Area Amateur Radio Clubs |
Mount Beacon Amateur Radio Club FM-repeater group specializing in public service communications. |
Overlook Amateur Radio Club Primarily serves Ulster and Dutchess Counties in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York |
Peekskill /Cortlandt Amateur Radio Association Serving the Greater Peekskill / Cortlandt Area of Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York State |
TSARA: Tri-States Amateur Radio Association Serves Amateurs in the NY-NJ-PA region. Club offers an annual Hamfest, monthly VE sessions and other activities. |
Amateur Radio and Electronic Parts Dealers |
Alltronics Parts is parts and they have a good supply of them |
BG Microelectronics Parts is parts and they also have a good supply of them. |
Gateway Electronics Lots of surplus “goodies” for construction and experimentation at attractive prices. |
Ham Radio Outlet Another reputable, knowledgeable amateur radio dealer |
ICOM specialist since 1978. Gene offers a wide selection of new, used and demo gear plus in- and out-of-warranty service. Catch him at the next hamfest, or check out his Website. |
Marlin P. Jones and Associates Parts including microcontrollers |
Anderson Powerpoles, wide variety of DC Power cables and accessories; ladder line, coax cables, antenna wire of many types; high quality antenna rope, pulleys, and insulators, Go-kit pieces. |
Amateur Magazines |
Contests. Construction. Amateur news. Education & information. |
DXing.com |
Ham Radio Online |
Monitoring Times Premiere magazine for radio hobbyists covers the spectrum from LF beacons through Ku satellites. Essential reading for scanner enthusiasts! |
Nuts & Volts Once primarily a tabloid ad-circular, this slick, professional monthly promises “Everything For Electronics” – and delivers! |
QST Magazine & QEX/Communications Quarterly QST: Official Membership journal of the American Radio Relay League. QEX/Communications Quarterly: Technical “meat” for the serious experimenter. |
Community Service Organizations |
The Bannerman Castle Trust, Inc. Tiny Pollepel Island (aka, “Bannerman’s”) is home to centuries of folklore – and a mysterious, crumbling castle! Take a closer look at this unique historical “icon” and one non-profit group’s efforts to preserve it. |
Manufacturers |
Yaesu (Vertex Standard) |
ICOM America |
Kenwood Communications |
Alinco |
MFJ Enterprises, Inc. Accessories, includes Ameritron amplifiers and Vectronics antenna tuners. |
L.K.G. Industries Philmore parts, DATAK PCB supplies, Pfanstiehl phono stylii, EDSYN desoldering tools, Loctite products. Experimenters: check out the line of DATAKITS and DEPP educational kits! |
Buckmaster Publishing |
Amateur Radio Software |
ARRL Software ARRL offers a variety of the latest computer software for educational and station development purposes. |
AMSAT FTP Site America’s premiere source for satellite tracking and telemetry-decoding utilities! |
FUNET: The Finnish University and Research Network Archive Loads of useful Amateur and SWL programs for free download. |
Operating Info |
QRZ Commercial Amateur database publisher with a variety of useful products offers this free callsign lookup service. |
Rockland Repeater Association Rockland Repeater Association website, with info about their repeaters and a link to the Crystal Radio Club. |
ARRL Callsign Search Another of the American Radio Relay League’s free services for new and experienced Hams. |
Band conditions Current Band conditions |
Where are all the Hams? – Hammap This link will show you where someone is located |
Information & General Interest Sites |
ARRL: The American Radio Relay League, Inc. National association for radio amateurs. |
ARRL Hudson Division Webpage for the Eastern NY, NY-Long Island and Northern NJ Sections. |
AMSAT: The Amateur Radio Satellite Corporation Non-profit association for space-communications enthusiasts. Builds, manages and promotes use of Amateur satellites. |
FCC: The Federal Communications Commission Governmental agency that regulates all means of electronic communications in the U.S. |
NIST: National Institute of Standards & Technology Governmental agency. Hosts web pages for standard time & frequency stations WWV, WWVH and WWVB. |
TAPR: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio, Inc. Non-profit association for modern data communications via Amateur Radio. Pioneered the TNC and encourages use of the AX.25 packet-switching protocol. |