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L. W. Leach, II
KB3VWG
General Class FCC Amateur License Holder
http://www.qrz.com/db/KB3VWG
APRS Information: http://aprs.fi/info/KB3VWG

how to reach me on-air: 146.41MHz PL 167.9Hz Upper Marlboro, MD, or via KB3VWG-R on EchoLink

Looking for like-minded Amateurs to create a National Amateur High Speed Wireless Radio Society, CQ CQ



  1. EchoLink Voice over IP Node 631888 - 146.440 MHz FM - KB3VWG-L Upper Marlboro, MD (RF access only)
  2. EchoLink Conference Server Node 637511 - KB3VWG-R
  3. EchoLink Proxy
  4. HSMM Radio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_multimedia_radio)
  5. AMPR Gateway (https://www.ampr.org/)
    - DNS Service: dns-mdc.ampr.org
    - Network Time Protocol (NTP) Service: kb3vwg-001.ampr.org
    - Speedtest: http://speedtest.ampr.org
    - What Is My IP: http://whatismyip.ampr.org
  6. International Space Station APRS iGate 145.825 MHz (http://www.aprs-is.net/IGating.aspx) Part-Time and Upon Request
  7. APRS Base Station/iGate (http://www.aprs-is.net/IGating.aspx) Full-Time


For those interested in getting their ticket, I suggest the following websites: http://www.arrl.org/getting-your-technician-license Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 - Telecommunication - Chapter I - FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION - Subchapter D - SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES - Part 97 - AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE (FCC Part 97) - FCC Part 97 on the GPO Website - Single page - FCC Part 97 on the GPO Website - Multi page - Part 97 in PDF Format Technician Class Study Materials Official Question Pool: http://ncvec.org/page.php?id=362 Study Guide: http://www.vhfclub.org/downloads/License%20study%20Syllabus's/Technician-rev1-7.pdf Study Guide: http://www.kb6nu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2014-no-nonsense-tech-study-guide-v20.pdf HamCram Presentation (PowerPoint Format): http://w9pe.us/HAMCRAM2014r1.0.ppt KE0OG Youtube Videos: http://dcasler.com/ham-radio/training/ General Class Study Material KE0OG Youtube Videos: http://dcasler.com/ham-radio/general/ Extra Class Study Material http://www.kb6nu.com/category/classestesting/extra-class-question-of-the-day/ KE0OG Youtube Videos: http://dcasler.com/ham-radio/extra/ This is an article referring to the Amateur Extra License in particular; but it explains how one can study for the test: http://kb6nu.com/extra-class-easypass-how-everybody-can-be-an-extra/ Youtube Course by KE4GKP for Technician, General and Morse Code (NOTE: Technician and General Courses are Out-of-Date): http://www.youtube.com/user/merryviking US Amateur Radio Band Chart Color PDF: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Hambands_color.pdf http://www.w5yi.org/downloads/FreqChart.pdf Black and White PDF: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Hambands_bw.pdf Grayscale PDF: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Regulatory/Band%20Chart/Hambands_grayscale.pdf Color JPG: http://www.arrl.org/images/view//Regulatory_/Color_Band_Chart_Image.jpg Text: http://www.arrl.org/frequency-allocations Technician Chart - Color PDF: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Tech%20Band%20Chart/Tech%20Band%20Chart.pdf Ohm's Law Chart: http://www.qsl.net/w3tcw/activities_clip_image001.jpg Practice Exams EHam.net: http://www.eham.net/exams/ HamStudy.org https://hamstudy.org/ HamExam.org: http://hamexam.org/ W8MHB.com: http://www.w8mhb.com/exam/ AA9WP.com: http://aa9pw.com/radio Copasetic Flows: http://copaseticflows.appspot.com/hamtest Ham Test Prep for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iversoft.ham.test.prep HamTestOnline: http://www.hamradiolicenseexam.com/try-it.htm HamTestOnline - online courses for the ham radio exams Classes Class Search (Nationwide): http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-class Exam Sessions Exam Search (Nationwide): http://www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session Laurel VEC Exam Schedule: http://www.laurelvec.com/?pg=exams Anne Arundel Amateur Radio Club: http://www.w3vpr.org/node/5 Links International Radio Regulations ITU: http://www.itu.int/pub/R-REG-RR-2012 FCC Amateur Radio Service Homepage: http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=service_home&id=amateur FCC Universal Licensing System (ULS): http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls United States RACES: http://www.usraces.org/ Prince George's County, MD ARES/RACES: http://www.pgares.org Hamuniverse.com: http://www.hamuniverse.com AE7Q's Amateur Radio Database Query tools: http://www.ae7q.com/ AH0A Amateur Radio Statistics: http://www.ah0a.org/FCC/index.html The Mid-Atlantic Repeater Council (Frequency Coordinator): http://www.tmarc.org/ WebSDR Project (Software-Defined Radios connected to the Internet): http://www.websdr.org/ Repeaters: http://www.artscipub.com/repeaters/ Amateur Radio Social Networking QRZ.com: https://www.qrz.com/ eHam.net: http://www.eham.net/

Antennas
DBJ-2 2m/70cm J-Pole roll-up antenna: http://www.tgc-ares.org/DBJ-2%20Roll%20up.pdf
Copper J-Pole Antennas: http://www.hamuniverse.com/jpole.html
http://www.hamuniverse.com/n6jsx2mcopperjportable.html
http://www.n7qvc.com/copper.html
http://www.jpole-antenna.com

HF Choke Balun
http://www.hamuniverse.com/balun.html
http://www.k8dns.com/balun.html
http://www.hamblog.co.uk/constructing-an-ugly-balun/

Parts
100-Ft. 300-Ohm Flat Twin-Lead Cable
Model:15-1175 | Catalog #: 15-1175
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2049618

Magnet-mount mobile scanner antenna
Model:20-032 | Catalog #: 20-032
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102469
https://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/5654

Outdoor VHF-Hi/UHF Scanner Antenna
Model:20-176 | Catalog #: 20-176
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103641
https://www.ambientweather.com/amwe20inouwe.html
https://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/8026





Software

APRSdroid http://www.aprsdroid.org/
APRS Messenger Android (currently, the developer is not distributing the app) http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/aprs_messenger_android.html
The ARRL Repeater Directory (Android) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.arrl.repeaterdirectory&hl=en
EchoLink (Amateur VoIP for PC and Android) http://www.echolink.org/
Fldigi (digital modem program for PC) https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/fldigi/
Ham Test Prep (Android) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.iversoft.ham.test.prep&hl=en
Morse Code Reader (Android) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.jfedor.morsecode&hl=en
Morse Code Trainer (Android) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hunt.morseDit&hl=en
Spectran V2 Digital Signal Processor http://www.sdradio.eu/weaksignals/spectran.html
Trusted QSL (digitally sign QSO requests) http://www.arrl.org/tqsl-download
QRZDroid (callsign databese lookup) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qrz.database.callsign&hl=en
Xastir (APRS™ for PC) http://sourceforge.net/projects/xastir/