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Ham Radio Reference SheetListed below is just a sample of the resources available to you by area of interest.How to find your new FCC Call Sign Getting your new call sign can take as little as one week and up to four weeks. The FCCdoes not send you any information. You just have to keep checking their database untilyour name shows up. When it does, you will see your new call sign. Remember, if youare getting a call sign for the first time, you CANNOT transmit on amateur radio bandsuntil your call sign appears in the database.Go to the FCC Universal License System using the link below.o On the left side of the page, just a little ways down, there is a link that saysAdvanced License Search. Click on that.o On the next page, under the Licensee section, enter your last name, city andstate. The same information you put on your paperwork. Now click Searchtowards the top right of the screen.o If your testing information has been processed by the FCC, your Name shouldappear in the list with your new call sign just to the left.o Keep checking back. Once your name appears with your new call sign, get on theair. If you need help, please let us know. We are happy to help in any way wecan.o cense.jspWCARC General Reference Club website: http://www.w0rrz.orgo Information available§ Club Repeaters – Club-maintained repeaters that help cover WesternColorado.§ New Ham Net – Weekly, over the air meeting, for New Hams to getinvolved, learn radio use, radio verbiage, ask questions and meet people.§ Oatmeal Net – Daily morning, over the air meeting. Chance to check in,chat with area hams and get related news.§ Club Calendar§ Membership, meeting and contact information.Club Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/W0RRZ/Club Email contact: info@w0rrz.org

Ham Radio General Reference FCC – Federal Communications Commission –o Amateur Radio Service Information - ity-division/amateur-radio-serviceARRL – American Radio Relay League – http://www.arrl.orgo ARRL is the national association for Amateur Radio in the US, founded in 1914.The ARRL is a noncommercial organization of radio amateurs.o There site has an extensive source of information for the hobby. They publish awide range of books, represent the hobby in our nation’s capital, list upcomingevents around the nation and support our testing system.Grand Mesa Repeater Association – http://www.gmra.orgo They operate an open system of linked repeaters in western Colorado andeastern Utah as well as two private repeaters linked to the Cactus Intertie (aprivate system) that consists of over 150 linked repeaters in the southwest USand the Washington D.C. area.QST Magazine - http://www.arrl.org/qsto QST is the monthly membership magazine of the ARRL.CQ Amateur Radio Magazine - http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/o CQ is the magazine for active hams, with a focus on the practical.ARRL Store - http://www.arrl.org/shop/What-s-New/o A big selection of Ham Radio publications and materials.Band Conditions - http://www.bandconditions.com/o One of a number of sites that try and show you how the Amateur Bands areworking.Ham Radio Outdoor Activities SOTA – Summits on the Air – https://www.sota.org.uk/o SOTA is an award scheme for radio amateurs that encourages portable operationin mountainous areas.o W0C SOTA – Colorado SOTA Website - http://www.w0c-sota.org/IOTA – Islands on the Air – https://www.iota-world.org/WWFF – World Wide Flora and Fauna in Ham Radio – http://wwff.coo WWFF, World Wide Flora and Fauna in Amateur Radio, is encouraging toleave your shack and go outside portable operating in protected nature parksall over the world. MOTA – Mines on the Air – http://www.minesontheair.como To promote the Amateur Radio Hobby, enjoy the worlds around us and bringa bit of history into our lives by activating Mine locations throughout theworld.AMSAT – Amateur Radio Satellite Corporation - https://www.amsat.org/o Its goal was to foster Amateur Radio’s participation in space research andcommunication.

Continuing Education and Testing ARRL Getting Licensed Site. - http://www.arrl.org/getting-licensedo Links to study materials, practice tests, search for testing locations andinformation about the different classes of license.ARRL Practice Exam Site - http://www.arrl.org/exam-practiceo The ARRL provides a website where you can take practice tests that include theactual questions from the test. A great resource to see if you are ready toupgrade your license.Ham Study - https://hamstudy.org/o On-line site to prepare for your next exam.There are a number of apps on the Apple App Store and Android App Store designed forstudying for your license upgrade or taking practice tests. Just search for Ham Radio.Amateur Logic TV - Ham College Video Series - https://youtu.be/qHx5uHV8wPIo Series of videos that goes through the testing questions for all license levels andexplains the question, the answer and why it is correct.Dave Casler’s video series designed to help you pass that next license exam https://youtu.be/fEWmiMotimYARRL License Training Books - aining/Gordon West’s series of books - https://www.amazon.com/GordonWest/e/B001JS3G94/ref sr ntt srch lnk 1?qid 1523819689&sr 1-1o Just search for Gordon West on amazon.Dan Romanchik’s series of books - 0URI/ref sr ntt srch lnk 13?qid 1523819611&sr 1-13o Just search for Dan Romanchik on Amazon.FEMA Training - https://training.fema.gov/o For when you are ready to get involved with disaster support service agencies.Learn Morse Code in 20 Lessions - http://w5nor.org/morse/AA9PW FCC Practice Testing - http://aa9pw.com/Learn CW Online - https://lcwo.net/Audio/Video & Software Resources Audioo Ham Radio Workbench Podcast - http://www.hamradioworkbench.com/§ A bi-weekly dep dive on making, DIY, electronics and technical topics ofinterest to the ham radio operator.o Field Radio Podcast - https://fieldradiopodcast.org/§ Dedicated to exploring the amateur radio hobby through the lens ofgetting you and your gear outdoors.o 100 Watts and a Wire - http://100wattsandawire.com/§ A weekly podcast and ham radio community.

