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Links – Useful Ham Radio Websites

 Local Clubs & Organizations

 ARRL Southern Florida Section  
 AREC Repeater Group
 Boca Raton Amateur Radio Association
 Jupiter Tequesta Repeater Group
 Palm Beach County ARES/RACES
 Palm Beach County Skywarn
 Palm Beach Packet Group
 Quarter Century Wireless Association
 West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Club

National Sites

 American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
 Fed Communications Commission
 Call Sign Lookup
 Product Reviews
 Research Vanity Call Signs

 

Equipment Vendors

Ham Radio Outlet (HRO)
 MTC Radio

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Random Ham Stuff

A PTO Kit From Ken WA4MNT at QRPBuilder
A PTO Kit From Ken WA4MNT at QRPBuilder

The Soldersmoke Direct Conversion Receiver was the first time I had ever built anything with a permeability tuned oscillator (PTO for short). I had never previously been that interested in [...]

The QRP Labs QMX Transceiver
The QRP Labs QMX Transceiver

Note – A number of folk have mentioned experiencing difficulty leaving comments underneath posts on this blog. Unfortunately, I don’t how to remedy that, or even whether I could. It’s [...]

The NorCal 40A 25th Anniversary Edition
The NorCal 40A 25th Anniversary Edition

With many of the projects described in this blog, the idea to build them had been in my head for a while (often years) before it was finally acted on. [...]

The Wilderness Radio SST-20
The Wilderness Radio SST-20

NOTE: In the following post, I’ll be referencing component designators according to the original schematic, which is in the SST manual, available here, on Ken WA4MNT and Karen KF4EEL’s QRPBuilder [...]

The SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver
The SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver

Well gosh. About a month ago, it was feeling as if every builder in the homebrew community had built the SolderSmoke Direct Conversion Receiver, apart from me. That’s a slight [...]

Another GM3OXX OXO Transmitter
Another GM3OXX OXO Transmitter

After finishing the two-transistor “Jingy 40” regen, I was looking for a little transmitter to use with it. I cycled through a few different designs, before deciding to “play it [...]

A Daily-Use Vintage High Impedance Headset
A Daily-Use Vintage High Impedance Headset

I’m not a collector of vintage headsets. 2 years ago, I purchased a high impedance Western Electric headset for listening to crystal sets. I also bought a set of “Baldies”. [...]

For Part 15 Enthusiasts – Some Very Worthy SSTRAN AMT3000 and AMT5000 Mods
For Part 15 Enthusiasts – Some Very Worthy SSTRAN AMT3000 and AMT5000 Mods

Back in 2010, I became interested in legal micropower broadcasting under the FCC Part 15 regulations, and assembled an SSTRAN AMT3000 kit transmitter for the AM broadcast band. I had [...]

“The Jingy 40” – A Two-Transistor Regen
“The Jingy 40” – A Two-Transistor Regen

Or “The One-Transistor Regen That Turned Into A Two-Transistor Regen” with thanks to G3XBM and N0WVA. (Note – if reading this post on a computer, you can click on any [...]

A Near-Minty Vintage Headset and a Book on Building the “Ultimate Regen”
A Near-Minty Vintage Headset and a Book on Building the “Ultimate Regen”

No new construction projects here, I’m afraid, and none planned for the foreseeable future, though I have made some exciting and worthy acquisitions. A couple of years ago, I was [...]

ARRL News

Registration is Open for the 2026 ARRL National Convention in Huntsville

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® and the Huntsville Hamfest will host the 2026 ARRL National Convention and Huntsville Hamfest, August 21 - 23, in Huntsville, Alabama.The convention will kick [...]

The ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity has remained at low levels this past week. The largest event of the period was a C3.4 flare originating from Region 4446.   There are nine numbered regions on [...]

RAC Vice-President Brent Taylor, VY2HF, Silent Key

by Allan Boyd, VE3AJB/VE3EM, President, Radio Amateurs of CanadaRadio Amateurs of Canada has received the sad news that RAC Vice-President Brent Taylor, VY2HF, became a Silent Key on May 21, 2026, at [...]

Senator Ted Cruz Praises Amateur Radio Volunteers for Emergency Preparedness

Senator Ted Cruz, in a strong pre-Memorial Day message, publicly highlighted the critical role that Amateur Radio Service volunteers play during disasters, praising and thanking ham radio operators who provide [...]

ARRL Solar Update

Solar activity continued at low levels during the past 24 hours withfour active regions on the visible disk. The largest events were aC1.0 on May 20 from the northeast limb [...]

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