AVIATION WEATHER - MARINE WEATHER - SEVERE WEATHER - TROPICAL WEATHER- GOES SATELLITE - RADAR
HAM RADIO RESOURCES of SE Texas
Icom Amateur Radio Frequency Band Chart (70kb PDF)
Texas Amber Alerts Info Page - Texas Governor's Emergency Management - Texas Homeland Security
International Amateur DX Entities & Azimuth info
Where In The (APRS) World is W5LK?
Amateur Radio Clubs
Anoka County Radio Club & Emergency Services (Minnesota)
Austin Amateur Radio Club & Austin Repeater Organization
Bay Area Amateur Radio Club (Nassau Bay)
Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club (SW Houston)
Clear Lake Amateur Radio Club (NASA-SE Houston)
Compaq Amateur Radio Club (ACE)
Galveston County Amateur Radio Club (GCARC)
Houston Vintage Radio Association
Jefferson County Amateur Radio Club
Northwest Amateur Radio Society (Houston)
Texas VHF-FM Society - (League City)
Tidelands Amateur Radio Society (Texas City)
Amateur Radio Retailers *
* The below listed dealers only consist of businesses I have physically visited and dealt with in my 40+ years of ham radio (and would do again).
Amateur Electronic Supply (AES) - Milwaukee, WI - (800) 558-0411
Austin Amateur Radio Supply - Austin, TX (800) 423-2604
Burghardt Amateur Center - Watertown, SD - (800) 927-4261
Electronic Parts Outlet (EPO) - Webster, TX (800) 856-1820
Houston Amateur Radio Supply - Spring, TX - (800) 471-7373
Radio City - Moundsview, MN - (800) 426-2891
Texas Towers - Plano, TX - (800) 272-3467
Univeral Radio - Renoldsburg, OH (800) 431-3939
Events
Texas Hamfest / Swap Meet Schedule
Linked Repeater Networks
Armadillo Intertie System (Texas)
Cactus Intertie System (CA, AZ, NM, NV, UT, CO)
Colorado Connection (link system)
EchoLink - EchoLink FAQ's - EchoLink Message Board - EchoLink Node Map - EchoLink Current Logins
IRLP-Intro - IRLP Node STATUS - IRLP Home Page - IRLP Nodes Info - Kingston (Ontario) ARC IRLP Page
Saltgrass Link System (SE Texas)
South Dakota Linked Repeater System
Target Link System (MD, PA, WV)
Tulsa ARC - Wide Area Link System
National & International Organizations
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
Cayman Amateur Radio Society (CARS)
Federacion Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores A.C. (FMRE)
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
International Morse Code Preservation Society
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Irish Radio Transmitters Society (IRTS)
New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART)
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC)
Radio Society of Great Britain
Trinidad & Togabo Amateur Radio Society (TTARS)
Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA)
International Listing of National Radio Societies (RAC)
Public Service Networks
Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES)
ARES - Texas Rio Grande Valley
ARES - Montgomery County (Conroe, Cut-N-Shoot, The Woodlands)
Caribbean Amateur Radio Meterological Emergency Network (CARMEN)
Hurricane Watch Net - WX4NHC Page - Hurricane Watch Net Page (14.325 MHZ)
Minnesota "Skywarn Central" Page
Skywarn - National Frequency Listing
Antennas
Glenn Martin Engineering (Antennas)
Tashjian Towers (former Tri-Ex associate)
Batteries
Batteries America (formerly E H Yost) *
Discount Two-Way Radio - Batteries
Packet Radio
Propagation Info
DX QSL Net - Propagation Index Data (Live Data)
WWDX Propagation Service Center
Radio & Ancillary Equipment Manufactures
Allied Electronics (parts catalog)
Alpha Radio Products (amplfiers)
Command Technologies (amplifiers)
Worth-More Electronics (amplifiers)
Yaesu - Amateur Radio Division
Research - Resource & Information
Amateur Radio License Plate Info (TxDOT)
Anti SPAM & Virus Software (FREE)
Battleship Texas Radio Room Restoration Project
FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement Log
FCC - Amateur Radio Service Page
FCC License & Renewal Forms (ARRL site)
Houston Area Repeater List (KG5AI)
Hurricane HF Frequency Usage (Popular Communications)
National Listing of ALL Repeaters (by state)
National Open Repeater Listing
QRZ - Call Sign Look-Up & News Page
Repeater Builders Technical Info Page
Satellite Passes Over North America
APRS
Position Locators: NEXRAD Overlay
APRS World -- findU.com -- KC0MNX Search Page -- N1BQ APRS Search -- N9WTM APRS Search
APRS -- APRS - Bob Bruninga Page
APRS Introductory Info - (KD4RDB)
APRS Quick Start-Set Up for Kenwood TH-D7A(G) - (W5EVH)
APRS Status (list of previous 4-hour's activity)
Connecting a Garmin GPS to Kenwood TM-D700A or TH-D7A(G)
Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio - APRS Group (TAPR)
Radio Modifications
Amateur Radio Modifications (W8JAZ)
Kenwood Modifications (XE1BEF)
Kenwood TM-D700A Mod - (KF4CJL) TM-D700A Mod
QRZ - Radio Modification Files
Scanner Frequencies
City Scanner Frequencies - Texas
Galveston County Frequency List (GCARC)
Houston Scanner Frequencies (Installer.com)
Interstate 45 Scanner Frequencies (KG5AI)
Scanner Frequencies - Houston Texas
Scan Ware (Huge / Organized Natl Listing)
License Examinations & Testing
Links to Links - Exceptional Sites
Amateur Radio Resources (G3YCC Yorkshire, UK)
BIG Links List - (North San Francisco Bay, CA ARC)
HF Antenna Links (Chesapeake, MD ARS)
Automatic Radio Programming - Now a real possibility!
