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Morse Code and CW Related Sites

RadioTelegraphy.Net - A primo page with all kinds of links devoted to all aspects of Morse Code by Bill Clarke, W2BLC
The Vibroplex Page - IMHO, the ultimate in Morse Code sending devices.
Milestone Technologies & Morse Express - If you're looking to buy a  key or keyer; and you can't find it here; then you're in trouble.
Kent Keys - A British manufacturer of high quality keys and paddles.
The MorseCodians - An Australian Broadcasting Co. radio show about the history of telegraphers in Australia.  Very interesting show - you must use RealPlayer to listen to it.
PA3BWK's Ultimate Morse Code Website - A great CW page put together by a Ham from the Netherlands.
The Telegraph Office - A Web page devoted to Morse Code, key collecting, history and trivia.
The Art & Skill of Radio-Telegraphy - An eBook devoted to the art of Morse Code and Amateur Radio by the late William G. Pierpont, N0HFF.
T.R. McElroy - the Man, the Legend, and the Keys - A Web site devoted to the man who holds the land speed record for receiving Morse.
The History of the Telegraph & Samuel Morse - Self explanatory - the man who started it all.
K4QU's Web Page - The site of Michael March's really fine CW paddles!  Ooohhhh, if I only had money to burn!
K3WWP's Ham Radio Activities - Probably THE BEST Amateur Radio Website on the WWW ... period!  John has it all,  with particular attention to CW and QRP - way cool!
N9BOR - Mike, from Skokie, IL has a fun and comprehensive site, complete with an OUTSTANDING links section. Mike's site and K3WWP's site are my two all time favorites.
MarconiCalling - While not about Morse Code per se, if you want to check out an unbelievably cool Website about the inventor of wireless, check this link out!
G4FON - This website has a fantastic Morse Code trainer which you can download for your computer.  It is freeware and works marvelously.  You can easily play text files in Morse Code and burn your own code practise CD's using this program.
MorseRunner - This software program was written by the same person who wrote DX Atlas, which I think is a "must have" on your computer.  The display gives you a Geochron style screen and you can resolve DX locations from callsigns in seconds. MorseRunner is a CW Contest style CW trainer.  This program is so well written and so realistic, that if you had a blindfold on; you would swear that you were sitting behind your radio instead of your computer!  By the way, MoreseRunner is FREE !!!
Flex-Flyer CW Key - A beautiful handmade key by Ron Loneker, KA2BZS
WB2LBC's CW and Telegraphy Links - A mess of excellent CW links.
WK4DS - This is David Saylor's page; and he makes the most beautiful homemade paddles!
A Beginner's Guide to Making CW Contacts - by Jack Wagoner WB8FSV.  If you're new at this and would like to read an excellent tutorial; then please visit this page.
Losing Your Novice Accent - by Keith Williams,W6DTY.  OK, you've made your first few CW contacts.  Wanna sould like a pro?  This is a must read.

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QRP and Homebrewing Related Sites

Oak Hills Research - A fine purveyor of really fine QRP rig kits.
The NorCal Page - Website of the famed Northern California QRP Club.
Elecraft Web Site - Famous makers of the KX1, K1 & K2.  What else need be said?  If you have never heard of Elecraft then go there NOW !!!
North Georgia QRP Club Page - Another nationally known QRP organization - their Website is full of useful info. Plus, there's a great section you shouldn't miss entitled "So You Want To Be A Builder?"
The Basic Soldering Guide - From Great Britain's "Everyday Practical Electronics" magazine. Comprehensive!
How to Solder - Part Deux - This is basically the Heathkit manual page on soldering in Adobe PDF format.
Whiterook Mini-Keys and Mini-Paddles - Small, lightweight, inexpensive keys perfect for portable QRP.
Emtech - This is where you can find info. on the ZM2, a really good QRP antenna tuner - perfectly portable!
The Tuna Tin 2 Gallery - Doug DeMaw's famous QRP transmitter - variations on a theme!
QRPp International - an organization devoted to promoting low power QRP.
GQRP - The site of the British QRP organization - home of the publication, Sprat.
K3HRN QRP - Site for all manner of QRP related topics and links.
The QRP Web Ring - A link to all kind of QRP sites on the Web.
Welcome to KM5CW's "QRP Ham Radio Fun" - The title pretty much says it all!
PA0CMU's Home Page - A great QRP Web site complete with plans and blueprints for homebrewing your own paddles for CW.
WA3WSJ.com - A place to go to fill your QRP portable operation needs.
WA3WSJ's PDA Links - Have a Palm Pilot that's collecting dust?  Put some Ham software on it and take it on your QRPexpiditions!
The VA3PKH Palm Ham Page - A plethora of Ham Software for your Palm Pilot.
Hendricks QRP Kits - By none other than the venerable QRP ARCI Hall of Famer, Doug Hendricks.
Paperclip Key - This Webpage will show you how to make a pretty good straight key from a paperclip.
QRP - When Less is More  -- A most excellent article written by Marshall Emm N1FN that originally appeared in 73 magazine.
Small Wonder Labs - Dave Benson's place.  Some of the best and least expensive transciever kits that you will ever find!
Kanga US - Bill Kelsey's place.  Bill sells a lot of neat stuff including the Universal QRP tansmitter, which was featured in the July 2006 edition of QST.
Electronics Research Group - Have you recently purchased a radio project kit, only to find out that it uses Surface Mount Technology; and now you're ready to kick yourself?  Fear not!  Read this article about how to easily solder surface mount devices.


