RADIOFAVourites

Below is a list of websites that I recommend, because technical accuracy, interest and constructive for our hobby. Opinions and suggestions are welcome:

All the links checked by June 2025!

1. Miguel Ghezzi, LU6ETJ. he is in my opinion a brilliant colleague and sharp writer. technique and humour in one place. http://lu6etj.host-argentina.com.ar/lu6etj/ Updated 12/2016

https://host-argentina.com.ar/lu6etj/lu6etj/tecnicos  

He is Silent Key from years ago but his work keeps for posterity

2. Green Bay Professional Packet Radio, their mission... "to achieve an inexpensive radio data network with affordable materials". In packet the best: professional amateurs. http://www.qsl.net/n9zia/

Same host, this site is just... an encyclopedia about RF techniques, nos just packet. His motto "SCIENTIA EST POTENTIA " speaks itself.

3. Repeaters, no mystery, these guys show you. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: http://www.repeater-builder.com/rbtip/ humongous site to learn and experiment all about radio stuff.

4. Antennas? http://www.cebik.com/dbi.html   https://www.antenna2.net/cebik/  or https://github.com/antenna2  and http://www.antentop.org/w4rnl.001/radio.html

(Still) the best on the net. W4RNL(sk), technique, theory, experiments, to learn and develop our own antennas. 1000 ½ recommended. Updated 12/2016 It is now a commercial site of the company Antennex and sells the articles on CD.

Lonney K1LH has made a priceless service to radio community by curating all the L. B. Cebik materials and saving it for posterity in two different web repositories. 

5. https://www.electronics-tutorials.com/ is a site to learn electronics and antennas. Very simple and self-explanatory.

6. A radio school? Yes...it's called http://www.radioelectronicschool.net/ and has everything from Australia with good material and free of charge. http://www.res.net.au/ Updated 12/2016

Now with new design and online enrollment.

7. Looking for manuals, diagrams or instructions? from Italy, colleague IW1AU and team of friends offer us their site www.radioamateur.eu very complete by brand, band and model. Visit them and collaborate.

This site links to at least 3 very good source of manuals: http://www.cqham.ru/sch_eng.html |  https://bama.edebris.com/ | https://www.ko4bb.com/  This last one is a very comprehensive and well organised cup-board

8. VOIP-YV first Venezuelan group on the net about VoIP, echolink and digital voice modes. Visit us: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VOIP-YV/  now defunct! 

Visit: https://voip-yv.blogspot.com/

9. Remote control radio, is it possible? Of course it is... visit http://www.smeter.net/ the folks at Tigertek Inc. make it possible. On the site look for the link "On-Line Receivers", register and enjoy... Ahh technical info too. Updated 12/2016 (Site not available Access denied)

10. Interested in propagation, Dx and emissions? colleague Volker

Grassmann, DF5AI who is a well known physicist leaves us his site with

programs, analysis and propagation conditions. www.df5ai.net   https://www.vhfdx.de/

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8. http://www.antentop.org/   Free antenna magazine published up to 2021, Contains a library of book and articles. As well the Amateur Open Book http://www.antentop.org/book/bc.htm  

9. Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications from ARDC   A real trove of materials from oral stories to digitized print materials.