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Getting Started in Amateur Radio

Education / Reference / Miscellaneous:

AA9PW's Ham Radio Exam Practice Page - An Excellent Site for taking practice FCC Exams
AC6V's HAM and DX REFERENCE GUIDE - Quite Extensive
Amateur Radio Astronomy on the Internet
BUCKMASTER'S HAM CALL SERVER
eHam.net - Amateur Radio Portal and web community - recommended
FCC
HamRad
Ham Radio Community Chapter - by Roland, KD4SAI
Ham Related MAILING LISTS - Ya like E Mail?
HAMPEDIA - Encyclopedia of Amateur Radio Equipment (new and old)
Harry's Homebrew Homepage - By SM0VPO, this deserves a look
HFRadio.org - Propagation - Podcast - Excellent content by Tomas Hood, NW7US
N4GN Home Page
N4IP's Radio Resources
Open Amateur Repeaters at ARTSCI Publishing
QRZ
RSGB Microwave Committee
The Scots Guide to Electronics - Great online resource for studying electronics - I like to start HERE
Vacuum Tube Links
Old Radio Valves/Tubes data
Yahoo!'s Ham Links

Equipment - Buy / Sell / Trade:

eBay - Online Auctions are an increasingly popular way to buy and sell used Ham gear
HRO - Ham Radio Outlet
Radio Electric Supply - Tubes, online ordering
RadioScan.uk - Online supplier of handheld scanning receivers
RF Parts Company - Online Catalogue
Surplus Sales of Nebraska
Surplus Traders
Texas Towers
Vibroplex - They still make bugs to this day!

Morse Code / CW / QRP:
See also Clubs and History

AA9PW Morse Code Practice - Online Morse practice, very nice. Can even get news headlines in Morse. Also has an iPhone app.
Adjusting Straight Keys, Paddles, & Bugs - A "How-To" Article by N1FN
The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy - Very good online book by William G. Pierpont, N0HFF
Beginners Guide to operating CW - B8SFV's operating guide
FISTS -The International Morse Preservation Society
K3WWP's Ham Radio Activities - Excellent site, heavily promotes QRP, Morse, Simple Antennas, DXing, Contesting etc
PA3BWK's ULTIMATE CW SITE!
Vibroplex - They still make bugs to this day!

Organizations / Clubs (including QRP/CW clubs):

Adventure Radio Society - Promoting QRP outdoor/portable, and having fun
Amateur Radio Transmitting Society (A.R.T.S.) - Louisville's Oldest Amateur Radio Club, founded in 1927, callsign W4CN
AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE - The ARRL, Publishers of QST and defenders of our spectrum
Bullitt Amateur Radio Society - Another great club in the Louisville Metropolitan Area
Courage HANDI-HAM System Home Page
FISTS -The International Morse Preservation Society
Fort Knox Amateur Radio Club
North American QRP Club (NAQCC) - Promotes CW at QRP power levels and simple wire antennas. (Free)
QRP Amateur Radio Club International - QRParci - Another fine QRP club.
SKYWARN 2000 (AF4NJ) - Excellent page serving the Louisville, Kentucky National Weather Service warning area.
Straight Key Century Club (SKCC) - Promotes the use of Morse Code using old style manual keys, not keyers. (Free)
Tucson Amateur Packet Radio - TAPR

Propagation / DX:

AC6V's HAM and DX REFERENCE GUIDE
ARRL Propagation Forecast Bulletins
DX SUMMIT - DX Cluster and more
hard-core-dx.com
Solar Cycle 24 - Covers quite a bit, by VE3EN
Solar Terrestrial Dispatch
SpaceWeather.com
See also the AE4RV DX/Propagation page and the AE4RV Propagation Primer

Radio History / Online Museums:

Reading Online

antenneX - (a monthly magazine $$)
The Art and Skill of Radio Telegraphy - So nice, we list it twice
Articles online at Morse Express

Satellites / Space:

AMSAT - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
Heavens-Above - Satellite and Astronomy site - Good Ham Satellite Info and naked-eye observing info for sattelite watching
J-Track - Real-time satellite tracking; requires JAVA

Shout Outs:

AF4LQ's CW and QRP Page - Local QRP/CW enthusiast - has been personally helpful to me in answering my questions