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Some of my favorite "Operator's Pages"
from Ham Ops within & without the QRP community.

K8ZT - A wealth of all kinds of information from the author of many QRP articles in QST and elsewhere.
K6ESE - Trev's Webpage.  Trev is one of the top QRP Ops.  He frequently posts to QRP-L and the Elecraft reflector. There's a wealth of knowledge to be found here, too.
AE5X Wireless Telegraphy - John's page is one of the "good ones".  Devoted, among things, to QRP and operating in the Great Outdoors.
SP5DDJ - QRP from the view of Wim, a well knowned Ham Op in Poland.  He's done just about all of it, Ham-wise.  QRP is his new found passion.
WA4CHQ - A Webpage devoted to real, build-it-yourself-from -your-junkbox homebrewing.
NE4LS - Nelson Winter's Webpage.  Nels is a  devoted QRPer; and it seems I always run into him in just about every QRP operating event I enter.  In addition to being a great Op; he has a great Webpage, too!
N4BP - Whenever I enter a QRP contest or sprint, the signal which consistantly blows the headphones off my ears comes from Bob Patten.  Take a look at his Webpage; and you'll see why this man puts out a signal that all the rest of us envy.
AA5TB - Steve Yates from Texas.  A superb Webpage with good QRP stuff! I had the pleasure to work Steve and enjoy his FB signal!
KJ4QF - Kevin is a dedicated QRPer and his Website is an interesting combination of a "normal" Webpage and Ham Radio blog.
WV7G - A lot of good QRP and general Ham Radio information.  Also, this is a visually, eyestunning page.
WA3WSJ - Ed Breneiser, of Appalachian Trail fame.
W1PID - Jim Cluett, from Sanbornton, NH. A dedicated QRPer, I have several very enjoyable QSOs with Jim.  I've also had the pleasure to work him in a lot of the QRP Sprints.
The Curmudgeon's Corner - A great QRP antenna idea page.
NO4D - Ken Kirkley's QRP page.
VA3NDO - Richard seems to have the QRP and homebrewing thing down pat!
KK6MC - The Website of the incomparable Dr. Megacycle.
W1GFH - The Website of Joe Tyburczy - His style of writing reminds me so much of Jean Shepard K2ORS.
WY3A - The very nice Website of Bill Patton - a true Rockmite fan!
AL7FS - Jim Larsen's fantastic Website - QRP from our 49th state via Anchorage, Alaska.
KB2FEL - Webpage of a good QRP buddy.
VE3WMB - Michael Babineau's Webpage. Mike is a devoted QRPer who loves to operate from the great outdoors!
W4QO - The Webpage of Jim Stafford.  Past President of QRP-ARCI.  Jim is one of the finest gentlemen that it has been my privilege to meet via Amateur Radio.
WØEB - Jim Sheldon, a very good friend who is also a member of the Flying Pigs.
KF8KL - The Webpage of Mark Paley. Mark is an avid QRPer who also has fine taste in paddles!  I like the way Mark designed his site; it looks like you're looking inside a notebook.
WØCH - Dave's page has a ton of good QRP information.
KH6BB - Amateur Radio aboard the Mighty Mo, the battleship USS Missouri.
NJ2BB - Amateur Radio aboard the battleship, USS New Jersey - one of the last WWII era battleships to be decommissioned.
KE6US - the very fine Webpage of Eric Jorgensen.  Eric is a devotee of CW and straight keys and bugs.
N1EA - The Webpage of David Ring.  David was a Radio Officer who actively recieved and participated in the aid of a sinking ship at sea.  David is an active Amateur Radio op today and is the authority on things Morse Code related.
W2AGN - The Webpage of John Sielke, W2AGN.  John is a fellow New Jerseyan and a fellow "QRP Curmudgeon".
John is a serious Ham who knows of what he speaks.  His homebrew craftsmanship is a thing of beauty.
NØLX - The Webpage of Jake Gorenhof, who does a lot of QRPing outdoors in Colorado.  His Webpage is subtitled, "Ham Radio with an Altitude".  Lots of beautiful photos to be seen here.
WØVLZ - QRP, portable operating and more courtesy of Niel Wiegand.
NU4B - A great page about QRP and DXing.
DL4NDE - I worked Bernd QRP to QRPin June of 2005 while he was on vacation in Italy. He mentions our contact on his page!  This was one of my first contacts after troubleshooting and repairing my Butternut HF9V.
Telegraph Key - Webpage by Frank, W7IS all about telegraph keys and bugs. Kind of looks like a blog; but Frank doesn't update it often enough to make it an "official" blog.
WB9DLC - This is the Webpage of Mike Barrell, WB9DLC in Columbia City, Indiana.  Not only is Mike a devoted CW op, we always seem to be running into each other on the air; but Mike also has a visually stunning Webpage, chock full of good information.
K9EW - Ed out in Illinois.  Ed is a very active QRPer and builder/homebrewer.  Among all the other good stuff at his site, Ed devotes a page to homebrewing paddles.