If you own one of the new model VHF/UHF dual band mobile radios and have fully programmed it, you have invested a good deal of time. As an "idea"... I am trying to see how widespread the interest might be, for individuals to share their respective programming files. This could be a real "gold mine" for folks who buy new radios... and/or travel from one metropolitan area to another. (I am seeking program information from the Dallas/Ft Worth, Des Moines, Kansas City, Sioux Falls, Minneapolis/St Paul and San Antonio areas for a Kenwood TMD-700A).
The below files are for a fully programmed Kenwood TMD-700A to be used in southeast Texas. It contains the vast majority of 2-meter and 440 repeaters for the Houston area... including the entire SALT GRASS link system, along with PL tones and display names... in addition to all NOAA weather frequencies, aviation emergency and CTAF frequencies and common Texas DPS frequencies.
This same concept could be done for Icom and other radios for a variety of locations. If you've done an outstanding job in programming your radio for the metro area you live in... then email the data file to me and I'll place it on the site! There will be no fee of any kind (along with a mandatory agreement to a "hold harmless" clause), to be associated with this service. It is my understanding that the Icom software and cables must be purchased from a dealer, for approximately $100.
You will need to download the FREE Kenwood software for the TMD-700A here. The TMD-700A interface cable is a standard DB9 Serial "thru" cable, such as is used for a Serial cable extension (Verify and/or check and see if you may need a cable gender adaptor (Radio Shack $6.95). If your PC or laptop does not have a serial port, you may need to purchase a Serial-USB adaptor cable (available at stores such as Best Buy), for around $30. Kenwood TM-D700A Mod
The below files include all known / identified repeaters for each state... including the repeater offset, PL tone and display name. All of this information will AUTOMATICALLY be programmed into a TM-D700A, when using the above FREE Kenwood software. Repeaters are listed in order of ascending frequency. Where two repeaters exist on the same frequency, a repeater which has a PL tone will be listed first. Where two repeaters are listed on the same frequency, multiple repeaters with PL tones required separate listing. Where a large metro area repeater may have been reported in the referenced data base... and no PL tone was provided, in many cases it is not included in these files. Likewise, most repeaters which were listed as "closed", are not included here. Display names often utilize the associated airport 3-letter identifier in the interest of saving space. (I am an FAA air traffic controller). Most states also have primary airport ATC and emergency frequencies listed. (The listed UHF frequencies are generally used by military). ALL VHF NOAA weather broadcast frequencies are provided in each file... and have been "locked out" so as to not lock up the receiver during scan mode.
To save the SE Texas / Houston TMD-700A program file, RIGHT CLICK on TMD-700A Houston set-up program data (14 kb) and use the "SAVE AS" command to store the data where you can locate it for retrieval and use with the Kenwood software.
Right Click and use "Save As":
Southeast Texas TH-D7AG data -- Minnesota TH-D7AG data -- South Dakota TH-D7AG data -- Marine & Railroad TH-D7AG data
Southeast Texas TM-D700A data -- North Texas TM-D700A data (Includes Panhandle)
Colorado TM-D700A data -- Iowa TM-D700A data -- Kansas TM-D700A data -- Louisiana TM-D700A data
Minnesota TM-D700A data -- Nebraska TM-D700A data -- North Dakota TM-D700A data
Oklahoma TM-D700A data -- South Dakota TM-D700A data -- Wisconsin TM-D700A data
Kenwood Radio File Conversion Software Site(G4HFQ)
"Link-700" - TM-D700A & TH-D7G File Conversion Software (Download)
Amateur Radio - Espionage & Adultery... a true story
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