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Seven Free Neat Things for New Hams:

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:

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Seven Free Neat Things for New Hams:

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Neat Thing #1: www.qrz.com/db/(callsign) • Online call sign look-up & database • Each ham has their own personalized web page

  4. 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

  5. Neat Thing #2: www.eham.net • Equipment reviews & Classified ads

  6. Paid members see ads 24 hours earlier than non-paid

  7. Neat Thing #3: Free Logging Software • DxKeeper • http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxkeeper/ • XMLog • http://www.xmlog.com/

  8. DxKeeper

  9. XMLog

  10. Neat Thing #4: eQSL

  11. Neat Thing #5: EchoLink • http://www.echolink.org/ • EchoLinkallows Ham Radio stations to communicate over the Internet, using voice-over-IP (VoIP) technology. • Computer-to-computer • Computer-to-radio too!

  12. 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!!!

  13. 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…

  14. Time for a quiz! • QRZ.com • eHam.net • Free logging software • eQSL.cc • EchoLink • HRD rig control – even remote • Incoming QSL Bureau

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