Websites You May Find Useful
Websites with description of products offered.
OPERATING
| WA7BNM Perpetual Contest Calendar | Perpetual contest calendar with links to rules |
| Announced DX Contest Operations | NG3K announced DX contest operations |
| Current and Planned DX Operations | NG3K current and announced DX operations |
| ARRL Contest Portal | ARRL contest rules, results, and archives |
| CQ Contest Results | CQ Contest rules, results, and archives |
| 3830 Scores | Score reporting, results reporting, and contest archive |
| Contest Online Scoreboard | Real-time contest scoreboard with class of entry, club, and team results |
| Reverse Beacon Network | Network of global skimmer receivers and a variety of sortable display capabilities |
| PSK reporter | Map based reporting of stations heard and worked selectable by band, mode, etc. |
PROPAGATION
| Spaceweather | News about the Sun/Earth Environment |
| Summary | Site Disabled 3/1/2025 |
| WWV Indices | Dynamic collection of propagation information |
| Gray line | Grey Line Map |
| Solar Ham Space Weather | Space weather collection by VE3EN |
| NW7US Supersite | A live reference resource site for solar and geomagnetic data and images |
| K6TU Propagation as a Service | Personalized propagation subscription service based on station location and capabilities |
MAPS
| NS6T Great Circle Maps | Personalized great circle map generator selectable presentation with local print capability |
| License Map | Licensed stations sortable by Zip Code, state, region, etc. |
TECHNICAL
| Times Microwave Coax Loss Calculator | Coaxial cable loss and power handling calculator by product and frequency |
| K5VR Coax Loss Calculator | Cable power handling, loss, VSWR loss component calculator. Useful for selecting the correct coax cable |
| DXEngineering Mast Load Estimator | Antenna stacking on mast load estimator with wind speed based pass/fail analysis |
| FCC Bulletin OET67b | FCC RF Exposure Guidelines w/ Amateur Radio Supplement |
| ARRL RF Exposure Calculator | Ham station calculator for RF exposure levels |
RFI / POWERLINE NOISE
| ARRL RFI Pages | The ARRL RFI pages have a lot of information, including audio recordings of various examples of RFI to help with source identification. |
| ARRL New England Division | On-going studies – good info |
| Contesting.com RFI | A searchable topic thread community. |
| K9YC | This is a very thorough website on topics ranging from amateur radio through commercial audio systems. He can be reached directly at: [email protected] |
| RFI Services – K3RFI | RFI consultant and technician. PVRC member! He can be reached at: [email protected] |
GENERAL
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| AC6V Amateur Radio and DX Reference Guide | Large collection of amateur radio related websites |
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
| Coil Inductance Calculator | Air wound inductor calculator based on turns per inch, wire size, turn spacing, etc. |
| Impedance Matching Network Designer | Multi-solution design tool for impedance matching e,g, high pass, low pass, bandpass, etc. |
| MaxGain Systems | Source for fiberglass rod, tubing, accessories and also some removed from service RF components |
| RF Parts | Source of power tubes, transistors, and RF components e.g. doorknob capacitors, vacuum relays, etc. |
| SSS Solution | Antenna hardware solutions for home brew antennas |
| McMaster-Carr | Supplier of hardware and mechanical components |
| Allen’s Fasteners | Unique single piece orders of hardware – very reasonable shipping costs |
SPONSORS – Paid sponsorship of PVRC
| The Daily DX | Daily DX newsletter – subscription service |
| LZ1JZ QSL Print | PVRC sponsor for QSLs |
| LZ QSL Printing Service | PVRC sponsor for QSLs |
| Green Heron Engineering | Rotor controls and station automation products |
| QTH.com Ham Radio Classified Ads | Searchable and category based used equipment listings |
| DX Engineering | Ham radio equipment supplier |
| Ham Radio Outlet | Ham radio equipment supplier |
| Elecraft | US Manufacturer of high performance radios, amplifiers, and accessories |
SUPPORTERS – Discounts offered to PVRC members
| Lands End Business Outfitters | PVRC apparel storefront facilitates direct ordering of personalized PVRC items |
| Hamthreads | PVRC Hats |
| Signman of Baton Rouge | PVRC Badges |