seven free neat things for new hams:
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Seven Free Neat Things for New Hams:. An overview of cool resources, tools and services that they didn't teach you about in the license manual. Donald K – AE6RF 9/4/09. Purpose & Scope. Purpose: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Seven Free Neat Things for New Hams:
An overview of cool resources, tools and services
that they didn't teach you about in the license manual.
Donald K – AE6RF 9/4/09
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Purpose & Scope
• Purpose:– To introduce new hams (and others) to a
number of fun and useful resources that they might not know about.
• Scope:– This is an overview, not in depth discussion
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Neat Thing #1: www.qrz.com/db/(callsign)
• Online call sign look-up & database
• Each ham has their own personalized web page
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• Please at minimum add your email address
• Customize at will• # of views is proxy
metric for activity (weighted to HF)– Bob, K6XX: 32833– Donald, AE6RF:
6480– Cece, KJ6BNO: 113
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Neat Thing #2: www.eham.net
• Equipment reviews & Classified ads
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• Paid members see ads 24 hours earlier than non-paid
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Neat Thing #3: Free Logging Software
• DxKeeper – http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxkeeper/
• XMLog– http://www.xmlog.com/
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DxKeeper
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XMLog
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Neat Thing #4: eQSL
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Neat Thing #5: EchoLink
• http://www.echolink.org/• EchoLink allows Ham
Radio stations to communicate over the Internet, using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology.
• Computer-to-computer• Computer-to-radio too!
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Neat Thing #6: Rig Control
• Ham Radio Deluxe– http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/
• Controls your radio from your computer
• REALLY Neat– Can control other, REMOTE radios over the
internet!!!
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Neat Thing #7: Incoming QSL Bureau
• http://www.qslbureau.org/• Send them address stickers & $0.70 per envelope,
they’ll bring you DX QSL cards a couple times a year
• How to:– You must send a self-sticking label with
your call sign, name and address for each envelope ordered.
– The W6 QSL Bureau prefers to supply envelopes for you. Each envelope, including one first class stamp, is 70 cents each.
• I lied… This is is ALMOST free…
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Time for a quiz!
1. QRZ.com
2. eHam.net
3. Free logging software
4. eQSL.cc
5. EchoLink
6. HRD rig control – even remote
7. Incoming QSL Bureau