Amateur Radio Internet Links
For a fast scroll, click on the following:
- Amateur Radio Clubs
- Amateur Radio Web Portals
- Dealers
- Manufacturers/Components
- Organizations
- Publications
- Scouts - Boy & Girl - Radio Activity
- Special Interests
- Weather and Climate
For new items or any updates to the following links, please send an e-mail to Tom N9WBW.
Amateur Radio Clubs
Area Amateur Radio Clubs
You can search your area for ARRL affiliated clubs on line.
Here is a list of known clubs in the Chicagoland Area that have web sites:
- Associacion Iberoamericana de Radio Aficionados, Chicago IL (Spanish Speaking)
- Bolingbrook Amateur Radio Society, Bolingbrook, IL
- Chicago FM Club, Evanston, IL
- Chicago Suburban Radio Association, Riverside, IL
- DuPage Amateur Radio Club, Downers Grove, IL
- Elgin Amateur Radio Society, Elgin, IL
- Fox River Radio League, Aurora, IL
- Hamfesters Radio Club, Crestwood, IL
- Kishwaukee Amateur Radio Club, DeKalb, IL
- McHenry County Wireless Association, Crystal Lake, IL
- Metro Amateur Radio Club, Lincolnwood, IL
- Motorola Amateur Radio Club, Schaumburg, IL
- Mt. Frank Contesters, Hampshire, IL
- North Shore Radio Club, Wheeling, IL
- Plainfield Radio League, Plainfield, IL
- Radio Amateur Megacycle Society, Elgin, IL
- Schaumburg Amateur Radio Club, Schaumburg, IL
- Six Meter Club of Chicago, LaGrange, IL
- Suburban Amateur Repeater Association, Chicago, IL
- Suburban Technical Amateur Radio System, Tinley Park, IL
- Tri-Town Radio Amateur Club, Homewood, IL
- Western Area FM Amateur Repeater Club, South Elgin, IL
- York Radio Club, Elmhurst, IL
Other Amateur Radio Clubs
- Boston ARC, Boston, MA
- Eau Claire ARC, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Repeater Club
- Onalaska, WI
- Red River Amateur Radio Club, Fargo, ND
- Treasure Valley Radio Associate, Oregon
- Tri-State Amateur Radio Club, Cresco, IA
Amateur Radio Web Portals
- eHam.net - Amateur Radio on the Internet
- QSL.NET
- QTH.NET - Ham Mailing Lists
Dealers
- Alpha Delta Communications, Inc.
- Amateur Electronic Supply (AES)
- Amateur Radio Toy Store, Wheaton, IL - Owned and Operated by a WCRA member
- Antique Electronic Supply
- Associated Radio, Overland Park, KS
- Austin Amateur Radio Supply, Austin, TX
- Burghardt Amateur Center
- ComDaC, St. Joseph, MI
- Command Technologies, Inc.
- Communications HeadQuarters, Inc., Wilmington, NC
- Denver Radio, Stevens, PA
- East Coast Radio, Tonawanda, NY
- Ham Radio Outlet
- Jun's Electronics
- KJI Electronics, Caldwell, NJ
- Lentini Communications, Inc., Newington, CT
- Radio City, Inc., Mounds View, MN
- Radio Depot, Seattle, WA
- RF Components, Miami, FL
- RT Systems, Huntsville, AL
- R&L Electronics, Hamilton, OH
- RT Systems Amateur Radio Supply
- Texas Towers, Plano, TX
- Tower Electronics, Green Bay, WI
- Universal Radio, Inc., Reynoldsburg, OH
- WB0W, Incorporated, St. Joseph, MO
- 2 Way Talk - Cherokee products
Manufacturers/Components
- ADI Radio
- Alinco Electronics Incorporated
- All Electronics Corp
- Allied Electronics
- Alpha/Power, Inc. - Amplifiers
- Ameritron - Amplifiers
- Arcron-Zeit Radio Controlled Clocks
- Autek Research - Antenna Meters
- Batteries America
- Bencher, Inc. - Keyers and Butternut antennas
- Byers Chassis Kits
- Cable X-perts, Incorporated
- Cherokee, Inc - 6 meter transceivers
- Computer International - Computer VisualRadio Control Software
- Cushcraft Corporation
- Davis Weather Products
- Digi-Key Corporation
- Down East Microwave - Transmit and receive converters
- Drake
- DX Engineering - Professional quality antennas and parts
- ElecraftKit Transceivers
- Fluidmotion Antenna Systems - Yagi Antennas
- GAP Antenna Products, Inc.
- Ham Contact - Batteries and Chargers
- High Sierra Antennas - Motorized Mobile Antennas
- Hy-gain Antennas and Rotors
- Hy Power Antenna Company - Wire antennas for HF bands
- ICOM America
- Jameco Electronics
- Kachina - PC Radios
- Kantronics - TNC products
- Kenwood North America
- Kingston Technology Corp - PC Memory
- Lakeview Company, Incorporated - Hamstick Antennas
- LDG Electronics - Antenna Tuners
- Lightning Bolt Antennas - Cubical quad antennas
- MAHA
- MCM Electronics - Parts, semiconductors, etc.
