Acadiana Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
a 501(c)3 Corporation
P.O. Box 51174, Lafayette, Louisiana 70505

AARA is dedicated to serving the Acadiana Region of
Southwest Louisiana

 

Ham Radio Related Links

(Last updated 4/27/21)

 

AMATEUR RADIO RELAY LEAGUE (ARRL)

ARRL Home Page

Delta Division Website - David Norris K5UZ

Arkansas Section Website James Ferguson N5LKE

Louisiana Section Website - John Mark Robertson K5JMR

Mississippi Section Website - Malcolm Keown W5XX

Tennessee Section Website - Dave Thomas KM4NYI

ARRL Web: Amateur Exam Question Pools

 

AMATEUR RADIO DISASTER/EMERGENCY LINKS

Hurricane Watch Net Home Page

Lafayette Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (OHSEP)

Lafayette SkyWarn Group Home Page

SkyWarn Basic Spotters' Field Guide

SkyWarn Advanced Spotters' Field Guide

Lafayette SkyWarn Spotter's Guide

Lafayette 537 Repeater - ALLSTAR / SKYWARN REPEATER for Lafayette Parish

Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN)

 

LOUISIANA AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS

Acadiana Amateur Radio Assoc., Inc. - W5DDL Lafayette, LA

Amateur Radio Club of Shreveport - N5SHV Shreveport, LA

Ascension ARC - K5ARC Gonzales, LA

Atchafalaya Amateur DX Association, Inc. - WA5MC Morgan City, LA

Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club - Baton Rouge, LA

Central Louisiana Amateur Radio Club - Alexandria / Pineville, LA

Delta DX Association - New Orleans, LA

Jackson Amateur Radio Club - W5PFC Jackson, MS

Jefferson Amateur Radio Club - W5GAD Metarie, LA

Livingston Amateur Radio Society - W5LRS Livingston, LA

Louisiana Contest Club

Magnolia DX Association - K5MDX Magnolia, MS

Minden Amateur Radio Association - N5RD Minden, LA

MissLou Amateur Radio Club - KD5UZA Jackson, LA

Northeast Louisiana Amateur Radio Club - W5EA West Monroe, LA

OZONE Amateur Radio Club - W5SLA Slidell, LA

Piney Hills Amateur Radio Association - KQ5T Ruston, LA

Shreveport Amateur Radio Association - K5SAR Shreveport, LA

Southeast Louisiana Amateur Radio Club - WB5NET Hammond, LA

Southwest Louisiana Amateur Repeater Club - W5BII Lake Charles, LA

Sulphur Amateur Radio Club - W5SUL Sulphur, LA

Thibodaux Amateur Radio Club - W5YL Thibodeaux, LA

Westside Amateur Radio Club - W5ABD Westwego,LA

West Central Louisiana Amateur Radio Club - Leesville, LA

 

OTHER AMATEUR RADIO CLUBS

Beaumont Amateur Radio Club - W5RIN Beaumont, TX

Orange Amateur Radio Club - W5ND Orange, TX

 

ACADIANA AREA AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS HOME PAGES
 

KN5GRK - Herman Campbell's World

KC5NNH - John Tate's Home Page

NA5Q - Roland Guidry's Home Page

 

AMATEUR RADIO VENDORS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED OUR AARA HAMFEST

ABR Industries - Coax Cable Assemblies

Be Ready Solar - Solar Panels & Modules

Elecraft - Amateur Radio Equipment

Expert Linears America LLC - Solid State Amateur Radio Amplifiers

FlexRadio Systems - Software Defined Radios

Gifts4Hams - Laser Engraved, Etched & Marked Gifts for All Hams

Icom - Amateur Radio Equipment

Kenwood Amateur Radio Equipment - Amateur Radio Equipment

Krize Electronics - Surplus Tubes & Parts

Main Trading Company - Amateur Radio Equipment

MCM Computers - Computers & Related Equipment

MFJ Enterprises - Amateur Radio Equipment

Palmetto Antennas - Antennas plus Wouxon Radios & Accessories

RadioWavz Antennas - All Types of Wire Antennas & Accessories

RT Systems - Programming Software & Cables for your radios

The SignMan of Baton Rouge - Custom Signs & Name Badges

Yaesu - Amateur Radio Equipment

 

CALL SIGN LOOKUP PAGES

QRZ - Call Sign Data Base

U.S. Amateur Radio Callsign Lookup Page - University of Arkansas

 

GETTING YOUR HAM RADIO LICENSE TRAINING & STUDY GUIDES

Technician License Study & Training Guide - Dave Casler (KE0OG)

General License Study & Training Guide - Dave Casler (KE0OG)

Extra Class Study & Training Guide - Dave Casler (KE0OG)

 

ONLINE TESTING

Technician Class

http://dcasler.com/ham-radio/training/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7564E84F0A8082FD

General Class

http://dcasler.com/ham-radio/general/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Extra Class

http://dcasler.com/ham-radio/extra/

https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

 

HAM RADIO CATALOGS & EQUIPMENT

Alinco Electronics

Amateur Radio Supplies LLC

HRO (Ham Radio Outlet)

Main Trading Company

Maxcon Antennas

 

AMATEUR RADIO RESOURCES

Amateur Radio & DX Reference Guide - AC6V

Astron Power Supplies

AmateurRadio.com

Enclosures & Cases Inc. - Precision Enclosures and Cases

Ethics and Operating Procedures for the Radio Amateur - IARU article

Ham Radio in the 21st Century

History of the Radio

Ham Radio Resource Guide - Lot of information & links found here

RadioReference.com - Scanner and radio frequency database

Riedon - Resistor manufacturer company

ROHM Semiconductor - Integrated circuits, semiconductors and other electronic components

TXM Manufacturing - Custom coax cables & connectors

K8CX HAM GALLERY - Lots of Ham Radio Information and Links

ZIP Scanners - Police Scanner Resources & Learning

 

PROGRAMMING YOUR RADIO WITH CHIRP SOFTWARE

CHIRP Home Page - Using CHIRP software to program numerous VHF/UHF transceiver makes & models

Programming Radios using CHIRP software - CHIRP Radio Programming Webinar

Program a Baofeng Radio with CHIRP

Baofeng & Pofeng Radio Programming Cables & Drivers for Windows 10

 

HAM RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION AND LINKS

Ham Tests Online

TECHNICIAN

NCVEC 2018 Tech Test Pool

KB6NU Tech Study Guide

GENERAL

NCVEC 2019 General Test Pool

No-Nonsense-General License Study Guide

EXTRA

NCVEC 2020 Extra Test Pool

KB6NU How Everybody Can Be An Extra

PRACTICE TESTS ONLINE

QRZ - Online Test

AA9PW - Amateur Radio Practice Site

Eham - Ham Exams

HamExam.org - Ham Exam

TESTING LOCATIONS

W5YI-VEC (Search by State)

ARRL (Search by State, Country, or Zip Code)

 

   

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