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The National Association for Amateur Radio. ARRL's Mission Statement: To advance the art, science, and enjoyment of Amateur Radio. ARRL is the national association for Amateur Radio in the US. Founded in 1914 by Hiram Percy Maxim as The American Radio Relay League, ARRL is a noncommercial organization of radio amateurs. ARRL numbers within its ranks the vast majority of active radio amateurs in the nation and has a proud history of achievement as the standard-bearer in amateur affairs. ARRL's underpinnings as Amateur Radio’s witness, partner and forum are defined by five pillars: Public Service, Advocacy, Education, Technology, and Membership. ARRL publishes the monthly journal QST, as well as newsletters and many publications covering all aspects of Amateur Radio. Newington, Connecticut

World's leading amateur radio callsign database news, technical articles, QSL routes, online Logbook, discussion forums, practice licence exam tests, and technical data about ham radio.

The Xtal Set Society. Crystal Sets? Yup, you've found an entire site about building Crystal Sets. The Society has been growing since 1991; still, some people are flabbergasted to find an entire society dedicated to Crystal Set radios or "Xtal Sets". One web surfer e-mailed, "I was so excited to find your site that I fell off my chair! "The Xtal Set Society publishes a newsletter, numerous books, and has parts and kits for purchase. The Xtal Set Society, founded in 1991, is dedicated to once again building and experimenting with radio electronics. Our newsletters are packed full of projects and information about Crystal Radios, mostly dealing with design and electronics issues. Each newsletter contains lead articles---and often, a building project and membership correspondence. Our lead articles are written by members of the Society. Occasionally we reprint a hard to find article from the 1920's or 30's. Members are encouraged to send projects and information to the Society and to correspond with each other. Lawrence, Kansas

The amateur and amateur-satellite services are for qualified persons of any age who are interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest. These services present an opportunity for self-training, intercommunication, and technical investigations. Twenty-nine small frequency bands throughout the spectrum are allocated to this service internationally. Some 1,300 digital, analog, pulse, and spread-spectrum emission types may be transmitted. Millions of amateur operators in all areas of the world communicate with each other directly or through ad hoc relay systems and amateur-satellites. They exchange messages by voice, teleprinting, telegraphy, facsimile, and television.

Search the FCC Web Site. FCC Search is the Commission's primary, full-text search tool that collects information from the site's web pages and documents.

HRO is a family owned business with multiple sales locations throughout the United States which include a formidable presence on the Internet, making it the largest Ham Radio dealership in the world. With Worldwide distribution, HRO is geared to fill the needs of hams everywhere, whether online on the World Wide Web, over the telephone, or in person at one of our stores. Customer service is one of our primary goals. We employ active hams with varied backgrounds and expertise to be able to assist in many areas of the hobby. We are nationwide! There is sure to be a location close to you. We welcome you to visit any of our stores.

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The Hurricane Watch Net consists of a group of licensed Amateur Radio Operators trained and organized to provide essential communications support to the National Hurricane Center during times of Hurricane emergencies. Our primary mission is to disseminate tropical cyclone advisory information to island communities in the Caribbean, Central America, along the Atlantic seaboard of the U.S., and throughout the Gulf of Mexico coastal areas. We also collect observed or measured weather data from amateur radio operators in the storm affected area as well as any post storm damage, and convey that information to the Hurricane Forecasters in the National Hurricane Center via the amateur radio station in the center (WX4NHC).

The International Amateur Radio Union. The International Amateur Radio Union has been the worldwide voice of radio amateurs, securing and safeguarding the amateur radio spectrum since 1925. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is the worldwide federation of national amateur radio organizations. The membership of the IARU consists of more than 160 member-societies in as many countries and separate territories. Newington, Connecticut

The primary purpose of the net is for handling legal third party traffic from maritime mobiles, both pleasure and commercial and overseas deployed military personnel. We also help missionaries in foreign countries as well. We also help missionaries in foreign countries, and volunteer net control stations from throughout North America and the Caribbean maintain the network. Furthermore, these stations are assisted by relay stations to ensure total coverage of the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean & Caribbean Seas, and eastern Pacific Ocean. The network, in particular, has been formally recognized for it's work with emergency traffic by the Dept. of Homeland Security, the United States Coast Guard, and the National Weather Service, to mention a few.

Universal Radio carries all major lines of amateur and shortwave radio equipment, antennas and accessories. In recent years other product lines have been added to include: scanners, CB, FRS, GPS and weather instruments. Universal also offers an excellent selection of radio related books. Westerville, Ohio

Official Website of W5CGC - US Coast Guard Amateur Radio Club. The US Coast Guard Amateur Radio Net is held each Saturday at 1700 UTC(1200 EST) on 14.300.0MHz, 1800UTC on 14.327.0MHz, USB voice. The net's charter is to provide an on the air meeting place for current and former Coast Guard men and women. A CW net is held at the same time on Thursday on 14.052.0MHz. The nets are affiliated with the USCG Amateur Radio Club and the Coast Guard CW Operators Association.

The Waterway Radio and Cruising Club is an association of amateur radio operators who also share an interest in recreational boating. The Waterway Net, which is sponsored by the Waterway Radio and Cruising Club, meets on the air every morning of the year for about an hour starting at 0745 ET on a frequency of 7.268 MHz LSB. The main purpose of the Waterway Net is to encourage amateur radio communications to and from boats with an emphasis on safety and weather information. Membership in the WRCC is open to anyone holding a valid amateur radio license.

Email Enabled Amateur Radio. Winlink is a worldwide system of volunteer sysops, radio stations and network assets supporting e-mail by radio, with non-commercial links to internet e-mail. These resources come from Amateur Radio, the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS), government agencies, and non-government volunteer organizations. The system provides valuable service to emergency communicators and to licensed radio operators without access to the internet. The all-volunteer Winlink Development Team (WDT) is committed to continuous improvement using modern computer technology with the most effective radio modes and digital protocols for local, regional and long-distance applications.