Articles and Links

For Aspiring Hams

• Ham Basics Study Guide Under Construction
• Hamstudy
• Practice tests
• Conceptual electronics videos

For New Hams

• For new hams
• For new members
• Best ham radios to buy when starting out
• Station coax and grounding
• BC distracted driving laws

VHF/UHF/Microwave

• Frequency Lists:
  • Radio programming and frequency list
  • Island Trunk System
  • VHF & UHF simplex frequencies
  • CHIRP
  • RAC's VHF/UHF Repeater Frequency Coordination
  • British Columbia Amateur Radio Coordination Council
  • Repeater Book (Android App)
• Cross Band Repeater
• EchoLink
  • Static IP
• Microwave

HF

• IC-7300
  • IC-7300 band scope tweaks
  • HamCuredSmoke IC-7300 Youtube Series
• Python band plan
• Contest spreadsheets
• WA7BNM Contest calendar website
• Northern Utah WebSDR

Digital

• West Coast AREDN
• Signalink
  • Winlink Express
  • Packet (place holder for future)
  • APRS on Windows
  • SSIDs for Winlink vs APRS
  • Digital Concepts
• IC-7300
  • IC-7300 settings for digital modes
  • JS8 with the IC-7300
  • Winlink Ardop
• Slow Scan TV

Callsign Searches

• The Canadian Amateur Radio Callsign Database
• QRZ

Amateur Radio Groups and Services

• British Columbia Wireless Amateur Radio Network
• Coquitlam Amateur Radio Club
• Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society
• Delta Amateur Radio Society
• Island Trunk System
• Langley Amateur Radio Association
• Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club
• Mid Island Radio Association
• Nanaimo Amateur Radio Association
• New Westminster Amateur Radio Club
• North Shore Amateur Radio Club
• Surrey Amateur Radio Club
• Telephone Pioneers Amateur Radio Club
• VECTOR

Amateur Radio Associations

• Radio Amateurs of Canada
• BC Wireless Amateur Radio Network
• BC Frequency Modulation Communications Association
• Industry Canada On-Line Services
• ARRL
• IRLP System
• Internet Archive: Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications

Amateur Radio Equipment Retailers

• Burnaby Radio (Burnaby)
• Fleetwood Digital (Surrey)
• CanaKit (North Vancouver)
• GPS Central (Alberta)
• Radioworld (Ontario)
• Maple Leaf Communications (Ontario)
• DX Engineering (USA)
• Ham Radio Outlet (USA)
• R&L Electronics (USA)
• Powerwerx (USA)
• Gigaparts (on eBay)

Used:

• Our very own Buy and Sell page
• Hamshack.ca

Amateur Radio Equipment Manufacturers

Radios:

• ICOM Canada
• Kenwood
• Yaesu

Antennas:

• Comprod

Accessories:

• West Mountain Radio (USA)
• Timewave Technology

Commercial Frequencies

• Canadian Spectrum Management System Data (Formerly known as TAFL)
  • Search the TAFL
  • TAFL Map (118 MHz - 525 MHz in Sechelt. Click New in green box on top left to change)
• RadioReference
• BC Forest Service Frequencies

RFI

• BC Hydro RFI
• Grow Equipment RFI

Maps And Weather

• Open Street Map (The Wikipedia of maps)
• Create Azimuthal Maps
• Live Lightning Map
• Windy.com
• Earth.NullSchool
• Tropical Storm Risk

Misc

• Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications (Internet Archive)
• GNU/Linux Resources
• Jitsi
• Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue

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