ROVARC: Red Oak Victory Amateur Radio Club

ORCA: Oakland Radio Communications Association

MARS: Marin Amateur Radio Society

CCCC: Contra Costa Communications Club

Maritime Radio Historical Society Denise Stoops, May 2007 presentor, suggests that members of EBARC may want to have a look at the Maritime Radio Historical Society's web page and bring any questions they may have to the meeting for Denise to answer.

DX Atlas by Alex, VE3NEA, has downloadable propagation programs: DX Atlas, IonoProbe, HamCap, and Faros as presented by Ron Smith and Jack Burris at the April 2007 meeting.

VOACAP Also presented at the April 2007 meeting, you can download the VOACAP propagation program itshfbc.exe at this site.

Walter Pyle's website: Walter Pyle, WA6DUR, presented a program on solar energy at the October 2006 meeting. His company, H-Ion Solar Inc., offers clean and renewable energy solutions using solar and hydrogen technologies.

Emily Clarke's website: At the September 2006 general meeting, Emily Clarke, N1DID, gave a presentation on amateur radio aboard satellites. Emily is on the board of AMSAT and one of the most knowledgeable people in this fascinating niche of amateur radio. Lots of information on her website and links to other sites with AMSAT info.

Grant Connell's website: At the May 2006 general meeting Grant Connell, WD6CNF, gave a presentation about some of the ham radio software he has developed. Among his suite of applications are programs to decode CW, add DSP filtering to the audio output of your radio, an audio spectrum analyzer, and many other interesting programs.

Alan Biocca's website: At our March 2006 general meeting, Alan Biocca, WB6ZQZ, and Eric Williams, WD6CMU, gave a presentation on their homemade antenna launchers.

ARRL: The voice of amateur radio in the U.S.

The QRZ Callbook: Perhaps the most comprehensive directory of domestic and DX call signs.

DX Reflector: See what DX is on the bands RIGHT NOW.

EHam Net: Discussion groups on many ham-related topics, product reviews, and an excellent classified section for finding used ham equipment.

Cebik's Antenna Site: Antenna theory and projects by L.B. Cebik, W4RNL, one of the most respected experts in the field and a frequent contributor to QST magazine.

AC6V Ham Radio Links: Over 6000 links to other sites with ham radio information on every conceivable topic.

Online Practice Exams: Practice taking the written exam elements for Technician, General, or Extra licenses. Randomly generated tests from the current question pools allow you to practice taking the test and grade yourself.

CW Trainer: CW training software programs from Ray Goff, G4FON. This free, downloadable software will help you get up to speed for passing the 5wpm test or boost your skills to a more practical level like 20 or 30+wpm. It is designed to use the Koch Method that has proved so successful in teaching new cw operators. It emphasizes starting with just a few characters at a time, but at full speed, then gradually increasing the number of characters (rather than learning all the characters first and then trying to increase your speed).

What is Ham Radio: A good site for people who want to know what ham radio is all about and/or how to become a ham.