Friday Lunch Bunch

• American Red Cross Emergency Preparedness Checklist - A standard checklist of emergency items compiled by the American Red Cross.
• APRS Search - Enter a callsign of a station running APRS (Automatic Position Reporting System), and this website will provide you with maps, etc. of their location.
• Print a Reference Copy of your Amateur License - (Courtesy of Dean Gibson, AE7Q) Enter your callsign and this service will allow you to print a "Reference Copy" of your Amateur license. You can even pick the font on the license!
• Morse Code (CW) Translator - This little trick allows you to type in any string of characters, words, callsigns, etc., and will output the morse code equivalent to your computer's speakers!
• International Q Signals - A nice addition to your amateur radio lingo. What does QSO, QRZ, or QST mean? Find out here!
• Net Procedures - What are the proper procedures for a directed net? Who can check in, and what should I do when I check in? Find answers to those questions here.
• Traffic Priority (Precedence) - What is the official way to pass traffic? What do the words "emergency", "priority", "welfare" or "routine" mean, with regard to amateur radio traffic?
• Basic Emergency Deployment Checklist - Do you have everything you'd need if an emergency were to arise? Go through this checklist and be sure you're prepared.
• ARRL Radiogram - Print this radiogram to keep track of sent and received messages - a handy tool in emergency situations. Click HERE for the Amateur Message Form, explaining how to use the radiogram.
• Want to upgrade your license? Take a sample exam here! - This online practice test, courtesy of QRZ.com, allows for everyone - not even currently licensed amateur operators, to take sample tests for free! See how you score on your Ham Exam!
• Want to read the entire text of the FCC Regulations over Amateur Radio? Click Here for Part 97!
  
  Morse Code Translator
  Changes Text into Morse Code
  
  ARRL Headquarters
  Become a member of the American Radio Relay League
  
  Morse Code Tutor
  Teaches Morse Code in groups and gives practice strings.
  
  Ohms Law Calculators
  Does the hard stuff for you.Power,Ohms,Current,Resistance,Voltage it's all here.
  
  Technician Practice Tests
  This is probably the best site to practice for your Technician test.
  
  General Practice Tests
  Again the best site to practice for your general test.
  
  Extra Practice Tests
  Feeling kind of froggy? Give these tests a try and go to the top of the Amateur ladder.
  
  QRZ.com Practice tests
  Another good site for taqking Extra,General & Technician practice tests.
  
  License Certificate Creator
  A very nice certificate creator for your Call,suitable for framing.
  
  FCC License reference creator
  Get a copy of your FCC license.
  
  QSL Card Creator
  Get a nifty looking QSL Card created right before your eyes.
  
  Call Sign Lookup
  Need to look up a call sign? Here is a good place to do it.
  
  ARRL Exam Session Search
  Need to know where you can take a paticular Amateur test? here is the ARRL Exam search page.
  
  ARRL Exam Question Pool
  Kind of self explanatory.This is where you can download the FCC Questions and study for the tests.
  
  Maps,Maps & More Maps
  Ham Radio Maps and more at the DX Zone
  
  Amateur Operating Aids
  If you can't find it anywhere else it is on this site.A very good Amateur Operating Aids website.
  
  Repeater Database
  This site is updated daily.
  
  Amateur Radio Mapping Software
  As the name implies Software for Amateur Radio Mapping.Also has other Amateur Radio Software.
  
  Wonder Where All The Ham's Are?
  This site let's you look up hams in a paticular area by Zip Code.
  
  A World Clock For Your Computer
  See the time all over the world on this powerfull desktop world clock - see the time for almost any area of the world.
  
  CQ Amateur Radio
  Amateur Radio Magazine
  
  AC6V Website
  Huge website with over 700 Amateur Radio Topics,6000 links,this one will take you a while to surf.
  
  FCC Universal Licensing Database Search
  Search The Database.
  
  Ham Radio Yagi Building Software
  Design A Yagi with this software.
  
  
  

  International Q Signals

  QRA	What is the name of your station?	QSD	Is my keying defective?
  QRG	What's my exact frequency?	QSG	Shall I send ____ messages at a time?
  QRH	Does my frequency vary?	QSK	Can you work break-in?
  QRI	How is my tone? (1-3)	QSL	Can you acknowledge receipt?
  QRK	What is my signal intelligibility? (1-5)	QSM	Shall I repeat the last message sent?
  QRL	Are you busy?	QSO	Can you communicate with ____ direct?
  QRM	Is my transmission being interfered with?	QSP	Will you relay to ____?
  QRN	Are you troubled by static?	QSV	Shall I send a series of Vs?
  QRO	Shall I increase transmitter power?	QSW	WIll you transmit on ____?
  QRP	Shall I decrease transmitter power?	QSX	Will you listen for ____ on ____?
  QRQ	Shall I send faster?	QSY	Shall I change frequency?
  QRS	Shall I send slower?	QSZ	Shall I send each word/group more than once?
  QRT	Shall I stop sending?	QTA	Shall I cancel number ____?
  QRU	Have you anything for me? (Answer in negative)	QTB	Do you agree with my word count?
  QRV	Are you ready?	QTC	How many messages have you to send?
  QRW	Shall I tell ____ you're calling him/her?	QTH	What is your location?
  QRX	When will you call again?	QTR	What is your time?
  QRZ	Who is calling me?	QTV	Shall I stand guard for you ____?
  QSA	What is my signal strength? (1-5)	QTX	Will you keep your station open for further communication with me?
  QSB	Are my signals fading?	QUA	Have you news of ____?