Blogs

The QRPer - Blog by Richard Fisher KI6SN who is the regular QRP columnist for Worldradio magazine.
Long Delayed Echos - A Blog and amateur radio page by Jeff Davis, K9EV.  Jeff includes podcasts on this page!
The Last Link -  Blog from Iowa by Rob Matherly.  Rob is a friend from the Flying Pigs.  His blog is an excellent blend of opinion, politics, common sense and Amateur Radio (of course!)
KB6NU’s Ham Radio Blog - Blog by Dan Romanchik, a friend from QRP-L, NAQCC and from real life QSOs.

K3OQ's QRP Adventures -  A blog by my friend, Jeff Embry. Jeff is an avid QRPer and contester.
WD4AHZ - Amateur Radio Blog - By Ron Wetjen from Sarasota, Florida.
AA6E Station Log - By Martin Ewing in Connecticut.
BYTES AND HERTZ - Neat name, eh?
KG4VPY Ham Radio Site - Dedicated to Amateur Radio, weather and hurricanes.
M1HOG - A blog from another Flying Piggie.  Nicolas is a member who lives in Britain.  It's nice to see we're expanding!
AC7FA - A blog by Don Hatlestad
Those Damn Contesters Have Ruined Ham Radio - An interesting blog by Scott Robbins, W4PA
K3WWP - John doesn't like the term "blog" - he uses "diary".  Whatever, it's still interesting reading.
AD7MI - Spinning and Grinning - A good Ham Radio blog by Scott Hedberg.  In addition, check out the cool picture of Scott when he was a young shaver at his QRZ entry.

The KØNR Weblog - By Bob Witte, KØNR.  The emphasis is on QRP and outdoor portable ops.  By coincidence, one of my supervisors back in my Emergency Management days was another Bob Witte - not the same guy, however.
WA5ICA - An easy to read and interesting blog by Mike Walters.  As Mike puts it: "
Adventures with low power and a lower budget".
WA5ZNU - The blog of Leigh Klotz - a dedicated and active QRPer.
W2AGN's Blurty - If you're very PC or of a Liberal bent; then I don't recommend John's blog.  If you're feisty, like me and don't mind offending folks (or being offended, for that matter)  then I highly recommend it!
100 Pound DXpedition - A blog by Scott Anderson.  He likes to operate portable, too.
The Logbook - The Amateur Radio blog of Justin Kates, KB3JUV.  Justin concentrates on emergency communications (EmComms)

99 Hobbies - A combination blog/podcast site by Dave Bushong. This may be the best Ham blog I've run across after Long Delayed Echos.  Very professional - both Jeff and Dave know what they're doing, by far!
SM5KRI - A blog devoted to QRP and CW from Sweden by Krister Erikkson.  Chris is the proud owner and builder of an Elecraft K1.  His blog has some excellent photography!
Sands Contest Group M0SCG - The blog of a very active contesting group in North Lancashire.


