AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS (regional)

Battleship Park Radio Club (Mobile, AL):

http://www.angelfire.com/de3/828/w4bpr.html

Bayou CW and QRP Club (Metro New Orleans):

http://www.qsl.net/w5byu/

Brewton (AL) ARC:

http://wb4aru.tripod.com

Five Flags ARA (Pensacola, FL):

http://www.w4uc.org

Hattiesburg (MS) ARC:

http://www.hattiesburgamateurradioclub.org

Jackson (MS) ARC:

http://www.msham.org

Jackson County ARA (Pascagoula, MS):

http://www.jcmsara.com/

Jefferson ARC (Metarie, LA):

http://www.w5gad.org/

Jim Bell Wireless Assoc. (S Central AL):

http://fortdeposit.info/hamradio/

Lillian (AL) AR Group: site on Facebook

Magnolia DX Assoc. (Saucier, MS):

http://www.mdxa.org/

Milton (FL) ARC:

http://www.miltonarc.org

Mississippi Coast ARA (Gulfport, MS):

http://www.w5sgl.org/

Montgomery (AL) ARC:

http://www.w4ap.org/html/index.php

New Orleans ARC:

http://noarc.info/default.aspx

North Baldwin (AL) ARC:

http://www.ki4gtw.org

North Okaloosa (FL) ARC:

http://www.w4aaz.org

Ozone ARC (Slidell, LA):

http://www.w5sla.net

Pearl River Co. (MS) ARC:

http://www.prcarc.com

South Alabama RC (Covington Co.):

http://www.w4zbb.org

South Baldwin (AL) ARC:

http://www.wc4m.net

Southeast Louisiana (Hammond) ARC:

http://www.selarc.org/

Southeast Louisiana Emergency Communications Service - SELCOM
(New Orleans, LA):

http://www.selcoms.org/

Southwest MS ARC (McComb, MS):

http://sb-arc.com

http://www.w5wq.net

DIGITAL/COMPUTER-AIDED MODES, ATV, SSTV

Amateur Television (ATV) Articles & Equipment Links:

http://www.hampubs.com/atv.php

“Ham TV –  Fun and Inexpensive!”  What is ATV?

http://www.hampubs.com/pdf/hamtv.pdf

Amateur Television Info: Comprehensive list of links to clubs, equipment, websites, and references

http://hamradio.arc.nasa.gov/amateurtv.html

Amateur Television Links:

http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Operating_Modes/Amateur_Television

Amateur Television Network (ATN): Repeaters, nets, streaming ATV

http://www.atn-tv.org/ATN.htm

D-STAR Information:

http://www.dstarinfo.com/     

D-STAR Users:

http://www.dstarusers.org

DX Lab Applications: Suite of inter-operating applications designed to automate DX-ing activities.

http://www.dxlabsuite.com/download.htm

EchoLink: A software program that allows hams to communicate around the world by voice via the internet using their computer or a radio tuned to a linking station.

http://www.echolink.org

PSK:  PSK31 Official Homepage, links for many digital modes.

http://aintel.bi.ehu.es/psk31.html

Slow Scan Television links

http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/sstv.html     http://www.kent.net/ve3rdn

http://cobalt.junct.com/ramon

Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR): Digital communication, including APRS.

www.tapr.org

Winlink 2000 utilizes enabling technologies and sound operating practices to provide a full-featured radio digital message transfer system, worldwide, available to licensed amateurs for personal and public service use.  The Winlink 2000 web site is.

A step by step plan to get started with Winlink can be found at

http://www.winlink.org

http://home.earthlink.net/~bscottmd/wl2k_implement.htm

EDUCATION, REFERENCE, UTILITIES

All About Circuits :  This site provides a series of online textbooks covering electricity and electronics. The information provided is great for both students and hobbyists who are looking to expand their knowledge in this field. Included are experiments, worksheets, video lectures, forums, and blogs

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/

Antenna Links:  An enormous list of links for information, tables, software / freeware, antenna manufacturers websites, etc.

http://www.csun.edu/~vfeen0br/johnpage/antn.html

Buckmaster Worldwide HamCall Callsign Server:

http://www.buck.com/call

15 Meter CW Slo-chat: A group designed for people trying to learn Morse code or become more proficient, using a slower and more relaxed pace.

 http://www.qsl.net/kd5ckp/slo-chat.htm

ConsumerWatch: News information/recalls/safety alerts on a wide range of products, as well as topics such as disaster preparedness and hurricane, earthquake, fire, electrical, and household safety.

http://www.consumerwatch.com/

Courage HANDI-HAM System: Amateur Radio and Technology for people with disabilities provides tools for learning Amateur Radio and technical skills and earning a license.

http://www.handiham.org

The DXZone: Ham radio, shortwave, and CB radio guide.Thousand of radio-related resources.

http://www.dxzone.com/

eHam.net: Ham radio on the net – a community site by and for Amateur Radio Operators.  A source of information on all aspects of ham radio and a place to exchange ideas.