- MFJ Enterprises
- Mirage Communication Equipment
- Mouser Electronics
- Optoelectronics
- PNY Electronics Inc. - PC Memory
- Pryme Radio Products
- QRO Technologies, Inc - Power Amplifiers
- QRZ Callsign Database
- RadioWorks - Antenna Components
- Ramsey Electronics - VHF Weather Satellite Receivers
- Ranger Communications, Inc. - 10m and 6m Transceivers
- RF Parts
- Roper Electronics - Ham and CB Radios, Antennex Antennas
- Sams Photofacts
- SGC, Inc - DSP and modems
- Special Communications Systems (SCS) - Pactor Equipment
- SSB Electronic USA - VHF Equipment
- Standard Radio
- Svetlana Electronic Corporation - Power tubes
- Hy-gain Antennas
- Tennadyne, Inc. - Log-periodic Antennas
- Ten-Tec
- Tigertronics, Inc. - GPS Tracker
- Timewave Technology
- Tower Jack -Tower Tools
- Universal Radio, Inc
- Vectronics - Antenna Tuners and SWR Meters
- West Mountain Radio - Rigblaster
- WinRadio
- W&W Associates - Batteries
- Yaesu USA
Organizations
Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL)
- American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
- ARRL Central Division Home Page
- ARRL Illinois Section
- ARRL QST Advertisers
- ARRL RadiosOnline
- ARRL VEC Exam Search
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Other
Publications
- Amateur Radio News Line
- Amateur Radio Trader
- Amateur Television Quarterly
- antenneX Online Magazine
- Badger State Smoke Signals (Wisconsin)
- Internet Six Meter News Magazine
Scouts - Boy & Girl - Radio Activity
- ARRL - American Radio Relay League
- Radio Spectrum
- ARRL Web: Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)
- JOTA 2007
- JOTA 2008
- Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America
- ARRL Scouts
- International Scout Nets
- Venturing Crew 27 San Mateo, CA
- Boy Scout Radio Merit Badge Power Point Slide Show
- NOAA's National Weather Service Forecast Office
- WWV Time & Frequency Division of NIST
Special Interests
APRS
- APRS Network
- APRS Plus Home Page (APRS plus Street Atlas)
- Bob Bruninga, WA4APR, APRS Page
- Java APRS Page
- Tucson Amateur Packet Radio
- WinAPRS/MacAPRS Software
Amateur TV (ATV)
Collectors
Contesting
DXing
- Daily DX
- New Jersey DX Association
- Northern Illinois DX Association
- OH2AQ WebCluster - was formerly OH2BUA
Emergency Services
- Skywarn Organization Home Page
- NWS Basic Spotters Guide in Adobe PDF format
- National Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) Organization
- DuPage County Office of Emergency Management
- Illinois Department of Transportation
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources
- Northern Illinois Skywarn
License Testing
Logging/Contest Software
- DXBase
- DX4Win/32
- Log Windows - Apparently gone belly up
- N3FJP Amateur Radio Software
- Prolog
- Win-EQF
- Write Log
Packet Radio
Propagation
- Aurora Information
- Australian Ionosphere Predictions
- North East Weak Signal VHF Group
- US Naval Observatory Master Clock
QRP Low Power Operation
- Northern California QRP Club (NorCal)
- QRP Amateur Radio Club International
- Minnesota QRP Society
- New Jersey QRP Club
- Small Wonder Labs
- Oak Hill Research
- Wilderness Radio
- Elecraft Radio
Radio Direction Finding
- Link is no longer active
Radio Modifications
Repeaters
Satellites/Space
- Global Positioning, University. of Texas
- Japan Amateur Satellite-2 (in English)
- NASA Real Time Satellite Tracking
- NASA Shuttle
- NOAA Home Page
- NDGC Solar Terrestrial Physics
- SAREX (Space Amateur Radio Experiment)
- Satellite Pass Predictions (Heavens Above)
Weather and Climate
National Weather Service (NWS)/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- NOAA
- National Weather Service-National
- National Weather Service-Midwest
- NWS Office of Meteorology
- NOAA Weather Radio
- NWS Internet Sites
Severe Weather Information
- Storm Prediction Center
- Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) - Storm Predictions
- Storm Spotters Guide
- Storm Spotters Glossary
- Safety Guides
- Severe Weather Research
- Storm Chasers Home Page
Radar/Satellite Resources
- EarthWatch Communications
- National Weather Service - Chicago & Suburbs
- National Weather Service - Amateur Radio
- Wheaton Weather
Weather Information Providers
- Alden
- Accuweather
- Earth Watch - Weather on Demand
- Intellicast
- Landings.com
- NBC Channel 4 (Washington DC)
- Real Time Weather Data-NCAR-RAP
- University of Wyoming
- USA Today
- Weathernet
- Weather Channel
- Weather News
- Weather Underground
Climate Information
- National Climatic Data Center
- Midwestern Regional Climate Center
- Minnesota State Climatologist
- National Climate Prediction Center
Hydrologic Information
Fire Weather Information
Aviation
- NWS Automated Surface Observations
- NWS Aviation Weather Programs
- Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) Aviation Division
- Landings Aviation Weather
- NOTAMS
- Landings.com - Aviation Weather
- Alaska Weather Cameras (FAA)
- Alaska Flight Cameras