I N T E R E S T I N G   L I N K S

ACTIVITIES TO OPERATE 

• 8 Day, Contest Calendar (WA7BNM).
• Field Day; ARRL:  
• New England QSO Party: 
• Parks On The Air (K-POTA):  
• Summits On The Air (SOTA): 
• Winter Field Day; WFDA:  
• World Wide Flora and Fauna (WWFF):  .

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CLUBS OF AMATEUR RADIO

• AMSAT – Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation: 
• ARRL – Amateur Radio Relay League: 
• Bloomfield Amateur Radio Club W1CWA
• FCARC – Franklin Co. Amateur Radio Club:  
• HCRA – Hampden Co. Radio Association:  
• Maine Ham Radio Society
• NoBARC – Northern Berkshire Amateur Radio Club:  
• POTA*413 – Portable On The Air WMA:  
• W1VCM – ARC Vintage Radio & Communications Museum:  

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GET ON THE AIR (GOTA) RESOURCES

• AAA Ham Radio For Beginners 
• ARRL GOTA Resources:  
• Easy Way Ham Books by:  Craig “Buck” K4IA
• Ethics & Operating Procedures For The Amateur Radio Operator
• Gordon West Radio School:  
• Ham Test Online:  
• Part 97: Amateur Radio Service PDF
• Pioneer Valley VE Team:  

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LOGGING PROGRAMS – Electronic And Paperwork

• Ham Radio Deluxe:  
• HAMRS:  
• N1MM Logger Plus:  
• N3FJP – AC Log:  
• PAPERLOG – ARRL Freebie: 

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NEWS – Local and Worldwide

• Business Studies: Broadcasting and Its History; Recommended by Dylan

• DX-World; News on worldwide HAM radio: 
• HAM NATION On Twit TV: 
• Radio – Hobbyist
• Space Weather Woman WX6SWW:  

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OUTSTANDING AMATEURS

• W1AWX’s QRZ page:  
• WB2JKJ – Education Through Communication

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REVIEWS and PRESENTATIONS 

• Digital Mobile Radio (DMR): by John Burningham, W2XAB  
• HCRA Video on DMR Presentation: 
• Telegraph and Deciphering Morse Code Recommendation By Noah Bass
• The art of CW: by Carlo Consoli; IK0YGJ :

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SHORTWAVE AM RADIO – ONLINE STREAMS

• 5085 KHz WTWW The BIG One: 
• 9475 KHz Scriptures for America Worldwide:  
• 12.105 MHz Nashville Country Music:  
• 15.810 MHz Old Time Gospel Music:  
• “QSO Radio Show”:  
• “Radio Disclosure”, With Paranormal, UFO’s, Strange, & The Weird:  
• “Old Time Radio Shows”:
• “Deliverance Ministries”:  

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SPOTTER NETWORKS and DX CLUSTERS

• DX Watch: 
• My DX Summit:  .
• POTA Spots:  
• SOTA Watch 3

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TECHNICAL JOURNALS

• 2 Meter Yagi Stack (Co-Phased) by ON5AU:  
• Dual-Band 2m/70cm Satellite Dish Slot Stealth Antenna – Video; Great For HOA
• Homebrew HF Antenna Tuner by VK5AJL:  
• Nuts And Volts: Online Magazine
• Open End Fed Antenna Build by: EARC Hawaiian Em-Radio Club:  
• The Spectrum Monitor – Digital PDF Subscription

• A Guide to Soldering; By D.Gleich, Link via: TECHEDLAB Student Brendan

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“VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR” 

• 1,500 FT Tower Repair Climb:  
• EME Moon Bounce Dish Control System VE6BGT:
• KDLT-TV Tower Climb To 1,999 FT:  
• KK5IM Shack Tour 2021:   
• NA1SS NASA Space Station Talks To Hams On Earth: 
• Hawaiian False Nuke Alert & Ham Radio; NBC Left Field:  
• W1AW / Fox 61 News – Emergency Messaging Demo:  

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VENDORS

MTARA encourages these commercial vendors to inquire about a booth/table at our next Western MA Hamfest located at the Castle Of Knights, in Chicopee, MA  USA

• ABR Industries 
• American Radio Supply
• Bioenno Battery Power:  
• Castle Of Knights:  
• Coilcraft Online:
• DX Engineering: 
• Gigaparts
• Ham Live
• Ham Radio Outlet:  
• Hamsource:  
• K1CRA Online Radio Store:  
• MFJ Enterprises: 
• Powerwerx:  
• Quicksilver Radio:  
• R & L Electronics: 
• 73 Electronics