http://www.eham.net

Electronics Club:   Learn how to solder and build projects, find out how to identify components and learn the circuit symbols.

http://www.kpsec.freeuk.com

(FEMA) Emergency Management Institute Online courses for emergency responders, including training required for volunteers of served agencies.

http://training.fema.gov

Glenn Hauser's "World of Radio"   Short Wave schedules, DX listening information, anomaly alerts, receiver and reception hints, and more information about radio around the world.

http://www.worldofradio.com

Ham Universe:  Antennas, code, computers, electronics, hints, humor, news, study, music, repeaters, satellites, shortwave, SSTV, and more.

http://www.hamuniverse.com

Homing In – All About Radio Direction Finding (RDF): News, events, projects, how-to, radio-sports, volunteer opportunities, links, lots more. 

http://www.homingin.com

Mobile Operations:  A site dedicated to mobile operations with a wealth of information on nearly all facets of mobile operation.

http://www.k0bg.com

Online Calculators: Handy calculators for all sorts of communications stuff, including a lot of particular interest to hams.

http://www.csgnetwork.com/communicateconverters.html

QRZ: The ham radio supersite – name/callsign/bio lookup; news, forums, swapmeet, DX, QSL info, software, books, equipment.

 http://www.qrz.com

Radio Direction Finding Projects: Includes tape measure beams, RDF units, transmitters, timers and controllers, and attenuators.

http://home.att.net/~jleggio/projects/rdf/rdf.htm

Radio Study Guides: Links to sites on radio show prep, radio station exams, how radio stations work, ham radio practice tests and communities/websites, radio training schools.

http://www.appliancepartspros.com/radio-study-guides.aspx

Windows Secrets: A free searchable index of more than 22,000 pages of Windows tips, tricks, and problem solvers.

http://www.windowssecrets.com

LOCAL AGENCIES

Alabama State Defense Force

http://www.alsdf.us

Mobile, AL

http://www.cityofmobile.org

Mobile County Emergency Management Agency:

http://www.mcema.net

Mobile County Health Department:

http://www.mobilecountyhealth.org

Southwestern Alabama ARES / RACES:

http://ares.jordannetwork.com/

NATIONAL & STATE ORGANIZATIONS

Alabama Contest Group: an ARRL Affiliated Club active in CW, PH and RTTY contests.  Primary supporter of the Alabama QSO Party. All interested in Contesting and Amateur Radio are welcome!

http://www.alabamacontestgroup.org/

Alabama Repeater Council

http://www.alabamarepeatercouncil.org

American Radio Relay League (ARRL):

http://www.arrl.org  

ARRL Continuing Education Program:

http://www.arrl.org/courses-training

ARRL–Alabama Section:

http://www.arrl-al.org

ARRL Southeastern Division

http://www.southeastern.arrl.org

Federal Communications Commission:

http://www.fcc.gov

FCC Kids’ Zone: A safe place for children of all ages to learn fun facts about the telephone, satellites, fax machines, computers, television, radio and much, much more.  Contains lots of interactive games and puzzles, surveys, telecom factoids and much more.

http://www.fcc.gov/kidszone

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):

http://www.fema.gov

Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN):

http://www.satern.org

NETS

Alabama Day Net:

http://adn.mcars.us

Alabama Traffic Net Mike:

http://atnm.mcars.us

Hurricane Watch Net: Amateur Radio serving the N.H.C.

http://www.hwn.org

Maritime Mobile Service Net:

http://www.mmsn.org

SouthCARS:

http://www.southcars.com

SPACE

AMSAT – The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation:  Worldwide group of amateur radio operators who share an active interest in building, launching, and communicating through non-commercial Amateur Radio satellites.

http://www.amsat.org

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS):

http://www.rac.ca/ariss

ISS Fan Club: For enthusiasts of the International Space Station.

http://www.issfanclub.com

NASA: Human Spaceflight

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov

Liftoff to Space Exploration (for teens and older)

http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov

NASA Kids (under 13)

http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov

Satellite tracking programs:

http://www.amsat.org

Nova for Windows:

http://www.nlsa.com

Stennis Space Center (Hancock Co., MS):

http://www.ssc.nasa.gov/public/visitors

WEATHER

Alabama Hurricane Center:  Lots of info, including a radio section with emergency nets.

http://www.hurricane.alabama.gov

Hurricane Frequencies: Government, military, amateur, industry, misc.; nets, tropical  cyclone links, health and welfare resources.

 http://www.hurricanefrequencies.com

Jet Stream, National Weather Service Southern Region Weather School: This online weather school is designed to help educators, emergency managers, or anyone interested in learning about weather.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream

National Hurricane Center:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

National Weather Service:

http://weather.gov

Mobile NWS:

http://www.srh.weather.gov/mob

Skywarn: National headquarters for volunteer weather spotters working with the National Weather Service.

http://www.skywarn.org

WX4NHC: Amateur Radio station at the N.H.C.

http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/w4ehw