W2QCY'S HAM RADIO PAGE

Here are some great links to amateur radio and public safety related material. This is a fun hobby which exposes people to various aspects of electronics as well as communicating with the far corners of the earth. As with all my pages, I try my best to make sure each link continues to work correctly. However, if you find something that does not work let me know and I will repair it. There is nothing more frustrating than finding the really cool link that does not take you anywhere.

Basic ham radio information:

The links in this section will give you a starting point to find basic information about what ham radio is and how to begin studying for the required license. You can search for ham radio clubs in your area through the arrl web site listed below. This will give you information on where to go for meetings so you can get acquainted with other hams in your area.

• American Radio Relay League
• if you are a member of a r r l visit the members only page.
• ARRL Audio News
• the arrl hudson division home page
• Courage Handiham System

some net information:

In ham radio a net is a group of amateur radio operators who meet at a specific time for a specific purpose. These can be informal gatherings to chat about whatever comes to mind or as seen below nets for gathering information concerning hurricanes and other aspects of weather.

• the hurricane watch net is a good source of information concerning hurricanes.
• k4 e p s has several hurricane audio feed links
• learn more about the voice over i p portion of the hurricane watch net at this link.
• National hurricane Center web site.

Finding those needed radio frequencies:

The links in this section will help you locate ham radio frequencies specific to areas you may be traveling to. This can be helpful to program your radio when planning a trip.

• Find repeaters for Eastern New York at this link.
• looking for ham repeaters, try this listing
• looking for public safety frequencies in New York, try this link.
• looking for information about the echo link software, try this link.

Irlp Related links and information.

Now that we have a local IRLP node on the 147.120 repeater, some of the links in this section will help you find node status and other related information. With our node connected to reflector 9050 you can also listen to the aduio on your computer.

• Find irlp nodes by zip code at this link
• Find irlp nodes by city and state.
• Find out the status of irlp nodes at this link.
• reflector 9050 information page.
• Find information regarding irlp Internet radio linking project at this link.

Some interesting links:

Below are a couple of interesting links. If you find more I should add let me know.

• w2blc's antenna page
• check the homeland security alert level at this link
• Lentini Communications, a very accessible website for ordering ham radio equipment.
• Simple weather is an easy to use site for weather information.
• check out the forecasts and other weather information for the albany area at this national weather service link.
• check power outage status at this national grid link.
• Check power outage information from New York State Electric and Gas.

Amateur Radio Clubs

Use the links in the following section to learn more about amateur radio clubs in the albany New York area. Amateur Radio clubs are a very good way to get to know fello amateurs and find people who can help you study for that ham radio callsign.

• Albany County Amateur Communication Emergency Services
• the Albany Amateur Radio Association
• Schenectady Amateur Radio Association
• Saratoga County RACES Inc.
• Troy Amateur Radio Association Web Site

callsign search

Use the links below to find amateur radio callsigns or check on available special (vanity) callsigns you might be able to apply for at the fcc.

• Quarter Century Wireless Association
• QRZ callsign search
• use this link to apply for and check out the amageur radio vanity callsign program.

Last updated October 31, 2009