For Aspiring Hams

• Ham Basics Study Guide Under Construction
• Hamstudy
• Podcast of the Basic Question bank
• Podcast of the Advanced Question bank
• Conceptual Electronics Videos

For New Hams

• For new hams
• Best ham radios to buy when starting out
• For new members.
• BC Distracted Driving Laws

VHF/UHF

• Frequencies:
  • Radio Programming and Frequency List
  • Island Trunk System
  • VHF & UHF Simplex Frequencies
  • Using CHIRP
  • RAC's VHF/UHF Repeater Frequency Coordination
  • British Columbia Amateur Radio Coordination Council
  • RepeaterBook (Website), (Android App)
• Cross Band Repeater
• EchoLink
  • Static IP

HF

• IC-7300
  • IC-7300 Band Scope Tweaks
  • HamCuredSmoke IC-7300 Youtube Series
• WA7BNM Contest Calendar Website
• Northern Utah WebSDR

Digital

• West Coast AREDN site.
• Signalink Radio-Computer soundcard interface.
  • Winlink Express to send Winlink and P2P messages.
  • 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 for Android or Windows.

Callsign Searches

• The Canadian Amateur Radio Callsign Database
• QRZ

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

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 Equipment Retailers

• Burnaby Radio (Burnaby)
• Fleetwood Digital (Surrey)
• CanaKit (North Vancouver)
• GPS Central (Alberta)
• Radioworld (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

Maps And Weather

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

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

Misc

• Microwave
• GNU/Linux Resources
• Python Band Plan
• Station Coax
• Net Controller
  • Net Logging Spreadsheet
• Jitsi, Zoom
• Contest Spreadsheets
• OpenStreetMap
• Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue

This Website

• Editing this site.
  • Link, View, and Create PDFs
  • Wrap Plugin Examples
• Online html editor to create fancy stuff.