Links and Resources

Below are links to various amateur radio resources.

General Information

https://www.arrl.org/ – ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio
- https://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/minnesota – ARRL Minnesota Section Site
https://www.qrz.com/ – QRZ – Call sign lookup and more

Local Information

https://metroskywarn.org/ – Metroskywarn weather spotter organization
https://northstarradio.org/ – North Star Radio Convention
- ARRL Minnesota Section Convention – Occurs in October
http://magicrepeater.net/ – The MAGIC (Minnesota Amateur Group of Independent Communicators) Club site. Click on “Marty’s Announcements” for updates on stuff going on in ham radio around the Twin Cities!
https://mnhamradio.com/ – Bloomington Amateur Radio Association

Special Interests

https://hamsci.org/ – Amateur Radio Science and Tech Group
https://www.amsat.org/ – Amateur Radio Satellites
- Information on Amateur Radio satellites, including pass prediction, frequency and news
https://www.ariss.org/ – Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
- Make contacts via the amateur radio repeaters on the ISS
https://parksontheair.com/ – Parks on the Air
- https://pota.app/ – POTA Spotting Site

Study Resources – Getting Licensed

YouTube Channels

https://hamradiocrashcourse.com/ – Ham Radio Crash Course Community and Channel
https://www.jpole-antenna.com/blog/ – KB9VBR Blog
https://www.livefromthehamshack.tv/ – Ham Radio 2.0
https://www.youtube.com/@wd0omhamradio – WD0OM Ham Radio
A good basic tutorial for hand soldering: https://youtu.be/DJH7VLGJ4fs, DigiKey has some very good YouTube presentations on electronic projects.

Radio Propagation Conditions and Predictions

More Info

A good basic tutorial for hand soldering: https://youtu.be/DJH7VLGJ4fs

Yaesu System Fusion C4FM presentation: https://www.k6ldf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Getting-Started-with-c4fm-KG5ZNJ.pdf