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Amateur Radio Resources

FAQ – Amateur Radio FAQ for Parents – Everyone should read this
Practice – Practice on HamStudy.org
FAQ – Amateur Radio as a STEM Activity – yes, we do that!
Find a radio club near you! ARRL.org
All About Ham Radio For Beginners - by youth volunteer Connor in Illinois
New England Amateur Radio Inc. (NEAR) – for education and support
Watch this informational amateur radio video on YouTube: . 32 min.
Sci-Tech Amateur Radio Society (STARS) – Youth and family club
Amateur Radio Links and References – helpful links and sites
If you do not already have an FRN, visit the FCC’s Registration page and click “Register.”
Things you need to bring to an amateur radio exam
FCC Rules for Amateur Radio Call Signs

ARRL -- Your One-Stop Resource for Amateur Radio News and Information

Join ARRL or renew today! No other organization works harder to promote and protect amateur radio. Membership supports benefits, services, programs, and advocacy to help you get (and stay) active and on the air. Membership includes access to digital editions of all four ARRL magazines: QST, On the Air, QEX, andNCJ.

Listen to ARRL Audio News, available every Friday.

The ARRL Letter is available in an accessible format, posted weekly to the Blind-hams Groups.io email group. The group is dedicated to discussions about amateur radio as it concerns blind hams, plus related topics including ham radio use of adaptive technology.

NCJ -- National Contest Journal. Published bimonthly, features articles by top contesters, letters, hints, statistics, scores, NA Sprint, and QSO parties.

QEX -- A Forum for Communications Experimenters. Published bimonthly, features technical articles, construction projects, columns, and other items of interest to radio amateurs and communications professionals.

Free of charge to ARRL members...

Subscribe to the ARES Letter (monthly public service and emergency communications news), the ARRL Contest Update (biweekly contest newsletter), Division and Section news alerts, and much more!

Find ARRL on Facebook! Follow us on Threads, X, and Instagram.

STUDY AND REVIEW

HamStudy.org – we think this is best method, if you use "Study Mode" and select only one question pool at a time.
ARRL Book Store – ARRL Ham Radio License Manual 4th Edition (Spiral Bound)
ARRL web site – You can download the entire question pool here.
ARRL web site – offers a free Exam Review for Ham Radio(TM)
KB6NU Ham Radio Blog – offers a "No-Nonsense" study guide for free.

JOIN A LOCAL CLUB

Find a local ARRL-affiliated club – http://www.arrl.org/find-a-club
Find a local radio club – https://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_clubs_a-g.html

JOIN THE ARRL

Benefits of joining ARRL – http://www.arrl.org/membership

VANITY CALL SIGNS

How to apply for a Vanity Call Sign – http://www.arrl.org/applying-for-a-vanity-call
Choosing an ideal Vanity Call Sign – https://www.k8zt.com/rules-orgs/vanity-callsign

QSL CARDS AND SERVICES

ARRL QSL Bureau services – http://www.arrl.org/qsl-service
Make your own QSL Cards – http://www.radioqth.net/qslcards
Custom printed QSL Cards – https://www.kb3ifhqslcards.com/premium-qsl-cards

YOUR FIRST RADIO

Guide to deciding which radio to get first – http://www.arrl.org/buying-your-first-radio
Good radios for beginners – https://radiotackle.com/best-ham-radio-for-beginners/
Should I buy that radio from China? https://hamradioschool.com/buy-radio-china/
Tons of reviews at eHam.net – https://www.eham.net/reviews

DIGITAL RADIOS - DMR

Info from Digital Mobile Radio Association – https://www.dmrassociation.org/

AMATEUR DIGITAL MODES

Digital Modes Explained – https://www.onallbands.com/the-rise-of-digital-modes-the-changing-face-of-ham-radio/
Resources for Digital Modes – https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/HF_Digital_Amateur_Radio

BEING PREPARED

Guide for preppers – https://theprepared.com/survival-skills/guides/beginners-guide-amateur-ham-radio-preppers/
Six Survival Radios and . . . – https://www.skilledsurvival.com/survival-radio-communication-in-a-broken-world/
Download this FCC Enforcement Advisory – PUBLIC NOTICE - Federal Communications Commission
Massachusetts Distracted Driving Law As Applied to Ham Radio Operation

BEING SAFE IN WILDERNESS SITUATIONS

CB Radio alternative for survival communications – https://offgridsurvival.com/cbradios/
Saved by SPOT - non-ham satellite communications – https://www.findmespot.com/en-us/

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

Emergency Communications Training – http://www.arrl.org/emergency-communications-training
SKYWARN Training – https://www.skywarn.org/training/

BAND PLANS RESOURCES

U.S. Frequency Coordinators – https://w2xq.com/bm-ar-repeaters.html
Local Band Plans (ARRL listing) – http://www.arrl.org/band-plan
Local Band Plans (RepeaterBook listing) – https://www.repeaterbook.com/wiki/doku.php?id=band_plans
Band Plans (DX Zone) – https://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Ham_Radio/Band_Plans/Frequency_coordination/
IARU Region 2 Band Plan – https://www.iaru-r2.org/en/on-the-air/band-plans/

TERRAIN AND ELEVATION

RF Line-of-Sight – https://www.scadacore.com/tools/rf-path/rf-line-of-sight/

RADIO PROPAGATION AIDS

VOACAP Online for Ham Radio – https://www.voacap.com/hf/
Hepburn Maps - Tropospheric Ducting – https://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo.html
DXMAPS 4.2 - QSO/SWL real time – https://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php?Lan=E
VHS APRS Propagation Map – http://aprs.mennolink.org/
Space Weather Prediction Center – https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/communities/radio-communications
Near-Real-Time MUF Map – http://www.spacew.com/www/realtime.html
Space Weather Woman – https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/