§§ooooo Weekly Thursday night Net.Facebook community that promotes the hobby, encourages people to askquestions and doesn’t allow the negativity you can find on the internet orin the hobby. - am Radio Newsline - https://www.arnewsline.org/§ A weekly podcast covering the Ham Radio Hobby.ARRL Audio News - http://www.arrl.org/arrl-audio-news§ A weekly program covering Ham Radio News.ARRL The Doctor is In - http://www.arrl.org/doctor§ A weekly audio program that answers listeners ham radio questions.The ICQ Podcast - https://www.icqpodcast.com/A bi-weekly ham radio show if you want to know what is happing in ham radioon the other side of the pond.Videoo HamNation - https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation§ A weekly on-line tv show covering all things ham radio.o YouTube – There is a never-ending list of videos on YouTube about Ham Radio.You need to be specific when you search. Beside Ham Radio, use other keywords like antennas or specific types of antennas, specific radio models or thetype of activities like Field Day, SOTA, etc.o YouTube – Amateur Logic TV§ Search for Amateur Logic on YouTube and you will find their channel.They have years of videos covering all areas of the hobby.o YouTube – Dave Casler§ Search for Dave Calser on YouTube and you will find his channel. He hasbeen creating Ham Radio content for quite some time and is a wealth ofinformation.Softwareo DX Labs – Logging, Rig Control, Etc. - https://www.dxlabsuite.com/o HDR – Ham Radio Deluxe – Logging, Rig Control, Etc. - https://www.ham-radiodeluxe.com/o N1MM Logger – https://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.phpo Log40M – Logging - http://www.log4om.com/o FLDIGI – Digital Mode Software - http://www.w1hkj.com/o WSJT-X – Digital Mode Software mlo Chirp – Open Source tool for programming your radio me

Hardware Sites This is a short list. There are a number of others you can search for on the Internet.Radio Manufacturerso iCom America - http://icomamerica.com/en/amateur/o Yaesu - https://www.yaesu.com/o Kenwood - http://www.kenwood.com/usa/com/amateur/o Elecraft - http://www.elecraft.com/o Alinco - http://www.alinco.com/global.htmlRetailerso DX Engineering - https://www.dxengineering.com/o MFJ Enterprises – http://www.mfjenterprises.com/o HRO – Ham Radio Outlet - https://www.hamradio.com/o Main Trading Company - https://www.mtcradio.com/o Giga Parts - https://www.gigaparts.com/o Bioenno Power – Batteries and Solar Systems –https://www.bioennopower.com/o West Mountain Radio - http://www.westmountainradio.com/o Powerwerx - https://powerwerx.com/Kits – Ham Radio Related Kit Building Siteso QRP Labs - http://qrp-labs.com/o QRP Kits - http://www.qrpkits.com/o Raspberry Pi - https://www.raspberrypi.org/o Nightfire Electronic Kits - http://www.vakits.com/

US Amateur Radio Technician PrivilegesThis chart shows privileges and band plan recommendations for each of the frequencies, as granted bythe FCC to the Technician licensee. It is good amateur practice to follow the band plan established by theAmateur Radio community. The band plan is developed so that spectrum allocated for our use is usedmost effectively. You’ll find a complete description of the band plan online at wwww.arrl.org/band-plan.www.arrl.orgEffective Date March 5, 2012UHFPublished by:(1500 Watts PEP maximum)1240 MHz1300 MHz23 cmSSB, AM, FM, TV,CW, Digital(1240-1300 MHz)33 cm902 MHz928 MHzSSB, FM, TV,CW, Digital(902-928 MHz)70 cm(420-450 MHz)VHF1.25 m(219-220 and222- 225 MHz)2m420 MHz450 MHz430SSB, AM, FM, TV,CW, DigitalNot available north of line A,near the Canadian borderSee FCC Parts 97.3(a) and 97.303(m)(1500 Watts PEP maximum)219 MHz220Point to PointDigital Links only225 MHz222SSB, AM, FM, TV,CW, DigitalAmateuroperationnot allowedSee FCC Part 97.303(l)144 MHz148 MHz144.1SSB, AM, FM, TV,CW, DigitalCW only(144-148 MHz)6m50 MHz54 MHz50.1SSB, AM, FM, TV,CW, DigitalCW only(50-54 MHz)HF10 m(28.0-29.7 MHz)15 m(200 Watts PEP maximum)28 MHz28.30029.7 MHz28.500CW, RTTY,SSB and CWData21 MHz 21.02521.450 MHz21.200CW onlyy(21.0-21.45 MHz)40 m7.0 MHz 7.025CW onlyy(7.0-7.3 MHz)80 m7.3 MHz7.1253.5 MHz 3.5254.0 MHz3.600CW only(3.5-4.0 MHz)These frequencies are not available to Technician licenseesNotes:Technician Licenses may use up to 1500 Watts PEP on the VHF and higher bands, but are limited to 200 Watts on the HF bands.You also have privileges to explore these microwave bands with CW, Digital, SSB, AM, FM and TV:2300-2310 MHz47.0-47.2 GHz2390-2450 MHz76.0-81.0 GHzJobBand Chart 2color only UPDATED 10-29-2015.indd 1Job#580#614TechVI Tearoff.indd3300-3500 MHz122.25-123.0 GHz5650-5925 MHz134-141 GHz10.0-10.5 GHz241-250 GHz24.0-24.25 GHzAll above 275 GHzrev. 10-29-1510/30/2015 1:08:521:02:27PMPM10/30/2015

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