More Operator's pages will be added as I run across them!




Of General Ham Radio Interest

Piscataway Amateur Radio Club - Website of THE best ARC in Central NJ.  As a past president, you could say I am biased; but this club puts forth a fantastic Field Day effort every year !!

eHam - A great site for all kinds of Ham related stuff - product reviews, news articles, even a DX Cluster.
Ham Call - A great callbook server site - U.S. & foreign Ham addresses can be found here.
North Jersey DX Association - Great site for all kinds of DX information from one of the country's premier DX groups.
CQ Magazine - One of the great Ham magazines on the Web.
QSL Net - The sponsor of this and many fine other Ham personal Web pages.
QTH Net - If you want to subscribe to any number of Ham Radio reflectors, look here.
N3FJP's Amateur Radio Software - Website where you can find AC Log, possibly the most comprehensive and easy to use Windows based logging program. 
Log-EQF - A Website by Tom Dandrea, N3EQF. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ! This is the logging software I have been using for over 10 years !
Amateur Electronic Supply - The Ham Radio equipment vendor's WWW page.
Hotpresssshirts.com - Probably the BEST embroidered callsign hats available anywhere !!!!!
Amateur Radio Operating Aids - A site which will provide links for things that will make your time behind the radio even more pleasurable!
W6EL's Propagation Aid - Work smarter, not harder!  This will help you maximize your operating time & results.
N4MC's Vanity HQ - Thinking of applying for a Vanity callsign?  This is the place to go - FIRST !
DX Atlas - An electronic World Atlas specifically with the Ham radio operator in mind.
cheapqsls.com - Very nice QSL cards produced by a couple of super nice folks, Hal and Sue. Exceptionally nice QRP QSLs at a VERY affordable price!  Check these out, you'll be glad you did!
Society for the Preservation of Amateur Radio - A nice site with forums and news, all dedicated to keeping Amateur Radio, as we know it, on the air.
RF Safety Calculator - Thanks to the University of Texas!  Go here, plug in the values for your situation and find out if your station is in compliance with current RF safety standards.
Batteries 101 - Everything you ever needed to know about the basics of batteries.



Antenna & Antenna Related Sites

Antennas - Service and Education - While not strictly QRP alone - the old adage holds true.  "If you can't hear 'em, you can't work 'em.  This site IS the authority on antennas.  If you know nothing about antennas other than that they're made of metal; or if you're an old "wahr hand" and want to know even more; then this place is THE place to go to get yourself an education.
Courtesy of the reknowned L.B. Cebik.

Buddipole Homebrew Webpage - W3FF, the designer of the famous Buddipole still maintains a Webpage for homebrewers interested in fabricating their own version of his widely used antenna. Thanks, Budd!
KK4TR Antenna Manufacturing & Sales - I know I'm an advocate of homebrewing; but Joe offers superb, tough, high quality wire antennas at a price that's cheaper than if you were to buy everything and assemble it yourself!
PAC-12 Antenna Page - Another set of hombrew antenna plans, with QRPers in mind, in particular.  This antenna, along with the Buddipole is what I use for my portable QRP ops.
The DX Notebook - Antenna Page - All kinds of antenna links.
N4UJW Antenna Design Lab - Lots of ideas on how to "roll your own".
Hard Core DX - Wire Antenna Page - My favorite kind of antenna - wire!
The Antenna Elmer - Another good place to go if you're intent on building your own antler.
The DX Zone - Antenna Links - Another hard core DX site and their antenna links.
The $4 Special - Don't laugh!  This antenna works and it works quite well.  I have been using various configurations of this antenna throughout my Ham career.  It's quick, it's easy and the results are superb!
HOMEBREW HEXBEAM PAGE by W1GQL - How you make your own Hexbeam.  I haven't yet; but I would like to; and fully intend to within the next year or two.
RadioWorks - A good source for commercial wire antennas, baluns, parts, coax, wire, etc.
W8MC's Ham Links - More antenna links.
NB6Z Zepp Antenna - A good Website about a modified 20 Meter Extended Double Zepp - or EDZ antenna.







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