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Surrounding area Amateur Radio Clubs

Findlay Radio Club

W8FT

Hancock

Friendly Radio Amateur Team

KB8VYV

Wood

Fulton County Amateur Radio Club

K8BXQ

Fulton

Lucas County ARES

Lucas

Ottawa County Amateur Radio Club

K8VXH

Ottawa

Sandusky County ARES

Sandusky

Sandusky Valley Amateur Radio Club

W8NCK

Sandusky

Seneca Radio Club

W8ID

Seneca

Toledo Mobile Radio Association

W8HHF

Lucas

E-mail the Webmaster using the link at the bottom of this page to have a ham radio organization included in the above list. Wood county, Ohio and surrounding counties please.

American Radio Relay League (ARRL) - The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the largest membership association of Amateur Radio enthusiasts in the USA. The ARRL represents the interests of Amateur Radio operators before federal regulatory bodies, provides technical advice and assistance to Amateur Radio enthusiasts, supports a number of educational programs and sponsors emergency communications service throughout the country.

ARRL Great Lakes Division - serving radio amateurs in the Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky sections.

ARRL Ohio Section - Ohio section of the ARRL. Lots of great information here including important forms, the Ohio Section Journal, and other Ohio Section club newsletters.

QCWA - QCWA is an organization of licensed Amateur Radio operators who were first licensed at least 25 years ago.

Amateur Radio

General Ham Radio and locators.

Amateur Radio License Map - Tetranz. Find amateur radio stations near you (USA) (callsign, grid square, zip code, address).

Amateur Radio Maidenhead Grid Square Locator Map - Levine. Find amateur stations near you (address, city, state, zip code, callsign, grid square).

Amateur Radio Maidenhead Grid Square Locator Map - Karhukoti. Find amateur stations near you (drag-and-drop, latitude/longitude, grid square).

FCC ULS search - FCC callsign database.

Field Day Site locator - locate Field Day sites.

Hamvention - Amateur Radio convention (or hamfest) considered to be the largest hamfest held in Dayton, Ohio area.

Part 97 - ARRL. Part 97 is the section of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations that pertains to amateur radio and the conduct of Amateur Radio operators.

Part 97 - Code of Federal Regulations. Part 97 is the section of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations that pertains to amateur radio and the conduct of Amateur Radio operators. Contains previous versions and historical changes.

Practice Exams - Amateur Radio practice exams.

QRZ - Ham Radio supersite. Callsign lookup, bios, forums, swapmeet, news, resources.

TimeandDate - all things time. World clock, time zone map, time zone converter.

Radio & RF

Propagation and band characteristics.

Amateur Radio Band Characteristics - general Description of each Ham Band.

Band Plan - band plans for HF/VHF/UHF/SHF and USA grid map. PDF.

DX Cluster - distant amateur stations reported.

HF Propagation Map - real-time VHF propagation map compiled from WSPRnet, Reverse Beacon Network, PskReporter, and DX Cluster.

PSK Automatic Propagation Reporter - reception reports of digital activity on the amateur bands.

Repeater 101 - beginners guide to repeaters.

Tropospheric Ducting Forecasts - anomalous propagation and interference.

VHF Propagation Map - real-time VHF propagation map compiled from APRS data.

VOACAP HF - signal-to-noise predictions. Additional resources including DX charts, greyline, and space weather on their main page.

Weak Signal Propagation Reporter Network - weak signal propagation map on the amateur bands.

Repeater Directories & Scanner

Find repeaters, other clubs, hamfests, and scanner frequencies. Great links for traveling.

Amateur Repeater and Broadcast Websearch - generate lists of amateur repeaters and broadcast transmitters with in the specified city. Covers U.S. states, DC, and the 10 Canadian provinces.

ARRL Club Search - ARRL affiliated clubs.

ARRL Hamfests and Conventions - Hamfests and Conventions by state, ARRL division, or section.

Ohio Area Repeater Council - Repeater coordinating council for Ohio.

RadioReference - Database of scanner frequencies. Other features: Wiki that includes information on trunking, scanner laws, radio control software, audio streams via Broadcastify.

RepeaterBook - Amateur Radio repeater information around the world.

Emergency Services

ARES and Skywarn programs.

Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) - operators who have volunteered for communications duty in the public service when disaster strikes.

NWS Skywarn program - volunteers help keep their local communities safe by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the National Weather Service.

NWS Cleveland Skywarn - Spotter network serving Northern Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania.

NWS Cleveland Skywarn Amateur Radio Operations - frequencies of county nets, district nets, and the backbone for Hams or scanner listeners.

Weather

Atmospheric weather.

Bowling Green, Ohio current conditions - NWS conditions and forecast.

Bowling Green, Ohio text forecast - text-based weather forecast and graphics.

KDTX Radar - NWS Detroit low-res radar.

KDTX Radar - NWS Detroit high-res radar.

Lightning Map - real-time lightning strike map.

Radar - Intellicast map.

Radar - Weather Underground interactive map.

RadarScope - Professional weather radar (mobile app, subscription required).

Severe Weather - Weather Underground severe weather map.

Storm Prediction Center - NOAA/NWS SPC.

Weather Spark - weather by month, day, even hour anywhere on earth.

Windy - wind & weather forecast maps.

WXWarn - unfolding weather conditions.

Space Weather

Sun and Earth environment, meteors, solar flares, auroras, asteroids.

HF Propagation and Solar-Terrestrial Data - HF propagation prediction tools, CME, images, fade, MUF.

Radio Communications Dashboard - SWPC dashboard.

Solar Conditions & Ham Radio Propagation - HF band and solar conditions.

SpaceWeather.com - news about Sun-Earth environment.

Space Weather Woman - audio and video forecasts and condition reports.