableWholesale 888-212-8295
Ham Radio Homebrew Links
>amateur radio homebrewing, including homebrew and QRP equipment, ham radio kit suppliers, radio tube suppliers, electronic components and surplus suppliers

Build Your Own Air Variable Capacitors!
Simple antenna tuner — antenna special on hard-core-dx.com
QRP kits featuring the Splinter QRPp transmitter / receiver
QRP Transceiver for less than $10
Creating a balun
Bits wot I’ve built…
Ham Radio Kits
amateur radio homebrewing, including homebrew and QRP equipment, ham radio kit suppliers, radio tube suppliers, electronic components and surplus suppliers

ON6MU’s Radioamateur Homebrew electronics, schematics and antennas
Lot’s of easy home made projects for radioamateurs, swl…homebrew special antenna’s, receivers, converters, power amplifiers, electronical kits, amplifiers, transmitters and lot’s more.

Youkits TJ5A HF 20W SSB CW Transceiver
QRPme – Canned QRP fun!
QRP Kits – Pacific Antenna
Dan’s Small Parts and Kits
HF Signals – The home of BITX transceivers
MTR4B Mountain Topper
Kits
WB5RVZ – Home – Softrock Lite II RX
Five Dash Inc. Your Source for SoftRock Radio Kits
146/28 MHZ TRANSVERTER BOARD
Amateur Radio Telescope Plans
HRI-200 GigaParts.com
PG1N’s HAM Radio Site – 80m Projects – CW Transceivers
PI Cam Stick
New/Unbuilt LDG Electronics QRP Automatic Antenna Tuner Kit | eBay
Order complete | Amplified Parts
µBITX – HF SIGNALS
An introduction – uBitx
HF SIGNALS – The Home of BITX transceivers
Portable QRP transceiver kit SSB/CW/JT65/PSK/BPSK/FSQ: 20, 40, 80, 160 meter range
Bits & Pieces

Long Bands

What happens where on 630-meters? A few more comments about where to place your signal depending on mode
472kHz 630m Band Transverter
Transverter – 630m Ham radio
Top Band Hams – Home

Nets

14300.net
Maritime Mobile Service Network
The BEST 20-Meter Net Going! | A member of the 14.300 mHz net family.
Welcome to the Pacific seafarer’s net | Pacific seafarer’s net
CARS Nets
FLORIDA HF Nets | K4BR
Home Page of NOFARS
150624_SARNET_map.174142420.pdf
SARnet – Home

Propagation

VE3HLS RF Noise Home Page
SOLARHAM.com | Solar Cycle 24 | Space Weather and Amateur Radio Website
Quick Guide to HF Propagation Using Solar Indices
A list of CQ Zones
Amateur Radio Ham Radio Maidenhead Grid Square Locator Map
SWS – Other Topics – Introduction to HF Radio Propagation
Amateur Radio ITU Zones of the World Map
Basics of Radio Wave Propagation
CQ Plus – CQ Monitoring Stations
Current sunspot cycle activity, space weather, solar storm and geomagnetic conditions and radio propagation forecasts
Propagation | bouvetdx.org
main page – Reverse Beacon Network
QSO/SWL real time maps – NA – 50
Short Wave Heaven
Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule for BBC in ENGLISH
Traffic Information Main Page
Welcome! – Reverse Beacon Network
50MHz noise
Great Circle Maps By SM3GSJ
NS6T’s Azimuthal Map
W3PM WSPR Projects

QRP

QRPSPOTS.com – Brought To You By The Four State QRP Group
Four State QRP Group
ozQRP.com QRP Radio Kits
QRP Web Sites
QRP ARCI – Home
QRPeanut Power
Four State QRP Group

Repeaters

New Madison repeater | Thomasville Amateur Radio Club
Florida Amateur and GMRS radio repeaters
Florida YSF Amateur Radio Repeaters
Florida Repeater Council Home Page
eHam.net Links – Search Results– eHam.net is a Web site dedicated to ham radio (amateur radio).Amateur and GMRS radio repeaters Local to MADISON, Florida
Repeaters
Repeaterbook.com – Home
KX4EOC repeater information on 145.210 in St. Augustine, Florida by artscipub.com
Amateur Radio Ham Radio Repeater Map
Amateur Repeater Linking
Repeater Linking Tips

Satellite

W5YI : Resources for Amateur & Commercial Radio
Using WebSDRs Worldwide for the ISS | AMSAT-UK
AMSAT North America | The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
AMSAT North America | The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
AC-EMWIN – Graphics Products Available
AMSAT North America | The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
AMSAT North America | The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
ePOP CASSIOPE Experiment | HamSCI
Getting Started Contacting the ISS (International Space Station)
Heavens-Above
FM Satellite Frequency Summary – AMSAT-NA
NASA Announces Eighth Class of Candidates for Launch of CubeSat Space | NASA

Weather

SCOOL
Dew Point Calculator
The Hurricane Watch Net
Skywarn.org | SKYWARN® National | Severe Weather Spotters, Local SKYWARN® Groups, Severe Weather Information, SKYWARN® Training
NOAA’s Weather-Ready Nation
Spotter Network
The Hurricane Watch Net
Florida Hurricane Info – Florida Weather Watch – Atlantic Storm Forecast
Hurricane Preparation
Hurricane Frequency List
National Hurricane Center
Awareness: The Atmosphere
WX4NHC Amateur Ham Radio at National Hurricane Center
MetEd » Course Description: SKYWARN<sup>®</sup> Spotter Training
SpaceWeather.com — News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids
National Weather Service
Emergency Email . . . . The Emergency Email Network ®. . . . . . . Emergency Notification, weather alerts and more. NOW INCLUDED WITH the business continuity and disaster recovery resource on the web.
Manage Severe Weather Text Alerts | Emergency Text Alert Settings
Space Weather Enthusiasts Dashboard | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
Emergency Management | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
 National Weather Situation Page™ – “You’re on the Situation Page™” powered by VueTOO®
National Hurricane Center
Eastern U. S. – Water Vapor Loop (Flash) – Satellite Products and Services Division/Office of Satellite and Product Operations
Hurricane Frequency List
Weather Forecast & Reports – Long Range & Local | Wunderground | Weather Underground
HAMQSL.com Solar Data
voipwx.net
SOLARHAM.com | Solar Cycle 24 | Space Weather and Amateur Radio Website
SKYWARN® National | Severe Weather Spotters, Local SKYWARN® Groups, Severe Weather Information, SKYWARN® Training
Florida Division of Emergency Management – State Emergency Operations Center
County Emergency Management Contacts
ICS 213 General Message Form
Problem loading page
CWOP Weather Station Resources
14300.net
AC-EMWIN – Graphics Products Available
Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)
Homepage | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

Misc

Band Plan
BUXCOMM FREE Amateur Radio Digital Handbook
GEORGIA COPPER – Ground Bus Bars
HF/VHF Portable Mini Tuner by dxzone.com
HInternet – Noisebridge
LDG Electronics YT-100 Automatic Antenna Tuners – Free Shipping on Orders Over $99 at DX Engineering
Order Brass 360 Square in Small Quantities at OnlineMetals.comRoof Rod with Mount and Clamp | Automatic Lightning ProtectionProposed 6/2 Meter Band Plan – Region 2