Website Links

ACTIVITIES TO OPERATE 

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• 8 Day, Contest Calendar (WA7BNM).

• Field Day; ARRL:  

• New England QSO Party: 

• Parks On The Air (K-POTA):  

• Summits On The Air (SOTA): 

• Winter Field Day; WFDA:  

• World Wide Flora and Fauna (WWFF):  .

 

CLUBS OF AMATEUR RADIO

• AMSAT – Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation: 

• ARRL – Amateur Radio Relay League: 

• Bloomfield Amateur Radio Club W1CWA

• FCARC – Franklin Co. Amateur Radio Club:  

• HCRA – Hampden Co. Radio Association:  

• Maine Ham Radio Society

• NoBARC – Northern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club:  

• POTA*413 – Portable On The Air WMA:  

• W1VCM – ARC Vintage Radio & Communications Museum:  

 

GET ON THE AIR (GOTA) RESOURCES

• AAA Ham Radio For Beginners 

• ARRL GOTA Resources:  

• Easy Way Ham Books by:  Craig “Buck” K4IA

• Ethics & Operating Procedures For The Amateur Radio Operator

• Gordon West Radio School:  

• Ham Test Online:  

• Part 97: Amateur Radio Service PDF

• Pioneer Valley VE Team:  

 

LOGGING PROGRAMS – Electronic And Paperwork

• Ham Radio Deluxe:  

• HAMRS:  

• N1MM Logger Plus:  

• N3FJP – AC Log:  

• PAPERLOG – ARRL Freebie: 

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NEWS – Local and Worldwide

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• Business Studies: Broadcasting and Its History; Recommended by Dylan

• DX-World; News on worldwide HAM radio: 

• HAM NATION On Twit TV: 

• Radio – Hobbyist

• Space Weather Woman WX6SWW:  

 

OUTSTANDING AMATEURS

• W1AWX’s QRZ page:  

• WB2JKJ – Education Through Communication

 

REVIEWS and PRESENTATIONS 

• Digital Mobile Radio (DMR): by John Burningham, W2XAB  

• HCRA Video on DMR Presentation: 

• Telegraph and Deciphering Morse Code Recommendation By Noah Bass

• The art of CW: by Carlo Consoli; IK0YGJ :

 

SHORTWAVE AM RADIO – ONLINE STREAMS

• WRMI, Radio Miami International

• WRMI Legends 

• CREEK Radio de WRMI

• Truth 2 Ponder Shortwave Radio Show 

• DX ZONE SWRadio List

• World Wide Christian Radio   

 

SPOTTER NETWORKS and DX CLUSTERS

• DX Watch: 

• My DX Summit:  .

• POTA Spots:  

• SOTA Watch 3

 

TECHNICAL JOURNALS

• 2 Meter Yagi Stack (Co-Phased) by ON5AU:  

• Dual-Band 2m/70cm Satellite Dish Slot Stealth Antenna – Video; Great For HOA

• Homebrew HF Antenna Tuner by VK5AJL:  

• Nuts And Volts: Online Magazine

• Open End Fed Antenna Build by: EARC Hawaiian Em-Radio Club:  

• The Spectrum Monitor – Digital PDF Subscription

• A Guide to Soldering; By D.Gleich, Link via: TECHEDLAB Student Brendan

 

“VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR” 

• 1,500 FT Tower Repair Climb:  

• EME Moon Bounce Dish Control System VE6BGT:

• KDLT-TV Tower Climb To 1,999 FT:  

• KK5IM Shack Tour 2021:   

• NA1SS NASA Space Station Talks To Hams On Earth: 

• Hawaiian False Nuke Alert & Ham Radio; NBC Left Field:  

• W1AW / Fox 61 News – Emergency Messaging Demo:  

 

VENDORS

MTARA encourages these commercial vendors to inquire about a booth/table at our next Western MA Hamfest located at the Castle Of Knights, in Chicopee, MA  USA (Normally the first Saturday in MARCH).

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• ABR Industries 

• Amazon Shortwave Radio Buyers List

• American Radio Supply

• Bioenno Battery Power:  

• Castle Of Knights:  

• Coilcraft Online:

• DX Engineering: 

• Gigaparts

• Ham Live

• Ham Radio Outlet:  

• Hamsource:  

• K1CRA Online Radio Store:  

• MFJ Enterprises: 

• Powerwerx:  

• Quicksilver Radio:  

• R & L Electronics: 

• 73 Electronics